The RAINFOREST Virtual Library & Media/Music Room - SEESAW & Google Slides

This fun room is all about The RAINFOREST - fact & fantasy! The Virtual Library includes 26 ad-free (Now via YouTube!) RAINFOREST-themed fiction and non-fiction books read aloud. There are 20 RAINFOREST-themed song and/or informational videos in the Media/Music Room. There's even a virtual field trip to the Rainforest!

ALL are ad-free via YouTube.

* Each book pictured is a clickable link to an ad-free RAINFOREST-themed read aloud.

Library Titles:

• "Amazon Alphabet"
• "The Great Kapok Tree"
• "How High in the Rainforest"
• "I Saw Anaconda"
• "If I Ran the Rainforest"
• "Jabuti"
• "Life in a Tropical Rainforest"
• "One Day on Our Blue Planet in the Rainforest"
• "Orangutan - A Day in the Rainforest Canopy"
• "Over in the Jungle"
• "The Parrot Tico Tango"
• "Pongo"
• "A Present From the Rainforest"
• "Rain Forests"
• "Rainforest"
• "Rainforest Adventure"
• "Rainforest Explorers"
• "The Rainforest Grew All Around"
• "Rainforest Surprises"
• "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth"
• "Sparky!"
• "The Umbrella"
• "Verdi"
• "We're Roaming in the Rainforest"
• "Welcome to the Green House"
• "Zonin's Rainforest"

* Each RAINFOREST-dweller serves as a clickable link to an ad-free (Now via YouTube!), RAINFOREST-themed song and/or informational video by Animal Fact Files, Brave Wilderness, Homeschool Pop, SciShow Kids, and others.

Music Room Titles:

(Starting top left corner, with the Iguana, circling counter-clockwise, and ending with the Red-Eyed Tree Frog)

• Iguana: "Iguana Song"
• Bat: "Amazon Wildlife In 4K - Animals That Call The Jungle Home"
• Snake: "Tropical Rainforest Animals"
• Morpho Butterfly: "Morpho Facts: A not so blue butterfly"
• Ant: "Rainforest Animals: Names & Sounds"
• Anteater: "All About Giant Anteaters!"
• Capybara: "The Biggest Rodent!"
• Lemurs: "Learn all about Ring-Tailed Lemurs"
• Tapir: "Zoo to You: Celebrate World Tapir Day"
• Armadillo: "Armadillos: Animals with Armor!"
• Umbrella Bird: "Umbrella Bird Song"
• Jaguar: "Jaguar Facts for Kids"
• Sloth: "Sloth Facts for Kids"
• Golden Lion Tamarin: "Interesting Golden Lion Tamarin Facts"
• Toucan: "Rescued Baby Toucan!"
• Parrot: "Parrot Song"
• Blue Frog: "The Poisonous Dart Frog"
• Christmas Beetle: "Christmas Beetle"
• Hummingbird: "Virtual Field Trip - Amazon Rainforest"
• Red-Eyed Tree Frog: "World's Most Famous Frog!"

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 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.