{"id":143,"date":"2020-03-31T19:34:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T02:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/?p=143"},"modified":"2023-01-16T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T21:31:00","slug":"reading-our-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/2020\/03\/31\/reading-our-anchor\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading, Our Anchor."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope this post finds you all well during what is an unprecedented and oftentimes, an uncertain and challenging time.\u00a0 For me personally, I have found reading to be an incredibly helpful way to spend my time over Spring Break and beyond.\u00a0 I have embraced the opportunity to read a variety of books.<\/p>\n<p>And now, as we all navigate our current circumstances and continue learning in different ways, reading remains a constant and dependable activity in our lives.\u00a0 As we see our daily activities limited and changed, reading is something that we continue to be able to do anywhere and at anytime.\u00a0 Reading, in whatever form it takes, weathers any storm we may face.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-149 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/learn-3653430_1280-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/learn-3653430_1280-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/learn-3653430_1280-1024x579.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/learn-3653430_1280-768x434.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/learn-3653430_1280.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, and as we navigate our new learning environment, I hope the following resources will help support your child(ren) and your family with reading beyond our school walls.\u00a0 Click on the image to visit the site.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact me at <a href=\"mailto:stephanie.good@burnabyschools.ca\">stephanie.good@burnabyschools.ca<\/a> if you need help.\u00a0 Wishing you good health and Happy Reading!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblebooklibrary.com\/auto_login.aspx?U=tumble735&amp;P=books\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-185 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/Tumble.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A digital library where children and families can read and listen to stories online.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getepic.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-183 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/epic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A digital library that offers a variety of books to read and listen to online.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kidlit.tv\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-188 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/kid-lit-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/kid-lit-300x160.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/kid-lit-768x410.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/kid-lit.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This site allows families to explore a variety of literacy experiences, including author interviews, read alouds, and activities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniteforliteracy.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-191 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/unite.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/unite.png 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/unite-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Read or listen to stories. Suitable for Grades K to 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indigenousstorybooks.ca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-187 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/Indig-story.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Read or listen to stories in several Indigenous languages. Suitable for Grades K to 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/virtual-author-activities\/?utm_content=1584565321&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR2czkeYB1whO_NV300PwX37fI0NnY7uAWuv0-3sLIuRjUZ-509kaVTRCaQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-192 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/we-are-ts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/we-are-ts.png 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/we-are-ts-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visit this site to find a list of authors and well-known personalities reading books aloud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203\" style=\"width: 161px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storylineonline.net\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-203\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/story-line.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch and listen to celebrities read aloud online.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.bc.ca\/kids\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-197\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/bpl.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/bpl.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/bpl-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Burnaby Public Library offers access to books online with a library card. Call 604-436-5400 to sign up for a card over the phone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.audible.com\/start-listen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-198\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/audible.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/audible.png 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/audible-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free access to audiobooks for kids is available from Audible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/classroommagazines.scholastic.com\/support\/learnathome.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-201\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/files\/2020\/03\/schol.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Choose from a variety of activities to support distance learning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope this post finds you all well during what is an unprecedented and oftentimes, an uncertain and challenging time.\u00a0 For me personally, I have found reading to be an incredibly helpful way to spend my time over Spring Break <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/2020\/03\/31\/reading-our-anchor\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8545,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/stoney-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}