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OPAC
OPAC

The public catalog provides your patrons with various and unique options to search for items in your library's collection.

http://library.boe.org/opac/jes/index.html#menuHome

Bessemer City Public Library
Public Library
http://www.bessemerlibrary.com/

Parent Resources
Scholastic
http://scholastic.com/parents

Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.

http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents

U.S. Department of Education
https://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/succeed/succeed.pdf

PBS Parents

PBS Parents is a trusted resource that's filled with information on child development and early learning. It also serves as a parent's window to the world of PBS KIDS, offering access to educational games and activities inspired by PBS KIDS programs.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/

Parent Tips (Practice Safety)

PARENT TIPS 

Here you’ll find helpful information about abduction, common tricks, and empowering messaging to share with your kids. Download the tip sheets and a going out checklist to role-play and practice safety. Use the fun, printable activities for kids to reinforce the 4 Rules of Personal Safety.

 

https://www.kidsmartz.org/ParentTips

Student Resources
myOn

myON is a personalized literacy program that provides access to the largest integrated collection of digital books with reading supports, customized to a student’s interest and reading abilities. Created to enhance the reading experience, myON develops an individual profile for each student based on his or her interests and reading ability, and generates a recommended book list.

https://www.myon.com/login/index.html

Classworks
https://manager.classworks.com/bessk12.org/

STRIDE Academy

STRIDE Academy will provide educational experiences for all children promoting a strong foundation in all core academic areas.

http://alabama.stridestart.com

Alabama Virtual Library

The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.

http://www.avl.lib.al.us/

Starfall

Starfall is a children's website that teaches basic English reading and writing skills.

http://www.starfall.com/

Story Online

Storyline Online: An online streaming video program featuring members of the Screen Actors Guild reading children's books. 

http://www.storylineonline.net/

Sheppards Software

Sheppard Software is a site with free online learning games and activities for kids. 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com

Purdue OWL.

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. 

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Math Playground

Math Playground is a popular learning site filled with math games, logic puzzles, step-by-step instructional videos, math practice, and a variety of problem solving activities.

https://www.mathplayground.com/grade_1_games.html

Homework Alabama

Homework Alabama offers FREE online tutoring and academic resources from Tutor.com for Alabama residents from kindergarten students through college, plus adult learners.

http://webmini.apls.state.al.us/apls_web/apls/apls/homework/

ABCYA

Abcya.com is a teacher-created website which provides fun and educational games and apps for kids to use under the guidance of their parents and teachers. 

http://www.abcya.com/

Kiddle (Kid Friendly Searching )

Kiddle is a visual search engine for kids powered by Google, offering safe kids web, image, and video search.

https://www.kiddle.co/

KidRex (Kid Friendly Searching)

KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids.

http://www.kidrex.org/

Online Dictionary

An online dictionary is a dictionary that is accessible via the Internet through a web browser. 

http://www.dictionary.com

Kids National Geographic

Nat Geo Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Internet 4 Classroom

Internet 4 Classroom is an educational portal with free resources for teachers and their classrooms as well as students and parents.

https://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm

Learn Your Tables

This is an enjoyable way to learn Times Table skills. You can learn single tables on their own, and then mixed tables. 

http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/en/index2.htm

Aprende Tus Tablas/Learn Your Tables

Con este juego resulta divertido aprender las tablas de multiplicar. Se pueden aprender tablas únicas o varias tablas mezcladas. 

http://www.learnyourtables.co.uk/es/index2.htm

Learning Games For Kids

These online learning games and songs for kids are fun, teach important skills for preschool and elementary school kids and they're free. 

 

https://www.learninggamesforkids.com/

Learn English Kids

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. 

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/category/topics/daily-routines

Teacher Resources
The Teacher's Corner

A collection of educational worksheets, lesson plans, activities and resources for teachers and parents.

https://www.theteacherscorner.net/

Teachers Pay Teachers
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

Scholastic

Teaching resources, children's and teacher books, lesson plans, book lists, classroom resources, educational products from Scholastic for PreK to 12 teachers.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lessons-and-ideas/

Teacher Channel

For Common Core resources, teacher videos, strategies and lesson plans, go to Teaching Channel. Find great ideas and strategies in classroom teaching videos covering Math, Science, English, History and more.

https://www.teachingchannel.org/