James Island Elementary - Media Center Information

Media Center Webpage

Please click here to visit our media center echalk webpage!

101 Ideas for Celebrating Seuss Day!

At school or at home - here are some ideas for celebrating Dr. Seuss! 101 of them!

Accelerated Reader List by Title

A complete list of AR Quizzes at JIES arranged alphabetically by book title.

Accelerated Reader Quiz List by Author

Complete list of AR quizzes at JIES arranged alphabetically by author's last name.

Accelerated Reader Quiz List by Reading Level

A complete list of all AR quizzes at JIES arranged by reading level.

Bookworm Video

Bookworm's Blog

Check out Bookworm's Blog - a blog on the activities of the JIES Media Center. There are a number of "podcasts" by different classes and students - enjoy!

DISCUS - South Carolina's Virtual Library

Check it out - tons of great resources for everyone!

Evaluating Websites Activity - 5th Grade

Examine the websites provided and evaluate them for reliable information. Use the scorecard to record information about each site and your final score!

Explorer Riddles

Check out these 4th grade explorer riddles! See if you can guess who they are!

Identifying Genres

5th grade activity challenging students to identify various genres by reading example passages.

Interactive Poetry!

Martin's Big Words - Story and Quiz

See the wonderful book Martin's Big Words come to life in this video adaptation. Afterwards, take the quiz to recall some details and stretch your thinking.

Polar Bear Quiz

Click here to view our polar bear video clips and take a quick quiz!

Reading Around The World

Second graders have been reading folktales from Around the World. This is an Internet treasure hunt. Students are going to visit websites about various countries and answer questions to earn a Passport!

So, You Want to be President!

Story and Quiz

Video on Presidential Elections