Home to the largest collection of German-language children’s literature in North America, our Library Media Center offers students thousands of opportunities to embrace their new language.
Within the library’s 3,000 square feet, students and staff can find:
- 20,000 English-language titles
- 10,000 German-language titles
- Multimedia instructional materials
- Audiobooks, eBooks, and read-alongs
Destiny User’s Guide
Destiny is Milwaukee Public Schools’ Online Library Catalog System, providing instant access to reading and learning materials in both languages and your child’s library account. Type or select Milwaukee German Immersion School in the navigation bar on the left and start exploring.
- My Info – Use this tab to search for and reserve books and review your child’s outstanding items and fines.
- Filters – Use this tab to choose or change the language you or your child want to read.
Digital Materials Through MPL and More
Starting in first grade, MPS students may borrow up to 10 digital materials per year through the Milwaukee Public Library and Wisconsin’s Digital Library.
- Username – Students use their MPS S-number without the leading “S.”
- Pin – Students use their four-digit birth year.
Resources
These collections of English- and German-language websites and online learning resources are reviewed and approved by MGIS teachers. Explore them with your child. You might even learn some German!
English Resources
- American Memory – Primary documents, digital collections, and historical materials from the Library of Congress
- Brendan Kehoe’s Kids on the Web – A springboard to other sites that offer educational content for kids and adults (Keypals, Homework Help)
- Castles on the Web – Castle content galore, including photo galleries, featured castles, glossary, and historical and mythological content
- Clever – Learn how your child can access this district-approved portal to dozens of educational websites
- Dinosaur.org – Dinosaur facts and illustrations from the creatures’ first days on earth to their extinction and today’s fossil finds
- Earthday.org – Testimonials, campaigns, and facts and figures about Earth Day efforts worldwide
- Exploratorium – Online home of San Francisco’s famous public learning laboratory
- Hubble Space Telescope – NASA collection of eBooks, 3D models, night sky guides, and more from the telescope that changed how we see and know the universe
- Latin American Network Information Center – Sites and resources devoted to the study of Latin America
- Old Elm Speaks – Poetry, stories, and learning guides for children and their teachers and parents
- Spirit of Trees – Tree-centric resource for educators, environmentalists, storytellers and tree lovers!
German Resources
- Hamsterkiste – Reading School, a website with math games, children’s stories, and more
- Kidsweb – Tiere, Spiele, Experimente, Umwelttips Basteln, Geschichten und mehr.
- Was ist das – Puzzles, stories, and other German-language learning activities for all ages
- ZDF Terra – Documentaries and photo galleries that capture nature, travel, historical events, and activities
- Medienwerkstatt – Seite für Kinder mit vielen verschiedenen Informationen.
- Kindernetz – Podcasts, news stories, and video series featuring kids doing cool stuff
- Blinde Kuh – Suchmaschine für Kinderseiten.sterreich – Deutschsprachige Suchmaschine für Kinder.
- Earthday.de – Auch auf Deutsch!
- Pixelkids – Online-Angebot für Kinder: Spaß, Spiel, Unterhaltung und die eigene Homepage.
- Mediatorprogramme für den Grundschulunterricht – Unterstufe der Grund- und Förderschule
- Leo German – English Dictionary
- Legakids – Games, teaching tips, and resources to promote confidence and math/literacy skills, and geared toward children who have dyscalculia or dyslexia
- Kindernetz Geobrett – Explore the animal kingdom in German
- Geoboard – Creative, visual math games for younger students