HOT! Digital Library and Music/Media Room - GoogleSlides/SEESAW

This fun room is all about things that are HOT! The Digital/Virtual Library includes 33 books read aloud (via YouTube!) with both fiction and non-fiction titles. There are also 24 HOT!-themed music and/or informational videos in the Music/Media Room, including Dances and Brain Breaks! Students will sizzle with excitement as they read about HOT air balloons, HOT weather, HOT dogs, HOT rods, and more!

Selections are geared toward Early Education and Primary Students with age-appropriate content and delivery, yet they offer many benefits for older children, as well. Engaging illustrations enhance comprehension and provide scaffolding for English Language Learners, too.

* Each book pictured is a clickable link to a HOT!-themed read aloud via YouTube.

Library Titles:

• "10 Little Hot Dogs"
• "Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day"
• "Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon"
• "The Day the Sun Wouldn’t Get Out of Bed"
• "Fun in the Sun"
• "Harry and the Hot Lava"
• "Hot Air Henry"
• "Hot Air: the (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot Air Balloon Ride"
• "Hot Cocoa Calm"
• "Hot Day on Abbott Avenue"
• "Hot Dog"
• "Hot Dog"
• "Hot Dogs and Cool Cats"
• "Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji"
• "Hot Pot Night!""
• "Hot Rod Hamster"
• "Hot Wheels Double Duel"
• "I Am Extremely Absolutely Boiling"
• "I Am the Sun"
• "I Don’t Want to Have Hot Toes"
• "If You Give a Horse Hot Cocoa"
• "It's So Hot"
• "Lima's Red Hot Chilli"
• "Little Red Hot"
• "One Hot Summer Day"
• "The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog"
• "Summer Sun Risin'"
• "The Sun Is Kind Of A Big Deal"
• "Sun! One in a Billion"
• "The Sunhat"
• "Raccoon And The Hot Air Balloon"
• "Too Hot to Hug"
• "Where Is The Sun?"

* Each HOT!-themed icon serves as a clickable link to a video by DannyGO, JunyTony, KidsCamp, KooKooKangaroo, The Learning Station, Storybots, Wormhole Learning, and others.

Music/Media Room Titles:

• Beach Scene: "It's Hot Outside | Weather for Kids"
• Boy: "Summer Seasons Song"
• Chili Pepper: "Chili Pepper Challenge Song" *It's a song with NO challenge involved.)
• Crab: "Sebastian's Rockin' Undersea Concert-Hot Hot Hot"
• Fire & Ice: "Fire & Ice FREEZE Dance!"
• Flame: "The Heating Song"
• Fried Egg: "It's Hot! Be Careful!"
• Girl: "Hot & Cold Song"
• Hot Air Balloon #1: "Hot Air Balloon Song"
• Hot Air Balloon #2: "Hot Air Balloon - Flying For Kids"
• Hot Cocoa: "Hot Cocoa Bop"
• Hot Cross Buns: "Hot Cross Buns"
• Hot Dog: "Hot Dog Dance"
• Hot Potato: "Hot Potato"
• Hot Sauce: "Hot Sauce (Dance-A-Long)"
• Sun (Face): "Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun"
• Sun (Golden): "What Is The Sun? | Facts About Our Sun"
• Sun (Half): "The Sun Song"
• Sun (Sunglasses): "I'm So Hot"
• Sun (Swirly): "The Sun Song"
• Sun/Snowflake: "Hot And Cold"
• Thermometer: "Temperature for Kids"
• Volcano (Big): "The Floor is Lava Dance!"
• Volcano (Small): "The Floor Is Lava 2: Into the Volcano!"

During Distance Learning, I used these resources for quick access during Zoom instruction. My students enjoyed them independently via Seesaw, as well.

We have now returned to in-person instruction and as much as I prefer 'real' books in my hands and those of my students, as well, precautions are sometimes still in play. I often utilize the virtual library and music/media room format during whole group activities. They provide a budget-friendly collection of thematic resources all organized in one place. Students look forward to their turn to choose for the class and enjoy individual access via tablets in our alternative classroom library.

The home-school connection is so important, so students will continue to have access at home. They provide thematic enrichment, supplemental activities, and opportunities for shared reading with family & friends.