Elementary Library

1. ​ Type soraapp.com into the URL bar 2. ​ Select “Canyons School District” as your school. 3. ​ Log in using your school id and password. 4. ​ Click Explore to find online materials!

5. ​ Click borrow to check it out. 6. ​ Demonstrate reading online.

Navigate through the three formats (ebooks, audiobooks, and read-along ebooks) and explain the differences between them. Show students how to turn pages, press play, and return to the explore menu. If time allows, show students other useful features of Sora. Priority should be that students understand the basics of how to find Sora, log on, borrow a book, and open the book. Explain to students that books will automatically return themselves. Step 4: Student SORA Scavenger Hunt (Optional take-home activity) Group students into teams of 3 or 4 and have them work together to complete a scavenger hunt in SORA. Use the SORA Scavenger Hunt worksheet.

READER’S ADVISORY, CIRCULATION PROCEDURES & DISMISSAL Pass out Sora parent handout before dismissal. Resource & Discussion Guide

This Book is Not for You! by Shannon Hale (E HAL) When the bookmobile librarian refuses to lend Stanley the story he wants, he learns the importance of advocating for the book of his choosing, and in doing so teaches the librarian the virtue in allowing everyone to select the stories they enjoy.

Discussion Prompts: ●​ How does Stanley feel when he can’t get the book he wants? ●​ How does the librarian change in the story? Why does he change?

●​ Who is allowed to choose what you can and can’t read? ●​ How can we support our friends in their reading choices? ●​ If we find a book in the library that we don’t like or that doesn’t match our family values, what should we do? ●​ There is no such thing as a “girl book” or “boy book”. Why are books for ●​ everybody? ●​ How can we support someone who has been bullied about their book choices? ●​ Who are the grownups who get to make rules about what you read in the ●​ library? (The answer is we all follow the school rules and then their caregiver The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard & Oge Mora (BIO WAL) In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she was the last remaining 64 ●​ can also make rules for only them) ●​ Who showed kindness in this story?