[aisle] Subscription general reference databases for Elementary and Middle grades

[Neha Thakkar]

I also loved the Capstone offerings last year, and wish we could
purchase that bundle rather than individual titles.

I keep a running spreadsheet of what we subscribe to, how much it costs,
along with what our local public library offers.

We encourage our students to get a public library card and if they cannot,
we have a school card that we can share with them. In 3rd grade we do a BIG
library card push and have the students sign in online with their new cards
(or their parents, or the school card) to utilize the PL online offerings.
Our students do a communities project, and come from a variety of different
suburbs, so we use that project and the PL to get community history and get
used to using the public library website. We also bookmark it and it
becomes a "free time" choice. Super fun to see the kids choose the public
library site over abcya or recess.com etc. This did take some backend work
where I set up the school cards, understood the PL offerings, and how it
could fit into our curriculum. Maybe reach out to CPL? Or your local CPL
branch children's librarian? Happy to help if you want a thought partner!

Hope this helps!


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On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 7:51 AM Carol Naughton via AISLE <
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> I am in a HS but we ordered an EBSCO package through Rails last year that
> was very reasonably priced. There are basics to the package, but there are
> also elective choices and the basics are tailored to your age level.
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>> Hi everyone,
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>> I'm curious to know what subscription databases you use with students
>> specifically for research, especially with elementary and middle schoolers.
>> I am specifically interested in databases that produce a variety of results
>> including newspaper, magazine and journal articles, or other high-quality
>> vetted resources that could include web links.
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>> Finally, what other subscription digital resources do you use with K-5
>> and 6-8 that are at appropriate reading levels, or adjustable reading
>> levels? We tend to find that a lot of resources skew older, and are more
>> friendly to middle and high school students. What have you used that is
>> accessible to elementary students/early readers?
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Kara
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>> Chicago Public Schools
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