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Etymology
 | Behind
the Name the etymology and history of first names |
| Etymologic!
the toughest word game on the web |
| OLogy
OLogy means "the study of." Explore your favorite ologies here, and meet over
100 different Ologists, from Arachnology to Ornithology, and more... |
| Online
Etymology Dictionary Explanations of what our words meant 600 or 2,000
years ago |
Foreign Languages
| BBC Languages
exploratory and beginner level language instruction in French,
Spanish, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese & Greek.
Tools include video instruction, mp3 phrase downloads |
| Digital
Dialects fun language learning games in 60 different languages! |
| Learn Greek
Learn Greek, 105 audio lessons covering introductory, intermediate
and advanced Modern Greek |
| Learn Spanish Learn Spanish free online - 12 lessons (sign in as username:
kids, password: spanish32) |
| Lomir.
. . ! ! . . .לאָמיר Learn a shmek yidish (a little Yiddish) |
| French
for Beginners Learn French through newsletters, on-line pronunciation, and
more... |
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Oggi e Domani
Latin 1 online audio course |
| Willkommen!
Beginners' German with text and audio |
Other Languages
Mind Mapping
Spelling / Pronunciation / Grammar
| 28
Rules for English Spelling all the rules, with their
exceptions... |
| Apostrophe
Me How to use an apostrophe... seriously! |
| The
Chaos
 Which rhymes with enough - Though, through, plough, or
dough, or cough? |
| The
Free Dictionary play games, answer questions, or even look up a
word! |
| Guide
to Grammar and Writing from adjectives to writer's block,
apostrophes to unbiased language, all you ever wanted to know! |
| National
Punctuation Day "A celebration of the lowly comma, correctly
used quotes, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the
ever-mysterious elipsis." |
| OWL
(Online Writing Lab) Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling handouts,
exercises, even a presentation... |
| Phonetics
the sounds of spoken language - animated libraries of phonetic
sounds of English, German and Spanish... (Flash) |
| Redefining
the dictionary a TED talk by Erin McKean What will the
Dictionary of the future look like? |
| Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee including word lists and local competitions |
| Ten
Words You Need to Stop Misspelling from the Oatmeal... also
available in a poster |
| WatchKnow
videos to learn from, organized... check the leaderboard, by topic,
or search for a whatever need |
| Not links, but really cool books by Karen Gordon...
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Vocabulary
| Antagonyms a single word that has meanings that contradict each other |
| Blind
Men and The Elephant Poem check out this vocabulary! |
| Daily Buzzword a new Buzzword every day!, or subscribe |
| Daily Grammar |
| Dictionary.com
Word of the day and
Archive |
| Etymologic!
the toughest word game on the web |
| My
Encounter with Iktho Greek & Latin words in English....a story and some
quizzes |
| Number2.com
the Internet's first source for for absolutely free test prep (SAT, ACT, GRE) |
| Puzzlemaker Make your own word searches, cryptograms,
and more... |
| SAT Question of the Day fun, and good practice! |
| SuperKids
Vocabulary Builders word-of-the-day, pick upper elementary, junior high,
or PSAT / SAT prep... |
| Test
Prep Review free practice test questions for students, including SAT-I,
ACT, GED, GRE, MAT, MCAT, and more... |
| TextTwist
Addictive! Rearrange the letters and make as many words as you can |
| Vocab
Minute
catchy tunes to hum while you build vocab skills for success, in Junior or
Senior level (podcast) |
| Vocabulary Quizzes
over 1,000 activities to help you study English as a Second Language |
| Vocabulary
Web Games Improve your vocabulary... |
| Vocabulary
University® The most important SAT words. Check out old versions,
just as good 1,
2,
3 with tons more words
and puzzles, plus Puzzles |
| WordSmart Challenge click on WSChallenge on the pull-down, then "click here" to get to the game... |
| Word Game of the Day! Play Definition Demolition, Flip Flop, Transform Brainstorm, Match Maker or Highbrow Lowbrow - new round each day! |
| Word
Images - illustrated approaches to a bigger and better vocabulary |
| World
Wide Words about International English from a British viewpoint...
