Free Presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Interactive Activities

Here is a sample of the free holiday powerpoints and activities available:

Black History Month

Chinese New Year

Groundhog Day

Presidents Day

Valentine's Day

For additional powerpoints and interactive activities and more information visit Holidays

Explain Everything - Getting Started

Explain Everything iPad app by Morris Cooke

Explain Everything iPad app is an easy-to-use design tool which allows you to annotate, animate objects and use your own voice to explain what is going on.

Cost: $2.99

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January's Junior Library Guild Books

Saving Animals from Hurricanes by Stephen Person

After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, people traveled from far and wide to rescue and care for thousands of animals, including dogs, horses, and dolphins. Glossary. Bibliography. Further reading. Index. Full-color photographs.

From JLG - Reading Level - Independent Readers (Grades 2-4)


See Me Run by Paul Meisel

“See me run. I run and I run.” A dog soon attracts more dogs, and they begin to chase him. They’re having fun until something else chases them! Full-color illustrations created with pen and ink, acrylic ink, and colored pencil.

From JLG - Reading Level : Primary (Grades K-2)



Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants
by Tony Johnston illustrations by Stacy Innerst

“Gold!” Miners rush to find it, but their flimsy pants fall apart. Luckily, Levi Strauss has an idea for pants as “tough as buffalo hides!” Author’s note. Full-color illustrations in acrylic on blue jeans.

From JLG - Reading Level : Easy (Grades 1-3)

Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

On a trip to a museum, the Breakfast Bunch notices some that some of the artwork looks fake. When the forgers catch the kids snooping, it’s Lunch Lady to the rescue. Two-color graphic novel created using ink on paper and digital coloring.

From JLG - Reading Level : Independent Readers (Grades 2-4)

Wilma Tenderfoot : The Case of the Frozen Hearts
by Emma Kennedy illustrations by Sylvain Marc

Wilma has just moved in next door to her hero, Detective Theodore P. Goodman. With all the recent murders in town, surely he’ll want an apprentice.

From JLG - Reading Level : Mystery/Adventure Elementary (Grades 2-6)



If You Lived Here : Houses of the World by Giles Laroche

Imagine living in a house on stilts, where you could catch fish from your bedroom window! Explore fifteen kinds of homes found around the world through history. Map of the world showing locations of different dwellings. Full-color bas-relief cut-paper collage illustrations.

From JLG - Reading Level : Nonfiction Elementary (Grades 2-6)

Aftershock by Bernard Ashley

After an earthquake kills his father and forces him and his mother to relocate from Greece to London, Makis finds comfort and acceptance through soccer.

From JLG - Reading Level : Sports Elementary (Grades 2-6)

Never Forgotten by Patricia C. McKissack illustrations by Leo Dillon

Dinga’s son is taken from West Africa and sold into slavery. Dinga asks the Mother Elements to find him, but even Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind can’t bring him back. Full-color illustrations rendered in acrylic and watercolor.

From JLG - Reading Level : Intermediate Readers (Grades 3-5)

Wild Women of the Wild West by Jonah Winter illustrations
by Susan Guevara

Many extraordinary women lived in the Wild West. Mary Pleasant fought against slavery. Esther Morris argued for suffrage. And Calamity Jane was a bull whacker. Wild West time line. 1850 map of the United States. Bibliography. Full-color illustrations in watercolor, crow quill pen, and permanent ink.

From JLG - Reading Level : Biography Elementary (Grades 2-6)

Accelerated Reader iPad App

Now students can access Accelerated Reader on the iPad.

Cost: Free

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FEATURES:
• Advanced book search using title, author, or quiz number.

• Access to all your school's quizzes on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

• Support for Recorded Voice Quizzes.

• TOPS Report viewing and printing. An iOS supported printer is required for printing.

• View scores for quizzes taken by students. Subject to restrictions set by the school.
• Track student reading progress and goals. Subject to restrictions set by the school.
• A "Try Demo" feature for users without an Accelerated Reader with Renaissance Place™ Real-Time subscription.


INTENDED AUDIENCE:

• This app is for SCHOOLS with a licensed Accelerated Reader subscription.
• This app is primarily for students to take Accelerated Reader Quizzes at school.
• This app is not intended for students to quiz at home.
• Students and their parents can view student quiz history, reading progress, and goals.
• This app does not yet provide features for teachers.