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eLibrary Elementary News
Our product development team is constantly reviewing customer feedback and making changes to our learning resources to meet your needs. Several updates or content additions were recently completed, and we wanted to bring them to your attention:

SIRS Discoverer: New Canadian Correlations, Updated Citation Guidelines, 2008 World Almanac for Kids (More)

eLibrary Elementary: Oxford University Press (science biographies), Exploring the Ocean, Toucan Valley titles (More)

		Classroom Activities: Grades 1-9 World Space Week provides a great opportunity for teachers to have students research some of the significant events that have occurred during the last 50 years: Sputnik I; the Moon Landing; the Challenger Explosion; the Hubble Telescope; the International Space Station; and the Mars Rover exploration. Use SIRS Discoverer to help answer the questions: What was the most significant space age event in the last 50 years? Why? Halloween originated under the name of Samhain as a Pagan festival among the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain. Halloween is now celebrated in many parts of the western world. Our new eLibrary Elementary BookCart, Halloween Fun, provides a collection of age-appropriate articles and websites that students can use to learn more about Halloween history, costumes, games, treats, tricks, and safety.
		Current Events, Charts & Graphs + More Our editorial team updates our SIRS products daily with new articles and resources. Here's a short list of the timeliest and most topical articles added to your product this month. Did you know that Discoverer offers charts and graphs plus map activities, geared for the younger researcher? Discoverer even offers political cartoons geared for the younger researcher.

		Increase Usage & Understanding: Your Library Media Center Help spread the word in your school about SIRS and eLibrary. Print all-new, full-color handouts, notices, and bookmarks; retrieve fresh static and animated icons; link to new videos explaining the importance of the media center and your digital subscriptions; and much more: eLibrary and Discoverer kits.

		Free Photo Essays: Going Fast! Looking for colorful, fact-filled mini-posters to post in your media center or classroom? Our SIRS staff can send you a set of SIRS Photo Essays focused on Horses, Dogs, Cats, or Birds. Each essay pack includes 4-6 individual posters measuring 11 X 14 inches. Allow 4-8 weeks for delivery; quantities are limited. To request your essay(s), send us an email and provide your name, school name, address, and which essay(s) to receive.
		ProQuestK12.com Website Updates The newest additions to proquestk12.com, your single source for hands-on K-12 solution information: Resource Notices: Discoverer & eLibrary Elementary K-12 Student Activity Collection Launch (Web) Quick Video: Intro to SIRS Discoverer SIRS Discoverer: Printable Poster (Web) Funding Resources & Guidance (Web) History Happenings & Teachable Moments (Email)

ProQuest Stories
Recently, ProQuest editors working together with Ana Banos (a library media teacher in San Diego) developed an excellent method to add significant value to eLibrary BookCarts through the use of a Description box. Now you can benefit from our joint discussions about this important lesson planning tool.

Find out more about our hands-on lesson planning tool, and get ready to super-charge your curriculum development with eLibrary Elementary!

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Send us your ideas and stories today.

CultureGrams in Focus
CultureGrams can help broaden your students' understanding of the world.
Visit Afghanistan in our Kids Edition.

Top 3 Websites
Each month, our editorial team scours the Internet for top-quality sites for teachers and students. Get connected.

Free Online Training Opportunities
Our ProQuest product trainers are standing by to help you get the most out of your subscriptions. Attendees can obtain a Certificate of Attendance for any of our online courses. Our training sessions cover after-school hours within several time zones. Tap into this month's free training schedules (by class or date) then register for a course today.

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