Resources
Finding Something to Read:
Finding Facts:
Finding AR Stuff:
Finding Lexile Stuff:
Finding Royalty Free Images:
Instead of doing a Google search for pictures, get in the habbit of using royalty free images. Below are links to several websites that offer a variety of royalty free images for all types of projects.
- Destiny OPAC - Online Card Catalog
- Gwinnett County Public Library - well, it's the public library...they may have a book we don't
- The Book Seer - great for finding suggestions on what to read next!
Finding Facts:
- Britanica Middle - Online edition of Encyclopedia Britanica available to students in Georgia public schools (ask Mrs. Nabors for password)
- CIA World FactBook - Information on Countries
- GAILILEO for Kids - Research Databases for Kids (includes online kid-friendly encyclopedias & articles)
Finding AR Stuff:
- AR BookFinder - ATOS Reading Levels for Books
- Determine Text Complexity Level - ATOS Reading Level
Finding Lexile Stuff:
- Find a Book - Book leveled in Lexile ranges
- Lexile Map - Reading Ranges and Examples
Finding Royalty Free Images:
Instead of doing a Google search for pictures, get in the habbit of using royalty free images. Below are links to several websites that offer a variety of royalty free images for all types of projects.
- Freestocks - very easy to search and download
- PicJumbo - easy to search and download
- New Old Stock - old black and white pictures
- Kaboom Pics