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Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level 2015-16Our students enjoy weekly visits for a presentation crafted to instill a love of reading,
to enhance classroom lessons, and to inspire life-long learning. Visits include checking out materials, practicing information literacy, and exercising digital citizenship. |
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Happy Summer Reading!
Week of June 13 - Presentations Only - All Books Due for Inventory
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But I Am an Alligator by Lauren Child. Charlie tries to talk his little sister, Lola, out of wearing her alligator costume all of the time.
Can't Catch Me by John Hassett. A sassy ice cube escapes from the freezer and runs away to sea.
Can't Catch Me by John Hassett. A sassy ice cube escapes from the freezer and runs away to sea.
ALL OTHER CLASS VISITS HAVE ENDED
MONDAY CLASSES WILL MAKE UP BEING ONE WEEK BEHIND DUE TO MEMORIAL DAY
Kindergarten
Fun with Reading
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How to Read a Story by Kate Messner. Three steps that lead to the joy of reading: Find a story (a good one). Find a reading buddy (someone nice). Find a spot (a cozy one).
But Excuse Me that Is My Book by Lauren Child. Oh, no! Lola's favorite book is not on the shelf!
But Excuse Me that Is My Book by Lauren Child. Oh, no! Lola's favorite book is not on the shelf!
First Grade
Just for Fun
Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski. Though sheep are famous for following the flock, Woolbur is one sheep who knows how to think for himself and make his own lifestyle choices. "Isn't that great!"
Activity Woobur stick puppet
Activity Woobur stick puppet
Week of June 6 - Presentations Only - All Books Due for Inventory
TUESDAY - Library Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon & Shelf Reading Extravaganza 11am-2pm
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Lost Cat by C. Roger Mader. Slipper the cat is mistakenly left behind in the commotion when the lady she has always lived with moves in with her daughter's family, so Slipper sets out to find someone new to adopt.
I Like Your Buttons! by Sarah Lamstein. When a little girl compliments her teacher it starts a chain reaction of goodwill, good deeds, and thoughtfulness throughout the day.
June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month Click for info
Craft Bracelet made with buttons on pipe cleaners
I Like Your Buttons! by Sarah Lamstein. When a little girl compliments her teacher it starts a chain reaction of goodwill, good deeds, and thoughtfulness throughout the day.
June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month Click for info
Craft Bracelet made with buttons on pipe cleaners
First Grade
Just for Fun
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Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony. What is the proper way to ask for a doughnut?
Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman. How much can one bear take, even for cookies?
Princess Sparkle-Heart Gets a Makeover by Josh Schneider. A destroyed doll is made better than new.
The End by David LaRochelle. A princess starts a chain of events when she makes lemonade.
Activity Donut coloring sheet
Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman. How much can one bear take, even for cookies?
Princess Sparkle-Heart Gets a Makeover by Josh Schneider. A destroyed doll is made better than new.
The End by David LaRochelle. A princess starts a chain of events when she makes lemonade.
Activity Donut coloring sheet
Second Grade - Summer Reading
Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer. When their mother drops them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread the overbearing librarian, but are surprised at what they discover. Part 4 of 4
The Potato King by Christoph Niemann. A fictionalized account of how King Frederick of Prussia tricked his subjects into adopting the potato into their diet. The potato is the fourth largest food crop in the world today. Video The Potato Song Summer Reading 2016 lists and activity sheets |
Third Grade - Summer Reading
Fun Books Not to Be Missed These titles are featured on the 2016 entering 3rd grade reading list... too good to miss!
Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask to Be in this Book! by Julie Falatko. Snappsy's ordinary day is interrupted by a meddling narrator. Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy. Ragweed blithely breaks all his own farm dog rules, collecting biscuits as he goes. Madame Martine by Sarah S. Brannen. On a chase to retrieve her new dog, a longtime resident of Paris ascends the Eiffel Tower for the first time, discovering how much beauty she has been missing all these years and deciding to try something new each week. Summer Reading 2016 lists and activity sheets |
Fourth Grade - Narrative Nonfiction & Summer Reading
Harry Colebourn (1887-1947)
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Irene Pepperberg (1949- )
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Alan Rabinowitz (1953- )
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Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick. A fictionalized account of Captain Harry Colebourn's relationship with a bear cub in 1914, which he rescued while on his way to care for soldiers' horses during World War I and became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.
Alex the Parrot by Stephanie Spinner. The story of an African grey parrot named Alex (1976-2007) whose intelligence changed the way scientists view the brain. Video Scientist Irene Pepperberg and Alex
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz. The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate. Video A Boy's Promise at Panthera.org
Summer Reading 2016 lists and activity sheets
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
FIFTH GRADE CLASS VISITS HAVE ENDED Mrs. Means will make-up Memorial Day
Alex the Parrot by Stephanie Spinner. The story of an African grey parrot named Alex (1976-2007) whose intelligence changed the way scientists view the brain. Video Scientist Irene Pepperberg and Alex
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz. The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate. Video A Boy's Promise at Panthera.org
Summer Reading 2016 lists and activity sheets
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
FIFTH GRADE CLASS VISITS HAVE ENDED Mrs. Means will make-up Memorial Day
Week of May 30 - Presentations Only - Student Check Outs Have Ended
TK - Ladybugs
Bubba and Trixie by Lisa Campbell Ernst. An adventuresome ladybug befriends an apprehensive caterpillar and helps him to enjoy life and be happy with what he is and with what he becomes. Students will decorate a foam or die-cut butterfly and a prepared ladybug to clothespin together.
Instructions 3D Paper Ladybug |
Kindergarten - Just for Fun
If Rocks Could Sing by Leslie McGuirk. Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book.
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French. A tongue-in-cheek account of a wombat's busy week; eating, sleeping, digging holes . . . and training her new neighbors to produce treats on demand. Guess Again! by Mac Barnett. Flaps, fold-outs and fool-the-eye illustrations keep the reader guessing again, and again, and again. Activity Question mark bookmark to color and cut |
First Grade - China
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The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack. A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to return to his master's houseboat one evening.
Video Fishing in China with cormorants Activity Students will fold a simple origami boat |
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Fifth Grade Deep Doodles
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Deep Doodles What do your doodles reveal about your character and your personality?
This is Not a Picture Book! by Sergio Ruzzier. A fanciful tribute to the power of books of all kinds, and a lovely last book to serve as a fond farewell to our fifth graders.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
This is Not a Picture Book! by Sergio Ruzzier. A fanciful tribute to the power of books of all kinds, and a lovely last book to serve as a fond farewell to our fifth graders.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Click the image for the Manhattan Beach Middle School Library website
Week of May 23
TK - Ladybugs
Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy by David Soman and Jacky Davis. Lulu and Sam know how to include some new friends when they play Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy, saving the playground from hairy monsters and big mean robots.
Activity Students embellish a prepared book with one red and one yellow page. |
Kindergarten - Ladybugs
Ladybug Girl at the Beach by David Soman and Jacky Davis. Lulu, who likes to wear a ladybug costume, goes to the beach for the first time and makes sand castles, flies kites, and deals with her fear of the ocean.
Activity Students use crayons, scissors, tape, to transform a red paper rectangle into anything they like. |
First Grade - Silkworms
Video: time-lapse silkworms
Worm Gets a Job by Kathy Caple. Worm attempts various jobs for his animal friends so that he can buy painting supplies and enter the art contest.
Activity Students use crayons, scissors, tape to transform a red paper scooter handle into anything they like. |
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Week of May 16
TK - At the Beach
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! by Lucille Colandro. A seaside adaptation of the familiar rhyme about an old woman who swallows a fly, in which the lady in question swallows a shell, a crab, some sand, and many other puzzling items for a creative reason revealed at the end.
Seashells coloring sheet |
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Kindergarten - At the Beach
Sneakers the Seaside Cat by Margaret Wise Brown. Through Sneakers children experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the ocean. Adapted from Sneakers: Seven Stories About a Cat by Margaret Wise Brown, originally published in 1955.
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First Grade - Getting Ready for Three Piggy Opera with Miss Radha
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Wolves by Emily Gravett. A young rabbit checks out a library book about wolves and learns much more about their behavior than he wanted to know.
