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2021 Summer Reading and Math: Databases by Subject

Lower School Library Online Databases

Lower School Databases by Subject

Language Arts

Language Arts

 

 Nearpod -  A student engagement platform that can be used to create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and interactive tests. Nearpod is based on teacher created accounts. Students may not use Nearpod without teacher permission. 

 

 Discovery Education - Another Student engagement platform that uses high quality content to  engage students in active learning. This resource uses our Single Sign on Google accounts for sign in.

User Name: Student SMH user name and @smhall.org

Password : Student individual password

 

 

 Pebble Go - an interactive database for the younger set ages Montessori through Form 2. 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

 Pebble Go Next - a  database for our students Form 3-5. 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

 

BrainPop – An interactive, animated website that teaches math, science, social studies, technology, fine arts, and Language Arts. BrainPop can be accessed in English, Spanish, and French.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Unless using a log in code given by a teacher.

Encyclopedia Britannica – Complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Includes more than 130,000 links to web sites reviewed and selected by Britannica editors.  You are automatically authenticated while at school, but at home, you must use the following user name and password:

User Name: smhall    password: B@rons1

Destiny Quest: What Do I Read Next? - Online SMH Lower School database for books. Forms 3-5 only

Kidzsearch -a family safe search engine powered by Google. Use this as an alternative to using Google. Explore the KidzTube for cool videos.

Starfall - A website that helps teach Montessori through Form 1 basic reading and writing skills.

Typing Pal Saint Mary's Hall Online Keyboarding Program. To access: https://smhlower.typingpal.com  Students log in with SMH credentials log in and password.

- Visual Dictionary -  an interactive dictionary.

Visual Thesaurus -   an interactive thesaurus. This log in and password is different from our usual. You are automatically authenticated at school, but at home, you must use the following user name and password.

User Name: student@smhall.org    Password: student

 

World Book -   online encyclopedia for students. Can be accessed in English and Spanish.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Technology Resources and E-Books

Student Instructional Technology Resources- (Click here for some help with Instructional Technology questions.)

 

E-Books for all Subjects

 

Flipster Magazines- Our online magazines. Flipster has a different password. Use smhlower for the log in and barons3! for the password for the Flipster magazines only.

 

Arbordale Publishing – ebooks with auto flip, auto read, and an option for Spanish,  English, French, Japanese and many other languages.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

MackinVIA - A collection of fabulous e-books divided by genre. On this collection you need to type in Saint Mary's Hall lower school and then smhlower and barons2 to get to the e-books.

Name of School: Saint Mary's Hall

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

Epic Books - Instant access to over 35,000 e-books, videos, learning videos, quizzes and more for K-5. Teachers must create a free account and make assignments to students. Parents can create their own accounts.

One More Story - An online library of the best of children's classic and contemporary literature. Through a simple point and click process, children can choose a book, see the illustrations and have the book read to them whenever they want. Children in Montessori through Form 2 have their own accounts.

Read Aloud Stories - The SAG (Screen Actors Guild Foundation) hosts actors and actresses reading famous stories for children. Not to be missed.

Ryan and Craig Read Alouds - Two funny guys reading great stories aloud. Very entertaining. One of my favorite sites. 

TumbleBooks Library - ebooks that include picture books, chapter books, videos, non-fiction titles, playlists, books in English, Spanish, and French, graphic novels and math stories. This is a rich collection of education materials for teachers, kids, and parents.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

 BibliotecaTumble- E-Books in Spanish.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 Discovery Education - Watch engaging videos about many subjects. This resource also includes fun coding activities.. Uses our Single Sign on Google accounts for sign in.

User Name: Student SMH user name and @smhall.org

Password : Student individual password

 

Social Studies

 Pebble Go - an interactive database for the younger set ages Montessori through Form 2.

 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

 Pebble Go Next - a database for our students Form 3-5. 

 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 Discovery Education - A Student engagement platform that uses high quality content to  engage students in active learning. This resource uses our Single Sign on Google accounts for sign in.

User Name: Student SMH user name and @smhall.org

Password : Student individual password

 

BrainPop – An interactive, animated website that teaches math, science, social studies, technology, fine arts, and Language Arts. Can be accessed in English, Spanish, and French.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Unless logging in with a log in code given by a teacher.

