Bowen Elementary Library: Teacher Resources

Click here to search in our Bowen library catalog for a book you want to read or a topic you want to research!

Find field trip information, in-school program opportunities from organizations in the Kentuckiana area. 

Check-out their "Free to Use and Reuse Public Domain and Rights-Clear Content" as well as their "Teachers" tab which includes teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources.

Explore thousands of primary sources- letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, and videos. Discover activities you can teach with! All provided by the National Archives so that you can provide students with inquiry experiences.

Over 130 document-based lesson plans that are free to download once you have created an account. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills.

Click here if you want to find out the reading level of a book

Search all the KYVL databases or choose an elementary source to find information for your topic.

Cross-curricular articles with adjustable reading levels. Access some features for free, but there is also a paid version.

This valuable resource provides access  to a diverse, curated collection of eBooks that can easily be shared with others and downloaded through Google Classroom and Docs with G Suite for Education integration, email, or bookmarked links. These eBooks will be useful for any staff interested in growing professionally!