Announcements
October - March
Grades K - 5
All Year
Grades 1 - 5
January 10 - February 21
Grades K - 5
Grades 3-5
SSISD WINNER!!!!
The Blue Ghost
by Marion Dane Bauer
Important Links
- Texas Library Association (TLA)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Sulphur Springs Public Library
- Region 8
- TEA
- TEKS
- TAKS
- Released TAKS Tests
- State Board for Educator Certification
Encyclopedia
Dictionaries
- One Look Dictionary
- Dictionary.com
- Merriam-Webster Online
- Rhyme Zone Dictionary and Thesaurus
- IdiomSite.com
- Biographical Dictionary
- Thesaurus.com
Reference
- EBSCO Databases
- Know Play?
- Fact Monster
- Marco Polo
- Internet Public Library Kidspace
- Maps and Map Skills
- Compile a Bibliography
- Big6 (grades 3-6)
- Super3 (grades K-2)
- Texas Handbook Online
- Texas Almanac
Library Information
Multi – Media
Welcome to the Elementary Libraries Website!
Jeanine Boyett
District Elementary Librarian
Office - Bowie Elementary 903-885-3772
Email - jboyett@ssisd.net
Mission Statement
Our mission is to be an extention of the classroom which will enhance the skills of all learners in a way that students and teachers will view the library as an inviting and non-threatening environment for them to easily access information. This will encourage student success not only in the classroom and on standardized tests, but in the development of strategies and skills that will enable them to become life-long learners.
Student Resources
- One Key Kid Safe Search Engine
- Books, Stories, and Other Extraordinary Sites
- Kids' Research
- Just Right Books/ Five Finger Test
- Student Book Reviews
- Author Birthdays
- Douglas Dragon Den
- The Big 6 for Kids
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Kids' Internet Safety
- FBI Kids
Teacher Resources
- United Streaming
- The Big 6
- TeachingBooks.com
- Starfall
- The Lexile Framework for Reading
- Web Quest Template
- Web Poster Wizard
- Puzzlemaker
- Jeopardy Template
- Easy Test Maker
- Online Assignment Calendar
- Rubistar Rubrics Generator
- The Rubric Builder
- Create-a-Graph
- Tools for Teachers
- Storyline Online
- FreePlay Music
- Book Nook
- Notable Dates
- A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright
- Collaboration Form
Parent Sites
- PBS Reading Tips
- Cyber Smart Internet Safety
- Teaching Study Skills
- Children’s Classics Booklist
- Math/Reading Help for Kids
- Scholastic Families
Online Books
- LibriVox – Online chapter books
- Children’s Books Forever
- Starfall
- International Children’s Digital Library
- Book Pals Storyline Online
- Story Place
- Sesame Street Stories
- Antiques Children’s Books
- Aesop’s Fables
- Giggle Poetry
- Classic Reader
- Treasure Island
- The Children’s Literature Web Guide
- Classics for Young People
Reading Lists
The 2x2 reading list is provided by TLA for children ages two years old through 2nd grade.
The Texas Bluebonnet reading list is for students in grades 3-6. Students who read a minimum of five books from this list have the opportunity to vote for their favorite book in January.
Sulphur Springs Students are Wild About Reading. Pick the list from the grade just completed and enjoy reading this summer.
