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TeachingBooks

TeachingBooks (K–12): An online literacy resource that brings books and authors to life through engaging multimedia resources and ready-to-use teaching materials featuring author interviews, book trailers, audio excerpts, discussion questions, and instructional activities.

Accessing Teaching Books

Sign In

  1. Navigate to TeachingBooks.
  2. Select the "Students" tab.
  3. Enter the username and password for TeachingBooks from the Subs/Passwords tab in the Search Portal. (Log in to the Search Portal with your Encom Username and Password.)

Navigation & Use

On-Demand webinars

Learn all the best practices for Teaching Books from their short On-Demand webinars. These can also be found by searching for the word 'webinar' in their search bar.

Search TeachingBooks when logged into our school account, and a Sora logo will appear, displaying titles that are part of our collection. Select the Sora logo to check out your item. Learn more at TeachingBooks.net/SoraDiscovery.

TeachingBooks can also be accessed through Sora. 

TeachingBooks has an Early Literacy Toolkit available for parents. These include book suggestions, printables, graphic organizers, instructional supports, timely topics, and ready-to-use ideas.

Digital Escape rooms are a fun way to engage students and enhance learning. Navigate to Digital Escape Rooms, then select a book title from the list. Scroll down to select "Book Guides, Activities, and Lessons." Scroll down to the Digital Escape Room button on the next page.

Games include Book Cover Jigsaw Puzzles, Book Description Word Search, Concentration, and Author/Illustrator Name Game.

Fluent French and Spanish speakers may wish to use French Language Resources or Spanish Language Resources. Please note that these resources are not for French or Spanish language learners.