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Read-alouds and Presentations Week-to-Week by Grade Level

8/26/2019

 

Week of 8/26/19 - TK and Kindergarten
​Fun in the Library

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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Is That Wise, Pig? by Jan Thomas
Mouse and Cow are making soup, but Pig keeps trying to add strange ingredients.
If You're Happy and You Know It

​Week of 8/26/19 - First Grade
​Being Responsible

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Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book, by Alexander Stadler
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

Week of 8/26/19 - Second Grade
​Finding the Perfect Book

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Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians, by Jackie Mims Hopkins
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Goldie chooses a "just right" book when she uses "the 5 finger rule" inside the cozy home of three bears.
Strategies Click for presentation tips from a blogger librarian.

Week of 8/26/19 - Third Grade
​Information Literacy Part 1 - Website and Map

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Fall Is Not Easy, by Marty Kelley
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With new expectations to be met, fall can be a tough season for a lot of us.
1: Website & Map -- 2: Dewey Decimal System -- 3: Video "The Lure of the Library" -- 4: Catalog Demonstration and Scavenger Hunt -- 5: Quiz Show What You Know Part 1 of 2 and Scavenger Hunt -- 6. Quiz Show What You Know Part 2 of 2 and Scavenger Hunt.
Students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by part 4 of the 6-part practicum designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
Explore www.grandviewlibrary.info  
Activity After checking out materials students may use the reverse side of their Library maps to make relief drawings of leaves with crayons.

Week of 8/26/19 - Fourth & Fifth Grade
​Reviewing the Library Resources and Databases

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Library Map Review general layout.
Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) The education reformer and librarian who developed the organization system used in libraries around the world.
The Caveman's Guide to the Dewey Decimal System Melvil Dewey divided all knowledge into ten basic categories by pretending to be a caveman thinking about the world.
Library Website Visit grandviewlibrary.info and click around to explore the resources available 24/7. Children should be supervised by a responsible adult when using the Internet.
Reference Databases On site and remote access to World Book Online is provided to Grand View families and staff by GVPTA. Email Mrs. Snively at hsnively@mbusd.org for the log-in ID and password. On site and remote access to Encyclopedia Britannica is provided to all California K-12 students by the CA State Library Project. Find these and more under the Resources tab at grandviewlibrary.info.

Read-alouds and Presentations Week-to-Week by Grade Level

8/19/2019

 

Week of 8/19/19 - TK & Kindergarten
​Getting to Know Each Other

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The Itsy-Bitsy Spider 
A playful song to help us focus.
Pete the Cat and the Itsy Bitsy Spider, by James Dean
Pete and his friends know just how to help the spider succeed.

Teachers Rock, by Todd Parr
A celebration of the ways in which teachers change the world, from encouraging creativity, to making students laugh, to helping them form friendships, always wanting everyone to succeed and making the classroom a great place to be.
My Bus, by Byron Barton
Fun with grouping and number play, with a surprise ending.

If You're Happy and You Know It 
A chance to sing and move.

Be a GREAT Gator
Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together
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Week of 8/19/19 - First Grade
​Back to School

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The Pigeon HAS to Go to School, by Mo Willems
Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! What if he doesn't like it? What if the teacher doesn't like him? What if he learns too much?
School's First Day of School, by Adam Rex
It's the first day of school and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself.

Activity Ice Breaker Dice Game at TeachingBooks.net
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Alternatively, toss a beach ball to randomly select students to share their favorite color, food, etc.
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Be a GREAT Gator
Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together

Week of 8/19/19 - Second Grade
​Back to School

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Excellent Ed, by Stacy McAnulty
Ed, the Ellis family dog, has many talents, but none of them matches the excellence of the five Ellis children's in this story that reminds us everyone is excellent at something.
​Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook, by Anne Vittur Kennedy
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Ragweed blithely breaks all his own farm dog rules, collecting biscuits as he goes.
Activity My Special Handbook reproducible at TeachingBooks.net 
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Be a GREAT Gator
Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together

Week of 8/19/19 - Third Grade
​Back to School

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Judy Moody, by Megan McDonald
Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment she enjoys.
The Bad Seed,
by Jory John
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A naughty seed with a bad attitude, bad temper, and bad manners vows to change his life for the better, but his efforts are met with skepticism by his friends..
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Be a GREAT Gator
Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together

Week of 8/19/19 - Fourth Grade
​Back to School

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We Don't Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins 
It's the first day of school and Penelope is not having much success at making new friends until the class pet steps in to save the day.
​The Best School Year Ever, by Barbara Robinson
The teacher's assignment is for each student to write a compliment for each classmate and Beth must think of one for awful Imogene, a member of the notoriously rotten Herdman family, the worst family in the history of the world. .

Be a GREAT Gator
Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together

Week of 8/19/19 - Fifth Grade
​Misses Due to Short Week

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    Library Program

    Our students enjoy weekly visits for a presentation crafted to instill a love of reading, to enhance Common Core classroom lessons, and to inspire life-long learning. Visits include checking out materials, practicing information literacy, and exercising digital citizenship.
    California Model School Library Standards

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