DISTRICT LIBRARY
Online Library Catalog
Search the resources in our elementary library by clicking here or on the icon below. Then click on the magnifying glass icon.

Iowa AEA Online Resources and Great Prairie AEA Online Resources -- Free! 24/7 Access!
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User Name and Password have been sent home with students. Contact your teacher or the school librarian for more information.
Pre-K to 3rd Grade Grades 3 - 6
Grades 3 - 6
A collection of videos purchased by the AEAs for use in K-12 classrooms. At this point, the majority are science and social studies related for upper elementary and junior high.
Associated Press photos from the 1700s to a minute ago; sound bites from the 1920s to a minute ago; plus maps, charts, timelines,and text news stories.
Click on Elementary for access to articles, media, biographies, animal kingdom, tour the U.S.A. and more. You can also do your own searches for topics of your choice.
Click on Elementary for access to articles, media, world atlas, biographies, animal kingdom, tour the U.S.A., country comparisons, and geography explorer. You can also do your own searches for topics of your choice.
There are lots of fiction and nonfiction ebooks in this database. Click on Show Filters and then choose your readily level or search by category.
The emphasis is on the culture of every country in the
world at an elementary grade level (Kids Edition, States
Edition, and Provinces Edition). Includes slideshows,
interviews, recipes, songs, and more.
Rights-cleared clipart, photos, animations, sounds and more to add to your educational presentations.
Ebooks on Internet safety for the upper elementary grades. Topics include Avoiding Predators Online, Playing Online Games, Protecting your Online Privacy, Stopping Cyberbullying, and Using Social Networks.
Math how-to's for K-3 include early math such as counting, introduction to addition and subtraction, place value and more.
There are lots of fiction and nonfiction ebooks for all grade levelson this database. Click on Show Filters to select by reading level or to search by category.
Scholastic Science Fix - Powered by Grolier Online
An amazing collection of ebooks and videos on Earth, Space, Physical and Life Science as well as the Health & the Human Body and Tech, Math & Engineering for students in 4th-12th grade. It is also a source for experiments, careers in science, and science news as well as links to related websites and additional information.
"This database meets the research needs of K-3 students with its visually graphic, subject-based topic tree search, and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people government,history, sports, and more."
"With more than 60 multimedia units spanning 10 core areas of study, [this new database by Scholastic] offers [6th-12th grade] students a behind-the-scenes look at the people, places, and events that shaped our world." Units are as follows: Ancient World, Colonial Era, Our Democracy, Westward Expansion, Immigration, Slavery and the Civil War, Economy, The 20th Century, Today's World, and War. It also includes teacher resources such as lesson plans, quizzes, writing prompts, and whiteboard activities.
See what's available in video and audio clips by clicking Pre K-2 for this grade level. Includes videos of many stories and lots of phonics and phonemic awarenessvideos and audios.
Gale offers full-text magazine articles for every grade level, including Ranger Rick and other popular children's magazines.Click the Elementary tab to access Kids InfoBits which will connect you to research on your topics.
This is a safe and free image library for education. Its copyright-friendly photos and illustrations can be used for classroom projects, websites, videos, or other projects in educational settings.
A collection of emergent readers for research in the areas of animals, science, biographies, social studies, and dinosaurs.
Full-length videos, video clips, images, audio files, speeches, and more to listen to and use in your educational presentations.
Search Engines for Students
Reliable Subject Directories | Search Engines for Reliable Information | Special Search Tools to Help with Searches |
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Specific Search Engines | ||
KidsClick! (Grades 2-5) | ||
Ask Kids (Grades K-6) | ||
Wolfram Alpha | Other | |
Quality Websites for Students
Additional Resources for Elementary Teachers
National Archives primary source documents and lesson plans. Click here for tutorials of how to sign in and use.
Many educational professional books on a wide range of topics from ASCD, Corwin Press, and ISTE that you can read and take notes online or download and print. The password is different from the others. See Miss Lampe.