Parents and Guardians,
The Holmes Park Media Center provides several online reading sites for students and staff. If you experience difficulty accessing these programs - please contact me - [email protected].
Thank you, Mrs. Walblay
Links to the Library Web Page:
Holmes Park Library website
https://www.sapulpaps.org/schools/holmes_park_elementary/hpelibrary
Online Reading Sites:
Bookflix
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix//login.php?bffs=N
User Name: holmesp
Password: bookflix
TrueFlix
https://www.scholastic.com/digital/customer-login.htm
User Name: holmesparkes
Password: reads
Tumblebook Book Library
https://www.tumblebooks.com/
User Name: holmesparkes
Password: reads
Other online reading sites
MidAmerica Books - giving FREE access to all of our eBooks and databases through June, 2, 2020
Elementary Digital Bookshelf Prek-8 https://abdodigital.com/?tk=414F33301B8E136DEE3F0A93BF1795E1
Secondary Digital Bookshelf 5-12 https://abdodigital.com/?tk=840BC558E6676AB1F4C9FA29D8EC6D69
ABDO Zoom Research Database https://www.abdozoom.com/zoomchoice/?tk=AE75056C570B319A6B47A15986D1DEE9
Pebble Go and Capstone Books
You have been set up with free remote access to PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next and Capstone Interactive eBooks. We hope these resources are helpful to your school and your students during this sensitive time.
Student Access Instructions
Unite for Literacy is free and wonderful for early childhood
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
Storyline Online is also free
https://www.storylineonline.net
Epic for Educators is also free - but you need a teacher provided user name and password.
https://www.getepic.com/educators
Vooks - free website for a year for teachers - teachers will need to provide sign-on information if available
https://www.vooks.com/blog/2019/5/28/free-for-teachers
Reading with Craig and Ryan
https://www.ryanandcraig.com/read-alouds
Reading Rockets
https://www.readingrockets.org/
Research
Britannica School
https://school.eb.com/levels
National Geographic for Kid
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/families/
Internet Safety
https://www.commonsensemedia.org
Students,
Before you read your book, ask yourself the following questions.
What do I think this book is about?
What is interesting about this book?
What would I like to learn from reading this book?
Does this story remind me of another book I have read?
Who are the characters?
Make predictions about what is going to happen as you read.
Identify the:
Title
Author
Illustration
Title Page
Publisher
Place of Publication
Genre or type of book
Fiction/nonfiction
Biography
Autobiography
Folk Tale/Fairy Tale/Tale Tale/Legend
Mystery
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Poetry
If you are reading nonfiction identify the Table of Contents, Index, and Glossary as well.
As you read your book, ask yourself the following questions.
Where is the setting?
Identify the main characters and their traits.
Are the characters changing?
Would I ever be friends with the main character?
Do I make connections with the characters and how?
Is there a theme?
What is the plot? What is going on?
Is there a conflict and how was it resolved?
What is the mood or the feeling I got from reading this book?
Is this what I expected to happen
What new information have I gained so far from this book?
Is there something I still want to know?
How might I change the ending?
What might have made this book better?
After reading your book select ten words and place them in alphabetical order.
Using context clues define the ten words.
If possible, give antonyms and synonyms for your ten words.
Did you notice any figurative language? Give examples.
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Simile.
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Metaphor.
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Personification.
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Onomatopoeia.
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Oxymoron.
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Hyperbole.
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Allusion.
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Idiom.