Believe In Your Shelf
November 2022
Get Your Kids Excited About Reading and Listening to Stories!
This digital newsletter is curated by Ankeny Elementary District Librarian, Corissa Thompson. The purpose is to support families and educators in building strong bonds through shared listening, reading, and storytelling opportunities.
In this Edition:
Focus: National Family Stories Including Adoption Month & Native American Indian Heritage
- Podcasts
- Book Tasting
- PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next
- MackinVia ebooks
- At Your Library
- Ankeny Digital Learning Page
- Links to Previous Editions of Believe In Your Shelf
Podcasts
Listening to stories though streaming a podcast can be a fun family alternative. Listening to podcasts builds background knowledge and language comprehension while increasing vocabulary and reading comprehension.
This Month's Podcast's to Try:
Stories Podcast
Stories Podcast is a bedtime show for kids of all ages. Give these Episodes a try!
Dorktales
Dorktales Podcast featuring slightly wacky and very geeky retellings of classic fairy tales with important life lessons and untold stories about the hidden heroes of history. Check these out!
- Duke Kahanamouku (Famous Hawaiian Surfer)
- Mary Golda Ross (First Native American female Engineer)
Molly of Denali
Journey with Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl who helps her parents run the Denali Trading Post in the rural village of Qyah! Start out with season 1, episode 1!
Book Tasting!
Get a small taste of a book by watching videos, meeting authors, and doing fun activities.
- Fry Bread - Picture Book - Native American Fry Bread Recipe
- Balloons Over Broadway - Picture Book - Guide for Families - Macy's Parade Studio
- My Family, Your Family, Our Family - Picture book, music included
- The Sea in Winter - Novel - Book Cover Jigsaw
PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next
PebbleGo (k-2) and PebbgoNext (3-5) are kid-friendly research databases for students. It lets students choose from multiple modules -- each one with a number of subtopics to explore. Students login with their school building Heartland AEA login such as 0261....
Contact your school library staff, if you don't know the login.
Give these PebbleGo and PebbleGoNext Modules a Try:
Spotlight on MackinVia Digital Books:
Use the MackinVIAâ„¢ app to read or listen to ebooks and audiobooks on any smart phone, mobile device, or through your browser on ankeny.mackinvia.com and have your child sign in with their Ankeny Google login. Don't forget that in order to read the entire book, you need to check it out and access the book from your digital backpack! If you utilize the app, you can also download books to read offline, but the item does need to be checked out for this option.
Digital Books Celebrating National Family Stories & National Adoption Month:
Digital Books Celebrating Native American Indian Heritage:
At Your Library!
Below are buttons that take you to curated collections within our online library catalog, Destiny Discover. No library is exactly the same, so be sure to look and see which books can be found in your library. These book collections are located in one or more elementary buildings. You can search for your own books of interest by going directly to your school's catalog or choosing your school in the "search options."
*These lists contain more recent or popular titles. It does not reflect every title available. Search your online catalog for more options.
Ankeny Digital Learning
The Ankeny Digital Learning page is created by your Ankeny Digital Learning teachers and is often used during their Media Class and by classroom teachers. Please visit this page for more digital reading opportunities!