Maureen M. Welch Elementary School

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Weekly Reader
Hi. Many of you have enjoyed using Weekly Reader in the past. Now it will be offered to us through the IU as part of Nettrekker.  I often think of Nettrekker as the "kiddie Google" search page.  The only drawback is that we need to log in with CR061  - password is student
 
Weekly Reader Express is a new collection of age-appropriate K-12 articles and resources that teachers and students have loved and trusted for years, now available in a digital format, aligned with your state standards and delivered conveniently through your netTrekker d.i. search results.

Adding Weekly Reader Express to your netTrekker d.i. subscription offers your school and district an additional 7,000 standards-based K-12 resources that...
  • Promote literacy skills such as reading comprehension
  • Develop critical-thinking skills
  • Spark curiosity about the world around us
  • Build general knowledge
  • Help with lesson planning
  • New resources added quarterly
All Weekly Reader Express content is written by experts who know children and how they learn so it's a wonderful supplement to support your efforts in the classroom.
 
There are great video clips such as this also on Nettrekker.
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http://link.brightcove.com/s ... 1155224676
View a video of China and how Pandas live in the wild there (3:57). Listen to the commentator explore the land and other species that live there.
Science > Biology > Animals > Animals by Groups > Mammals > Diversity > Placentals > Carnivores > Bears > Giant