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Scholastic has launched a free supported streaming service, with no subscription fees, featuring educational and entertainment content geared toward children. These picture books help inspire your student’s learning journey. All of these books are written by Native authors about Native protagonists, and many feature illustrations by Native artists, as well. WTTW and PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for Illinois teachers like you. |
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Page Flippers Read Fur Fun Family Graphic Novel Club |
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Youth Service Department Ceilidh Jimenez Youth Services Lead 6-12 Liaison Bertha Salazar Bilingual School Services Library Associate / K-5 Liaison Alie Stansbury Youth Services Manager |
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Interested in scheduling a storytime, booktalk, or database demonstration? Students can enjoy fun-filled stories, songs, activities, presentations, and more at a classroom visit. Regularly scheduled visits can take place at the library or in your classroom. Contact us and request a visit by providing your name, the grade you teach, the type of visit you like, the unit/theme, date, and time availability. We are also able to attend evening events, such as Family Reading Nights, where we can distribute information about our library services and programs, as well as register students and their families for library cards. |
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Let us promote the enjoyment of reading!
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Are you doing Battle of the Books this year? We'd love to collaborate with you! Please share your book list with us—we're thrilled to partner and will make sure to have extra copies of the titles available for your students at the library. Let us know how else we can help—we're here to support you and your students every step of the way! To reach us, you can either send us an email or utilize our online form. If using the form, please select the "Other" option from the subject menu. When you reach out, please be sure to include the start and end dates of your program so we can properly plan our support. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make this a memorable and successful experience! Your ideas + Our resources = Students' success. What's next? |
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Access Video on Demand: Just For Kids is a great tool for early elementary students. Just For Kids features videos on a variety of subjects, including math, science, and history. What's more, they're all from well-known and respected producers, such as Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, and PBS.
From the home page, you can see featured videos for early learners, homework help, and TV shows. By clicking on the hamburger menu on the top-left corner, you can browse by subjects, popular categories, and featured producers.
Just For Kids is a great supplement to any lesson plan. For more information, click on the link below:
https://jfk.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=96968 |
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It's Almost Time For...Halloween!
by Maisha Oso
It's almost time for Halloween, and excitement is running high! It might not be here yet, but there's so much to do before the spooky day arrives. From decorating the house with ghoulish decorations to crafting creative costumes and picking out the perfect pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern, there are endless ways to celebrate and traditions to explore! But not everyone can read the signs of the highly anticipated holiday on the way.
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Troubling Tonsils!
by Aaron Reynolds
Jasper Rabbit tells the eerie tale of Charlie Marmot, whose decision to keep his tonsils after surgery leads to creepy, mysterious events.
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My Weird School Special : Fright Night
by Dan Gutman
The students of Ella Mentry School are having a sleepover on the playground, but when one teacher tells a ghost story, all the kids want to tell stories, in a story with puzzles, games and more.
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I am Thankful : A Story About Gratitude and Family
by Sheri Wall
A picture book about coming together with loved ones to give thanks follows three different families as they celebrate the holiday with their own traditions, acts of kindness and ways to give back.
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The Crayons Give Thanks
by Drew Daywalt
This laugh-out-loud story starring the Crayons shows readers there are so many things to be thankful for, everywhere we look.
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