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen. When the Big Bad Wolf teases him about being good, Rolf tries to prove himself by howling at the moon and blowing down Little Pig's house.
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza. A crafty little pig comes knocking at the door of a hungry fox who soon realizes that getting dinner into the pot is harder than it seems.
Coloring page The Three Little Pigs
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen. When the Big Bad Wolf teases him about being good, Rolf tries to prove himself by howling at the moon and blowing down Little Pig's house.
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza. A crafty little pig comes knocking at the door of a hungry fox who soon realizes that getting dinner into the pot is harder than it seems.
Coloring page The Three Little Pigs
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Week of May 9
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Elements of Fairy Tales Readwritethink.org
Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox. Prince Charming tries all sorts of silly ways to wake Sleeping Beauty before he learns how he is really supposed to wake her up.
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley.
Cooperatively writing a fairy tale for school, a girl imagines a beautiful princess whose beloved ponies are being stolen by a giant, and a boy conjures up a muscular biker who will guard the last pony in exchange for gold.
Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox. Prince Charming tries all sorts of silly ways to wake Sleeping Beauty before he learns how he is really supposed to wake her up.
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley.
Cooperatively writing a fairy tale for school, a girl imagines a beautiful princess whose beloved ponies are being stolen by a giant, and a boy conjures up a muscular biker who will guard the last pony in exchange for gold.
Fourth Grade
Children's Book Week
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The Taking Tree by Shrill Travesty. A selfish little boy takes advantage of a long-suffering tree who finally gives him just what he deserves in this parody of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
CHAIRS: NOV DEC JAN
CHAIRS: NOV DEC JAN
Fifth Grade
Novel Study
Click for book trailer
Week of May 2 - Screen-Free Week - Children's Book Week - CYRM Results
TK and Kindergarten
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Second Grade
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Open this Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier. An imaginative exploration of the art of book making and a charming tale of friendship and the power of books. The special invitation at the end is the perfect lead-in for Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco, a story about how the best thing to play with is a huge imagination.
Jimmy Jet and his TV Set A poem to recite and draw from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.
Jimmy Jet and his TV Set A poem to recite and draw from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.
Third Grade
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Goodnight iPad by Ann Droyd. In this parody for the next generation, a family bids goodnight to their electronic gadgets before going to bed.
When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins. A boy who likes nothing but playing computer games is in trouble when the power goes out and his little sister has all of the batteries in the house.
Jimmy Jet and his TV Set A poem to recite and draw from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.
When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins. A boy who likes nothing but playing computer games is in trouble when the power goes out and his little sister has all of the batteries in the house.
Jimmy Jet and his TV Set A poem to recite and draw from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.
Fourth Grade
Screen-Free Week
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If You Give a Mouse an iPhone by Ann Droyd. In this parody of the Laura Numeroff story, if you give a bored little mouse an iPhone he's likely to miss out on all the real fun going on around him.
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell. When Gertie moves in next door with fancy toys and a huge television set, Molly shares lessons she learned from her grandmother about home-made playthings and imagination.
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Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell. When Gertie moves in next door with fancy toys and a huge television set, Molly shares lessons she learned from her grandmother about home-made playthings and imagination.
CHAIRS: AUG SEP OCT
Fifth Grade
Novel Study
Click for book trailer
Mood Music
SoundCloud EP
Tommy Hessenius That Lucid Place
Summer Reading
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Visits canceled due to testing.
SoundCloud EP
Tommy Hessenius That Lucid Place
Summer Reading
CHAIRS:
NOV DEC JAN
Visits canceled due to testing.
Week of April 25
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First Grade
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Harry the Dirty Dog (1956) by Gene Zion. Harry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything . . . except baths. One day, before bath time, Harry runs away. By the time he returns home, Harry is so dirty he looks like a black dog with white spots and his family doesn't recognize him.
A Dog Wearing Shoes (2015) by Sangmi Ko. Mini finds a dog and begs to keep him.
A Dog Wearing Shoes (2015) by Sangmi Ko. Mini finds a dog and begs to keep him.
Second Grade
"Ugly Ducklings"
Beloved Older Books
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The Outside Cat (1957) by Jane Thayer. Samuel wants to get inside. He finally does, only to discover that the family and cat who were living there have moved. Now Samuel wants out, but he’s trapped in an empty house.
Six-Dinner Sid (1991) by Inga Moore. A clever cat lives with six families.
Won Ton : a Cat Tale Told in Haiku (2011) by Lee Wardlaw. A cat arrives at a shelter, arranges to go home with a good family, and settles in with them, all the while letting them know who is boss and, finally, sharing his real name.
From poets.org A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Click for more.
Six-Dinner Sid (1991) by Inga Moore. A clever cat lives with six families.
Won Ton : a Cat Tale Told in Haiku (2011) by Lee Wardlaw. A cat arrives at a shelter, arranges to go home with a good family, and settles in with them, all the while letting them know who is boss and, finally, sharing his real name.
From poets.org A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Click for more.
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Week of April 18 - Celebrating Earth Week
Earth Day is an annual observance, held on April 22, to increase awareness of environmental issues. Millions of people worldwide gather to clean up litter, to protest threats to the environment, and to celebrate progress in reducing pollution. In 1969, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson suggested that a day of environmental education be held on college campuses. The following year, the lawyer and environmentalist Denis Hayes (then a recent graduate of Stanford University) led hundreds of students in organizing the observance of Earth Day on April 22, 1970. About 20 million people participated in this celebration. The event helped to alert people to the dangers of pollution and fostered a new environmental movement. Also in 1970, Congress created the Environmental Protection Agency to set and enforce pollution standards, and passed the Clean Air Act which limits the amount of air pollution that cars, utilities, and industries could release. Other environmental laws soon followed. (Hayes, Denis. "Earth Day." World Book Student. World Book, 2016. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.)
The effort continues with Grades of Green, a grassroots organization that teaches kids about environmental stewardship that got its start at Grand View Elementary School in 2010.
The effort continues with Grades of Green, a grassroots organization that teaches kids about environmental stewardship that got its start at Grand View Elementary School in 2010.
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Week of April 11 - Celebrating National Library Week with Readers Theater
TK-5th - Who's on First?! |
First Grade - Baseball
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Second Grade - Baseball |
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Who's on First?! With split second comedic timing Bud Abbott and Lou Costello bring their hilarious baseball routine to a new generation of delighted fans.
Script Who's on First?! Video Who's on First?! Local news report Extended Costello family in the Library The Beach Reporter (5/2/13) Local news report Lou Costello's daughter in the Library Easy Reader (4/14/10) |
Playing Right Field by Willy Welch Although he is always chosen last and sent to play in right field where there is little action, and nothing much to do but watch the dandelions grow, a young boy has his moment of fame.
Video Right Field sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary (YouTube) |
Batter Up Wombat by Helen Lester An Australian wombat joins the Champs baseball team, and even though he is disastrously ignorant about the game, his innate talents save everyone when a tornado suddenly strikes.
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Third Grade - Baseball
Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson. Based on the author's experience growing up as a hearing child with deaf parents.
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Fourth Grade - Baseball
Top row from left: Tony, Joe, Paul, Alfred, Charlie, Jimmy
Bottom row from left: Bobby, Billy, Freddie, Eddie, Bubbie, Louie circa 1950. Click to watch the brothers in action
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Fifth Grade
Click for book trailer
Schooled by Gordon Korman Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
Mood Music SoundCloud EP Tommy Hessenius That Lucid Place Summer Reading |
Week of April 4 - Happy Spring Break
Week of March 27
TK-Fifth Grade - CYRM VoteFourth and Fifth Grade Students Those who read all three novels nominated for the CYRM intermediate category must vote by March 31st. 4th and 5th grade students who have read at least one of the novels will be invited to have lunch in the library. Date and details to come.
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First Grade - Egg DropThe Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend With hopes of making a delicious omelet, Jack the cat builds a nest to catch a chicken, but ends up attracting more than the bird.
