How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...

Brief introductory essay on the history of Samuel Johnson's dictionary. Includes information on the time frame of the work and the significance of the dictionary in the development of modern versions. Criticism is cited.

This is a basic crossword puzzle dictionary with an explanation of how to use it. It also offers information and a comparison of three other online crossword dictionaries that have extra features: Wordsmyth, Amo's Online Crossword Puzzle...

Picture dictionary with 6,000 pictures that illustrate American English words organized around different themes, such as astronomy, clothing, transporation, and sports. With access to a vocabulary-esque game of the week. [Has wraparound...

Visuwords is an online graphical dictionary which you must see to believe! It is highly interactive and allows you to create diagrams, to drag and drop, pass over words to see their meanings, and much much more. It can be as easy or as...

A dictionary of Low German, a language used by the Mennonites.

A resource for information on both construction and interpretation of Latin grammar, as well as a dictionary.

Children will create a picture dictionary to encourage the development of letter-sound recognition and fine-motor and creative-thinking skills, and increase their awareness about informational text.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This website provides a lesson in which students learn to use a dictionary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. The lesson utilizes the book The Mitten by Jan Brett and includes directions for...

Learn all about Native American sign language using this online dictionary. An alphabetical listing of terms with directions of how to form the words is included. Also find links to related information .. what the symbols mean, hand...

This article discusses using a Scrabble Word Finder. It focuses on the Your Dictionary Word Finder including explaining ways to use it and what is available through it.

A large dictionary of words and terms related to noise control and pollution. A good starting place and/or excellent reference site.

The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...

Each term of Intermath's interactive math dictionary contains a description and links to related terms, everyday examples, interactive checkpoint, more information, and challenges located in the left-hand column of the page. This...

Students create a picture dictionary that includes images of people and things that are important in their lives.

This site from the Easton's Bible Dictionary provides a definition of the eighth judge of Israel. It provides the meaning of the name, Jair, and the occurrences in the Bible. The listing is alphabetical and about 2/3 of the way down the...

In this second episode from Dictionary Dog called a trip to Greece, some Greek art terms are defined including Parthenon, dome, hemisphere, caryatid, and others.

This article discusses reasons and suggestions for teaching the language arts curriculum through playing games including dictionary races and alphabetical order races, Mad Libs, punctuation games, crossword puzzle, word searches and...

This site, which is provided for by Crosswalk.com, gives simple and basic information on Jacob.

This is a great tool for visual learners and students of English and/or Portuguese. The site features pictures and illustrations--great sample vocabulary words--for a letter of the alphabet. Some words also include labeling activity...

This is a great tool for visual learners and students of English and/or Portuguese. The site features pictures and illustrations--great sample vocabulary words--for a letter of the alphabet. Some words also include labeling activity...

This article discusses the use of word games to teach SAT vocabulary words; it provides a list of different types of games that could be used for SAT prep including Jeopardy, crossword puzzles, hangman, online SAT prep quiz games, word...

Comprehensive collection of over 1,500 English idioms and idiomatic expressions, explained in simple terms. Contains examples from both U.S. and U.K. English.

This article provides detailed tips on how to solve cryptograms such as looking for repeated words, solving the short words first, and looking for digraphs and common letters.