The Meadows School Libraries: Parent Resources

Contact Ms. Friedman with questions.

Accounts and Websites to be Familiar With

•       Seesaw – Grades K-2 have accounts (sign in with Google)
•       Google - Grades K-5 have accounts (email & password)
  • Drive – Grades K-5
  • Classroom – Grades 2-5
•       Kodable – Grades K-3 (class code)
•       CodeSpark – Grades K-4
•       Spelling City – All students have access and no password is needed
•       EPIC! – Grades K-5 (class code)
•       Quizlet - All students have access, only students in Grades 2-5    
  • • have a username & password
•       ST Math – Grades 1-4 have accounts (13 picture password)
•      Code.org - Grades 2-5 (username & password)
• Typing.com - Grades 2-5 (username & password)
• Khan Academy – Grades 2-5 (username & password)
• Newsela – Grades 2-5 (sign in with Google)
• Conjuguemos – Grades 2-5 (username & password)

How To Log In

Screenshot Directions

Video Tutorials

Please email me with any questions at cfriedman@themeadowsschool.org.

Common Sense Media
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Juvenile Series and Sequels Database
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Great Websites for Kids
A compilation of exemplary websites, evaluated by the Great Websites for Kids Committee. The committee is made up of members of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

Guys Read
A web-based literacy program for boys founded by author and First National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka. The mission: to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.

Children's Book Almanac
Daily book recommendations and literary events from children's book expert Anita Silvey.

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
This children's book blog primarily covers illustration: picture books and illustrated novels.

Katherine Paterson: The Risks of Great Literature
Award-winning children's author Paterson suggests parents read challenging and challenged books, using them to talk about difficult subjects with their children. "We need to remind ourselves that any book that has power also has the power to offend."

ALA: Freedom to Read
A statement from the American Library Association: "The freedom to read is essential to our democracy."

Independent Reading Program