Mrs. Groesch - Resources

JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY SUMMER READING LIST

JMS Summer Reading List-2018.pdf

Animals

Animal Research

Journey into Amazonia

If you would like to find out more information about rainforests, this would be a great site to visit.

State Animals

This site is fun because you can find out the state animal for all fifty states. What is the state animal for Iowa? What is the state insect for Illinois? Go to this site and find out the answers.

Elephant Odyssey

If you like elephants, you will like this game. Discover different types of elephants and play an elephant game for a good challenge.

Apps

Astronomy

Audiobooks

Bluford Audiobooks

If you would like to listen to many of the Bluford High books, visit this site and you will hear the book read to you.

Author Info

Biomes

Community Resources

Springfield Lincoln Library

Our library has many books but we may not have all of the ones you are wanting. Check out our public library for books that we may not have at our school.

Constituion Fun

The Constitution

Have fun on this site learning about the constitution. There are many interesting facts you'll enjoy discovering.

Countries

If you want to find information about a country such as the geography, customs, population, location then this is the site for you. You have the option to subscribe if you want even more details about a specific country.

Current Events

Tween Tribune

Catch up on interesting current events on this website. It contains new and interesting facts for you to read.

Dictionaries

A Maths Dictionary for Kids

Use this dictionary for fun, help with homework, or to play learning games designed to teach you more about math.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know

This journal article provides information about communicating with ESL students.

Google

Language Arts

Awesome Stories

Great website filled with worthy stories and primary sources.

Game Goo

This site is great for kindergarten students. Kids can play learning games to help practice letter recognition, counting and many other basic skills.

Lil Fingers

Lil Fingers is a site for kindergarten students. Appropriate games are fun for learning how to spell, abc's, and matching.

Winnie the Pooh

You will find great little learning games for kindergarten kids on this website.

Library Skills

"Do We" Really Know Dewey?"

This site explains the system our library uses to put books on the shelf-the Dewey Decimal System. If you want to know more about the man who came up with the idea to organize the library the same way our library is organized, check out this site.

Order in the Library

If you would like to learn more about the Dewey Decimal System then this site is for you. You will play games that will challenge you to place books in the correct Dewey order. Work your way up to the SUPER GENIUS level. Have fun!