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Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

12/14/2020

 

Week of December 14, 2020 - TK
Welcome Winter and Merry Christmas

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The First Day of Winter, by Denise Fleming
A cumulative story (and song) 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.
Video Hear the story presented by Little Readers

Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
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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.
Video Hear the story ready by Jacqueline Mitchell
Crafty Connection Wreath ornament made from cooked spaghetti
Holiday Activity Track Santa with NORAD

Week of December 14, 2020 - Kindergarten
​Welcome Winter and Merry Christmas

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The First Day of Winter, by Denise Fleming
A cumulative story (and song) 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.

Video Hear the story presented by Little Readers
Dragon's Merry Christmas, by Dav Pilkey
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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.
Video Hear the story presented by Bedtime Storytime

Crafty Connection Wreath ornament made from cooked spaghetti
Holiday Activity Track Santa with NORAD

Week of December 14, 2020 - First Grade
Gift Giving and Merry Christmas

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Rabbit's Gift: a Fable from China, by George Shannon
The animals in the forest scurry to store their food away for the cold months ahead, but when Rabbit comes across an extra turnip and decides to have a special meal with his woodland friends, everyone is inspired by his act of generosity and soon demonstrates their thanks in their own special ways.
Video Hear the story presented by Storytime with Ms. Vivian on Vimeo

Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever, by Katharine Paterson
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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.

Crafty Connection Wreath ornament made from cooked spaghetti
Holiday Activity Track Santa with NORAD

Week of December 14, 2020 - Second Grade
Merry Christmas with Santa Claus

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McDuff's New Friend, by Rosemary Wells
On Christmas Eve, McDuff's persistent "woofing" leads to the rescue of Santa, whose sleigh has gotten stuck in the snow.
Video Hear the story read by Patrica Reidy

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! 
Video Hear the story presented by Mr. Paulson Reads 
Video Sing Along Santa Claus is Coming to Town 
Crafty Connection Wreath ornament made from cooked spaghetti
Holiday Activity Track Santa with NORAD

Week of December 14, 2020 - Third Grade
​The Magic of Christmas

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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. ​
Video Hear the story presented by Silly Sally Stories
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How Murray Saved Christmas, by Mike Reiss
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Up at the North Pole, Santa is unable to deliver presents one Christmas Eve.

Video Hear the story presented by Mrs. K's Book Worm Adventures
Video Sing Along Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 
Crafty Connection Wreath ornament made from cooked spaghetti
Holiday Activity Track Santa with NORAD

Week of December 14, 2020 - Fourth Grade
Extreme Weather and the Spirit of Christmas

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The Night Before Christmas, by Clement C. Moore
An illustrated presentation of New York clergyman Clement Clark Moore's famous 1822 Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known as "The Night Before Christmas."
Video Hear the classic Golden Book version read by Robin Williams 

Video Storm Surge Hurricane Katrina Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Cajun Night Before Christmas, by Trosclair
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.
Video Hear the story presented by WLOX narrated by Larry Ray 

Live Video The Manhattan Beach Pier
Sing Along
Jingle Bells at the Beach 
Crafty Connection Make a telescoping palm tree 

Week of December 14, 2020 - Fifth Grade
Peace on Earth at Christmas (and Always) Begins with Each of Us

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The GATOR Good Peace on Earth begins with each of us. Find your inner peace at the calm center of your being and then share that feeling through kind acts to others.
Video I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake, 1975
December, by Eve Bunting 
A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.
Video Hear the story presented by TES Read Aloud with Deirdre Ording

Video The Christmas Truce of 1914 from Oh! What a Lovely War running time 3:39
Shooting at the Stars, by John Hendrix
On Christmas Eve during the trench warfare of World War I, 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.
Video Hear the story presented by Story Time with Nana

The Wall in the Middle of the Book, by Jon Agee
Though a knight is confident that the wall in the middle of the book protects his side from the dangers of the other side, he fails to notice the danger lies on his own side of the wall.
Video Hear the story read by Mr. Wil Turner

​Video I Believe in Father Christmas (reprise) by Greg Lake with Ian Anderson, 2011 
Crafty Connection Paper snowflake video tutorial. Folding and snipping paper snowflakes can be a way to slow down, breathe, and find the peace that comes from concentration. 

Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

11/30/2020

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Week of November 30, 2020 - TK - Bundle Up in Winter

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Video Segment Animal Behavior (Owl Cam)
Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)

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?
Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell
Three baby owls worry when they awaken one night to find their mother gone.
Video Owl Babies picture book animation

Crafty Connection Look closely at Little Owl. Do you see how the strokes used in the illustration could be the shapes of letters? Draw Little Owl and his scarf on bookmark-sized paper.

Week of November 30, 2020 - Kindergarten - Winter Playtime

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Snow Dance, by Lezlie Evans
Two sisters perform a dance to make it snow and when it snows all through the night they bundle up and head outside for a busy day of angel making, snowball fights, and sledding.
Snowmen at Night, by Caralyn Buehner
After nighttime falls and everyone is asleep in their beds, a group of fun-loving snowmen jump into action and have their own bit of fun while no one is around to see.
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! ​​Compare and contrast with Grand View Kindergarten playground (center field at far right).
Live Video The Manhattan Beach Pier

Video Putting on Snow Clothes First graders show how quickly they can put on their snow clothes all by themselves. Get out several layers of outerwear and see how fast you can put the items on!
Crafty Connection Snowmen coloring sheet

Week of November 30, 2020 - First Grade - Winter Weather

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Live Video The Manhattan Beach Pier
The Blizzard of 1978
New England was hit by a nor'easter with hurricane-force winds approximately 86 mph with gusts up to 111 mph. A typical nor'easter brings steady snow for six to twelve hours, the Blizzard of '78 brought heavy snow for a full 33 hours. 
Blizzard, by John Rocco
Video Hear the story read by author/illustrator 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. Compare and contrast this experience with a typical Southern California winter.
Crafty Connections Enjoy this snowmen coloring sheet or make a simple snow globe 

Week of November 30, 2020 
Second Grade - Winter Weather and Winter Fun

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What Do Bees Do in Winter? Find out at Wonderopolis.org
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.
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 of 3)
Lemonade in Winter, a Book About Kids Counting Money, by Emily Jenkins
Video Hear the story read by Storytime Bunnies
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.
Connection What do you do differently when the weather turns colder?

Video Extremely Epic Blanket Fort
Fun Stuff Honey Bears Coloring Sheet and Busy as a Bee Activity Sheet ​

Week of November 30, 2020 - Third Grade
​Narrative Nonfiction - The Life and Work of Jane Goodall

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Me...Jane, by Patrick McDonnell
Video Hear the story read by Jane Goodall
Little Jane loves her stuffed animal, a chimpanzee named Jubilee, and carries him everywhere she goes. Mainly, they go outdoors, where they watch birds building their nests and squirrels chasing each other. Jane reads about animals in books and keeps a notebook of sketches, information, and puzzles. Feeling her kinship with all of nature, she often climbs her favorite tree and reads about another Jane, Tarzan's Jane. She dreams that one day she, too, will live in the African jungle and help the animals. And one day, she does. 
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps, by Jeannette Winter
Video Hear the story read by Elizabeth DeVries
Goodall's passionate love of nature began in early childhood. As an adult, she moved to Tanzania, making the study and protection of the chimpanzees in the Gombe forest a focus of international fascination.
Video Learn more about the life and work of Jane Goodall (running time about 13 min.)

Week of November 30, 2020 - Fourth Grade
Narrative Nonfiction and Growth Mindset

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The Marvelous Thing that Came from a Spring, by Gilbert Ford
The toy was conceived during WWII, when an engineer noticed a spring he'd been working on could "walk" from a shelf. It gained momentum as a pop culture icon when his wife named the toy and marketed it.
Video Hear the story read by Kendra Helsel.The close up page views allow readers to notice the detailed illustrations featuring engineering tools and classic toys, such as using a twisted pipe cleaner to represent steam from a coffee cup!
Video Slinky television commercial 1962
Video Human Slinky
Crafty Connection Make a paper slinky

Week of November 30, 2020 - Fifth Grade
Narrative Nonfiction and Singularity of Purpose and Gratitude

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Snow Flake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
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. His singularity of purpose and passion is astonishing.
Video Hear the story read by Dana Kilgore

Video The Snowflake Man: a short film about Snowflake Bentley
Snow Crystals, by W. A. Bentley
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.
Video Images from of W.A. Bentley's book set to guitar music
The Secret of Water: for the Children of the World, by Masaru Emoto
Presents an environmentally friendly introduction to water, its uses, its importance, and invites children to learn about the connection between water and all living things.
Video Children gather in gratitude to see if their thoughts can affect water.

