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Welcome to the Woodin Library!

Remote Library Learning

General Info ~ Start here!

Dear Woodin Families,

This section of our Library webpage is designed to support you and your student(s) during this time of remote learning. The tabs below contain helpful library related information to support your child's at-home reading and learning. Please be sure to read the updated information related to Northshore Learns 2.0 as it relates to the library and check out all the updated library lessons that have been posted under each grade level tab on the Library E-Learning page.

If you have any questions or need support in any way, please feel free to reach out to me via email at lchmiel@nsd.org

Warmly,

Mrs. Chmiel

Library Lessons

eBooks & Audiobooks

Please explore the following options for checking out eBooks and audiobooks:

NSD Digital Library
KCLS Student Accounts

NSD Digital Library

KCLS Student Accounts

Students of NSD have free access to all of King County Library System's online information and tools! This access includes a number of premium databases, eBooks, audiobooks, educational videos, and homework help from Live Tutors.

To access your student account, follow these simple instructions:

Go to www.kcls.org/students (or click on the button below)
Choose Elementary School Students
Choose your online resource option
IF you are wanting to check out an eBook or audiobook, choose the 2nd option
- Once in the digital library, sign in (click the orange button in the top right corner) *see log in directions below
IF you are choosing to explore databases, click on the 1st option
- When you click on the database you wish to use, you will be prompted to log in *see log in directions below

LOG IN FOR ALL KCLS RESOURCES:

Library Card Number: 417studentid#

PIN: last 4 digits of studentid#

KCLS Student Accounts

KCLS Tutorials:

Accessing KCLS eBooks & Audiobooks

Helpful Links & Extras

Virtual Read Alouds/About the Author

Virtual Read Alouds:

About the Author:

Grades K-2

Kevin Henkes www.kevinhenkes.com
Mo Willems http://pigeonpresents.com/
Dr. Seuss https://www.seussville.com/
Dav Pilkey https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/planet-pilkey/
Eric Carle http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
Jan Brett https://www.janbrett.com/
Robert Munsch http://robertmunsch.com/
James Dean/Eric Litwin http://www.petethecatbooks.com/
Mary Pope Osborne https://www.magictreehouse.com/

Grades 3-5

Mary Pope Osborne https://www.magictreehouse.com/
Dav Pilkey https://pilkey.com/ OR https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/planet-pilkey/
Jeff Kinney https://wimpykid.com/
R.L. Stine http://rlstine.com/
Raina Telgemeier https://goraina.com/
Roald Dahl https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids
Kazu Kibuishi https://www.boltcityproductions.com/
Lauren Tarshis https://www.laurentarshis.com/

Research

Below is a list of great websites and/or videos for kid-based research:

General Info - National Geographic Kids
General Info - Time for Kids
Women's History - Herstory for Kids
Sports - SI Kids: Sports News for Kids, Kids Games and More
General Info - World Book Online https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
BrainPOP - https://www.brainpop.com/
K-2 Research -PebbleGo https://pebblego.com/
KCLS Student Accounts - K-5 Databases *For instructions on where to go and how to log in, please click on the Remote Book Checkout Options tab above and then on the KCLS Student Accounts tab.

For passwords for subscription-based databases, please look to your teacher's online learning sites.

Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship refers to the responsible use of all types of technology. For a quick overview, click on the link below to watch a video by Common Sense Media.

Video: W hat is Digital Citizenship?

For further exploration, click on the links below to learn more and do related activities.

Commonsensemedia.org
Play Interland
Digital Passport™ by Common Sense Education

Hour of Code

Menu of Options

Below is a menu of options for you to choose from to fulfill your weekly library time and/or fill some free time. *See the Helpful Links & Extras tab below for more info on these options.

Here are some ideas:

Listen to a story online*
Visit an author's website*
Read a book online in one of 43 languages @ Unite for Literacy
Do a Bikes for Books challenge (see Bikes for Books info on main library page)
Draw with Mo Willems ~ "Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems"
Explore characters from Dog Man and Captain Underpants, be creative and have fun with Dav Pilkey ~ Dav Pilkey at Home
Explore Scholastic - play games, watch book trailers, read book samples, etc. - Scholastic
Raz Kids
i-Ready
Do Hour of Code*
Check out an eBook/Audiobook (see the eBooks & Audiobooks tab)
Explore a database (see the eBooks & Audiobooks page - look for KCLS Student Accounts)
PebbleGo
BrainPOP
Read a book from your home library
Keep a reading journal
Write a poem
Be your own author ~ write a story! S cholastic Story Starters
Create a comic - C at Kid Comic Club
Mad Libs - W acky Web Tales

Library FAQs

How many books can I check out?

Book check out guide by grade level:

Kindergarten = 1 book (2 books after December)

1st Grade = 3 books

2nd Grade = 3 books

3rd Grade = 4 books

4th Grade = 4 books

5th Grade = 4 books

*For intermediate classes, additional books can be checked out if needed for a school project

Books are checked out for a two week period, but may be renewed.

A student will not be allowed to check out other books until all overdue books/materials have been returned.

How do I pay for a lost or damaged book?

How can I check my library account?

Students can check their library accounts from home to see what materials they currently have checked out by clicking on the big green Library Catalog button at the top of this page.

Once in the catalog, follow these simple steps:

Click the "Log In" option in the upper right hand corner of the screen
Username is Student ID #
Password has been chosen by your child or assigned by their teacher (this is the same password used to sign in to their Google account)
Click on the "My Info" tab
When finished, log out

Attention 4th Grade Book Club Members!

We will be postponing our Bailey's Story book club for the duration of our remote learning and will plan to resume book club upon our return to the campus. If you have questions, please send Mrs. Chmiel an email.

Library Hours:

M/T/Th/F: 9:10-3:40

W: 9:10-2:10

After school:

Tuesday & Thursday 3:40-4:00

Library Staff:

Lori Chmiel, Teacher Librarian

lchmiel@nsd.org

425-408-5412

BIKES FOR BOOKS UPDATE!!

Students and Parents,

Thank you to all the Wildcat Readers who participated in Bikes for Books this year! Please visit the Library E-Learning page to view this year's winners! Wonderful job Wildcats Readers! I am very proud of all of you!!

~Mrs. C.