Escape Into A World Of Books

Reading at Home

Hope you have all had a chance to explore some of the websites on this page. Two new sites have been added this week.

Seussville

Visit Seussville for information about Dr Seuss and some fun activites related to some of his well known books:

https://www.seussville.com/

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.

Story Box Library

We have subscribed to The Story Box Library which is a website that has approximately 300 books available for families to read via videos. Families can access books suitable for Prep through to Year 6. 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/

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.

https://memfox.com/

Jane Godwin - Author

Watch VIDEOS of Jane reading some of her books in the NEWS section of her website.

http://www.janegodwin.com.au/              

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.

https://www.marcmcbride.com/

Happy reading!

Jane Wilkinson

Teacher Librarian

jwilkinson@cckingsville.catholic.edu.au