The BODY! Digital Library & Music/Media Room - SEESAW & Google Slides

This fun room is all about The BODY! The collection of 22 non-fiction books covers everything from major organs (& the systems they control) to the 5 senses (& the body parts they require) to germs (both positive & negative) to hair, teeth, and shivering!

Selections are geared toward Early Education and Primary Students with age-appropriate content and delivery. Engaging illustrations enhance comprehension and provide scaffolding for English Language Learners.

This is also a Music/Media Room with a collection of 23 The BODY!-themed songs &/or informational videos. All Links are via YouTube.

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

Library Titles:

• "A Drop Of Blood"
• "The Ear Book"
• "Even More Parts"
• "The Eye Book"
• "Germs Make Me Sick"
• "The Hair Book"
• "Hear Your Heart"
• "How Many Teeth"
• "I'm Growing"
• "Inside Your Outside"
• "The Listening Walk"
• "Look, Listen, Taste, Touch and Smell"
• "More Parts"
• "My Body Your Body"
• "My Feet"
• "My Five Senses"
• "My Hands"
• "The Nose Book"
• "Parts"
• "The Skeleton Inside You"
• "The Skin You Live In"
• "Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn"

Music/Media Room Titles:

* Each of The BODY! Icons serves as a clickable link to a (via YouTube!), BODY!-themed song &/or informational video by artists such as: Danny Go!, English Singsing, Have Fun Teaching, Jack Hartmann, etc,.

TOP SECTION: The BODY! Icons -

• Rings: "My Body Parts Song"
• At Bat: "Parts of the Body Song"
• Yoga: "Body Song"
• Swimmer: "Move Your Body!"
• Soccer: "Body Parts"
• Handstand: "Shake it Out Body Parts Song"
• Starting Line: "Around a Circle"
• Meditation: "Action Pack Mindfulness Song"

* Each of The BODY! Systems icons serves as a clickable link to a The BODY!-themed song &/or informational video (via YouTube!) by Netflix Jr, Mr. R's Songs for Teaching, and ParrMr.
There are three links for each of the following five categories: Respiratory System, Digestive System, Skeletal System, Circulatory System, and the Brain (part of the Nervous System).

BOTTOM SECTION: The BODY! Systems

1. Lungs: "When You Breathe"
2. Frame: "What Are Lungs?"
3. Star: "Respiratory System Song"

1. Digestive System: "Food Into Energy, The Tummy Song"
2. Frame: "What is The Digestive System?"
3. Star: "Digestive System Song"

1. Skeleton: "Bones in Your Body""
2. Frame: "What is a Skeleton?"
3. Star: "The Bones Skeletal System Song"

1. Heart: "Your Heart Has a Beat"
2. Frame: "What is a Heart?"
3. Star: "The Human Heart and Circulatory System Song"

1. Brain: "Brain, Brain, Brain"
2. Frame: "What is a Brain?"
3. Star: "Brain Song"

During Distance Learning, I used Virtual Libraries and Music/Media Rooms for quick access during Zoom instruction. My students enjoyed them independently via Seesaw, as well.

We have now returned to modified in-person instruction and as much as I prefer 'real' books in my hands and theirs, various precautions are 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.