When the kindergartners visited the library last week, they were treated to the picture book Turtle’s Penguin Day by Valeri Gorbachev. In this book, a young turtle hears a bedtime story about penguins and decides to pretend to be a penguin the next day. After the story, the children were introduced to the animal database PebbleGo where they learned more about penguins. As part of their exploration of penguins on PebbleGo, the children heard what the birds sound like and viewed a short video of some penguins hopping out of the water. The children also made penguin masks so they, too, could have a penguin day!
In the future, the kindergartners will be able to learn about other animals at PebbleGo when they visit the computer lab. They can log in to PebbleGo from home, too! The user name is “carllamb” (all one word, no space between the names) and the password is our school’s initials. Once you are logged in, you will see four databases to choose from. All four are designed for students in grades K-2, but they are appropriate for older children as well. The four databases are PebbleGo Aniamls, PebbleGo Earth and Space, Biographies, and Social Studies. They are all packed with educational fun. Explore and enjoy!