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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

1/17/2022

 

Week of January 17, 2022 | TK and Kindergarten
​Penguins and Growth Mindset

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Video Penguins for Kids: Interesting Facts
Sergio Makes a Splash, by Edel Rodriguez
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Even though he loves water, Sergio the penguin is afraid to swim in the deep water until he learns how.
Video Sergio Makes a Splash, presented by The Joyful Bookshelf.
Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall
After he passes his swimming test, little Jabari decides he's ready to try jumping off the diving board, but when the big moment arrives, Jabari needs to work up the courage to jump.
Video Jabari Jumps, presented by The Alphabet Book Corner

Crafty Connections Penguins coloring sheet and step-by-step how to draw a penguin

Week of January 17, 2022 | First Grade | Doing the Right Thing... When We Plant Honesty, Trust Will Follow

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Do the Right Thing 
What does it mean to do the right thing? Why is it important to do the right thing even when no one is looking? When we plant honesty, trust will follow. What does that mean?
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie, by Laura Rankin
Ruthie love tiny things and when she finds a tiny camera on the playground she is very happy, but aftr she lies and says the camera belongs to her, nothing seems to go right.
Video Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie presented by The Joyful Bookshelf
Crafty Connection Step-by-step how to draw a flowerpot

Week of January 17, 2022 | Second Grade | Dinosaurs

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Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton
During a trip to the museum Dave keeps trying to get his dad's attention. The dinosaurs around him are springing to life!
Video Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? presented by Bookworm Squirm.

What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick
Patrick imagines that at one time dinosaurs were great friends of people and were responsible for building the world we enjoy today.
Video What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? presented by Genevieve Polifroni. 

Video United Kingdom: Birds Related to Dinosaurs Discovery Education (password protected)
Scientists study the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, by Bob Shea
Roaar! Roaaaar! Nothing can stop him!
Video Dinosaur vs. Bedtime presented by Bob Shea

Crafty Connection Draw Bob Shea's dinosaur following these video step-by-step directions

Week of January 17, 2022 | Third Grade
Perseverance, Grit, and Growth Mindset

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Gators Have Grit
Grit is passion and perseverance for long term goals.
Video Using Grit to Succeed in School
The Chicken Who Couldn't, by Jan Thomas
A chicken who has fallen out of the farmer's truck must learn to believe in himself.
Video The Chicken Who Couldn't presented by Chris Castellarin
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin, by Chieri Uegaki
With the help of her memories of the time she spent in Japan with her ojiichan, a professional violinist, a young girl practices and practices playing her violin for her school talent show
Video Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin presented by Rachel Linsmeier Hart

Week of January 17, 2022 | Fourth Grade | Empathy & Kindness

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Video Silverback Mountain Gorilla is Dad of the Year
Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla, by Katherine Applegate
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nown as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, Ivan lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before he was finally relocated to the gorilla habitat at Zoo Atlanta in 1994 where he lived to the age of 50 (1962-2012).
Video Ivan: the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla presented by Read a Loud.
Video Ivan at Zoo Atlanta 

A Boy and a Jaguar, by Alan Rabinowitz
The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate.
Video A Boy and a Jaguar presented by Mr. Lanza Reads

Video A Boy's Promise at Panthera.org
Kitchen Connection Nothing says kindness like sharing batch of Banana Spice Cookies!

​Week of January 17, 2022 | Fifth Grade | Empathy and Kindness

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Video Empathy explained by Murray the Muppet and Mark Ruffalo the actor.
The Three Questions, by Jon J. Muth
Nikolai wants to be a good person so he seeks advice about three important questions: When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? A simple re-telling of a philosophical story by Leo Tolstoy. In the original, a man
Symbolism: a red kite floats through the pages, appearing, disappearing, and reappearing, but never mentioned in the text. Sometimes only the string in Nikolai's hand is seen, and sometimes only the kite itself with the string trailing down. It is not seen at all during his adventures at Leo's home, but he has brought it there.
Video The Three Questions presented by Storytime with Daddy
Video In Tolstoy's original story, a Tsar unwittingly rescues someone who is trying to harm him. By saving his enemy, he creates a profound connection with another human being. Consider this theme while viewing Ask Poppy: Turn an Enemy into a Friend.

Kitchen Connection Nothing says kindness like sharing batch of Banana Spice Cookies!
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    MBUSD begins the 2021-22 school year with full-day in-person learning

    The library is open to students and staff beginning August 30, 2021. All will wear masks inside at all times and will be mindful of physical distancing.
    Beginning March 14, 2022 the wearing of masks is strongly recommended but not required.

    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.
    Colleagues are welcome to borrow program ideas.

    California Model School Library Standards 

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

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