Activity Humpty Dumpty Coloring Sheet |
Second Grade - Egg Fun
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs-- but then some eggs he was planning to boil hatch out and the goslings believe Bruce is their mother.
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3rd Grade - Women's History
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was fascinated by numbers as a child and is considered by many to be the mother of computer programming. In 1953, more than a century after her death, her notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine were republished. The engine has now been recognized as an early model for a computer and her notes as a description of a computer and software.
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4th Grade - CA VIP Report
Julia Morgan Built a Castle By Celeste Davidson Mannis An illustrated account of the first woman to graduate with a certificate of architecture from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and who became California's first licensed female architect. Julia Morgan designed over 800 buildings, including Hearst Castle for W.R. Hearst.
Video Connections Building the Dream Index of Buildings by Julia Morgan CHAIRS: AUG SEP OCT |
5th Grade - Novel Study
Click for book trailer
Schooled by Gordon Korman Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
Mood Music SoundCloud Tommy Hessenius EP That Lucid Place while reading chapters 19-20. CHAIRS: FEB MAR APR |
Week of March 21
TK-Fifth Grade - California Young Reader Medal
CYRM website
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Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds Have "The Invaders" by Jerry Goldsmith playing quietly in the background while reading. Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling tasty carrots to munch out of Crackenhopper Field each time he passes by, until he starts thinking there are creepy carrots everywhere.
Activity Make Creepy Carrot bookmarks from template. |
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3rd Grade - Women's History
Queen of the Diamond by Emily Arnold McCully Lizzie Murphy (1894-1964) was good at baseball. In fact, she was better than most of the boys. But she was a child in 1900, and back then baseball was not a game for girls. Lizzie practiced with her brother anyway, and by the time she turned fifteen, she was playing for two different amateur boys' teams. When she turned eighteen, Lizzie did something else that women weren't supposed to do: she signed up with a professional baseball team.
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4th Grade - Women's HistoryBrave Girl by Michelle Markel Describes how immigrant Clara Lemlich (1886-1982) fought against poor treatment of her fellow factory workers, leading the largest walkout of women workers in the country in 1909. There is still no separate entry in World Book for this heroic woman.
Encyclopedia article Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire World Book Online (password protected) Video segment The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Discovery Education streaming video (password protected) about 2 minutes CHAIRS: MAY JUNE JULY |
5th Grade - Novel Study
Click for book trailer
Schooled by Gordon Korman Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
Mood Music SoundCloud Tommy Hessenius EP That Lucid Place while reading chapters 17-18. CHAIRS: NOV DEC JAN |
Week of March 14
TK-Fifth Grade - California Young Reader Medal
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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. californiayoungreadermedal.org
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt One day, Duncan is happily coloring with his crayons when a stack of postcards arrives in the mail from his former crayons, each of which has run away or been left behind, and all of which want to come home.
Video segment How Crayons Are Made Discovery Education streaming video (password protected) 07:30
Activity Sheets Maze -- Coloring -- Connect the Dots -- Word Search and more
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt One day, Duncan is happily coloring with his crayons when a stack of postcards arrives in the mail from his former crayons, each of which has run away or been left behind, and all of which want to come home.
Video segment How Crayons Are Made Discovery Education streaming video (password protected) 07:30
Activity Sheets Maze -- Coloring -- Connect the Dots -- Word Search and more
Third Grade - WHM Biography
The House that Jane Built by Tanya Lee Stone Details the life of social worker and activist Jane Addams (1860-1935). At a young age, Addams became aware that not all people had the advantages in life that she enjoyed, and she was determined to "find a way to fix the world."
Family Photographs The Jane Addams Papers Project Video segment Jane Addams Founds Hull House in Chicago Discovery Education streaming video (password protected) about 3 minutes (begin at :50) |
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Week of March 7
TK-5th Grade - CYRMPaul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb Paul used to just swim around in circles until one day Bernadette drops in and shows Paul there are so many things to see in the wide world right outside his bowl. Paired with:
Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian (CYRM nominee 2013) A goldfish gives a personal account of his experiences while swimming around his bowl as it slowly fills with fish and accessories. The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen The pout-pout fish believes he knows only how to frown until one day a fish shows him otherwise. Dog vs. Cat by Chris Gall A dog and a cat, both newly adopted and forced to share a room, do not get along until a howling, smelly, terrifying newcomer unites them in a common cause. |
3rd Grade - Biography
For Women's History Month
Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.
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4th Grade - Biography
For Women's History Month
Spic-and-Span by Monica Kulling Lillian Moller Gilbreth ran an efficiency consulting business with her husband Frank. When he died, leaving her with eleven children to support, she put her experience with work efficiency to bear on her own life, and put her knowledge of industrial engineering to work making household kitchens more comfortable and efficient.
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Week of February 29
TK-Fifth Grade - CYRM
Click for CA Young Reader Medal info
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin Nothing can go wrong at a taco party for dragons as long as there are tacos, tacos, more tacos, and back-up tacos.
CYRM Activity for 3rd Grade Let’s make taco recipes that are dragon-friendly! On an index card, write the ingredients for the kind of tacos that dragons would enjoy. Then, explain how to make the tacos on the back side of the card. We’ll assemble all the cards together into a class recipe book! |
First Grade - Dr. Seuss
Click for Seussville website
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss Marco struggles to report truthfully to his father the events of his day, rather than embellish the dull sights in order to make for a more exciting tale. Published in 1937, this first book for children by Dr. Seuss was rejected by 27 publishers before being accepted by Vanguard Press.
Activity Create a Dr. Seuss Name Students will experiment with their names to create their own pseudonyms: Doctor + Middle Name and Abbreviation of First Name + Last Name spelled backwards. |
Second Grade - Dinosaurs
How Big Were Dinosaurs? by Lita Judge
Dinosaurs are illustrated next to modern animals so comparisons can be made... from the tiniest Microraptor to the colossal Argentinosaurus. Activity Create a thank you note or picture for last week's Rotary Reader. |
Third Grade - Biography
Mr. Williams by Karen Barbour "I was good at making my rows straight." Born the same year as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mr. Williams lived simply, sometimes facing the harsh reality of racism in the South. This understated biography drives home that though most of us will not grow up to be famous, we can live our lives with dignity.
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Fourth Grade - CA VIP
Julia Morgan Built a Castle By Celeste Davidson Mannis (Hold for week before spring break.) An illustrated account of the first woman to graduate with a certificate of architecture from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and who became California's first licensed female architect. Julia Morgan designed over 800 buildings, including Hearst Castle for W.R. Hearst.
Video Connections Building the Dream Index of Buildings by Julia Morgan CHAIRS: AUG SEP OCT |
Fifth Grade - Novel Study
Click for book trailer
Schooled by Gordon Korman Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
CHAIRS: MAY JUNE JULY |
Week of February 22
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Fifth Grade
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Week of February 15 - District Recess
Week of February 8
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Week of February 1
TK - Valentine's Day
I Love Dogs! by Sue Stainton Lazy dogs, crazy dogs, yappy dogs, happy dogs... and one very special dog.
Clifford's First Valentine's Day by Norman Bridwell Emily Elizabeth describes all the Valentine fun that she and Clifford had when he was just a tiny puppy in her pocket. Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis How can a tiny mouse get the kiss he needs? At home activity: Heart Mouse Paper Craft Instructions |
Kindergarten - Valentine
Mr. Tanen's Ties by Maryann Cocca-Leffler The principal at Lynnhurst Elementary School is well known for his colorful and unusual ties, but his boss orders him to stop wearing them until he learns to love them too, and ties a knot of another sort.
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First Grade - Groundhog Day
History of Groundhog Day
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Video History of Groundhog Day Discovery Education (password protected) Find out the story behind Punxsutawney Phil and the history of Groundhog Day.
Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox by Susan Blackaby Brownie is waiting for spring and meets a fox... will Brownie be able to talk her way out of becoming a mid-winter snack? Groundhog Coloring Sheet
Groundhog Pudding Cups Turn pudding, cookies, and simple trimmings into the cutest treat ever! Instructions
Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox by Susan Blackaby Brownie is waiting for spring and meets a fox... will Brownie be able to talk her way out of becoming a mid-winter snack? Groundhog Coloring Sheet
Groundhog Pudding Cups Turn pudding, cookies, and simple trimmings into the cutest treat ever! Instructions
Second Grade - Dinosaurs
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Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton During a trip to the museum Dave keeps trying to get his dad's attention. The dinosaurs around him are springing to life!
