Acronym Finder - a searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations.

American Slanguages - find a place and see how they say "creek" among other things

American West - Pony Express information - information on the Pony Express

Anthology of middle English Literature - information on medieval plays, lyrics, and information about people such as Geoffry Chaucer

Carol Hurt's Children's Literature Site - contains reviews for kids' books, ideas on how to use them in the classroom, and collections of books and activities on particular subjects.

Children's Book Authors Who Visit Schools - click here to learn about various authors who visit schools

Children's Literature Web Guide - includes such things as a discussion board, and various links.

The Internet Classics Archive - "Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since 1994

Classics Technology Center on the Web - a great site to learn about the Classics

Editorial Cartoons by Kids - The NewsCurrents Student Editorial Cartoon Contest provides young people with a unique way to express their opinions about current issues. Entering is fun, easy, educational, and rewarding.

Encyclopedia Mythica - an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore.

ESL Cafe - The Internet's Top Site for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World

Etymology of Names - the history of first names.

Fantasy - A-lot-of-Fantasy

Folklore, Myth and Legend - contains links to archives of tales and stories, perticuarly those of fables, myths and legends.

The Founding of the Pony Express - a resource about the Pony Express from the Museum of the City of San Fransisco

Funbrain.com Spelling - brush up on your spelling skills here.

Guide to Grammar and Writing - a helpful resource dealing with grammar in the English language.

Just For Kids Who Love Books - has a list of titles and series of books and authors, also has book reviews.

Language Arts - contains lesson plants, references, and ideas & activities.

Linguistic Fun Page - an open forum, also contains famous misquotes.

Literary Calendar - an almanac of literary information.

Materials for Language Teachers - has great links for language teachers.

Newseum.org - The Interactive Museum of News

New York Times Learning Network - connections for students, teachers and parents.

Pizzaz! - People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling AKA PIZZAZ.

Six Traits Analytical Assessment Model -- Writing - learn about the 6 traits of writing.

Story Arts Online - contains lesson plans and information about storytelling in the classroom.

The Grammar Lady Online - website to help you with those annoying grammar problems.

The Read-In - created to promote global literacy.

Visual Thesaurus - your very own visual thesaurus right on the web.

Vocabulary.com - vocabulary puzzles and other activities designed to enhance your vocabulary.

Wacky Web Tales - choose one of the tales and create your very own wacky tale.