Welcome to Drinkwater’s Library Learning Commons

Some sites will require registration. It is recommended for your child’s online safety that registration is done by the parent, using the parent’s name.

Library and Reading Links

1. Epic books ( K -7 ) Audio books and ebooks. Free until the end of June 2020
2. Vancouver Island Regional Library
3. Learning A – Z: Teachers can make a free account and send families an invitation to join
4. Shelve -it: Practice putting books in alphabetical or numerical order.
5. ChatterPix  – “give your picture a voice” (free app)
6. Audible stories – Free Audio books
7. Vooks – Animated storybooks. Parents can get 1 month free.  Teachers get 1 year free.
8. District Learning Commons  – District teacher resources

Home Learning – Library 

1. Story Line Online – Celebrities reading popular picture books
2. Haunted Canada Readings by Author Joel Alexander Sutherland on YouTube
3. Dav Pilkey at Home –  videos Friday mornings at 8am ET on Scholastic.com
4. Barbara Reid – illustrator and author presents clay project videos
5. Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems – The Kennedy Center

Applied design, Skills, and Technologies

Coding Sites: Teachers might need to create an account

1. Scratch Coding
2. *Hour of Code
3. Lightbot Hour
4. Hands on Experiments