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2012-13 Library News Volume 3 (redirected from Library News Volume 3)

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It is PICTURE BOOK MONTH!! http://picturebookmonth.com/

Love one today!! :)

DESTINY is updated with December holiday books, websites and E-books:

Rock and Read Program starts November 26th! Kindergarten and Primary students will be picked up by volunteers!

Tails for Tales is the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Click here to see the Animoto of our first session!

Narrated animated picture books: The Wiki is updated with a link to these sites for easy access from the Computer Lab, look for "Animated E-book Websites"

http://www.mightybook.com/story_books.html

http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/preschoolers/read.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tikkabilla/stories/

http://www.speakaboos.com/

MENTOR TEXT WEBSITES: Looking for that perfect book to teach a writing trait? Both websites have invaluable resources for this purpose!

http://www.teachmentortexts.com/?m=1

http://www.writingfix.com/picture_book_prompts.htm

Houghton Mifflin Science Simulations: This site has interactive science modules organized by grade level and topic...PRIMARY TEACHERS....check out the strand on the sky and the moon for your current planner! http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/content/simulation/

Short videos explaining the Periodic Table of Elements!

Check it out! http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm

Youtube video on USING CRITERIA (Intermediate):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehDAP1OQ9Zw&feature=share

Ever ponder the readability of a website? Not a perfect tool but fairly accurate:

http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php#readingresults

EDSITEMENT: The Best of Humanities on the Web grades k-12

http://edsitement.neh.gov/student-resources

PEW: Global Attitudes at a glance. What are other countries' preceptions of the US?
http://www.pewglobal.org/database/?topic=0

High quality Kids Book Blog:

http://www.kidsreads.com/series

Upper Elementary Book List TEACHING FOR CHANGE: