Useful Library Links

Informational Sources:

Vancouver Public Library

http://www.vpl.ca

ABC Life Literacy

http://abclifeliteracy.ca/

 

Reference Guides:

Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids

http://kids.britannica.com/

The Canadian Encyclopedia

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/

Dictionary

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Thesaurus

http://thesaurus.com/

Dynamo Dictionary

http://dynamo.dictionary.com/ 

 

Our Library Magazines:

Sports Illustrated Kids

http://www.sikids.com/

ChickaDee/Chirp/Owl Kids

http://www.owlkids.com/

SPCA BC

http://www.spca.bc.ca/

National Geographic Kids

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Scholastic

http://www.scholastic.ca/

Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/

 

Online/Internet Safety and Etiquette:

Canadian Centre for Child Protection

http://www.protectchildren.ca/app/en/

Kids in the Know

http://www.kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/

Cyber Tip

http://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/

How to Avoid Plagiarism

http://www.write101.com/plag.htm

 

Kid-Friendly Search Engines and Directories:

Ask Kids

http://www.askkids.com/

Awesome Library

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

Kid's Click!

http://www.kidsclick.org/

 

"Read - Write - Think" Websites:

http://ReadWriteThink.org/

This is an awesome website for supplementing your Language Arts writing unit in any grade. The site is free and includes lesson plans/ideas, student interactives, and handouts for students. Check it out!

 

Webquest Maker

http://www.zunal.com/

Looking for good webquests with up to date links? Well this is the site for you. With loads of Webquests in nearly every subject area for nearly every grade level, this is a very useful technological based resourse.