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  • Ranger in Time

    RANGER IN TIME BOOK CLUB

    I’m author Kate Messner, and with Scholastic’s permission, I shared a chapter-by-chapter read-aloud of RANGER IN TIME: RESCUE ON THE OREGON TRAIL here on my blog. I’m so glad you’ve found your way here! 

     

    The Nonfiction Minute

    Our free daily school-year Nonfiction Minute blog for teachers and students, where we post short illustrated, written and audio essays about interesting real-world topics and include educator-written suggestions for teachers.

     

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  • Destiny Discover

    Students have access to ebooks through Destiny, our school library database program. The link is in The Core.

    SORA

    Sora is another digital book collections students can access through The Core. Sora can also link to the West Florida Regional Library digital resources.

    MyOn

    MyOn is also in The Core. It has digital ebooks for all levels and links to the AR tests when the books are complete.

    Storyline

    Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more.

    Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!

    Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. 

    Watch all of Mo's videos, find activity sheets to print out & follow along, and more!

    Full YouTube playlist!

    Epic is Free

    Epic is now offering their product for free! Free online books! Send me your email address and your student(s) name. I will send you an invitation to the site. You will get a separate email for each student so they can log their own books.

  • Public Library Digital Access

    Every student in Escambia County has access to the digital collection of the West Florida Public Library System, RB Digital. They have e-books and audio books available for checkout. 

    West Florida Public Library Home Page

    • Click on “My Account” to login
    • Username: 1236590+6 digit student ID
    • PIN: last 4 digits of home phone number listed in Focus.  If there is not a phone number listed in Focus, use 9999
    • Click on Home
    • Click on Borrow - Choose eBooks
    • You will also have access to World Book Online: articles, e-books, videos, activities, etc.

    Tumblebooks

    TumbleBooks is another great resource available from West Florida Public Library! If you are asked for login information, see above.

     

    DOGO news

    DOGO News is a superb reading resource that offers a variety of content covering current events, sports, science, technology and more. Each article is kid friendly and contains links to definitions of words students may find complicated. Content is searchable by grade level or category, and includes links to relevant national standards. Content is free to view.

    Story Time from Space

    Now imagine Astronauts on the Space Station reading stories to and conducting science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below. Imagine no more…it’s Story Time from Space!