Media Matters
Winter - Verona Campus
Curriculum Correlations - Worldbook Online
Worldbook Kids and Worldbook Student have links for Curriculum Correlations. You can search by subject and grade level and results will include articles, pictures, etc that are available on Worldbook Online that meet the NJ Content Standards. Look for a link that says "educator tools." Please let me know if you need help using this feature.
Spotlight on Books
Some upcoming holidays....Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Women's History Month, Black History month.
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the sky
With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad
Coretta Scott
Through beautiful illustrations, provides biographical information about the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Presidential pets
Highlights the pets who have been lucky enough to live in the White House.
Grace for president
Grace campaigns for president of her grade, but when her competition seems to have the support of all the male voters, she must use all her campaigning skills to win them over by showing that she is the best person for the job.
Duck for President
When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected president.
Betsy Ross and the American flag
Presents a biography of Betsy Ross written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the legend that she designed and sewed the first American flag.
Scholastic Book Fair
February 3-7
The Scholastic book fair will be in Livingston again this year.
You will be able to browse the books online during the fair at this link: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/tci
Please try to find time to create a wish list for your class. The book fair will be set up during the Health and Fitness fair, so hopefully parents will purchase books for your classroom.
I will send the link again when it is active.