Updated
May 30 - added JK Rowling
information and public library information
Are you and your child
running out of reading material? Here are a few resources:
** Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza ** Started
May 4, 2020. Visit their site here:
Abdo Digital has ebooks from beginning readers to high
school level, so please use the site with your child. This is the direct link
to their free resources: https://abdobooks.com/covid-19-resources Free through
June 2020
Audible has free audio books, again please use the site
with your child: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen Free
“as long as schools are closed” (from website)
BookFlix - K-3; pairs fiction and non-fiction books. http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/bookflix/#/
Use the Login button
near the top right of the screen. Free through
end of school year
UN: Learning20
PW: Clifford
Dan Gutman fans – he is reading live every weekday. There is
an archive here: https://dangutman.com/my-weird-read-a-loud/
Dave Pilkey at Home: (fans of Dog Man and Captain
Underpants) - New activities every Friday https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/
Kids PowerLibrary – access to BookFlix (preK-2) and TrueFlix
(3+) as well as Cricket Media collection (preK-8) and other resources.
You need a public library card or a free ecard.
How to access Kids PowerLibrary and PowerLibrary
at home:
- If you have a
current public library card, you can use their website to access PowerLibrary.
- If you do not have
a current public library card, you can get an eCard from the state: https://powerlibrary.org/ecard/#.XnkOMIhKiUk
JK
Rowling’s free
book - The Ickabog. Don’t expect Harry Potter or magic. https://www.theickabog.com/read-the-story/ She is also hosting an
illustration contest for children 7-12 years old.
“Mondays
with Michelle Obama” will
kick off a four-week series of videos that will feature Mrs. Obama reading
aloud from beloved children’s books (one book every Monday through May
11). “Mondays with Michelle Obama” will be livestreamed simultaneously on
PBS KIDS’ Facebook page and YouTube channel, and on Penguin Random
House’s Facebook page, and will remain available for viewing on demand on all of those platforms
immediately thereafter.
Public libraries - follow local public libraries on Facebook for
events (on-line and hopefully in-person soon)
Ashland Public Library
Frackville Library
Pottsville Free Public
Library
Ringtown Area Library
Scholastic – free resources by grade bands, PreK and K,
grades 1 and 2, grades 3-5, grades 6-9 https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Scholastic – resources for families https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/resources-for-families.html
ScienceFlix – nonfiction science titles, grades 3+ https://sdm-sfx.digital.scholastic.com/?authCtx=U.794217314
Vooks – has limited free animated books https://watch.vooks.com/free-access. You can also find lesson plans and ‘pause and
ponder’ activities for some of their free books https://www.vooks.com/resources. For grades K-3.
WillowBooks - free ebooks for grades preK-3 https://www.wilbooks.com/free-resources-free-online-books
Also be sure to look at
the resource sites NS teachers created at http://www.northschuylkill.net/covid/elem_covid_resources.html
As always,
Keep Reading
Mrs.
David
