Week of June 7, 2021 | Final Class Library Zoom for TK
Wearing Pants, Reading Backwards, Cooling Off, Summer Reading
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Panda Pants, by Jacqueline Davies
Reminiscent of Little Bear (Else Homelund Minarik, 1957) and his desire for "something to put on," a young panda tries to convince his father why he should be allowed to wear pants.
The End, by David LaRochelle
A princess starts a chain of events when she makes lemonade.
Can't Catch Me, by John Hassett
A sassy ice cube escapes from the freezer and runs away to sea.
Cool Crafty Connection Use ice cubes to draw on colored construction paper.
Summer Reading Start with a book -- for a summer full of reading and learning!
Reminiscent of Little Bear (Else Homelund Minarik, 1957) and his desire for "something to put on," a young panda tries to convince his father why he should be allowed to wear pants.
The End, by David LaRochelle
A princess starts a chain of events when she makes lemonade.
Can't Catch Me, by John Hassett
A sassy ice cube escapes from the freezer and runs away to sea.
Cool Crafty Connection Use ice cubes to draw on colored construction paper.
Summer Reading Start with a book -- for a summer full of reading and learning!
Week of June 7, 2021 | Kindergarten | Fun with Summer Reading
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Video Segment Driftwood Logs... Lemmings in Arctic Fox Food Chain Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Read the Book, Lemmings! by Ame Dyckman A fox attempts to teach a trio of lemmings to read in order to save them from their habit of jumping off cliffs.
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).
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Read the Book, Lemmings! by Ame Dyckman A fox attempts to teach a trio of lemmings to read in order to save them from their habit of jumping off cliffs.
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).
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Week of June 7, 2021 | First Gr. | Happy Endings & Summer Reading
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The Three Little Gators, by Helen Ketteman
An adaptation of the traditional folktale in which three little gators each build a house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.
Noodleheads See the Future, by Tedd Arnold
Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
An adaptation of the traditional folktale in which three little gators each build a house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.
Noodleheads See the Future, by Tedd Arnold
Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Week of June 7, 2021 | Second Grade | Joy of Summer Reading
 | |  MBUSD Summer Reading Lists |
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. Chapter 5 of 5.
Video The Potato Song
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Video The Potato Song
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Week of June 7, 2021 | Third Grade | Just for Fun
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My Brother Louis Measures Worms and Other Louis Stories, by Barbara Robinson
Mary Elizabeth relates the humorous misadventures of her brother Louis in this collection of short stories. This week: The Adoption of Albert, part 2 of 2
Crafty Connection Paint with coffee
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Mary Elizabeth relates the humorous misadventures of her brother Louis in this collection of short stories. This week: The Adoption of Albert, part 2 of 2
Crafty Connection Paint with coffee
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Week of June 7, 2021 | Final Class Library Zoom for Fourth Grade
Narrative Nonfiction and Summer Reading
 | |  MBUSD Summer Reading Lists |
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
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
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
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Summer reading is strongly encouraged, but not required for MBUSD elementary students. Every year the elementary library resource specialists create new lists of books especially suited to summer pleasure reading by grade level.
Week of June 7, 2021 | Fifth Grade | Summer Reading Teaser
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Video A Tale Dark and Grimm book trailer
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz
Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales as the siblings learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.
Crafty Connection Mr. Snively and I are really into City of Ghosts, an animated show about a group of children who interview ghosts in various Los Angeles neighborhoods. Through them we get to visit unique LA communities and learn about their history and culture. Learn how to draw City of Ghosts characters and learn how to draw yourself as a ghost.
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Every MBUSD student entering 6th grade is required to read two books from the the 6th grade list.
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz
Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales as the siblings learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.
Crafty Connection Mr. Snively and I are really into City of Ghosts, an animated show about a group of children who interview ghosts in various Los Angeles neighborhoods. Through them we get to visit unique LA communities and learn about their history and culture. Learn how to draw City of Ghosts characters and learn how to draw yourself as a ghost.
Summer Reading The 2021 MBUSD Summer Reading Lists are posted on the District website under the Educational Services page. Every MBUSD student entering 6th grade is required to read two books from the the 6th grade list.
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