A Library in the Forest

Welcome to Forest Road School Library Blog, where inquiry, thinking, imagination, reading, discovery, and creativity are central to student's information-to-knowledge journey, and to their personal, social and cultural growth.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 - Forest Road Students Explore Korean Music and Dance

Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 - Forest Road Students Explore Korean Music and Dance






Posted by Anonymous
Newer Post Older Post Home

Spring by Vivaldi (Part 1)

Spring by Vivaldi (Part 2)

Winter by Vivaldi

Autumn by Vivaldi

Total Pageviews

Welcome to Forest Road School Library Website!

Welcome to Forest Road School Library Website!
Mrs. On Joo, Library Media Specialist

Mrs. Joo's SEL Books of the Month

  • Zen Forest

Wonderopolis

Favorite Books and Authors

  • Barbara Kerley
  • Brian Floca
  • Daniel Kirk
  • Dork Diaries
  • Elephant and Piggie Dance
  • Emily's Art (Video)
  • Jacqueline Woodson
  • Jan Brett
  • Jeff Kinney
  • Kate DiCamillo
  • Kevin Henkes
  • Linda Mullay Hunt
  • Mackin Booktalk
  • Mo Willems
  • Official Eric Carle Website
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians
  • Peter Catalanotto
  • Pottermore
  • R. J. Palacio
  • Roxie Munro Author/Artist

Digital Citizenship

  • Digital Passport
  • Digital Citizenship Curriculum

Distance Learning Resources

  • Distance Learning Ideas
  • IFC Assessment
  • NYC Libguides
  • Nassau BOCES Libguides
  • PNWBOCES Gr. 2
  • Library Voice
  • Bayvale Elementary Schools
  • International Children's Digital Library
  • National Geographic Young Explorers
  • Storynory
  • Makerspace Origami
  • Makerspace task cards

Digital Library (e books and audio books)

  • Sora

Green Screen

  • Green Screen by Do Ink using 3 layers

Dr. Seuss Fun Activities

  • Dr. Seuss Sign Generator

Gr. 2 Coding

  • Course B Lesson 3 Level 2

Geography Bee Study Resources

  • Geography Bee 2018: State Savvy
  • State Savvy flashcards - Quizlet
  • State Nicknames
  • Weird but True
  • World Geography Games
  • State Symbols
  • U.S. Regions (TrueFlix)
  • Geobee Quiz
  • Latitude and Longitude
  • Planet Earth: Facts You Need to Know
  • Capitals of Every Independent Country

Coding for Children

Coding for Children
Youth Digital

Coding Resources

  • Unplugged Coding Activities (Frog)
  • Computer Science Fundamentals for Courses 1-4
  • Coding Curriculum for Elementary School
  • Minecraft Hour of Code

ENL Resources

  • Duolingo
  • Epic Books
  • iBooks Author
  • Bitsboard
  • Newsela

Book Trailers for Students

  • Teachingbooks.net

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
Click the following links to learn about digital citizenship.

Digital Citizenship Resources

  • Common Sense Media
  • Digital Passports
  • Follow the Digital Trail
  • Going Places Safely on Internet (K-2)
  • Keeping Kids Safe
  • Mediasmarts
  • Netsmartzkids

Digital Storytelling Resources

  • Readwritethink Essay Map
  • Readwritethink Webbing Tool

Mindfulness

  • Go Noodle
  • Go Zen
  • Mindful Schools

Children's Magazines Online

  • News for Your Classroom
  • Sports Illustrated Kids
  • Discovery GIrls
  • National Geographic Kids
  • Time for Kids

Emotional Intelligence

  • Teaching Emotional Intelligence

Library Etiquette/Book Care (Videos) for Students

  • Library ppt
  • Library Skills Videos
  • Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind e-book
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Touch the Books (Gr. K-1)
  • What Happened to Marion's Books? (Gr. 1-2)
  • Library Book Care (For Gr. 3-6)
  • Library Etiquette (For Gr. 3-6)
  • Do Unto Otters : A Book about Manners by Laurie Keller (For Gr. 2-4)
  • Sesame Street: Cookie Monster in the Library (Gr. K-2)

What is a Makerspace?