includes Weird Words |
Word Fun
Word Games
| CodeBreaker
Crossword a daily new-fangled crossword, without clues... |
| Crossword
Puzzle Games Enter up to 20 words and hints (clues) below to
create your own puzzles... |
| Free
Rice a robust definition quiz that donates rice through the UN
to end world hunger! Now far more than just vocabulary,
including languages and other subjects... |
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New
York Times Learning Network Crossword Puzzle Archive topics including
American History, Civics, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and
more (Java for interactive, or print for paper solving) |
| TextTwist
rearrange the letters and make as many words as you can |
| Word RacerTM
up to 8 players compete by creating words from various grids made up of
letters... |
| Word
Sandwich
guess the mystery five letter word, by narrowing it down in the
"word sandwich"... |
Also try
Brain Teasers: Plexers / Rebuses / Wacky
Wordies / Frame Games...
Writing
| The Dancing
Dove kid-friendly (pg-13 or younger) fanfic board based on
Tamora Peirce's novels |
| Interrobang
a rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark
intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an
exclamation point |
| figment
share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new
stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to
mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels... |
| Freemind
Mind mapping software - map your thoughts into words! (free
download) |
| Kids
are Writers
Are you a kid who loves to write? Are you needing a challenge?
Inspiration? Are you ready to take your writing to the next level?
You have come to the right place! |
| JobsPage
for high school journalists, careers, interviewing, scholarships, and writing! |
| National
Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
write 50,000 words of fiction
between November 1 and November 30th... you wrote a Novel!
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| One
Word - 60 second writing prompt get a word, type for a minute.
Go! Then see how others have answered the same prompt... |
| Read·Write·Think
Writing tools, including tools for
Acrostic Poems,
Bio-Cube (biography),
Timeline,
Webbing Tool (graphic organizer),
Printing Press (newspaper, brochure, booklet), and more! |
| Scribe and
Quill online society, not only for writing, but for support,
encouragement, friendship and counseling of you and your writing... |
| Teen
Ink Written by teens, for teens, a print magazine, website and
books... |
| The
Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor, poems, prose and
literary history... (also available as a podcast) |
| Writing
Resources and Links for kids and adults alike, great resources... |
|
xtranormal
if you can type, you can make movies! |
| Young
Writers' Clubhouse tips on getting started, getting published, more. Good
starting place for aspiring writers |
| Young
Writers Workshop for really young writers, writing prompts with
pictures... |
| ZigZagZine
Electronic magazine by and for kids. We publish stories, poems, and
artwork... |
Typing
|  Burning
Cargo a different, non-boring way to improve your keyboarding
skills. Burning Cargo is first and foremost a game, but it features
a full-fledged touch typing course |
| ClockWords
a different kind of typing program, where YOU pick the words and
explore the cartoon adventures! |
| Dance Mat Typing
Learn typing from the home row on, with cartoon fun along the way... |
| Epistory:
Typing Chronicles In a story where everything is to be written,
ride a giant fox and fight insectile corruption in a beautiful
origami world, visually gorgeous (purchase, available for PC, Mac,
Linux) |
| NitroType
Worldwide real-time typing competition to improve your typing skills
while competing in fast-paced races with typers from around the
world! |
| QuertyTown
traditional typing instruction (one month free) |
| Typer
Shark free download typing game (shockwave) |
| TypeTastic!
Play your way into typing. (also for tablets) |
| TypingClub
practice each lesson until you get 5 stars... (free and paid school
versions, too) |
| Typing.com
lessons, tests, games |
| Typing
Test check your speed and accuracy. Lessons, too |
| Z-Type
Type to shoot, normal or expert modes... this gets HARD! |
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December 01, 2020
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