What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick Patrick imagines that at one time dinosaurs were great friends of people and were responsible for building the world we enjoy today.
UK: Birds Related to Dinosaurs
Video United Kingdom: Birds Related to Dinosaurs Discovery Education (password protected) Scientists study the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea Roaar! Roaaaar! Nothing can stop him!
What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick Patrick imagines that at one time dinosaurs were great friends of people and were responsible for building the world we enjoy today.
UK: Birds Related to Dinosaurs
Video United Kingdom: Birds Related to Dinosaurs Discovery Education (password protected) Scientists study the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea Roaar! Roaaaar! Nothing can stop him!
Third Grade - Black History
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The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson Though a fence segregates a pre-Civil Rights Era town, two girls find a way to overcome the separation and become playmates.
Video The Summer of 1964 Discovery Education (password protected) Though they faced physical danger, ministers, lawyers, teachers, and students came together to register African American voters in Mississippi during the Summer of 1964.
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles The friendship between two boys in 1964 underscores the bittersweet aftermath of the passage of the Civil Rights Act when, rather than opening swimming pools and other public spaces to African Americans, many towns and property owners boarded up the doors. The story ends with the promise of rights and freedoms yet to come.
Video The Summer of 1964 Discovery Education (password protected) Though they faced physical danger, ministers, lawyers, teachers, and students came together to register African American voters in Mississippi during the Summer of 1964.
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles The friendship between two boys in 1964 underscores the bittersweet aftermath of the passage of the Civil Rights Act when, rather than opening swimming pools and other public spaces to African Americans, many towns and property owners boarded up the doors. The story ends with the promise of rights and freedoms yet to come.
Fourth Grade - Black History
Light in the Darkness by Lesa Cline-Ransome Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school.
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Words Set Me Free by Lesa Cline-Ransome A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement. Discusses how he spent his childhood as a slave on a plantation, was sold at the age of eight to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom. AUG SEP OCT
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Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave escaped to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate to Philadelphia.
Video Greensboro Four Woolworth's Lunch Counter AwesomeStories.com February 1, 1960, four black college students sat a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Their peaceful protest inspired other people to organize sit-ins throughout the South.
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney Four young men who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at a "whites only" lunch counter.
Video Greensboro Four Woolworth's Lunch Counter AwesomeStories.com February 1, 1960, four black college students sat a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Their peaceful protest inspired other people to organize sit-ins throughout the South.
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney Four young men who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at a "whites only" lunch counter.
Week of January 25
TK - Penguins
Video Penguins Walking on World Book Kids (password protected)
Penguins by Mary King Hoff The characteristics of penguins, where they live, how they care for their young, and their relationship with other animals. |
Sergio Makes a Splash by Edel Rodriguez Even though he loves water, Sergio the penguin is afraid to swim in the deep water until he learns how.
Coloring Sheet: Penguins |
Kindergarten - Penguins
Video Penguins Walking on World Book Kids (password protected)
The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born. |
Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood Searching for fun in his snowy polar world, Little Penguin dances with the gooney birds, cavorts at the Walrus Polar Club, and narrowly escapes being eaten by a whale.
Coloring Sheet: Penguins |
First Grade - Polar Bears
The Polar Bear: Master of the Ice Facts about the habitat and behavior of polar bears.
Video Polar Bears Discovery Education (password protected content) A brief snapshot of a mother and her two playful cubs (begin at 00.20 seconds and end at minute 2.00). |
Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson An adventurous cub leaves the safety of her mother's den to explore the Arctic and meets a friend. The pair play among the gulls, seals, and walruses who share their home.
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Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by Juliana, Isabella, and Craig Hatkoff He was no bigger than a snowball and unable to care for himself, but luckily a zookeeper in the Berlin Zoo knew just what to do.
Activity: stitched bookmark on plastic mesh with yarn and pipe cleaner "needle" (belated from last week's presentation) |
Second Grade - Point of View, Perspective, Having an Opinion
Sweet Tooth by Margie Palatini
Stewart's loud, obnoxious sweet tooth constantly gets him into trouble, until Stewart uses a healthy diet to take control of the situation. |
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.
Activity: String shaped pony beads onto a pipe cleaner to create a "candy" bracelet. |
Third Grade - Visiting Ballona Wetlands
Wetlands by Andrew Donnelly A brief intro to wetlands, their appearance, location, and plants and animals that live there.
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Make Way for Ducklings Mother and Father Mallard search for the perfect home to raise their family in this Caldecott Award winner that illustrates the city of Boston in such detail that a police officer's shoe size can be observed.
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Secret Place by Eve Bunting A boy learns that the city with all its concrete and noise can also be a home for wildlife when he sees egrets, cinnamon teals, and mallard families nesting in a secret place between two walls.
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Fourth and Fifth Grade - CA Young Reader Medal Novel Nominees
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About the California Young Reader Medal
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Picture Book for Older Readers nominee
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Fifth-grader Cally Louise Fisher stops talking, partly because her father and brother never speak of her mother who died a year earlier, but visions of her mother, friendships with a homeless man and a disabled boy, and a huge dog ensure that she still communicates.
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For most of her eleven years, Delly has been in trouble without knowing why, until her little brother, R.B., and a strange, silent new friend, Ferris, help her find a way to be good--and happy--again.
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Prue's life shifts from ordinary to extraordinary when her baby brother is kidnapped by a murder of crows and she must embark into the Impassable Wilderness, a dense forest in the center of Portland, Oregon, with her friend Curtis in tow, where the pair will encounter warring creatures, peaceful mystics, and dark-minded, powerful figures.
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Week of January 18
American Library Association Book and Media Awards Season
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A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka Daisy learns a valuable lesson when her favorite ball is ruined by another dog.
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
Kindergarten
Caldecott Medal 2003
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My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.
First Grade
Caldecott Medal 2000
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
Bookmark Sewing Activity Link
Bookmark Sewing Activity Link
Second Grade Welcoming Immigrants and Celebrating Heritage
My Name is Sangoel by Karen Williams As a refugee from Sudan in Central Africa to the United States, a little boy is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until one day he finds a clever way to solve the problem.
Jalapeno Bagels by Natasha Wing Pablo wants to take a treat from his family's bakery to school to reflect his culture, but he has a hard time deciding between his mother's Mexican sweets and his father's Jewish treats. Recipe Los Bagels Bakery Chango Bars Bookmark Chango Bars Recipe Link Fifth Grade: Library closed Tuesday, class visits canceled. |
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Week of January 11
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929 d. April 4, 1968)
TK and Kinder
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Focuses on highlights and accomplishments to help the very young appreciate Dr. King.
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First Grade
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A simple biography of this great leader that emphasizes is dream of equal treatment for all Americans.
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Second Grade
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A brief biography of civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African-Americans win many battles for equal rights.
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Third Grade
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Growing up in the segregated South forced a very young Martin to learn a bitter lesson, and as a seven-year-old he embarked on a journey that would change the course of American history.
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Fourth Grade
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The niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recounts her uncle's work to promote racial equality and introduces key events during the civil rights era, focusing on key tenets of King's philosophy: freedom, justice, brotherhood and nonviolence.
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Fourth and Fifth Grade YouTube: I Have a Dream speech
The "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 during the The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The March was partly intended to show support for civil rights legislation proposed June 11th by President John F. Kennedy.
 President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act
President Kennedy did not live to see the civil rights dream come true. The Civil Rights Act was signed by President Johnson on July 2, 1964. It outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. It ended racial segregation in schools, the workplace, and public facilities.
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In an example of how focusing on a smaller element of a larger story can cut to the heart of its meaning, Eve Bunting tells the story of the cart borrowed from a junk store that carried the body of Martin Luther King, Jr. through the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, on the day of his funeral.
