PRE Library Learning Center

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Reading Comes Alive at The Arctic Book Fair & Celebration!

Thank you for supporting the Arctic Book Fair!  There were so many titles and books to choose from!  Our school raised $3674. 73 in profit.  All proceeds went back to our library to purchase more books, supplies and lastly to support other school wide activities.  Thank you, again!

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Read Across America Celebration:  
​Remembering Dr. Seuss

During the week of March 2-6, Pearl Ridge Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss's 116th Birthday!  PRE celebrated Dr. Seuss with a week long of dress up activities, fun activities in the library during recess and a Family Literacy Night featuring authors, Lee Tanouchi and Vera Arita!  It was a grand celebration!  Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

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Distance Learning Activities

Tutorials

• How to access Pearl Ridge's LS2 Catalog System
• Shelfie Challenge
• How to access PRE's Online Resources​
• Sora 
• Nonfiction Text Features
• Parts of a Book

Read Alouds

• Earth Day -- The Lorax
• The Very Impatient Caterpillar
• The Bad Seed
• Most People
• Memorial Day 
• Thank You

Activities

• Library Bingo
• Let's Make Oobleck!
• Let's Make Origami - Koinobori​
• Let's Make a Healthy Snack
• Let's Make a Pop-Up Card -- Cake Pop-Up Card

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​Useful Links

• Pearl Ridge LS2 Catalog System - Find out what books are available at PRE!
• Ls2 Kids - A kid friendly version to find books at PRE!​​​
• Library Request Form - Submit a request of what you would like to see in our Library Learning Center!

     Subscription Databases and eBooks  (Use PRE login and password)

• Capstone Interactive - Enjoy various fiction and nonfiction eBooks online!
• Chelsea House Biographies Online - Read about athletes, military leaders, presidents, scientists, writers, and others!
• Follett Shelf - Currently has 300+ ebooks and is continually growing!
• EBSCO- Provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, ebooks and much more! (Uses an alternate login)
• Pebble Go - Four databases for beginning readers and researchers!
• Pebble Go Next - Three databases for researching States, Science, and American Indians!
• TumbleBooks - Online collection of animated, audio picture books, chapter books, nonfiction books and videos!
• World Almanac for Kids - Four databases for beginning readers and researchers!​

     
    Encyclopedia Resources Online  (Use PRE login and password)

• Britannica Online - Offers three reading levels of the encyclopedia and supplementary resources:  atlas, timelines, learning materials, magazines, websites, and videos!
• World Book Online - Offers three reading levels of the encyclopedia and supplementary resources:  dictionary, atlas, audio and video, and homework help!

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