1. Ready Reference and
Almanacs
By: Shamoral S. Johnson

2. Almanacs can be used for ready
references
A ready reference answers questions such as
what, where, how, who and which.

3. Almanacs
 Almanacs will answer the questions of who, what,
where, when and how many.
 Almanacs will not give information as to how some
things are done
 Almanacs will not give information on why a specific
detail is the way it is.

4. Example of a wonderful children's
almanac
 http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0908747.html

5. Fact Monster.com
 The website Fact Monster is a information source which
provides various information for children.

6. Why is fact monster a wonderful
internet source?
 Fact Monster provides a wonderful and kid friendly
Almanac Section Index

7. Fact s about the world can be found
using Fact Monster Almanac
searches
 Worlds
 Countries
 Flags
 Major Disasters and Accidents
 Religion
 War
 World Geography
 World History
 World Stats and Facts

8. Other important indexes that
students can find in the Almanac on
Fact Monster
 Information about the United States
 Biographies about people
 Various science facts including facts computers and the
internet.
 Math facts including measurements, money, numbers,
tables and formulas
 Various facts about sports

9. Word Wise
 Word Wise include facts and information about books
 Creature Catalogs
 Grammar and Spelling
 Mythology
 Various Languages

10. Arts and Living on Fact Monster
 This section includes many subjects that are interesting
to children. Subjects such as:
 Architecture
 Art
 Business
 Calendars
 Data and Marriage
 Entertainment
 Fashion Dress
 Holidays, Music and Pets

11. How can I conduct a search using
Fact Monster?
 Searching for a topic or fact on Fact Monster is very Kid
friendly
 In the Search box one would type in a question or the
information.

12. What questions did I ask while using
Fact Monster?
 What are the tallest buildings in the United States?
 What are the 7 Wonders of the Modern World?

13. What were my results?
What are the Tallest Buildings in the United States?
The answer was easy to understand. I believe that it is kid
friendly. The information was presented in a bar graph
which included the stories, year built and height
information.

14. What were my results for question
2?
What are the 7 wonders of the modern world?
The answers to question 2 were also easy to understand
and children friendly. The information included that name
of the wonder, location, height, year built and various other
information about the wonder.

15.  Fact monster is a very children friendly website. I would
encourage children as well as individuals who may work
directly with children to use this website. It is fun and is
filled with wonderful, educational and fun information

16.  I hope you really enjoyed this slide presentation and find
it as easily accessible as I. If you have any further
questions please feel free to e-mail me at:
 Mrs.johnson127@yahoo.com
Thank you and have fun using factmonster.com