What is a Makerspace?
Click the following links to find useful projects for students

MakerSpace

  • 3D Boat
  • 3D Printing:Tinkercad
  • Bee Bot Activity
  • Bloxels Tutorial
  • BreakoutEDU
  • Code and Go Robot Mouse Colby
  • Coding Ozobot
  • Covert 2D to 3D
  • Green Screen by DoInk
  • Happy 3D - FlashForge
  • How to use Ozobot
  • Kodable
  • Library as a Makerspace
  • Makey Makey
  • Makey Makey Game Controller Tutorial
  • Scratch Jr.
  • Tinkercad
  • Touchcast

MakerSpace Resources

  • All 3DP
  • Arm Knitting
  • Auto Desk 123D Design
  • Bee Bot
  • BreakoutEDU
  • Brickit
  • Build with Chrome
  • Built by Kids
  • Cantata Learning
  • Coloring Pages Maker
  • Crafty Crow
  • Creatubbles
  • Crochet Easy Infinity Scarf
  • Design Squad Global
  • Elementary Library MakerSpace Resources
  • Flipsnackedu
  • GrabCad
  • How to crochet a flower
  • How to Crochet a Granny Square for Beginners
  • How to Crochet for Absolute Beginners Part I
  • Howtoons
  • Instructables
  • Learn how to crochet
  • Learn How to Crochet Lesson 1
  • Littlebits - How it works
  • Make It at Your Library
  • Make Magazine
  • Make Wonder
  • Makeblock
  • Maker Spaces on Padlet
  • Morphi
  • Ozobot
  • Pacific School Makerspace
  • PBS Kids Design Squad
  • STEAM Toolkit
  • Stick Together
  • Tangrams
  • Thingiverse
  • Tinkercad
  • Vex Robotics
  • What is a makerspace?

MakerSpace Projects

MakerSpace Projects

Visual Literacy

  • ARTSEDGE Lessons for K-5
  • Visual Literacy (ISTE)
  • Visual Thinking Strategies

Apps for Education

  • Picture Book Maker
  • Storybird
  • Flipgrid
  • Popplet
  • Book Creator
  • See Saw
  • tellagami

Earth Day Resources

  • Earth Day Resources

Reader's Theater Scripts

  • Reader's Theater (Stone Soup - Sweden)
  • Princess and the God (Ancient India)
  • Reader's Theater(Little Red Hen - Wise Owl Factory)
  • Readers Theater (TheBestClass.org)
  • Reader's Theater Play Script(iwbooks.co.kr)
  • Reader's Theater All Year(Building leaders and creators)
  • Reader's Theater Scripts(For 2-4 students +)
  • Anansi the Spider (Africa)
  • Reader's Theater Editions(Aaron's RT)
  • Reader's Theater Scripts and Plays(Teachingheart.net)
  • How to Kit Reader's Theater (NWT Literacy )
  • Golden Goose (Germany)
  • Empty Pot (China)

Kahoot Quizzes

  • Nonfiction Text Features

English Language Arts

  • Linking Words

Shelving Game

  • Shelver!

Best Books for Character Education

  • Stories of Kindness

Digital Exhibit of Rare Children's Books

  • Children's Book Art: Techniques and Media

Blog Archive

  • ►  2022 (7)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ►  March (1)
  • ►  2021 (12)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (2)
  • ▼  2020 (29)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ▼  January (1)
      • Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 - For...
  • ►  2019 (24)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  May (1)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2018 (47)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (1)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2017 (53)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  July (2)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2016 (58)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (7)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (1)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (7)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2015 (20)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (8)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (1)

Search This Blog

Forest Road Library E Book Collections

Forest Road Library E Book Collections
Please see below for details

Capstone e Books

Capstone e Books
Log In with username/password to read Capstone e books/Multi-User Access

Tumble Book Library

Tumble Book Library
Log In with username/password/Read, Watch, and Learn from e books/Multi-User Access

SORA

SORA
Log in with your VS30 Username/Password to read Overdrive e books

LIBBY(Nassau Electronic Doorway)

LIBBY(Nassau Electronic Doorway)
Borrow ebooks with your public library card number

Destiny Online Catalog

Destiny Online Catalog
Click this picture to search your library collection!

Destiny Quest

Destiny Quest
Click this picture to access Destiny Quest

For Quick Access to Multiple Online Databases

For Quick Access to Multiple Online Databases

Databases for Students

Databases for Students

Databases

  • BookFlix
  • Brain POP Jr.: Library
  • BrainPOP
  • Buncee
  • Culturegram
  • Facts4me
  • Find It!
  • Middle School Gale In Text
  • Pebble Go
  • Primary Search/Searchasaurus
  • Sora (e books and listening books)
  • TrueFlix
  • Tumble Book Library
  • Valley Stream District 30 Library Databases
  • World Book Online

Special Ed Resources

  • The Very Busy Spider Animated Book
  • Match the Memory
  • WordWorld
  • The Very Busy Spider Read Aloud
  • The Very Busy Spider animated
  • Go Noodle
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar animated
  • Making Learning Fun
  • Tar Heel Reader

Research Links

  • American President
  • Ducksters.com
  • Easy Bib
  • Elementary Research Guide
  • Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
  • Fact for Now
  • Inquiry Learning Big 6 Style
  • Kids Infobits
  • Library Spot
  • Narrowing a Topic
  • National Archives
  • Presidents
  • Taking Notes for Research in Elementary School
  • Website Evaluating Process