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Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

9/14/2020

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Week of September 14, 2020 - TK - Self-Reliance

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Llama Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dewdney
Baby llama creates bedtime drama!
Small Bunny's Blue Blanket, by Tatyana Feeney
It's laundry day: will Small Bunny's blanket ever be the same? 
Crafty Connection Students can draw Small Bunny and his blanket on a card stock bookmark after being shown simple shapes and lines.

​Week of September 14, 2020 - Kindergarten - Making Friends

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Halibut Jackson, by David Lucas
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Because Halibut Jackson is so shy, he makes special outfits to blend in wherever he goes.
Videos Camouflaging halibut and an extreme example of the skill demonstrated by the octopus 

Crafty Connection Students can color their own camouflaged fish. Supplies: this fish coloring page printed out, a sheet of colorful patterned wrapping paper measuring at least 8" x 11", scissors, crayons or markers, tape or glue. Directions: cut out the fish shape, tape or glue it to the piece of wrapping paper, color in the fish using similar colors and patterns that match the wrapping paper.

​Week of September 14, 2020 - First Grade - Responsibility

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Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
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A little boy finds that though he put his book back in its proper place, it turns up missing.
Crafty Connection Learn how to draw squirrels from Debbie Ridpath Ohi 
Don't Spill the Milk! by Stephen Davies

Over the dunes, across the river and up the mountain, Penda lovingly carries a bowl of milk to her father in the grasslands. But will she manage to get it there without spilling a single drop? Students learning to be responsible for one library book will appreciate the magnitude of the task set before Penda.
Fun Extender Try walking with a large plastic bowl balanced on your head, as Penda did in the story. Click here to see how these children first place a rolled up cloth or towel on top of the head.

Week of September 14, 2020 - Second Grade
​Finding the Next Favorite Book

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Charlie Cook's Favorite Book, by Julia Donaldson
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, by Bonny Becker
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What is YOUR favorite book? 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.
Crafty Connection See this video to make a paper mouse finger puppet and read your favorite book to your new little friend.

Week of September 14, 2020 - Third Grade - Looking for the Good

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What Grew in Larry's Garden, by Laura Alary
Helping her teacher next-door neighbor with his amazing garden, young Grace learns powerful lessons in community teamwork and environmental mindfulness when a plan for the garden's vegetables is threatened by an unanticipated problem.
Give It a Try This video shows how to start tomato plants from tomato slices.

Week of September 14, 2020 - Fourth Grade
Curriculum Connection: Our California Legacy & the National Parks

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Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley, retold by Robert D. San Souci
Two bear cubs go for a romp and become so tired they fall asleep on a rock, and don't wake up when the rock begins to grow. It isn't until a little measuring worm attempts the climb that the cubs are rescued.
Crafty Connection Fold an origami paper walking worm 
Every Kid In a Park Find out more about this offer open to every 4th grade student and their families.

Week of September 14, 2020 - Fifth Grade - Unlikely Friendships

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Big Mean Mike, by Michelle Knudsen
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!
Pine & Boof: the Lucky Leaf, by Ross Burach

One blustery day, Boof the bear's lucky red leaf gets swept away by the wind. Fortunately for him, Pine the porcupine just happens to walk by with his lucky compass-and the two set off on an adventure to find the lost leaf, only to discover true friendship in the process.
Tarra & Bella: the Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends, by Carole Buckley
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Proving that best friends come in all shapes and sizes, a lone elephant at a sanctuary in Tennessee befriends a stray dog.
Video Clip Tarra & Bella
Website Learn about Tarra today
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Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

9/7/2020

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Week of September 7, 2020 - TK and Kindergarten
Virtual America Assembly on 9/11

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America the Beautiful, by Katherine Lee Bates
A photographic essay set to the words of the patriotic verse that was later set to music by Samuel Augustus Ward.
Video Music with lyrics

​The Peace Book, by Todd Parr
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An introduction to the meaning of peace and the importance of living in harmony with people of different cultures and backgrounds from all around the world.
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
Crafty Connection Hold onto the American Dream make a dream catcher.

Week of September 7, 2020 - First Grade
​Virtual America Assembly on 9/11

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America the Beautiful, by Katherine Lee Bates
A photographic essay set to the words of the patriotic verse that was later set to music by Samuel Augustus Ward.
Video Music with lyrics
​America Is..., by Louise Borden
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Celebrates the diversity of America, where millions of people from many different walks of life share the lakes, mountains, prairies, forests, and deserts that make up our great country.
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
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Crafty Connection Hold onto the American Dream make a dream catcher.

