Guidelines

Students attend the library every week during their specials time. The students check out 2 books and are due every 2 weeks.

Catalog

Search for Books (Online Catalog)

Students

Databases

If site asks for information use what is provided below for access:

Username: j144901

Password: learn

Britannica School - Elementary

Britannica Escolar - Spanish Resources

ProQuest: SIRS Discoverer

Gale in Context: Elementary

Gale: National Geographic Kids

Learn360

Booklists

Texas Bluebonnet (Grades 3-6) Reading List

Caldecott Award (Illustrations) Reading List

Little Maverick Reading List (Graphic Novel)

Texas Topaz Reading List (Nonfiction)

Newberry Award (Writing) Reading List

Resources

Kiddle is a visual search engine for kids, offering safe kids web, image, and video search.

IXL is a is a personalized digital learning space that covers K-12 curriculum.

Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more

Time for Kids is about having students learn about current events.

CNN 10 is an on-demand digital news show ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom.

Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!

Podcasts

The mystery unfolds in six-minute episodes.

Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world.

The #1 science podcast for kids and their grown-ups. Hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz share stories about the latest news in science, technology, and innovation.

But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there.

What if a dragon lived in my closet? What if there were a never-ending bowl of ice cream? Pirates, fairies, wizards, robots, and friends help Mr. Eric tell stories inspired by kids’ questions.

The award-winning Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs.

KidNuz: Kids deserve a daily newscast all their own. Kickstart their morning with 7 minutes of timely, unbiased, and age-appropriate stories from politics, entertainment, science, health, and sports.

Fun Sites

Players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position.

Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Viola Davis, Terry Crews, Connie Britton, John Lithgow, Jennifer Garner, Betty White and dozens more.

Talking animated book with illustrations that changes daily.

Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun.

FreeRice is a website-based application that allows players to donate rice to families in developing countries by playing a multiple-choice quiz game. For every question the user answers correctly, ten grains of rice are donated via the United Nations World Food Programme

Teachers