Continue Schooled with reflection on similarities and differences between MLK and Cap. All You Need Is Love. |
Week of January 4 - TK - Happy Healthy New Year
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! by Mo Willems Gerald believes he is allergic to his best friend Piggie and is concerned that he will need to stay away from his pal forever.
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Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman When the farm animals seem to catch the flu one after another, a young boy does his best to take care of them.
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Week of January 4 - Kindergarten - Fiction vs. Nonfiction
Exploring Nonfiction Materials Review the differences between fiction and nonfiction. Engage students in a discussion about subjects they like to learn about. Explain that nonfiction books are organized by subject. Students tour the nonfiction side of the library.
Week of January 4 - First Grade - Thank You Notes
The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning Owen sends a real hug to his Grandmother through the mail. Click to learn how you can mail a giant hug of your own.
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Mail Myself to You by Woody Guthrie Click to enjoy the song, featured in a 2003 U.S. Post Office commercial.
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Week of January 4 - Second Grade - Heritage Project
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel by Leslie Connor The shovel a young immigrant brings to America spades gardens, clears snow, plants seeds, and exemplifies how choices follow us through life. Students will think about what choice they would make in similar circumstances, and how that choice might impact a lifetime.
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All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino In a tale that honors those who helped make us who we are, a little shovel is passed down through four generations of the author's family.
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Week of January 4 - Third Grade - Biography
Odd Boy Out by Don Brown Albert was a peculiar baby with a big head. When he was older he hit his sister, bothered his teachers, and didn't have many friends. In the midst of all this, he was fascinated with solving puzzles and scientific problems. The ideas Albert Einstein (1879-1955) came up with during his childhood as an odd boy were destined to change what we understand about the world around us.
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The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman At the age of four Paul Erdos (1913-1996) could ask you when you were born and then calculate the number of seconds you had been alive in his head. But he didn't learn to butter his own bread until he turned twenty! Tessellation Art online or with paper.
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Week of January 4 - Fourth Grade & Fifth Grade - California Young Reader Medal
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A Nation's Hope by Matt de la Pena The story behind the 1938 boxing match between American champ Joe Louis and "Hitler's German," Max Schmeling. As the nation edged closer to war, Joe Louis felt the weight of expectations on his shoulders. Two years earlier Schmeling had humiliated him in a stunning upset. Now, a rematch was scheduled in front of 70,000 fans at Yankee Stadium, while an even larger radio audience listened intently. About the California Young Reader Medal CHAIRS: NOV DEC JAN |
December 21 to January 1 - Winter Break - Season's Readings!
Week of December 14 - TK - Merry Christmas
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin As Farmer Brown prepares the house for Christmas, Duck tries to play Santa--but he gets stuck in the chimney, along with all the other animals who try to help.
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Click the Image to Track Santa What began as the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) became The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in 1958 when the United States and Canada joined to take on the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles.
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Click the Image to Track Santa The tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD hotline. The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.
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Week of December 14 - Kindergarten - Merry Christmas
Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey Dragon has a merry time decorating a tree outdoors, making a candy wreath, and sharing his Christmas gifts with needy animals. See if you can spot the homage to Vincent Van Gogh.
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NORAD Click the image to track Santa
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NORAD Click the image to track Santa
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Week of December 14 - First Grade - Merry Christmas
The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming A cumulative story to warm up a cold winter day. Alive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend.
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Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever by Katharine Paterson Marvin makes a special Christmas present. He wants the wreath he made to last forever, but the pine boughs are turning dry and brown as winter turns to spring.
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NORAD Click the image to track Santa
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NORAD Click the image to track Santa
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Week of December 14 - Second Grade - Merry Christmas
Little Santa by Jon Agee Little Santa loves the North Pole. So, when his family decides to move to sunny Florida, Santa is miserable. Lucky for him, a blizzard foils their plans. The only way out of the house is up the chimney. Up goes Santa to look for help, and along the way he meets a reindeer, a large group of elves... and the rest is history!
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Ant and Honey Bee, a Pair of Friends in Winter by Megan McDonald Brrrr! The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It's time for bugs to hunker down and hide out for the winter. But Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Will Honey Bee welcome an interruption of her peace and quiet? (Chapter 3)
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Click the Image to Track Santa What began as the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) became The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in 1958 when the United States and Canada joined to take on the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles.
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Click the Image to Track Santa The tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD hotline. The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.
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Week of December 14 - Third Grade - Merry Christmas
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The six mischievous Herdman kids lie, steal, and smoke cigars, and when they become involved in the local Christmas pageant, it becomes one of the most memorable Christmas plays the community has seen.
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How Murray Saved Christmas by Mike Reiss While the Herdman kids threaten the Christmas pageant, meanwhile, up at the North Pole, Santa is unable to deliver presents one Christmas Eve.
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Click the Image to Track Santa What began as the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) became The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in 1958 when the United States and Canada joined to take on the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles.
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Click the Image to Track Santa The tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD hotline. The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.
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Week of December 14 - Fourth Grade - Extreme Weather & Conditions & Merry Christmas
 Discovery Education streaming video: Storm Surge--Hurricane Katrina (password protected)
Cajun Night Before Christmas A reading of a Cajun version in honor of the librarian from New Orleans who lost her entire collection in Hurricane Katrina, but not her optimistic outlook on life. CHAIRS: AUG SEP OCT |
 History Channel video: play to minute 1:45 and stop
Shooting at the Stars by John Hendrix On Christmas Eve during the trench warfare of WWI, in the bitter winter of 1914, a virtual miracle occurred. Enemies on both sides stopped fighting and began to sing Silent Night. On Christmas Day, enemy soldiers walked into the open ground between the trenches and shook hands. They exchanged biscuits and buttons and belts from their uniforms as souvenirs.
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Click the Image to Track Santa What began as the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) became The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in 1958 when the United States and Canada joined to take on the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles.
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Click the Image to Track Santa The tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD hotline. The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.
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Week of December 14 - Fifth Grade - Snowflake Project & Merry Christmas
 vermontsnowflakes.com
Snow Crystals by W. A Bentley For almost half a century, Wilson Bentley caught and photographed thousands of snowflakes in his workshop at Jericho, Vermont, and made available to scientists and art instructors samples of his remarkable work.
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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin In 1931, the American Meteorological Society gathered together the best of these plus some slides of frost, glaze, sleet, soft hail, and dew on vegetation and on spider webs. Over 2,000 beautiful crystals reveal the wonder of nature's diversity in uniformity; no two are alike, yet all are based on a common hexagon.
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Gingerbread for Liberty! by Maria Rockliff The story of Christopher Ludwick, the baker from Germany who changed the course of history with his delicious gingerbread.
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Week of December 7 - TK & Kindergarten - Happy Hanukkah
Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah
by Sylvia A. Rouss When the Shapiro family celebrates the eight nights of Hanukkah, Sammy Spider keeps his feet warm over the Menorah and yearns for a dreidel of his own. |
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Week of December 7 - First Grade - Happy Hanukkah & Animal Report
The Magic Dreidels
by Eric A. Kimmel When Jacob drops his new dreidel down the well a friendly goblin gives him magic dreidels that are stolen by the neighborhood busybody. Click to play the Dreidel Game. |
Strange Creatures
by Lita Judge The story of Walter Rothschild, a shy rich boy whose fierce curiosity about animals led him to create the largest zoological collection gathered by one man. He wrote 1,200 books and scientific papers and named 5,000 new species. |
Week of December 7 - Second Grade - Happy Hanukkah
Runaway Dreidel!
by Leslea Newman In this rhyming tale a family's preparations for Hanukkah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel that no one can catch. Click to play the Dreidel Game. |
Ant and Honey Bee, a Pair of Friends in Winter by Megan McDonald Brrrr! The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It's time for bugs to hunker down and hide out for the winter. But Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Will Honey Bee welcome an interruption of her peace and quiet? (Chapter 2)
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Week of December 7 - Third Grade - Happy Hanukkah
Hanukkah Bear
by Eric A. Kimmel At 97 years old, Bubba Brayna does not hear or see too well, so when old Bear wanders into her house she mistakes him for the rabbi and treats him to a delicious helping of potato latkes. |
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Week of December 7 - Fourth Grade - Happy Hanukkah
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
by Eric Kimmel A resourceful traveler must use his wits to outsmart a pack of ghoulish goblins if he wishes to celebrate a bright and cheery Hanukkah. CHAIRS: MAY JUNE JULY |
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Week of December 7 - Fifth Grade - Happy Hanukkah
Latkes and Applesauce by Fran Manushkin When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.
