WILD’s interactive map of the world’s continents and countries, found in the Maps Collection, allows children to navigate from the world level, to the continent level, to the region and country level, and back up again. And all along the way, children have an opportunity to read and find out more about each place in the world they encounter.
Wordsmyth
WOTD: gentry
noun 1. people who come from families of high social standing.She’d grown up among the gentry and felt perfectly comfortable in the posh country club. 2. in England, members of the upper…
WOTD: rampant
adjective 1. unrestrained or uncontrollable; unbridled.The period was characterized by rampant corruption in city government.Vines are becoming rampant in the garden. 2. violent in nature or behavior; raging.a rampant storm 3. of…
Words of the Week
Here are the words of the day for the past week. With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their…
WOTD: feasible
adjective 1. capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed.The project seemed quite feasible when they started, but they soon ran into an obstacle.Finishing by March is a…