Week of September 7, 2020 - Second Grade
Virtual America Assembly on 9/11

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America the Beautiful, by Katherine Lee Bates
A photographic essay set to the words of the patriotic verse that was later set to music by Samuel Augustus Ward.
Video Music with lyrics
We Came to America, by Faith Ringgold
A celebration of America's diversity that explores the nation's unique blend of culture, history, ideas and determination.
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
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Crafty Connection Hold onto the American Dream make a dream catcher.

Week of September 7, 2020 - Third Grade
​Virtual America Assembly on 9/11

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America the Beautiful, by Katherine Lee Bates
A photographic essay set to the words of the patriotic verse that was later set to music by Samuel Augustus Ward.
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Emma's Poem: the Voice of the Statue of Liberty, by Linda Glaser
The inspirational story behind the famous poem that begins, "Give me your tired, your poor," that describes how the poem helped render the statue a defining symbol of America's ability to provide welcome and refuge.
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Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers
Presents facts about the Statue of Liberty, describing its creation in France, assembly in the United States in 1886, and the symbolism of its right foot which appears to be breaking free from chains.
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
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Crafty Connection Hold onto the American Dream make a dream catcher.

Week of September 7, 2020 - Fourth Grade
Virtual America Assembly on 9/11

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This Land Is Your Land, by Woody Guthrie
Celebrates one of America's treasures, the folk song originally written to call attention to the plight of Americans hit hardest by the Depression of the 1930s and that honors America's beautiful geography, the diversity of its inhabitants, and the indomitable spirit of its people.
Video Music with lyrics
The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America, by Bob Raczka
Focuses on diversity in the U.S. including farms and cities, baseball and jazz, hard work and sacrifice, native peoples and immigrants, ending with a final comment, "America is a work in progress," that brings history and art together.
If America Were a Village, by David J. Smith 
Presents a metaphor for the United States, simplifying it as a village of one hundred people in order to assist with understanding of ethnic origins, religions, family profiles, wealth, occupations, belongings, and other demographic details.
Only One Neighborhood, by Marc Harshman
Looks at the individual buildings in one neighborhood and the variety of goods and people they hold, and shows a larger vision of the world as populated by many cities and countries--all united by a single wish for peace.
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
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Crafty Connection Hold onto the American Dream make a dream catcher.

Week of September 7, 2020 - Fifth Grade
Virtual America Assembly on 9/11

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The Man in the Red Bandanna, by Honor Crowther Fagan
When Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red bandanna, which he always carried with him. On September 11, 2001, Welles, his bandanna with him, performed enormous acts of heroism that saved numerous people from the upper floors of the World Trade Center South Tower.
September Roses, by Jeanette Winter
Two sisters find a good use for the roses they have grown when their plane from South Africa is delayed by the events of September 11, 2001, causing them to miss a flower show.
14 Cows for America, by Carmen Agra Deedy
In a reversal from the usual international aid story, a remote Maasai village in Kenya shows their sorrow and solidarity for America in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks by donating fourteen sacred cows.
Peace Begins with You, by Katherine Scholes
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Explains how and why peace has a place in our lives and discusses national, international and environmental issues, with suggestions for ways children can help protect peace.
Video What the World Needs Now is Love music by Burt Bacharch, lyrics by Hal David. recorded under social distancing protocols by students at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, March 2020.
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
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Crafty Connection Hold onto the American Dream make a dream catcher.
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Read-alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

8/31/2020

 

Week of August 31, 2020 - TK & Kindergarten - Back to School

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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
Video Read by Chom Stories
Pete and his friends know just how to help the spider succeed.
Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.

Teachers Rock, by Todd Parr
Video Read by Todd Parr. If you think Todd reads a little too fast to see the pictures, here is a version read by Storybook Time.
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
Video Read by Our Home of Many Blessings.
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 August 31, 2020 - First Grade - Back to School

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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.

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?
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Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
Be a GREAT Gator Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together.
Crafty Connection Until we are able to be together again at school, fold yourself a little Grand View School building. Decorate it with our new colors: white walls with blue and green trim, or any way you like. Here are the video instructions. Wouldn't this make a super-cute bookmark?