 

Encyclopedia Britannica – Complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Includes more than 130,000 links to web sites reviewed and selected by Britannica editors. This log in and password is shared with the Upper School. You are automatically authenticated at school, but at home, you must use the following log in and password:

log in: smhall     password: B@rons1

Nearpod -  A student engagement platform that can be used to create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and interactive tests. Our newest offering to our teachers and students. Nearpod is a teacher based account. Students may not use Nearpod without a teacher's permission.

 

Destiny Quest: What Do I Read Next? - Online SMH Lower School database for books. Forms 3-5 only.

Kidzsearch -a family safe search engine powered by Google. Use this as an alternative to using Google. Explore the KidzTube for cool videos

 

 

The Smithsonian - browse through the world's largest museum, research, and education complex online

Visual Dictionary -  an interactive dictionary.

Visual Thesaurus -   an interactive thesaurus. You are automatically authenticated at school, but at home, you must use the following log in and password:

 log in: student@smhall.org   password: student

World Book -   online encyclopedia for students. Can be accessed in English and Spanish.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Science

Science

 

 Nearpod -  A student engagement platform that can be used to create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and interactive tests. Our newest offering to our teachers and students. Nearpod is a teacher based account. Students may not use Nearpod without teacher permission.

 Discovery Education - Another Student engagement platform that uses high quality content to  engage students in active learning. This resource uses our Single Sign On Google accounts for sign in.

User Name: Student SMH user name and @smhall.org

Password : Student individual password

 

 Pebble Go - an interactive database for the younger set ages Montessori through Form 2.

 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

 Pebble Go Next - a database for our students Form 3-5. 

 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 

A-Z Animals - An online encyclopedia of animal facts

​BrainPop – An interactive, animated website that teaches math, science, social studies, technology, fine arts, and Language Arts.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Unless logging in with a log in code given by a teacher.

 

Enchanted Learning - Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Encyclopedia Britannica – Complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Includes more than 130,000 links to web sites reviewed and selected by Britannica editors.  This log in and password is shared with the Upper School. You are automatically authenticated at school, but at home, you must use the following log in and password.

Log in: smhall   Password: B@rons1

 

Discovery Kids Science is squishy, yucky, and noisy, Discover all things science here!

 

Destiny Quest: What Do I Read Next? - Online SMH Lower School database for books. Forms 3-5 only

Freshwater Biome - Information about the freshwater biome.

 

Kidzsearch -a family safe search engine powered by Google. Use this as an alternative to using Google. Explore the KidzTube for cool videos

 

How Stuff Works – Want to learn how things work? How about animals and their babies? Click here to find the information you want to learn.

Kids Biology - Biology 101- The Basics of the science of biology.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Animal Guide - Excellent resource on animals and conservation.

NASA Kids – Keep up with the latest in space news. Discover new moons and planets. Learn about the latest launches and discoveries.

Scientists at the Smithsonian- a snail sleuth, a bat listener, and many other scientists working at the Smithsonian. Look at their world

 

The Kids’ Weather Channel – Want to watch volcanoes explode or just what the weather will bring today? 

The Solar System – Astronomy for Kids.

Math

Math

​Nearpod -  A student engagement platform that can be used to create presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and interactive tests. Our newest offering to our teachers and students. Nearpod is a teacher based account. Students may not use Nearpod without teacher permission.

 Discovery Education - Another Student engagement platform that uses high quality content to  engage students in active learning. This resource uses our Single Sign on Google accounts for sign in.

User Name: Student SMH user name and @smhall.org

Password : Student individual password

 Pebble Go - an interactive database for the younger set ages Montessori through Form 2.

 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

 Pebble Go Next our newest database for our students Form 3-5. 

 

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

ABCya - online videos and games

BrainPop – An interactive, animated website that teaches math, science, social studies, technology, fine arts, and Language Arts.

User Name: smhlower

Password: barons2

Unless logging in with a log in code given by a teacher.

 

Encyclopedia Britannica – Complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Includes more than 130,000 links to web sites reviewed and selected by Britannica editors. This database is shared with the Upper School. You are automatically authenticated at school, but at home you must use the following log in and password:

log in: smhall   password: B@rons1

Kidzsearch -a family safe search engine powered by Google. Use this as an alternative to using Google. Explore the KidzTube for cool videos.

XtraMath -online math activities

 

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