Rube Goldberg Bar of Soap Video Challenge

Are you interested in entering the Rube Goldberg competition?

Here are the rules:

Go the website to see live links:  https://online.flippingbook.com/view/505921/

Reading Apart Together

Reading Apart Together

House of Anansi publish some of our favourite books.  They have created a great way to help people stay connected during the pandemic.  If you buy a book from them they will send a digital copy of that same book to one of your friends (just give them the email address).  That way the two of you can read the book together!

Type "Juvenile Fiction" into the search bar to zero in on their books for children and youth.

https://houseofanansi.com/

Wild Earth Kids

Go on a Live Safari!

Have you ever wished you could go on a Safari?  If you sign up with Wild Earth Kids you can follow them in a Live Stream as they head out on a real life South African Safari.  

https://wildearth.tv/kids/

Read Along Monday with Michelle Obama!

Good Morning Raiders!  Michelle Obama was the First Lady of the United States.  On Mondays she does a story reading at noon.  Why not listen in?

https://www.youtube.com/pbskids

Choose Your Own Adventure!

We LOVE Choose-Your Own Adventure books.

Here are a couple of different ones you  can do online!

https://www.sesamestreet.org/games?id=12139

Great for Kindergarten and early Primary

https://www.warmuseum.ca/overthetop/

Best for Grade 6+

http://www.scholastic.com/dogslife/bonetravels.htm

Fun for everyone.

Read with PBS Kids

PBS Kids has great tv shows for kids but they also have a reading website.  Follow some of your favourite characters as you practice your reading.

Follow this link: https://pbskids.org/games/reading/

Today is Earth Day

How Green Are You?

Take this National Geographic Kids Earth Day Quiz to see how much you know about protecting the environment.  Then explore the site for activities, games, articles and more.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/quizzes/earth-day-quiz-whiz/

Earth Challenge 2020 - Earth Day is Tomorrow

Do you sometimes wonder what you could possibly do to help the Earth from your little corner of Barrie?

Good news - Earth Challenge 2020 are looking for people just like you to collect and share data about plastic garbage in our communities.

Check it out here:

https://earthchallenge2020.earthday.org/

Escape Rooms Live and On-Line!

Break-Out Edu who develop the Escape Rooms that I use in the library, are now running daily on-line escape rooms.  Super Fun!

Anyone can play, questions start at the Grade 2-4 level and get harder.  No login required.  Here is the info:

You can also access escape rooms from other days so you can try them out in your own time.

Good Morning Raiders - Are You Feeling Creative?

Use Your Barrie Public Library card to access hundreds of Video classes in arts and crafts.

https://www.creativebug.com/lib/barrielibrary

THE DARKEST DARK by Astronaut Chris Hadfield (featuring music by Chris H...

This is One of Our Favourite Books!  

The Darkest Dark was written by astronaut Chris Hadfield and he is also a musician.  In this video he sings one of his songs to go with the illustrations from his book.

Something to Try

I know that a lot of you love reading Graphic Novels.

If you would like to create your own, this website is great!

Sign-Up with your school email.

https://app.pixton.com/#/edu

Do you LOVE Harry Potter!

Here is a link that will take you to the Harry Potter Exhibit at the British Library Exhibit.

 https://artsandculture.google.com/project/harry-potter-a-history-of-magic

See videos, learn about the illustrators, explore the history of the series...

Good Morning

Here is a little smile to send you into your weekend:

Good Morning Everyone!

I know a lot of you LOVE using the robots in the library.  Today I want to share with you a documentary that I think you might really like.

Until April 12th it is available to watch for free!  Just enter your email address.

"Me and My Robot" follows teams of students as they travel to Thailand to compete at the World Robotics Olympiad.

http://meandmyrobotfilm.com/nrw2020/

Good Morning Raiders

Make sure you find time to enjoy a walk in the sunshine today.

You all know that Mo Willems and Pigeon are my favourites.

Mo Willems has released a series of videos where you can doodle along side him and learn to draw some of our favourite characters!

Here is the link:

Mo Willems Doodle Session #1

Welcome to the Virtual Library

Check out the categories in the side panel to link to a variety of challenges and activities.

 You can complete an activity and post pictures and stories to share.

We miss you and can't wait to see some of the things you accomplish.