6th Grade Online Resources

  • 6th Grade SOL Review
  • Award Winning Science Fair Projects
  • Digital Passport
  • Field Work: Time Team America
  • Gr. 6 Math Jeopardy
  • How to Do a Science Fair Project?
  • Integrated SS/ELA Curriculum
  • It's My Life/PBS Kids
  • Medieval Europe Webquest
  • Medieval Times Projects
  • Medieval Webquest
  • Science Activities for All Ages
  • Science Buddies
  • Science Fair Projects (Internet4classrooms)
  • Science Fair Projects (Kids.gov)
  • Science Fair Projects Ideas (education.com)
  • Science Project Guide
  • Science Project Resources
  • Science Projects (Science Kids)
  • Scientific Method Video
  • The Olympian Gods
  • THEOI Greek Mythology
  • UDHR Articles
  • Using Artifacts to analyze ancient civilizations

5th Grade Online Resources

  • VA Career View
  • Career View
  • Let's Explore Careers
  • Career Exploration Guides and Resources
  • Career Exploration
  • Council for Economic Education
  • Education Pays
  • Career Outlook Quarterly
  • Career One Stop
  • College Navigator
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Kids USA
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Kids.gov/Jobs and Careers
  • Paraphrasing Practice (Interactive)
  • Ben's Guide Learning Adventures
  • Constitutional Issues: Seperation of Powers
  • Esperanza Rising Story Builder
  • Seperation of Powers
  • Seperation of Powers in Action
  • States Report
  • The Constitution

4th Grade Social Studies

  • Compare and Contrast Map
  • The Iroquois
  • Native American History
  • Native Americans
  • Native American Craft for Kids
  • Native-Americans Everything You Need
  • Lucid Press (Publisher)
  • Scholastic's Interactive Ellis Island Website
  • Ellis Island Webquest
  • Theme poem - Interactive
  • Take notes as you read
  • Take notes for a written report (Learn Zillion)
  • New York's Early Settlers
  • Timeline creator (Read Write Think)
  • All about Explorers
  • Early Explorers of New York State
  • Giovanni-da-Verrazzano
  • Major Explorers of New York State

3rd Grade Resources

  • Monki Chinese
  • Club China
  • Plants
  • How are maps made?
  • Social Studies Gr. 3-6 Student Interactives
  • U.S.A. Games

2nd Grade Resources

  • The Antarctica Experience Trailer
  • Choose My Plate
  • Storyline Online
  • Second Grade Writing
  • Eating Right
  • Homonym activity
  • Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs...
  • Homophones video
  • Main Idea (BrainPop Jr.)
  • Main Idea (Practice)
  • Spelling City

1st Grade Resources

  • Aesop for Children
  • Alphabet Organizer
  • Basic Sight Words
  • Fairytales and Fiction
  • First Grade Resources
  • Nursery Rhymes, Songs and Fairy Tales
  • Sight words Balloon Pop Game
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Storyline Online

Kindergarten Resources

  • Alphabet mini-books
  • Early World of Learning
  • Seussville
  • The Mitten by Jan Brett

Student Links

  • abcya.com (PreK - Gr. 5)
  • Acrostic Poems (Read Write Think)
  • American President - Miller Center
  • Black History Month Activities
  • Build with Chrome
  • Computer Lab Activities
  • Copyright for Kids
  • Diamante Poem Interactive
  • e Library Elementary
  • Easybib
  • Enchantedlearning
  • Free Rice
  • Global Trek
  • Growth Mindset: The Incredible Power of Yet
  • Legos
  • Library Jeopardy
  • Magic Treehouse Mission Game
  • Make a GIF
  • Maps of Exploration Routes
  • Myhero.com
  • NASA Kids' Club
  • NASA SpacePlace
  • National Geographic Bee
  • Photos for Class
  • Pic Monkey
  • RADCAB for Information Evaluation
  • Sci Girls (Ages 8-12)
  • Science News for Students
  • Star Wars Activities
  • Story Starters for Kids
  • Terrific Scientific
  • The Presidents - Whitehouse.gov
  • Theme Poems Interactive
  • Today's Meet
  • Trading Card Creator
  • Tween Tribune
  • Website Evaluating Process
  • Women Who Changed History
  • Women's History Month
  • Wonderopolis
  • Wordsmyth - Online Dictionary

