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Sorry, it has been a while since I posted. Life gets in the way! All grade levels are looking at different kinds and styles of poetry this month. Second and Third Grade are having a Poetry Tasting. Kindergarten used the Code and Go Mice to find rhyming words! The entire staff will be participating in Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 18th. There are also lots of poems displayed throughout the building for teachers and students to read throughout the month! What is your favorite poem? Leave it in the comments.
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All of the students have enjoyed browsing and buying books from the fair this week!
Kindergarten and First grade read Pug and Pig, then built doors for Pig to fit through out of various building materials. They coded the Code and Go Mouse with Pig's face attached to go through the door. Check out our Facebook Page, Willard Orchard Hills Library, to see some video and pictures! Kindergarten and First Grade students read Pug and Pig Trick-or-Treat then used the Chatterpix app to make their pumpkins, Pug or Pig talk! Check out our WOHE Library Facebook page to watch some videos of their work.  This week was mostly about research with students in grades, K-4. Research is still an important process. Knowing the difference between fact and opinion is a foundational information literacy skill. After reading Good Night Bat! Good Morning Squirrel! - by Paul Maisel, students in grades K-4 researched either a bat or squirrel and their habitat. They were required to use both Pebble Go and Britannica School to locate factual information. In addition to the research, students created a picture of their animal to accompany the information. Students will be uploading their pictures and a short video of facts to the app HP Reveal.
4th Grade
I introduced the Great Kids Can Read Nominees and the Mark Twain Nominees. We watched some book trailers and learned how to fill out the form to earn Book Charms! Students will need to read 6 GKCR books and 4 MT books to be able to vote for their favorite in March. 3rd Grade I introduced the Great Kids Can Read Nominees and the Third Grade Picks. We watched some book trailers and learned how to fill out the form to earn Book Charms! Students will need to read 6 GKCR books to be able to vote for their favorite in March. 2nd Grade We read Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians. We then reviewed how to choose a just right book for us. We used Continuous Round Robin to share our ideas. 1st Grade We read Mr. Wiggles' Library. Then used Go Noodle to do a wiggle dance. Then we reviewed how to take care of our library books with Round Table and Do You Know How to Take Care of a Book sheet. Kindergarten We read Mr. Wiggle's Book the reviewed how to take care of our library books. Then we played Musical Shelves to see what the library has to offer. We sang our Shelf Saver song and checked out our first book!  4th Grade We read a book about whales then learned how to use Squishy Circuits to make a whale's blowhole light up! The students enjoyed learning how a circuit works.  3rd Grade We read Now and Ben and then used Makey Makey to play piano and the bongos using carrots, play dough, and foil. 2nd Grade We read Amazing Whales then used Rally Robin to tell others what we learned about whales. 1st Grade We read Stella LouElla's Runaway Book to review book care. Then we watched Animals Should Definitely Not Borrow Library Books.  Kindergarten
We finished Bookworm School! Students will begin checking out next week. We then read Mustache Baby and made out own mustaches. Fourth Grade These students were amazing this week. They broke out of the Breakout EDU to get their shelf savers and check out a book. They used clues for Oh, the Places You'll Go.   Third Grade Third Grade read the book, Manners with a Library Book and used Talking Chips to review how to treat our library books. They then checked out their first book! Second Grade Second Grade reviewed how to pick a just right book from them this week. We read A Book for Chester then used Talking Chips to review. First Grade First Grade worked on reviewing how to treat library books after we check them out. We read Watch Your Paws, Chester. Then we played Musical Shelves to look at all of the everybody books. They decorated their shelf savers and check out their first book of the year! Kindergarten Kindergarten is still working on Bookworm School. We learned to let the librarian fix hurt books and to use our shelf savers when looking for books this week. We read Simon's New Bed and Go Sleep in Your Own Bed. Then we all used various building materials to build a bed for our animals. All grade levels have been working on proper book care, learning about the library and library expectations. We have participated in Scavenger Hunts, Kagan Strategies-Showdown, Rally Robin and Talking Chips, Prezis and Powerpoints. Kindergarten is working on Bookworm School. I think all grade levels except Kingergarten are ready to check out starting September 4. We will start with one book to get back in the habit of returning them. Kindergarten will be ready in a couple of weeks.
4th Grade
We read Trombone Shorty then watched a Youtube video of him playing. We then used the app, Sketch a Song to create our own composition. 3rd Grade We are continuing our work on Folktales. This week we read the legend, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. Then we discussed what made this book a legend. 2nd Grade We finished up our work on Point of View this week with The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. We did a Timed Pair Share to discuss what point of view this was written. 1st Grade We reviewed Author's Purpose with reading Enemy Pie. Then we used FlipGrid to video our responses to the question: What does it mean to be kind? Kindergarten We read a fun book titled, Frog on a Log. Then we used empty toilet paper, paper towel rolls and paper plates to make new spots for the frog it sit. |
AuthorMy name is Miranda Bryant. This is my 28th year of teaching. I love being your child's librarian and look forward to seeing them each week. Archives
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