WHEELS Digital Library & Music/Media Room: GoogleSlides/SEESAW

This fun room is all about WHEELS! The Digital/Virtual Library includes 38 books read aloud (via YouTube!) with both fiction and non-fiction titles. There are also 21 WHEELS-themed music and/or informational videos in the Music/Media Room, including Dances and Brain Breaks! Students will spin with excitement as they read and learn about the history, types, and uses of WHEELS.

Selections are geared toward Early Education and Primary Students with age-appropriate content and delivery, yet they offer many benefits for older children, as well. Engaging illustrations enhance comprehension and provide scaffolding for English Language Learners, too.

* Each book pictured is a clickable link to a WHEEL-themed read aloud via YouTube.

Library Titles:

• "Angel and Her Wonderful Wheels"
• "Bears On Wheels"
• "Big Wheels"
• "Dr. Neal's Squeaky Wheels"
• "Elephant on Wheels"
• "Gears Go, Wheels Roll"
• "Henry on Wheels"
• "How Many Wheels?"
• "I Spy Little Wheels"
• "Mr. Ferris and His Wheel"
• "Mrs. Armitage on Wheels"
• "Nice Wheels"
• "Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus"
• "Seal at the Wheel"
• "Sky High: George Ferris’s Big Wheel"
• "Storybots: Wheels On The Road"
• "Vroom, Vroom! Poems About Things with Wheels"
• "Wally's Wonderful Wheel Emporium"
• "What Do Wheels Do All Day?"
• "Wheel Away"
• "Wheels"
• "Wheels"
• "Wheels"
• "Wheels!"
• "Wheels & Axles"
• "Wheels Are All Around"
• "Wheels Around"
• "Wheels, No Wheels"
• "The Wheels On the Bus"
• "The Wheels On The Bus"
• "The Wheels On The Bus"
• "The Wheels on the Dump Truck"
• "The Wheels on the Fire Truck"
• "The Wheels on the Garbage Truck"
• "The Wheels on the Race Car"
• "The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk"
• "The Wheels on the…Uh-Oh"
• "The Wheels on the Ute"

* Each WHEELS-themed icon serves as a clickable link to a music and/or informational video by DannyGO, KLT Wild, LingoKids, SciShow Kids, Smile & Learn, Super Simple Songs, and others.

Music/Media Room Titles:

• Automobile Wheel: "Wheels On The Bus" (Dance Remix)
• Bicycle Wheel: "The Wheel: Great Inventions That Changed History"
• Camper with Wheels: "Wheels on the Camper Van"
• Captain's Wheel: "Wheels On The Bus" (Boat Version)
• Cheese Wheel: "I Hanker for a Hunka Cheese"
• Color Wheel: "Color Wheel Song"
• Ferris Wheel: "Ferris Wheel"
• Film Wheel: "Wheels Go 'Round!"
• Hamster Wheel: "Wheels On The Bus" (with Animals)
• Hot Wheels: "Stronger Together" (Official Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Video)
• Pottery Wheel: "Ceramics for Beginners: Wheel Throwing"
• Roulette Wheel: "Emotions Wheel"
• School Bus with Wheels: "The Wheels On The Bus"
• Spinning Wheel: "Spinning Wool into Yarn"
• Steering Wheel: "Steering Wheel Song"
• Wagon Wheel: "Wagon Wheel Song"
• Water Wheel: "How Do Waterwheels Work?"
• Wheel Invention: "Invention of Wheels"
• Wheel of Fortune: "Alphabet Magic: Spin the Wheel"
• Wheelbarrow: "Wheels on the Bus Freeze Dance"
• Wheelchair: "Let's Get Rolling!"

During Distance Learning, I used these resources for quick access in Zoom Class. My students enjoyed them independently via Seesaw, as well.

We have now returned to in-person instruction and as much as I prefer 'real' books in my hands and those of my students, as well, precautions are sometimes still in play. I often utilize the virtual library and music/media room format during whole group activities. They provide a budget-friendly collection of thematic resources all organized in one place. Students look forward to their turn to choose for the class and enjoy individual access via tablets in our alternative classroom library.

The home-school connection is key, so students will continue to have access at home. They provide thematic enrichment, supplemental activities, and opportunities for shared reading with family & friends.