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Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

5/18/2020

 

​MBUSD schools are dismissed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance learning is in place for the rest of the school year.

To my dear Grand View parents: During this time we are apart the classes are receiving library content from me via Zoom. Students unable to participate in the sessions are welcome to enjoy the content here. There will be a fresh posting each Monday.
Note: Library Zoom sessions are suspended for the next two weeks beginning May 11 while teachers pack up classrooms to prepare for modernization construction. Library Zoom sessions will resume Tuesday, May 26.
Mrs. Snively Reads to You Click here to view a few videos of me reading out loud. Publishers have waived copyright restrictions during this time of social distancing.

To my library colleagues around the country: you are welcome to borrow any ideas that may work for your own students. ​​​​​​​​​

Week of May 18, 2020 - TK - Ladybugs and Bumblebees 

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The Life Cycle of a Ladybug, by Colleen Sexton
Briefly tells about how a ladybug goes from larvae to adult.
Read-along Click here to access the book via Epic.
The Life Cycle of a Bee, by Colleen Sexton
Briefly tells about how a bee goes from egg to grub to pupa to adult.
Read-along Click here to access the book via Epic.
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.
Video Click here to see and hear the book read aloud by Chris Daigle.

​Week of May 18, 2020 - Kindergarten - Whales

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​Humpback Whale: the Singer, by Natalie Lunis
This mammals belt out songs that travel incredible distances and can last for hours on end.
Read-along Click here to access the book via Epic.
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Video Click here to see a surprise diving encounter with a giant humpback whale
Dear Mr. Blueberry, by Simon James A young girl and her teacher correspond about the whale she has discovered in her pond.
Humpback
Video Click here to see and hear the book read aloud by PV Storytime | Children's Books Read Aloud

Week of May 18, 2020 - First Grade - Silkworms

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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.
I Can Only Draw Worms, by Will Mabbitt
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Teaches the reader to count to ten using worms that have great adventures or everyday experiences, described but not illustrated due to the author/illustrator's inability to draw anything but worms.
Video Click here for read-aloud by Bailey's Bookshelf.

Video Time lapse silkworms
Activity Students draw segmented worms onto a bookmark.

Week of May 18, 2020 - Second Grade - Boredom

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Bored, by Meg Gaertner
Introduces the feeling of boredom and helps children understand what to do when they expereince that emotion.
Read-along Click here to access the book via Epic.
I'm Bored, by Michael Ian Black
When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedius, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.
Video Click here for a read-aloud by the author, and a drawing demo from the illustrator.
Video Click here for Found Object Doodles by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (who probably is never bored!)
Activity Children draw and cut out a potato bookmark from brown paper.

Week of May 18, 2020 - Third Grade - SEL Responsibility

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Can People Count on Me? A Book About Responsibility, by Robin Nelson
In May, MBUSD students focus on being responsible, a component of social emotional learning. It's not always fun or easy to do the right thing, but when you take responsibility you earn the respect of others.
Read-along Click here to access the book via Epic.
Nanette's Baguette, by Mo Willems
Complications ensue when a young frog's mother gives her the responsibility of buying the family baguette.
Video Click here to see and hear the book read aloud by Jeff Paulsen

Video Click here to see Mo Willems stage the scenery for Nanette's Baguette.
Activity Create a paper village of your own, inspired by buildings from your hometown.

Week of May 18, 2020 - Fourth Grade
​Remembering Those Who Served

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Tucky Jo and Little Heart, by Patricia Polacco. 
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A fifteen-year-old soldier in World War II meets a sweet young girl in the Philippines who helps him remember what he is fighting for as he helps her and others of her village avoid starvation. Many years later she returns his kindness. 
Video Click here to see and hear the book read aloud by Stories that Build Character and More
​Discussion In May, MBUSD students focus on being responsible, a component of social emotional learning. After reading the book talk about the examples of responsibility in the story.

Week of May 18, 2020 - Fifth Grade - Germs and Microbes

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Inside Your Germs, by Karin Halvorson
Find out about good germs, bad germs, and infection prevention.
Read-along Click here to read the book on Epic.
Inside Your Insides, by Claire Eamer
None of us are ever really alone -- not with the trillions and trillions of microbes that call our bodies home.
​Read-along Click here to read the book on Epic.

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