Barka Elementary Library

Destiny Discover Catalog

Click on the link below to see what we have available in our library!

Here is a link to our Barka Elementary Reading Room. Check it out for lots of resources and reading opportunities!

Check out the different library websites/game sites!

Into the Book:

• Go “into the book” to play games that practice reading strategies: www.reading.ecb.org
• Seussville: Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss and his friend www.seussville.com
• ABC YA: Practice math and reading skills all while playing fun games: www.abcya.com
• Fun Brain: Play games while practicing math and reading skills: www.funbrain.com
• Star Fall: Practice your phonic skills with these read along stories: www.starfall.com
• Storyline Online: Have some of your favorite stories read to you by movie stars: www.storylineonline.net
• Highlights Kids: Read, play games, and conduct science experiments: www.highlightskids.com
• Free Children Stories: Free stories online ages 3-12: https://www.freechildrenstories.com
• Magic Treehouse: Interactive games based on the book series: https://www.magictreehouse.com/

Virtual Museum Tours and Webcams

• Boston Children's Museum Virtual Tour - A 360-degree Virtual Tour of all three floors of the Boston Children's Museum.
• Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari - Join the Zoo on Facebook for Home Safari Facebook Live each day at 3pm EDT where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. Or explore this webpage for all kinds of information about their animals and fun activities you can do at home!
• Georgia Aquarium - The Georgia Aquarium provides webcams for several exhibits, including sharks, barrier reefs, beluga whales, sea otters, and piranhas.
• Hubble Space Telescope Tour - This is part of many links on the NASA website. Learn how the telescope works and is operated. Make sure to click on "Discoveries" on the left side to see amazing pictures taken by Hubble.
• National Museum of Natural History - Virtual tours allow students to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum. Visitors can also access select past exhibits no longer on display.
• Explore.org - A curated collection of webcams showing wild and not-so-wild spaces around the world. Watch, penguins, eagles, hummingbirds and more!
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams - Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams highlight otters, jelly fish, coral reefs, penguins, sea turtles, sharks, and the bay itself.
• Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo - While the National Zoo is temporarily closed to the public, the animals are still active. Webcams include naked mole rats, lions, giant pandas, and elephants.