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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.
Video Music with lyrics
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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3/29/2021 09:44:07 pm

Helloo nice post

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

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    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
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    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

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