Teacher Links

  • Assessment and Rubric
  • Curriculum Ladders
  • Discovery Education
  • Engage NY
  • Flocabulary.com
  • Junie B. Jones Teacher Club
  • LearnZillion
  • MAP Reading
  • Native Americans: First Inhabitants of New York State
  • NEWSELA
  • P21 Common Core Toolkit
  • PBS Learning Media
  • Photos for Class
  • Primary Documents
  • Professional Learning Maps
  • Puzzle Maker
  • Quick Rubric
  • Scholastic Teacher Resources
  • SEL picture books
  • Student Interactives
  • TCM CCSS Checklists
  • Teaching Special Kids: Online Resources for teachers
  • Teaching Tolerance
  • The Ned Show
  • Three Worlds Meet

Links for Librarians

  • Bridget's Libguide for resources
  • PBL Works
  • Fairytales and Fiction by 2
  • Google Expeditions Lesson Plans
  • BeeBot Resources
  • Google Drawing Templates
  • NBSLS Professional Collection
  • Book It
  • Open University
  • ECS Library Edublogs
  • Librarian's Guide to MakerSpace
  • 3 Ways to use Buncee
  • Buncee Blog
  • Book Wizard - Scholastic
  • Leveled Reading - books by level
  • Book Source - F & P Level
  • School Librarian Leadership
  • School Libraries Work!
  • NYS Social Studies Resource Toolkit
  • Random House Links for Teachers and Librarians
  • Henry Waldinger Public Library

Library Online Games

  • Library Learning Games

Parent Links

  • Disney Family
  • Great Websites for Kids
  • Humane Education
  • NetSafe Videos for Parents
  • Parents Afterschool Resources
  • PBS Parents
  • Protect Kids Online
  • Storyline Online

News Links

  • New York Times

Music Resources

  • Tourbuilder
  • Young People's Concerts
  • NYphilkids
  • DSO - Composers

Mrs. Joo's Favorite Blogs and Websites

  • Copyright Curriculum
  • Hyperdoc library
  • 20 Technology Tools for Students
  • Autism Adventures
  • Blogging through the Fourth Dimension
  • Blue Skunk Blog
  • Book Bug
  • Cannon Reads
  • DA Makerspace
  • Digital Passport Educator Handbook
  • Dr. Kimberly's Literacy Blog
  • Engage NY Digital Citizenship Resources
  • Firstgradewow
  • Flocatulary
  • Grant
  • LearningLibrarian
  • Lesson Plan of the Day
  • Library Everything
  • Love What You Teach
  • Maker Monday
  • MakerSpace
  • Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet
  • Mrs. Lodges Library
  • Mrs. ReaderPants
  • Mrs. Schuffield's 5th Grade
  • Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
  • Read Works
  • Reading Power Gear
  • Rethinking Our Library Space
  • SA MakerSpaces for Education
  • Scoot & Doodle
  • Secondgradealicious
  • Teachbytes
  • Teacher Tech
  • Teaching MD
  • Teachthought
  • Technology Upto Speed
  • Thank God It's First Grade
  • Virtual Library - MakerSpaces
  • Watch Connect Read
  • Webcheck

Korean Language and Culture

  • Jeki Chagi
  • Learn Korean
  • Insadong
  • Fresh Korean
  • Samulnori (Korean Study Guide)
  • Visit Korea - Photo Gallery
  • Visit Korea videos
  • National Geographic Kids on Korea
  • Korean Recipes (Kkakdugi)
  • Korean Alphabet Lesson #3
  • Korean Alphabet Lesson #2
  • Korean Alphabet Lesson #1
  • Three Bears Song (Korean)
  • Let's Learn Korean (Hangul)
  • Korean Alphabet - How to read and write in Korean
  • Korean Alphabet II - Reading Hangul
  • Korean Alphabet Song 1
  • Korean Alphabet Song
  • Korean History Materials
  • Korean Culture Materials
  • Korean Culture - video
  • Korean Language Material 1

Educational Games

  • Create a Graph
  • Fun Brain
  • Pumpkin Boo (Prek - K)
  • Puzzle Maker

Live Binder

  • Mrs. Joo's 21st Century Library Media Center

Positive Classrooms

  • Class Dojo
  • Noisli

Visual Field Trips

  • Journey with Jones

CELI18 Resources

  • The Future of Work
  • Pear Deck
  • Podcasting
  • Beyond Literacy
  • Teaching Tolerance
  • metaverse
  • Miniverse
  • Padlet of Padlets
  • Quick, Draw
  • Digital Tools to Enhance Student Discourse
  • Snow Day Digital Learning

Pages

  • Home
  • Presentation: How Library Media Specialists Enhance the Curriculum

Youtube Videos for Children

  • Brown Bear Brown Bear
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
  • Caps for Sale
  • Pigsty
  • Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?
  • There was an old lady who swallowed a fly (Judy Collins)
  • Today is Monday
Copyright 2015 All rights reserved. Simple theme. Theme images by Deejpilot. Powered by Blogger.