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Classic Mad Libs Fun Online!
Completing Mad Libs online is so much fun, your child may not realize how much he’s learning about words. Four fun versions of Mad Libs are available to play online – FREE!
Link: AwesomeStories.com: The Story Place of the Web
AwesomeStories.com uniquely uses the Internet to link its story content to hundreds of thousands of the world’s best on-line primary sources. Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see relevant maps, pictures, artifacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT, within each story. Take advantage of human-based searches for a [...]
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Cliffs Notes.
Cliffs Notes has 180 literature guides online for free viewing. Browse by category (books & novels, Shakespeare, short stories, etc.), alphabetically by title, or search by keyword. Click the “View Free” link to see material divided by chapters, character studies, study help, summaries, commentaries, critical essays and more. Downloading and printing the guides [...]
Link: EDC Publishing.
In 1973, Peter Usborne decided that educational, nonfiction books would need to change in order to compete with TV and comics. He borrowed some ideas from these two media and hired educational consultants to oversee the writing to make sure that the books would satisfy the child’s interest but also arouse it.
Explanatory books [...]
Link: Unschooling.
Unschooling.com is the premier website for information about unschooling. Free articles and essays, a discussion list, newsletter, weblog, and tons of great resources make this a site to bookmark! At this site you’ll find answers to questions such as:
What is unschooling?
Have you ever described ‘red’ to a person who is color blind? Sometimes, trying [...]







