Adjala CentralPublic School

The Simcoe County District School Board has more than 100 school libraries, and all schools have a full-time teacher-librarian. There are approximately 1.5 million items in the current resource collection.

Teacher-librarians work with students and staff to develop collections that are engaging for students and staff. The goals are to provide relevant resources for learning, instruction and reading enjoyment.

Teacher-librarians work with students, staff, administration and families to support and improve student literacy and academic achievement.

Access our online library: http://tlc.scdsb.on.ca/scdsb/school.asp?SchoolType=2&sID=133

LITERACY

With SORA, you can get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school

Sora - Getting Started.pdf

Reading and Writing with Your Child, Kindergarten to Grade 6, A Parent Guide
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideLitEn.pdf

TumbleBookLibrary-free
username: simcoe
password: books
https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

TeenBookCloud-free
username: simcoe
password: reads
https://www.teenbookcloud.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

Storyline Online-free
https://www.storylineonline.net/

Starfall-free
https://www.starfall.com/h/

TIME for Kids-free, non-fiction
https://www.timeforkids.com/

National Geographic Kids-free
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

MATH

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

"Hair Love"
"The story of a dad struggling to do his daughter's hair not only charmed those who saw it, but resulted in a children's book and plenty of conversations about the importance of hair and heritage in the black community."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNw8V_Fkw28

"The Invisible Boy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okAJ62ia63Q&t=59s

"Lailah's Lunchbox" (P,J,I)
by Reem Faruqi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDy733cgrcc

"My First Ramadan"(P)
by Karen Katz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW8b5ImwYi8

"I Like Myself"
by Karen Beaumont
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTIyUKznXzk

"Don't Feed The Worry Bug"
by Andi Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM27Zj04EOM

"The Way I Feel"
By Janan Cain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITPUxVQ6UIk

"Fly Away Home"
by Eve Bunting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVISBMSIxZw

"The Heart and the Bottle"
by Oliver Jeffers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FSuy-J_Pzk

"Strictly No Elephants"
by Lisa Mantchev
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94aMwnfIQ0o

EARTH DAY

Primary

"It's Earth Day"
by Mercer Mayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqM-U5dCsQ

Junior

"The Great Kapok Tree"
by Lynn Cherry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw0arFtHeVw

Intermediate

All Grades

"The Lorax"
by Dr. Seuss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdWesdMfyd4

"Turtle Bay"
by Saviour Pirotta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Ys1CFfdtI

Animated Singalongs with Barefoot Books (currently free)

TYPING SKILLS

Dance Mat-free
https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/