Beltsville Academy Library

Arts Activities

• DC Kids Camp - Meet DC Comics authors/illustrators for ideas of how their books were created along with daily activities.
• Toon Books - A new approach to books for beginning and reluctant readers.
• Jarret J. Krosoczka Youtube Channel - Behind the scenes look at New York Times best selling author/illustrator's creative process, as well as writing and drawing tutorials.
• BTSB Fun Activities - Various resources and games for virtual fun from Bound To Stay Bound Bookstore.
• BTSB Virtual Tours - Online tours of various worldwide locations.
• Jason Reynolds "Write. Right. Rite." Video Series - Award winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature shares his ideas for writing and using your imagination.
• Design It Yourself: Repeating Pattern - A collection of resources, inspired by Suzie Zuzek, for exploring pattern design and designing your own repeating pattern.
• Exploring the Early Days of Animation: Stop Motion - This Library of Congress article covers the history of animation, starting with stop motion.
• Crafting from the Collections: Bookplates - This Library of Congress article covers the history of book ownership through the use of bookplates.

Copyright Information

• Six Copyright Concepts for K-12 - Library of Congress article on various concepts about copyright.
• Creativity, Copyright, and Fair Use - Website containing resources related to copyright and fair use policies.
• Online Story Readalouds - School Library Journal article containing various publisher's guidelines on remote learning material use.
• Distance Read Aloud - Article containing information about fair use for recording read alongs, as well as other learning resources.

Ebook Links

• Find the links to the ebook collections found on Destiny and on Clever.
• PK-8 SORA has books on all levels and genres. Some books are read alouds while others are audio. Find out how to access the books by watching this brief Screencastify. SORA

Databases at a Glance

The Screencastify videos give a snapshot of the PGCPS databases found at Destiny and on Clever. The databases on this page are for students grades PK- 8. They will have a brief grade level description to help select the one appropriate for the students. Each video runs about 5 to 8 minutes. Please be sure to check out the Log-in information found below for usernames and passwords.

• The introduction to the Homepage of Destiny. Intro to Destiny
• The Usernames and Passwords for the databases are found on this video. Usernames and Passwords
• PK-2 Britannica Fundamentals features reading, math, social studies, science read to students with interactive elements. Britannica Fundamentals
• 3-6 Britannica School Elementary for current events, articles, videos, broad information on topics found in encyclopedias. Will translate into any language. Will read to students. Britannica Elementary
• 6-9 Britannica School Middle for current events, articles, videos, broad information on topics found in encyclopedias. Will translate into any language. Will read to students. Britannic Middle
• PK-8 Britannica Image Quest use as an alternate to Google Image Search. Britannica Image Quest
• 3-8 Culture Grams for information on countries, states, and provinces. Will read to students. Able to translate into many languages. Culture Grams
• PK-8 LINK Online Resources connects students directly to the Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Many more online databases. Many more e-books. Pebble Go can be found here as well under databases. Students use pgcps and their 9 digit student identification number as their username and the last 4 digits of their student id as their password. LINK Online Resources
• PK-8 Safari Montage has videos on all levels, subject areas, and can be viewed as a full video or just a small segment of a much longer piece. One can now link selections to a Google Classroom and make your own playlists about a topic. Publishers who contribute to this collection include BBC, PBS, Disney, Westen Woods, Reading Rainbow, NASA, and so many more. Safari Montage
• 3-5 SAILOR Gale Elementary is another encyclopedia with articles, current news, images, and videos. Graphics help students narrow searches. Brief introductions lead to articles from magazines, newspapers, an d other sources. SAILOR Gale Elementary
• 6-8 SAILOR Gale Middle School is another encyclopedia with articles, current news, images, and videos. Topics listed by subject area and many more listed alphabetically within the subject area for easy selection. SAILOR Gale Middle School
• PK-3 Scholastic Watch & Learn has short videos on all subject areas, including SEL, in English and Spanish. There are Think Sheets in both languages for readers and nonreaders alike. Scholastic Watch & Learn
• 6-8 ScienceFlix has science and health articles, videos, experiments, and career ideas. Once a topic is selected, it branches out into different subtopics supporting and linking to other areas. Science Flix
• 6-8 SIRS Discoverer is a good resource for getting many sides of a topic. Pro and Con articles and videos are used to examine a question. The topics are current, as are the resources. Nonfiction ebooks can also be found on the site. SIRS Discoverer
• PK-8 TeachingBooks is an excellent resource for books, authors, illustrators, and book videos or audio clips. Authors and illustrators talk about their process. Lists of book topics or awards are found. Activities for books are linked to all of the books. Great for students and for teachers. Teaching Books
• 2-5 World Book Kids has encyclopedia articles, videos, images, games, activities, puzzles, a dictionary, and maps. A fine place to land on a rainy day with nothing to do and an interest in exploring and playing. Will read and translate into many languages. An entire Spanish language encyclopedia is also on the World Book link. Articles in Spanish link with the English articles. World Book Kids
• 5-8 World Book Student has encyclopedia articles, videos, images, and behind the headlines current events. Collect resources in the My Research place to use as a depository for weblinks, articles, books, and other material found on a topic. Will translate and read to students. World Book Student