SLS Weekly Update

May 23, 2024

Save the Dates

MLP Catalog link

June 5: Council Meeting

Dates also found at https://libguides.cayboces.org/Homepage/LibraryCalendar

All ILLS need to be returned by June 3, 2024

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Class sets of books give-away

We have class sets of

Aesop's Fables (Jerry Pinkney)

Lon Po Po (Ed Young)

A River of Words (Jen Bryant)

The Scoop on Clothes, Homes and Daily Life In Colonial America

Thank you, Mr. Falker (Patricia Polacco)

The Iroquois (Mary Englar)

The Hope Chest (Karen Schwabach)

My Librarian is a Camel (Margriet Ruurs)

Face to Face with Wolves (Jim and Judy Brandenburg)

The Keeping Quilt (Patricia Polacco)

IF you want them, please claim them. Since I put them into the lending library, no one has used them so I think it is time to weed.

Adventures Start with Learn 360

I wanted to share this new resource - Adventures Start with Learn360.

The deck provides ideas to create adventures in the classrooms using a variety of Learn360 content - including videos, crafts, games, and activities - to inspire every adventure. Discover creative ideas for leveraging kid-friendly media, including thematic STEAM ideas and content to promote literacy, that will engage your students. Each slide offers classroom ideas matched with the best content in Learn360, with hyperlinks directly to the platform. While the title slide references summer, it can be used all year long.

Enjoy!

DT+ Study Units

With the school year wrapping up, here is a one-minute tutorial on our newest platform feature found in the top navigation bar on Digital Theatre+.

Study Units provide you with flexible 2-3 week learning modules that can be scaffolded based on what works best for you and your students. We've designed these based on teacher feedback, so I want to ensure they're on your radar when you're planning for next year!

While Study Units contain a selection of our most popular resources, they're not a comprehensive collection of all our content. Don't worry-- you can still access the categories you know and love including Titles, Genres, Themes, People and Collections with our Browse button in the navigation bar.

Study Units

All the best,

Vanessa

Sora Sweet Reads

Sora Sweet Reads is now live on Sora!

You can kick off the program with this year’s selection of more than 100 age-appropriate ebooks and select audiobooks for students across all grade levels. These simultaneous-use titles are all available for free now through August 26.

All titles will be displayed on Sora in a special Sweet Reads curation on your Explore tab, with the option to weed specific titles from the collection as needed. If you have questions about this, please reach out to your Sora team.

Take Sora Sweet Reads to the next level...

NEW: This year, we’ve partnered with Book Creator to give your students a new, engaging way to document their Sora Sweet Reads reading experience. Using a special template, students can complete a series of fun enrichment activities to create their custom book report. Check out our instructional video to get started, then download the instruction sheet for your school community.
Take advantage of hundreds of free supplemental materials available from our sister company, TeachingBooks.
We’ve put together a collection of marketing materials to help you spread the word about Sora Sweet Reads, including graphics, a letter to parents, flyers, and more!
Students can earn a Sora Sweet Reads badge in Sora for checking out a program title.