Sites for Education, Fun, and Reading
Take a look on Clever!
Through Clever, Students should have button for Sora. It looks like the picture to the left. They can digitally borrow eBooks and audio books through this link. Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Bad Seed seem to be popular right now. The books are approximately grade level. If students have not been to the site yet, they click the Sora button. Then they will be asked to pick their school which is Portales. After that, it will ask for log in, and they pick Portales Schools again. There are some familiar books there and some new ones. There are even books in Spanish. Enjoy!!
A book that can be borrowed through Sora.
This book can be borrowed from Sora and we even have it new in our library.
I know this is a favorite. You can borrow it to read from Sora.
This is a new book in our library. Since we don't get to visit in the library, you can find this book on Sora.
Other Links:
School Website:
http://www.portalesschools.com/james_elementary_school
Here is Mrs. Stroik's site to get the Creative Bug going:
https://sites.google.com/portalesschools.com/ourartbungalow/home
Get moving and learn about health with Coach Bonner
https://sites.google.com/portalesschools.com/coachbonnerspeclass/home
Here is the link for Mrs. Jasso's computer page to get those fingers typing:
https://sites.google.com/portalesschools.com/jassos-computer-lab/home
We have a new music teacher this year. Here is music with Mrs. Mullen:
https://sites.google.com/portalesschools.com/music-with-mrs-mullen/home
Here is the link to Mrs. Tapia's website (our amazing Counselor): site:https://sites.google.com/portalesschools.com/mrsstapia/home
LIBRARIES
Tour some stunning libraries. One of them was featured in the Harry Potter movies.
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/take-virtual-tours-these-stunning-libraries
https://www.loc.gov/visit/online-tours/
LANDMARKS
Mount Rushmore
https://www.cyark.org/projects/mount-rushmore-national-memorial/virtual-tour
Mount Vernon
https://virtualtour.mountvernon.org/
Carlsbad Caverns
https://www.tourdeforce360.com/carlsbad/
Yosemite National Park
https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node27
Palace of Versailles
The Alamo
https://www.youvisit.com/tour/thealamo
Hoover Dam
https://www.youvisit.com/tour/hooverdam
JUST FOR FUN
M&M Factory
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GtfkemNzG_I?controls=0
Tour of the Moon
https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/168/tour-of-the-moon-4k/
Tour of Mars
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
International Space Station
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/suni_iss_tour.html
Places for online books and magazines. Many are audio and / video:
Storyline Online Books read by celebrities.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Storynory Free Audio Books.
Audible Stories There are multiple books on this page for a wide range of ages and in different languages.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Magazines for Kids of All Ages A list of magazines for kids. Many are free.
https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/magazines-for-kids/
DOGO NewsCurrent event news for kids.
Spanish:
Story Place Video story time and activities the can be presented in Spanish.
The Spanish Experiment Children's stories told in Spanish
https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/
Audible Stories: There are multiple books on this page for a wide range of ages and in different languages.
MUSEUMS
British Museum
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
Hudson Valley Museum
https://hudsonvalley.org/article/history-at-your-fingertips/
Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
ENMU Miles Mineral Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyPENfOXZT8&feature=youtu.be
FARMS
Farm Food
360https://www.farmfood360.ca/
ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
Atlanta Zoo
https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
Bronx Zoo
https://bronxzoo.com/virtual-zoo
Georgia Aquarium
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/
Houston Zoo
https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
Reid Park Zoo
https://reidparkzoo.org/event/virtual-animal-encounter/#
San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Safari
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
Monterey Bay Aquarium
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
National Aquarium