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The Parakeet Named Dreidel by Suzanne Raphael Berkson When David and Mama and Papa are celebrating Hanukkah one frosty winter evening in Brooklyn, Papa sees a parakeet sitting on the window ledge and it becomes part of their family. Many years later, David is at a party one night and tells Dreidel's story--only to discover that a woman at the party owned the bird herself as a child.
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The Christmas Orange by Don Gillmor When Santa doesn't bring Anton any of the toys he asked for, Anton decides to sue Santa, but along the way he learns about kindness and generosity.
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Week of November 30 - TK - Welcome Winter
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Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon Penguin finds a lost pinecone one day and an unlikely friendship blooms. Penguin discovers that love conquers distance and friendship grows stronger over time in this story of love and acceptance.
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Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon Penguin needs a break from the snow!
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Week of November 30 - Kindergarten - Welcome Winter
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Recess at 20 Below by Cindy Lou Aillaud How cold does it have to be before Alaskan kids stay inside for recess? For many schools, if it is colder than 20 below zero, they stay indoors; otherwise, it's outside for frosty fun!
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YouTube 1st graders show how quickly they can put on their snow clothes all by themselves.
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Compare and contrast with Grand View Kindergarten playground (center field).
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Week of November 30 - First Grade - Welcome Winter
YouTube Make a simple snow globe
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The Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor Two families--a large one that lives in a house and the other a tiny one that lives in a snow globe, look forward to a big snowstorm.
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Blizzard by John Rocco After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experience.
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Week of November 30 - Second Grade - Welcome Winter
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Lemonade in Winter, a Book About Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins Despite snow on the ground, icicles on window sills, and discouraging words from their parents, Pauline and her little brother, John-John, decide to open a lemonade stand.
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Ant and Honey Bee, a Pair of Friends in Winter by Megan McDonald Brrrr! The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It's time for bugs to hunker down and hide out for the winter. But Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Will Honey Bee welcome an interruption of her peace and quiet? (Chapter 1)
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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman Bees, moose, beavers, snakes, and more... discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow.
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Week of November 30 - Third Grade - Welcome Winter
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Knit Your Bit by Deborah Hopkinson When his teacher suggests that the class participate in a knitting bee in Central Park to knit clothing for the troops, Mikey and his friends roll their eyes--knitting is for girls! But when the girls turn it into a competition, the boys just have to meet the challenge. Based on a real "Knit-In" in 1918.
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All you need is yarn... All you need is yarn... All you need is yarn, yarn... Yarn is all you need... Dallas yarn bombing
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Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett Annabelle lives in a black-and-white world, so imagine her surprise when she finds a box filled with yarn of every color. She makes herself a sweater, but after she finishes, she finds that she has extra yarn left over. After knitting a sweater for her dog, her classmates, bunnies and bears, she still has extra yarn.
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Week of November 30 - 4th/5th Grade - Visits Canceled Due to Minimum Day Schedule
Week of November 16 - TK - Thanksgiving Gratitude
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Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes At Thanksgiving time, children express their gratitude for the people and things in their lives.
Thanksgiving coloring sheet |
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The Beastly Feast by Bruce Goldstone All sorts of animals bring a variety of foods to share: bears bring pears, parrots bring carrots, mosquitoes bring burritos, mice bring rice, and so on!
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Week of November 16 - Kindergarten - Thanksgiving Gratitude
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Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes At Thanksgiving time, children express their gratitude for the people and things in their lives.
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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake-- only to have to outwit that creature as well.
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Week of November 16 - First Grade - Change over Time and Step-by-Step Writing
Author/illustrator interview and recipe
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A Fine Dessert by Emily Jenkins Shows how food, technology, and families have changed throughout American history. Four families, in four cities, over four centuries, make the same dessert: Blackberry Fool. 1710 in Lyme, England. 1810 in Charleston, SC. 1910 in Boston, MA. Present day in San Diego, CA.
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Time for Cranberries by Lisl H. Detlefsen A little boy helps his parents harvest cranberries on their family farm step by step: from flooding the field to preparing the vines for the picking machine to delivering the fruit to the receiving station.
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Week of November 16 - Second Grade - National Monuments and Harvest Time
Washington, D.C., video tour
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One More Acorn by Don Freeman As winter approaches, Earl the Squirrel searches for the acorns he stashed in the parks of Washington, D.C. Iconic author/illustrator Don Freeman began this story in 1963. His son completed it with help from an illustrator almost 50 years later.
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The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz A lonely, oddly-shaped pumpkin is sad that no one chose him for Halloween, but he soon discovers where he belongs.
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Week of November 16 - Third Grade - Thanksgiving Traditions
Parade history, photos, more
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A brief biography of Tony Sarg
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Felix the Cat 1927
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Superman 1945
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Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet The story of puppeteer Tony Sarg, the man who first invented the helium balloons that have become the trademark of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
After World War I, Sarg moved to New York City and quickly gained a reputation as a practical joker, the life of the party and a tireless worker. In his various ventures, the designer, inventor and illustrator worked on cartoons, children’s books, mechanical toys, advertising and of course, window displays and balloons. Thanksgiving coloring sheet
After World War I, Sarg moved to New York City and quickly gained a reputation as a practical joker, the life of the party and a tireless worker. In his various ventures, the designer, inventor and illustrator worked on cartoons, children’s books, mechanical toys, advertising and of course, window displays and balloons. Thanksgiving coloring sheet
Week of November 16 - Fourth Grade - Thanksgiving
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Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday. Sarah Hale also wrote a beloved nursery song (advance to min. 3:15).
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Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner Mary has a little lamp that she takes everywhere. One day Mary heads off to summer camp without her bendy-necked lamp and discovers that life without a lamp isn't so bad.
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Week of November 16 - Fifth Grade - Thanksgiving and Novel Study
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Alligator Arrived with Apples by Crescent Dragonwagon A sophisticated alliterative alphabet story that describes the guests and menu of a most unusual Thanksgiving feast. Hosted by a pair of genial pigs, the celebration features all manner of vegetarian foods. This time Turkey arrives on a scooter rather than a platter!
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Schooled by Gordon Korman Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
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Week of November 9 - TK (No School 11/11 Veterans Day)
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I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do.
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Week of November 9 - Kindergarten (No School 11/11 Veterans Day)
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen In this Caldecott Honor book, Bear loses his hat and patiently asks the animals he meets if they have seen it.
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Fish is honest about his dishonesty in this Caldecott Medal winner. Students will draw Fish and his ill-gotten hat. |
Week of November 9 - First Grade - Schools Long Ago
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YouTube "School Days" sing-along written in 1907 and set in "the olden days." Can you spot the three out-of-place items in the video?
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My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren. Students will embellish "Gratitude Leaves" for Veterans Day care packages.
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Week of November 9 - Second Grade - Letter Writing
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Corduroy by Don Freeman A teddy bear spends his days waiting in a store for someone to buy him.
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Corduroy Writes a Letter When Lisa notices that her favorite cookies have fewer sprinkles, her mother suggests that she write a letter to the bakery.
After viewing the samples, students will write short letters for Veterans Day care packages going out with Operation Gratitude. |
Week of November 9 - Third Grade - Curriculum Connection - Navajo and Veterans Day
Discovery Education streaming video (password protected) American Indian World War II Heroes
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Navajo Code Talkers Dictionary
Navajo Code Talkers website
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The Navajo language is ideally suited to be an unbreakable code. When WWII ended, the Code Talker program was kept a military secret for decades. It was many years before the Code Talkers could be honored for their service.
