Primary Library

The information in Britannica School is aligned to the IB curriculum, updated daily and spans a range of media, including video, images and audio content.

Britannica School: Overview

Britannica School online is available from any computer, laptop or mobile device connected via BIS wi-fi network without authorisation.

URL: https://school.eb.co.uk

No authorization within BIS Wi-Fi network.

For access from home ask login&password from a librarian.

Mystery Science offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. The hook, visuals, and activity have all been prepared for you.

URL: https://mysteryscience.com/start?school_id=50392

Linguascope is an award-winning website offering interactive resources in French, Spanish, German, Italian and English to match curriculum requirements. The content ranges from elementary to intermediate level.

Ask login & password from a librarian.

Raz-Plus is a comprehensive blended learning platform that includes the curricular support teachers need and the personalized resources necessary to improve students' reading skills.

URL: https://www.raz-plus.com

BIS Library has 11 classrooms subscription. Ask login & password from a librarian.

Over 400,000 teaching materials for birth to 18.

Original digital story books and teaching materials.

Supportive materials for children with individualised needs.

URL: https://www.twinkl.com

BIS Library has an individual subscription. Send links to library@bis.kg at least 24 hours beforehand. The downloaded materials will be sent to you.

BrainPOP is a great resource for teachers with over 1,000 short animated movies intended for use by teachers in classroom instruction.

Each animated movie has quizzes, games, vocabulary, and activities for kids.

BrainPop provided learning resources and lessons for a variety of subjects including PAWS, Math, Social Studies, Science and English.

Ask login & password from a librarian.

Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that brings together engaging, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights to supercharge reading engagement and learning in every subject. Content on Newsela covers topics students care about, that connect to core curriculum, and are aligned to standards.

URL: https://newsela.com

Letter-join is a whole school handwriting scheme offering a combination of traditional and digital resources. These include classroom presentations, handwriting activities, online games and hundreds of worksheets using either a printed font, or a cursive font with or without a lead-in line.

BIS Library is subscribed to 11 classrooms licence. Ask login & password from a librarian.

URL: www.letterjoin.co.uk

An award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.

URL: https://storylineonline.net/

KidLit TV is a winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Award and has been selected as an American Association of School Librarians Best Digital Tool for Teaching and Learning. Explore the world of children's books with videos for kids and their grown-ups!

URL: https://www.kidlit.tv/

Astronauts on the Space Station reading stories to and conducting science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below.

URL: https://storytimefromspace.com/