Kindergarten students will learn about Antarctica and Admiral Richard Byrd’s expedition in 1933 by listening to the story Something to Tell the Grandcows written by Eileen Spinelli. We will look at a world map depicting the different continents and will also look at a map of Antarctica depicting the various research stations occupied by scientists from different countries. First grade students will learn about Chinese New Year. We’ll look at an article about Chinese New Year in the Britannica Online Encyclopedia. We’ll discuss the role dragons play in Chinese New Year and then we’ll read the book called The Seven Chinese Sisters written by Kathy Tucker. After reading, students will retell the story utilizing pictures on the Activboard. Second grade students will learn about biographies. We’ll read the book Snowflake Bentley which is a biography of Wilson Bentley. Students will become familiar with looking for and reading the captions in order to gain additional information. We’ll also look at Wilson Bentley’s book Snow Crystals which contains actual photographs he took. Third grade students will become familiar with the print encyclopedia and how to utilize it in order to obtain reliable information on a topic. They will use the headings in the article about Martin Luther King, Jr. in order to effectively locate the answers to various questions about his life. Fourth and fifth grade students will have free reading/research time.
Posted in Library Class Activities Tagged: Antarctica, Biographies, Chinese New Year, Encyclopedia, Jr., Martin Luther King January 23, 2012
Kindergarten students will listen to the book Tacky and the Emperor written by Helen Lester. We will utilize the Brittanica Online Encyclopedia to look up some facts about penguins after reading the book. First grade students will listen to the book What is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases written by Kathleen Zoehfeld. Second grade students will listen to the book Boy Were We Wrong About the Dinosaurs written by Kathleen Kudlinski. Fourth grade students will review reference sources (print and online) and be able to identify when each reference source should be used. Fifth grade students will become familiar with a variety of reliable online sources they can utilize in order to complete their bottle biography project.
Posted in Library Class Activities January 17, 2012
This week kindergarten students will listen to the book Animals in Winter written by Henrietta Bancroft. We will discuss various ways that animals prepare for and survive during winter. First grade students will listen to the book My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. written by Christine King Farris. We will discuss the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. and learn about his early life. Second grade students will use the Britannica Online Encyclopedia to research a specific dinosaur. Third and fourth grade students will utilize nonfiction books to research various landforms. We will review using the index and table of contents as a means of locating specific information. Fifth grade students will use SIRS Discoverer on the Alabama Virtual Library to locate and read an article pertaining to volcanoes.
Posted in Library Class Activities Tagged: Animals in winter, Dinosaurs, Landforms, Martin Luther King Jr., Volcanoes January 9, 2012
This week we will continue to enjoy reading various Christmas books. Kindergarten students will view another outstanding pop-up book by Robert Sabuda of The Night Before Christmas. First grade students will enjoy listening to the book My Penguin Osbert written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. Second grade students will listen to the story Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett. Third through fifth grade students will have free reading time.
Posted in Library Class Activities Tagged: Christmas December 11, 2011
This week in library we will integrate math into our activities for grades K-2. Kindergarten will enjoy viewing and singing along with Robert Sabuda’s pop-up book of The Twelve Days of Christmas. First grade students will enjoy listening to the book Christmas Mouse written by Vivian French. Second grade students will listen to Christmas in the Big Woods adapted from the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. After reading those books students will use the Activboard to complete various addition problems using items from the stories. Third through Fifth grade students will have free reading time to work on earning Jingle Bell Run tickets and reaching their AR goal for the nine weeks.
Posted in Library Class Activities Tagged: Christmas December 5, 2011
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Posted in Uncategorized November 30, 2011
This week students in kindergarten will enjoy listening to the book Corduroy’s Christmas Surprise written by Don Freeman. We will focus on the main idea of the story. First grade students will listen to the book Night Tree written by Eve Bunting. We will focus on using clues to predict the outcome of the story. Second grade students will enjoy listening to the book How Santa Got His Job written by Stephen Krensky. We will review various parts of the book including the title page, copyright page, spine, etc. Third grade students will review items that can be found in a dictionary entry. They will practice locating various words with a partner. Fourth and fifth grade students will have an opportunity to suggest materials they would like to see ordered for the library this year. They will then have free reading time.
Posted in Uncategorized November 28, 2011
This week in the library we will focus on Thanksgiving. Kindergarten students will listen to the story Pilgrim Cat written by Carol Antoinette Peacock. We will review title, author, illustrator, characters, and setting. Second grade students will listen to the book Oh, What a Thanksgiving! written by Steven Kroll. Students will be able to retell the story in the correct sequence after reading. Third grade students will enjoy free reading time. They will be able to browse the library catalog and shelves, read books or magazines, and take AR quizzes. First, fourth, and fifth grade classes will not visit the library this week due to our Thanksgiving break.
Posted in Library Class Activities Tagged: Pilgrims, Thanksgiving November 21, 2011
This week kindergarten students will focus on identifying real people versus imaginary people. We will read the book One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims written by B.G. Hennessy. First grade students will practice using a picture dictionary to locate the correct spelling of words associated with Thanksgiving. Second grade students will practice locating words associated with Thanksgiving in a dictionary. We will focus on the use of guide words in order to locate words quickly. Third grade students will become familiar with a thesaurus and how it can be utilized when writing to provide other word choices. We will practice locating words in a print and online thesaurus and find synonyms for some words associated with Thanksgiving. Fourth grade students will learn to distinguish a legend from a myth. We will discuss characteristics of both and then read the book The Legend of the Lady Slipper: an Ojibwe tale. Fifth grade students will practice searching for and locating information about Plymouth Colony in the Britannica Online Encyclopedia available through the Alabama Virtual Library.
Posted in Uncategorized November 13, 2011
This week in the library Kindergarten students will learn about Squanto and the first Thanksgiving. We will read the book written by Teresa Celsi and use a flipchart to compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving with Thanksgiving today. First and second grade classes will focus on Patriotic Symbols in honor of Veterans Day. We will learn lots of interesting facts about our flag by reading the book The American Flag written by Tristan Boyer Binns and watching a video clip about Old Glory from Learn360. Third grade students will utilize the Britannica Online Encyclopedia available through the Alabama Virtual Library to research weather. Fifth grade students will research the early American colonies and find statistical information about them using the World Almanac and Book of Facts.
Posted in Library Class Activities Tagged: Patriotic Symbols, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day November 7, 2011
