Database+spotlight

//In the interest of **"use 'em or lose 'em,"** please try these databases out when you get a chance, and let me know if you want to collaborate to integrate them into library lessons. If you have any comments or questions about any of them, please contact me or click here to provide feedback.//

**TeachingBooks.net** http://www.teachingbooks.net

 username & password: (See Mrs. Hoskey for this!) It's //Something About the Author// for the 21st century! TeachingBooks.net provides detailed information about many different authors and illustrators. Each entry may contain Meet-the-Author video clips, book guides and lesson plans, and audio clips of the authors reading their own works. Click on "Common Core Standards" on the first page to access lists of books that align with Common Core, organized by grade levels. Teachers can create their own online book list using materials on the site and create a link for students and parents to connect to the resources. This is an amazing database--please visit it when you can! **Culturegrams**  http://online.culturegrams.com

username & password: (See Mrs. Hoskey for this!)

This database provides detailed information about every country in the world. There is also a United States edition with information about each state, as well as a Canadian provinces section (6th grade, take note!). Whenever your students happen to be studying a country (or a colony, or a state), go here first!



Happy reading! 