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Bowen Elementary Library: Teacher Resources

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LibraryWorld OPAC

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

JCPS Community Partnerships

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

Library of Congress

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.

DOCSTeach

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.

Reading Like a Historian

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.

Professional Library/CRC

Picture Book Database

KET PBS Learning Media

The Best Children's Books

Book Finder

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

KYVL

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

TeachingBooks

Newsela

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

JCPS Professional Learning and Development Library

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! 

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Bowen Elementary School
1601 Roosevelt Ave., Louisville, KY 40242