Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

Week of October 4, 2021 | TK | Spider Season

There's a Spider on the Floor, on the Floor Let's sing a silly song!
The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle
The farm animals try to divert a spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness.
Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks
A clever spider is lonely and longs to become a family pet.
Website Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles open 9/26/21-12/5/21
Video Get a taste for the experience with this video from 2010.
Crafty Connection The Very Busy Spider coloring sheet

Week of October 4, 2021 | Kindergarten | Spider Season

There's a Spider on the Floor, on the Floor Let's sing a silly song!
Be Nice to Spiders, by Margaret Bloy Graham
The zoo animals become happy and peaceful when Helen the spider spins webs and catches the flies that had made them miserable.
Website Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles open 9/26/21-12/5/21
Video Get a taste for the experience with this video from 2010.
Crafty Connections Draw a spider bookmark in the library. Wish YOU could have a pet spider? At home, watch the video instructions to make a puppet.

Week of October 4, 2021 | First Grade | Hispanic Heritage Month

YouTube Tortillas de Agua, San Pedro, Sonora, Mexico (view to 1 min. 35 sec.)
Tiny Tortilla, by Arlene Williams
Juan Carlos discovers that with patience and the right touch he can transform a tiny ball of special tortilla dough into unexpected shapes.
Crafty Connection Coloring sheet with tortilla elephant ears recipe 

​Week of October 4, 2021 | Second Grade | Monster Season

When a Monster is Born, by Sean Taylor
What happens when the monster comes to school, eats the principal, wanders into town, and falls in love? He becomes the parent of a baby monster, who may grow up to be an under-your-bed monster in this circular tale of possibilities.
Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John
A little monster resents being labeled as a monster.
Crafty Connectionc Trace hand print bookmarks from monster-green paper. Embellish with pointy fingernails before cutting out.

​Week of October 4, 2021 | Third Grade | Spider Season
Compare and Contrast Nonfiction and Narrative Nonfiction

The following will be presented to Mrs. Dever's class. Due to the September days off, the other classes are a week behind and will have the catalog lesson from last week.

Spinning Spiders, by Melvin Berger
Describes the characteristics of spiders and the methods they use to trap their prey in webs.
I'm Trying to Love Spiders, by Bethany Barton
A humorous introduction to spiders.
Website Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles open 9/26/21-12/5/21
Video Get a taste for the experience with this video from 2010.
Crafty Connection String figures such as Running Dog 
Crafty Connection Instructions to cut a lacy web for decoration

​Week of October 4, 2021 | Fourth and Fifth Grade

Due to the September days off, fourth and fifht grade classes are a week behind and will have the catalog lesson from last week.