Escape Into A World Of Books
Reading at Home
Story Box Library
The Story Box Library is a website that has approximately 300 books available for families to read via videos. The Corpus Christi log in details have been supplied to families through the Library section in the Year Prep to Year 4 Google Classrooms. The Year 5/6 teachers have put the log in details on their classroom streams.
https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/
Seussville
Visit Seussville for information about Dr Seuss and some fun activites related to some of his well known books:
If you have some of Dr Seuss' books at home get them out and read them again this week.
ABC Education
https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/home
The ABC Education website has an amazing number of activities to explore not just for reading and writing but other subject areas including Maths, Science, Geography, History and The Arts.
Scholastic Website
Great resources for Prep through to Year 6. Includes videos of books, a variety of texts for older children to read and follow up activities.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Mem Fox - Author
Listen to Mem Fox read some of her most famous stories including: Where is the Green Sheep, Possum Magic and Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
Jane Godwin - Author
Watch VIDEOS of Jane reading some of her books in the NEWS section of her website.
David Walliams - Author
Author of many books very funny chapter books. Check out some fun activities on his website.
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Roald Dahl - Author
Lots of fun reading, writing and drawing activities to do!
https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids
Marc McBride - Illustrator
You might not know Marc's name but many of the older children will know his amazing illustrations from books such as the Deltora Quest series.
Happy reading!
Jane Wilkinson
Teacher Librarian
jwilkinson@cckingsville.catholic.edu.au