Free Online Reference Sources

The Newsroom (BBC)

In the News - news puzzles from the BBC

Kids Post (Washington Post)

Student Connections (New York Times)

Yak's Corner (Detroit)  

Kids Newsroom (from schools and kids across the country)

Time for Kids

Weekly Reader

Yak's Corner Magazine (weekly news magazine)

National Geographic for Kids

Scholastic for Kids

KidsNetwork (India)

K-Zone (Australia)

American Girl

Boy's Quest

Dig - the archaeology magazine for kids

 WayBack - US History for Kids magazine, changes monthly PBS

Footsteps - African American Heritage

Consumer Reports Online for Kids

Family Corner Online

Family Fun (Disney)

Crayola Kids Magazine

Kids Corner - WildNet Africa

Yes mag - Canada's Science Magazine for Kids

Instructor Magazine for Teachers

Newspapers From Around the World

Newspapers Around the World (refdesk)  

The Newseum (headlines from 300 US papers and much more)

Free Online Encyclopedias and Reference Guides

Encyclopedia.com

The Informationsphere

The Canadian Encyclopedia

Free Dictionaries

OneLook Dictionaries  

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Free Thesaurus

Roget's Thesaurus

Roget's Internet Thesaurus

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

Other Reference Sources

Homework Help for Kids - Find your textbook online!

Art for the Non-Art Teacher

Specialty Search 

Kids Search

Quotations Page

Research It!

Professional Resources

Free Tutorials for Presentations in PowerPoint format 

Free Clipart

Free Templates