​Week of August 31, 2020 - 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.
Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
Be a GREAT Gator Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together.
Crafty Connection Until we are able to be together again at school, fold yourself a little Grand View School building. Decorate it with our new colors: white walls with blue and green trim, or any way you like. Here are the video instructions. Wouldn't this make a super-cute bookmark?
Activity Ragweed's handbook reproducible found at TeachingBooks.net 

Week of August 31, 2020 - Third Grade - Back to School

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Jasper & Ollie Build a Fort, by Alex Winan
Best friends Jasper, a quick and feisty fox, and Ollie, a slow, deliberate sloth, decide to build forts in the yard. While Jasper's enormous fort goes up in minutes (complete with a rock climbing wall, bouncy, castle, and moat), it's Ollie's humble fort that has what the pair need most . . . a place that they can share. 
Discuss Compare and contrast the two approaches to getting a job done and find connections in the story to the theme for the school year, Working Together for the Gator Good.

Be a GREAT Gator Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together.
Crafty Connection Until we are able to be together again at school, fold yourself a little Grand View School building. Decorate it with our new colors: white walls with blue and green trim, or any way you like. Here are the video instructions. Wouldn't this make a super-cute bookmark?
Video Extenders Click here to find out why sloths are so slow, their connection to avocados, and more. Click here to see and hear an adorable baby sloth.

Week of August 31, 2020 - 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.

Discuss Find connections to the theme for the year, Working Together for the Gator Good.
Be a GREAT Gator Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together.
Crafty Connection Until we are able to be together again at school, fold yourself a little Grand View School building. Decorate it with our new colors: white walls with blue and green trim, or any way you like. Here are the video instructions. Wouldn't this make a super-cute bookmark? 

Week of August 31, 2020 - Fifth Grade - Back to School

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Newly-painted front office
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Lower playground gone - two-story building to come
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Tomas Rivera age 10
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Dr. Rivera in his office
This is a unique year, with a unique learning environment. It won't be money that will make the biggest difference, although it has sadly been further evidenced by distance learning during a pandemic that financial resources have a profound impact on learning success. But a case can be made that a part of school success comes from within each student: personal determination and a love of learning. And for those of us lucky enough, if there is an educator who can open up the world of books to us.
Consider the example of Tomas Rivera. He was born in Texas in 1935. A migrant worker who valued education, he became a writer, a professor, and a national education leader. When Dr. Rivera died in 1984, he was the chancellor of the University of California at Riverside. The campus library now bears the name of the boy who was once encouraged to read by a librarian in Iowa.
Video An interview with author Pat Mora.
Tomas and the Library Lady, by Pat Mora
While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomás finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Discuss Find connections to the theme of the year, Working Together for the Gator Good. 

Be a GREAT Gator Simple guidelines for a GREAT school year together.
Crafty Connection Until we are able to be together again at school, fold yourself a little Grand View School building. Decorate it with our new colors: white walls with blue and green trim, or any way you like. Here are the video instructions. Wouldn't this make a super-cute bookmark? 
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Explore For those interested in reading more about social justice and the migrant farm worker experience in California, I recommend The Circuit, by Francisco Jimenez. It is an honest and powerful account of a family's journey to the fields of California. Once an undocumented immigrant, Dr. Jimenez is now a professor at Santa Clara University.

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Explore For those interested in reading more about social justice and living as an undocumented immigrant, I recommend Dear America: the Story of an Undocumented Citizen, by Jose Antonio Vargas. Brought to the US from the Philippines as a child, he didn't learn of his undocumented status until he applied for a learners' permit and spent the next 20 years hiding in plain sight, writing for prestigious news organizations.

    MBUSD begins the 2020-21 school year with 100% distance learning.

    During the time we are apart classes will receive weekly library content via Zoom. Colleagues are welcome to borrow ideas. ​

    MBUSD completes the 2020-21 school year in Phase 5 of our 5-phase plan to reopen our schools.

    Phase 1 - 9/16/20 preschool aged childcare and EDP
    Phase 1 - 9/29/20 MCHS sports training
    Phase 2 - 10/12/20 high need hybrid
    Phase 3 - 12/8/20 grades TK-2 hybrid
    Phase 3 - 3/1/21 grades 3-5 hybrid
    Phase 4 - 3/8/21 grade 6 hybrid
    Phase 5 - 4/19/21 5 days a week in-person learning for grades TK-12 students who select in-person

    Mrs. Snively Reads
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    Videos of Mrs. Snively reading aloud

    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 Read Aloud 15 Minutes. Every Child. Every Parent. Every Day See why it matters at readaloud.org

    What Mrs. Snively is reading right now

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    Mrs. Snively reads adult books, too

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