Students will embellish "Gratitude Leaves' for Veterans Day care packages. |
Week of November 9 - Fourth Grade - Endangered Species and Veterans Day
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Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas by Lynne Cox When an elephant seal decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, in Christchurch, New Zealand, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a group of volunteers tows her out to sea. But Elizabeth swims all the way back, time and again.
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When the news broke of the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound, the SEAL team member that stole the show was a highly trained canine companion. Followed by video salute to military working dogs. Students will embellish "Gratitude Leaves."
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Week of November 9 - Fifth Grade
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A plump mama goose is invited to dinner by a hungry fox while her babies warn that it is a bad idea.
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Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
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Week of November 2 - TK - Bundle Up with a Picture Book
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Discovery Education streaming video
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Little Owl's Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney Little Owl does not like his new orange scarf! Can he and his mom come up with a solution on how he can stay warm?
Discovery Education streaming videos (password protected) 1. Autumn (Fall) and 2. Animal Behavior (Owl Cam) Draw Little Owl bookmarks with a scarf of any color. |
Week of November 2 - Kindergarten - Picture Book Fun with the ABCs
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Matthew A. B. C. by Peter Catalanotto
Mrs. Tuttle has 25 children in her Kindergarten class and though they are all named Matthew they are all unique. When a new boy joins the class, it is obvious he is the perfect 26th student! |
Week of November 2 - First Grade - Change over Time with Picture Books
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As an Oak Tree Grows by G. Brian Karas Relays the events of 200 years from the perspective of an oak tree, showing how much the world can change... even while some things hardly seem to change at all.
Decorate die-cut leaf bookmarks. |
Week of November 2 - Second Grade - Fun with Picture Books
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A Is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatingan
Musk Ox takes over an alphabet book, explaining to his friend Zebra why almost every letter can be used to describe musk oxen. Discovery Education streaming video (password protected) M Is for Musk Oxen |
Week of November 2 - Third Grade - Curriculum Connection - Navajo Weaving
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The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link Geraldine, a goat, describes each step as she and her Navajo friend make a rug, from the hair clipping and carding to the dyeing and actual weaving.
Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. A true story about how one child, given the right tools, is able to lift her family out of poverty.
Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. A true story about how one child, given the right tools, is able to lift her family out of poverty.
Week of November 2 - Fourth Grade - Curriculum Connection - Endangered Species
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A Boy and a Jaguar A picture book autobiography of Alan Rabinowitz, a wildlife conservationist, who struggled with stuttering as a child.
Elephants Can Paint Too! An artist teaches Asian elephants to paint to raise funds and awareness for their endangered plight. Click the image for such elephants in an Eco Travel Media Vimeo. CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Elephants Can Paint Too! An artist teaches Asian elephants to paint to raise funds and awareness for their endangered plight. Click the image for such elephants in an Eco Travel Media Vimeo. CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Week of November 2 - Fifth Grade - Celebrating Picture Books and Novel Study
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Roger Is Reading a Book by Koen van Biesen All Roger wants is some peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the girl in the apartment next door has hobbies of her own -- very loud hobbies. A lively story that celebrates reading and the joy of shared activities.
My Dog, Bob by Richard Torrey A subtle picture book with wry humor that is underscored by an ironic text and understated illustrations.
Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
My Dog, Bob by Richard Torrey A subtle picture book with wry humor that is underscored by an ironic text and understated illustrations.
Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Week of October 26 - TK - Halloween
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Two Little Witches: a Halloween Counting Story Count ten trick-or-treaters on a Halloween night and watch them disappear at the spooky old house.
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Halloween Bugs Behind each spooky door lurks a different Halloween pop-up surprise....Trick-or-treating becomes spine-tingling fun with the ghostly, ghouly Bugs inside!
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Week of October 26 - Kindergarten - Halloween
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Excuse Me... Are You a Witch? Herbert doesn't have a home but he loves visiting the library where it's warm and there are lots of good books to read.
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Taffy Finds a Halloween Witch Taffy is a little orange cat who wishes to be a black cat in order to be good enough for a witch to take home and love.
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Week of October 26 - First Grade - Halloween
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Just a Minute When Senor Calavera comes calling on Grandma Beetle, she forestalls him by performing a series of tasks that result in her own birthday party.
Library activity: draw Pinky the cat step-by-step |
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The Thirteen Days of Halloween A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," featuring such seasonal gifts as bats, goblins, spiders, worms, and ghosts.
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Week of October 26 - Second Grade - Monsters
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The Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend When he is overlooked time and again, an imaginary friend sets off on a journey to the city, where he finally meets his perfect match. Winner of the 2015 Caldecott Medal, this is a tale about friendship, imagination, and the courage to find one's place in the world.
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If You're a Monster and You Know It Naming the usual parts of a monster (fangs, tails, claws, etc.) children have fun making up their own words to the traditional song "If You're Happy and You Know It" and singing it softly, loud, louder, even louder, and finally softly again at the end.
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Week of October 26 - Third Grade - Ghost Stories
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Leo : a Ghost Story Leo is a friendly house ghost--but when a family moves into his house, and tries to get rid of him, he leaves and roams the city looking for a friend.
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Cold Feet When Willie McPhee, the finest bagpiper in all of Scotland, falls on hard times and is in danger of freezing, he takes a pair of boots from a man who --he thinks-- no longer needs them. Now though his feet are warm, something worse than freezing lies ahead.
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Week of October 26 - 4th and 5th Grade Canceled Due to Minimum Day Schedule
WEEK OF OCTOBER 19
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Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
Shapes Lots of things are round, and lots more are square, but people and animals are never exactly round or square. Published in 1952, this book was deleted from collection. It's illustrations are disturbingly eerie. Thanks to GVPTA, we enjoy new books! Videos on FB
CHAIRS: MAY JUNE JULY
Shapes Lots of things are round, and lots more are square, but people and animals are never exactly round or square. Published in 1952, this book was deleted from collection. It's illustrations are disturbingly eerie. Thanks to GVPTA, we enjoy new books! Videos on FB
CHAIRS: MAY JUNE JULY
WEEK OF OCTOBER 12
Library Closed Monday for Vision and Hearing Screenings
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The Halloween Tree When young Pipkin becomes ill and is whisked away into the mysterious darkness of the Halloween tree, his friends must race through space and time to save him. With a peculiar old man named Moundshroud to guide them, the kids encounter the many earlier manifestations of the holiday known as Halloween. Run time 1 hour 10 minutes. Play to minute 32:07
CHAIRS: FEB MAR APR
CHAIRS: FEB MAR APR
Fifth Grade
Novel Study
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Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
CHAIRS: FEB MAR APR
CHAIRS: FEB MAR APR
WEEK OF OCTOBER 5
No School Monday
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My Hippie Grandmother Flower Power Forever! A tie-dyed grandmother has a cat named Woodstock, a guitar-strumming boyfriend, an organic garden, and a very proud granddaughter in this ode to free spirits of all generations.
Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
CHAIRS: NOV DEC JAN
Schooled Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared home schooled Capricorn Anderson for an A-list bully, a popular girl, and middle school politics. The shifting points of view capture a pitch-perfect "fish out of water" story.
CHAIRS: NOV DEC JAN
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28
Read for the Record
Since 2009, millions of individuals have come together
to celebrate literacy and early childhood education during the first week of October.
Read and play with your kids every day!
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Second Grade
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Third Grade
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Read for the Record info.
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Show what you know!
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Not Norman
SMART Exchange
Library Skills Four activities to help students understand alphabetizing by author's name, reading spine labels, and understanding library organization.
Call Number Order Sort non-fiction call numbers into correct Dewey order.
Library Quiz Section One This online worksheet will allow students to demonstrate a basic understanding of how to look up materials and locate them in the library.
SMART Exchange
Library Skills Four activities to help students understand alphabetizing by author's name, reading spine labels, and understanding library organization.
Call Number Order Sort non-fiction call numbers into correct Dewey order.
Library Quiz Section One This online worksheet will allow students to demonstrate a basic understanding of how to look up materials and locate them in the library.
Fourth Grade
Curriculum Connection: Plants & Seeds
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A Seed is Sleepy A contemplative look at the world of plants full of rich descriptions, complex science concepts, and artful cursive writing.
