Reading and Literacy
On this page: Here's a great place to grow your of love of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and creating. Here we can discover movies, podcasts, make connections to authors and creators, organizations and all kinds of literacy initiatives. It is the place not only to build literacy skills but a life-long enjoyment of the best of the best.
Online Read-Alouds and E-Reading
Epic is an amazing collection of e-books for kids of all ages. Many teachers at our school have set up accounts for thir classes; check with your teacher for your class code.
Tumble Books are SO popular at our school. Here you can veiw Flash animations of many books (in French and English) that are favourites of many children.
This website features well-loved storybooks read aloud by famous actors. The site is funded by the Screen Actors Guild in the United States. Check out Romeow and Drooliet for a really heartwrenching love story!
International Children's Digital Library
This website features books from around the world in a variety of languages. Spin the globe to find stories from all around our world!
Here's a new and wonderful source for online read-alouds:
We Give Books is a free online resource that puts great books into the hands of kids everywhere! You DO need to make an account, but it's free!
B&N Online Storytime symbaloo provides links to some favourite stories!
(thanks to @shannonmmiller, Teacher-Librarian in Iowa, USA, for some of these links!
Just Books Read Aloud is a great selection of simple, ad-free, favourite children's books.
Great Websites for Kids http://gws.ala.org
Book Fairs
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school Tuesday September 17-Friday September 20! What better way to promote reading to our students than by supporting this important literary event.
We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and greatest in children’s books. Your support of this vital literary event is a key part of helping us obtain new books and resources for our library and classrooms.
You’ll find hundreds of quality books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels.
Don’t forget to mark the Book Fair dates on your calendar!
Opportunities
Interested in starting a book club or another sort of club? See Ms Borden at the library for times or ideas.
Need information about cool book report ideas, making videos, telling stories online, or how to publish your own writing? See some neat websites below! (under construction)
Exhibitions
Check out these examples of awesome student work from our school!
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