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Blog Post: NEW Homeschool Collection at PPLD!

A new Homeschool Collection has been added at the Peotone Public Library. We hope it will be a help to families who are considering or are currently homeschooling their children. Our Homeschool Collection will include books that will help parents and caregivers get started with the planning and implementing of their home classroom. We will have supplemental materials, as well, to aid in teaching/learning various subjects, and books full of activity ideas. We will also post links for web resources here on our Youth Services blog from time to time.

Today’s Links: Curriculum Help

If you’re looking for the right homeschool curriculum for your family, check out Cathy Duffy Reviews. Cathy reviews all kinds of curriculum and supplemental materials for every subject.

You might also find the Home Educators Resource Directory to be helpful in your homeschooling journey. They are a one-stop directory for information, supplies, services and support for the homeschool community.

If you’d like to take a look at a curriculum before you buy it, check out the Homeschool Resource Center at the Johnsburg Public Library. All materials (books, curriculum resources, games, and equipment) can be checked out by anyone with a valid Illinois library card. Johnsburg Library is in our RAILS consortium, as well, so books can be sent in-transit to Peotone from their library. However, multipart materials, such as games and other equipment, must be checked out on premises at the Johnsburg Library.

We hope these websites will have some helpful information for you and your family! Until next time, Happy Homeschooling!

Middle School Book Talk

In case you missed Ms. Becky’s book talk, here is the recording. If you’re interested in these books, call the library at 708-258-3436 or place a hold online. The prize drawing is over, but the books are available for check out!

Follow these links to place these books on hold: Confessions of a Dork Lord, Parked, and The Elephant’s Girl

How Stuff Works

Get answers to questions like, “What’s the difference between the Pantheon and the Parthenon?” or “Can mushrooms actually help save the planet?” at How Stuff Works! Read articles, take quizzes, do puzzles and listen to podcasts on a variety of interesting topics.

The ReadSquared Rundown

Since we are moving to an all new Summer Reading platform this year, we thought we’d try to make your transition as smooth as possible. Here are some video tutorials on the different aspects of using ReadSquared. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the library or send us an email.

How to register for Summer Reading on ReadSquared
How to log reading on ReadSquared
How to complete missions in ReadSquared
How to enter the prize Raffle on ReadSquared

Just another quick rundown of how the points will work this year. For adults and teens: each book you read is worth 100 points, and each mission you complete is also worth 100 points.

The first 100 adults to read six books will win a Peotone Library Book tote.

Kids ages 0-12: every 100 minutes you read is worth 100 points, and each mission completed is also worth 100 points.

The program goal is to reach 1000 points by the end of the summer, but you are not required to stop at 1000 points. You can keep reading, and keep earning points.

Every 100 points earned can be traded in for a raffle ticket and entered into one of the prize drawings.

We are so excited about Summer Reading 2020! Thank you for joining us this summer!

UPDATE: There are also games you can play on ReadSquared. As you earn more points, more games are unlocked.

Crash Course

Is there a topic you’ve always been interested in learning more about? Check out Crash Course on YouTube! Hank, John and friends teach fun and interesting courses on science, history, literature and much more!

Interview with Ruta Sepetys

Listen to an interview with author of Ashes in the Snow, Ruta Sepetys on We Are YA. We Are YA interviews many of your favorite YA authors. Find out what they’ve been up to, and what they’re writing next!

Harry Potter at Home AND Aiden Tyler, Part 2!

Harry Potter at Home is “bringing Hogwarts to you,” with articles, quizzes, puzzles and more! Click on this link to join the fun!

And if you’re already hooked on Aiden Tyler, Quaran-Teen, check out Part Two!

Virtual Museum Tours

Experiencing a little cabin fever? Check out these virtual museum tours! Get an inside look at the Guggenheim, The British Museum, The National Gallery of Art, and more!

Aiden Tyler, Quaran-Teen

Join The Junior Library Guild and YA author Rex Ogle for the webcast serial, Aiden Tyler, Quaran-Teen. We’ll be posting new chapters here as they come out each week.