Rooting for You One little seed is afraid to come out of his shell. There may be monsters out in the big world, and there are definitely obstacles!
The Pea Blossom A retelling of the poignant Hans Christian Andersen tale.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Rooting for You One little seed is afraid to come out of his shell. There may be monsters out in the big world, and there are definitely obstacles!
The Pea Blossom A retelling of the poignant Hans Christian Andersen tale.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
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Banned or challenged book list -- how many have YOU read?
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YouTube Puppet book banners.
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Read for the Record info.
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Little Red Riding Hood This adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood landed on the naughty list, though the illustrations merited a Caldecott Honor (1984).
Puppet Book Banners A brief discussion about why the American Library Association supports and celebrates the freedom to read.
Not Norman
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Puppet Book Banners A brief discussion about why the American Library Association supports and celebrates the freedom to read.
Not Norman
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
All Grades
Still Waiting for Fall Weather!
Dogs playing in the water - hilarious!
Think of these happy, splashy pups when the hot weather is getting to you.
Playing time 1:33
Fall coloring sheet
Think of these happy, splashy pups when the hot weather is getting to you.
Playing time 1:33
Fall coloring sheet
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21
No School Wednesday, September 23, Local Holiday
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14
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Water Is Water Highlights the various forms water takes throughout the year including autumn fog and rain, frozen ponds and falling snow, steam from cups of cocoa, and snow melt turning dirt to mud.
One Green Apple It's hard to be the new kid in school, especially when you're from another country and don't know the language. But a field trip to an apple orchard helps Farah feel connected.
Each Kindness What if you're cruel to someone and never get the chance to make it right? This deeply personal story takes us full circle back to water. As a lake is rippled when a stone is tossed, a cruelty has repercussions than can never be undone.
CHAIRS: FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL
One Green Apple It's hard to be the new kid in school, especially when you're from another country and don't know the language. But a field trip to an apple orchard helps Farah feel connected.
Each Kindness What if you're cruel to someone and never get the chance to make it right? This deeply personal story takes us full circle back to water. As a lake is rippled when a stone is tossed, a cruelty has repercussions than can never be undone.
CHAIRS: FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL
Fifth Grade
Celebrating Dot Day: Making New Friends and Being a Forever Friend
My New Friend Is So Fun! Gerald becomes convinced that Piggie has a new bestie and that he will be left out.
Big Mean Mike Mike is proud to be the toughest dog in the neighborhood, so when tiny, fuzzy bunnies start showing up in his big, mean car he sees them only as a threat to his reputation. But they are SO adorable! Tarra & Bella: the Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends Proving that best friends come in all shapes and sizes, a lone elephant at a sanctuary in Tennessee befriends a stray dog. International Dot Day is September 15th-ish -- students will collaborate on one 5th grade dot CHAIRS: FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL |
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Llama Llama Red Pajama Baby llama creates bedtime drama!
Small Bunny's Blue Blanket It's laundry day: will Small Bunny's blanket ever be the same?
Small Bunny's Blue Blanket It's laundry day: will Small Bunny's blanket ever be the same?
Kindergarten
Making New Friends
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Halibut Jackson Because Halibut Jackson is so shy, he makes special outfits to blend in wherever he goes.
Take-home activity: wrapping paper camouflage fish. Bring yours back to school to be displayed in the library hall!
Take-home activity: wrapping paper camouflage fish. Bring yours back to school to be displayed in the library hall!
First Grade
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Waiting Waiting is a big part of childhood -- waiting in line, waiting to grow up, waiting for something special to happen.
Where Are My Books? A little boy finds that though he put his book back in its proper place, it turns up missing.
Where Are My Books? A little boy finds that though he put his book back in its proper place, it turns up missing.
Second Grade
Finding Your Next Favorite Book
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Charlie Cook's Favorite Book A circular tale in which each new book character is reading about the next, beginning and ending with Charlie Cook.
A Library Book for Bear Bear is quite certain he has all the books he will ever need right at home and there is no need to visit the library.
A Library Book for Bear Bear is quite certain he has all the books he will ever need right at home and there is no need to visit the library.
Third Grade
Information Literacy Part 2 of 6 -- The Dewey Decimal System
Week 1: Map -- Week 2: Dewey Decimal System -- Week 3: Video "The Lure of the Library" -- Week 4: Catalog Demonstration
At the end of the four-part practicum students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by completing a worksheet designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
At the end of the four-part practicum students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by completing a worksheet designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
Click for classification chart.
Melvil Dewey (1851-1931)
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"The Caveman's Guide to the Dewey Decimal System"
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Fourth Grade
_________________Most Will Miss Due to Labor Day & Minimum Day_________________
The New Normal: HOT Weather in September Check out COOL new books, read, and CHILL with recess games.
CHAIRS: NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY
CHAIRS: NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY
Fifth Grade
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All in a Day Illuminates all the possibilities a day offers--the opportunities and chances that won't ever come again.
The Dot A delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
Red: a Crayon's Story An amusing but affecting story about staying true to oneself in this tale about a blue crayon in a red wrapper.
Extraordinary Jane Overshadowed by the dazzling talents of her circus family, it's difficult for Jane to shine as her true self.
Students will personalize their journals.
CHAIRS: NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY
The Dot A delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
Red: a Crayon's Story An amusing but affecting story about staying true to oneself in this tale about a blue crayon in a red wrapper.
Extraordinary Jane Overshadowed by the dazzling talents of her circus family, it's difficult for Jane to shine as her true self.
Students will personalize their journals.
CHAIRS: NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY
WEEK OF AUGUST 31
TK and Kindergarten
_______________________Getting to Know Each Other_______________________
A playful song to help us focus.
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Pete discovers the library, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school because wherever he goes...it's all good.
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The Shelf Elf learns how to behave in the library and how to properly handle books.
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The Shelf Elf Skoob learns how to behave in the library and how to properly handle books.
Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book Beverly loves her book so much that she forgets to return it on time. A lighthearted way to introduce 1st graders to the new privilege and responsibility of taking a book home to enjoy.
Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book Beverly loves her book so much that she forgets to return it on time. A lighthearted way to introduce 1st graders to the new privilege and responsibility of taking a book home to enjoy.
Second Grade
___Finding the Perfect Book for You___
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Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians Goldie chooses a "just right" book when she uses "the 5 finger rule" inside the cozy home of three bears.
Grand View Fave D.J. MacHale at Pages Bookstore!
___________________Tuesday, September 1, at 6:30 p.m.___________________
Available now at Pages
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Available now at Pages
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Third Grade
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Fall Is Not Easy With new expectations to be met, fall can be a tough season for a lot of us - but perhaps hardest of all on trees!
1: Website & Map -- 2: Dewey Decimal System -- 3: Video "The Lure of the Library" -- 4: Catalog Demonstration -- 5: Dewey Games
Students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by part 4 of the 5-part practicum designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
1: Website & Map -- 2: Dewey Decimal System -- 3: Video "The Lure of the Library" -- 4: Catalog Demonstration -- 5: Dewey Games
Students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by part 4 of the 5-part practicum designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
Fourth and Fifth Grade
Review -- Using the Resources at grandviewlibrary.info and in the Library
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Library Website Click around and explore the resources available 24/7. Children should be supervised by a responsible adult when using the Internet.
Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) The librarian and education reformer who developed the library organization system used around the world.
The Caveman's Guide to the Dewey Decimal System Melvil Dewey divided all knowledge into 10 basic categories by pretending to be a caveman thinking about the world.
World Book Online On site and remote access to this electronic resource is provided to Grand View families and staff by GVPTA. Forgot the Log-in ID and Password? Email Mrs. Snively at hsnively@mbusd.org.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) The librarian and education reformer who developed the library organization system used around the world.
The Caveman's Guide to the Dewey Decimal System Melvil Dewey divided all knowledge into 10 basic categories by pretending to be a caveman thinking about the world.
World Book Online On site and remote access to this electronic resource is provided to Grand View families and staff by GVPTA. Forgot the Log-in ID and Password? Email Mrs. Snively at hsnively@mbusd.org.
CHAIRS: AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER