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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

10/11/2021

 

Week of October 11, 2021 | TK | Pumpkin Season

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It's Pumpkin Time! by Zoe Hall
A brother and sister plant and tend their own pumpkin patch so they will have jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.
​How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor
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With increasing absurdity as pumpkins grow bigger and bigger still, giant pumpkins decorate American landmarks.
Video Pumpkin: How Does It Grow?

Crafty Connection Pumpkin bead bracelet 
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At-Home Activities Various Halloween crafts for this age group, with supervision

​Week of October 11, 2021 | Kindergarten | Pumpkin Season

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Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor
Pumpkin heads and jack-o-lanterns abound when Halloween rolls around.
Stumpkin, by Lucy Ruth Cummins

A stemless pumpkin that yearns to be a Halloween jack-o-lantern sees all of the other pumpkins in the shop chosen until he is the last one left without a home.
Video Pumpkin: How Does It Grow?
Crafty Connection Pumpkins coloring sheet  
At-Home Activities Various Halloween crafts for this age group, with supervision

Week of October 11, 2021 | First Grade | Black Cats

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Night's Nice, by Barbara and Ed Emberley
A little kitty (can you spot him?) explores the wonders of nighttime.
Moonlight the Halloween Cat, by Cynthia Rylant
One special night of the year for one special cat.
Max at Night, by Ed Vere

Unable to go to sleep without closing his nighttime ritual, Max the kitten embarks on a journey to find the moon and say goodnight.
What! Cried Granny: an Almost Bedtime Story, by Kate Lum
When her grandson Patrick arrives for his first sleepover, Granny's resourceful efforts to provide him with a bed, pillow, and other necessities result in a sleepless night for both of them
Video A time-lapse of cats enjoying the sunshine through a window

Crafty Connection A purr-fect Halloween coloring sheet
​At-Home Activities Various Halloween crafts for this age group, with supervision

Week of October 11, 2021 | Second Grade | Scary Stories

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A Not Scary Story About Big Scary Things, by C.K. Williams
This unusual monster story shows that confidence and courage can tame our fears.
I Want to Be in a Scary Story, by Sean Taylor
Monster wants to be the star of a scary story, but scary stories can be very scary...especially for their characters! 
Crafty Connection A purr-fect Halloween coloring sheet
At-Home Activity Make a haunted house

Week of October 11, 2021 | Reading for Information & Info Literacy

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I, Fly the Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are, by Bridget Heos
Last week we learned about spiders and this week the humble fly gets equal time. Flies go through metamorphosis just like butterflies, and when flies eat solid food they throw up on it first!
The Spider and the Fly, by Mary Bothan Howitt

An illustrated version of the well-known poem and cautionary tale about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly.
Show What You Know Quiz Part 1, Library Citizenship and Part 2, The Dewey Decimal System
This online worksheet will allow students to demonstrate a basic understanding of how to look up materials and locate them in the library.
Video Illustrator Tony DeTerlizzi reads The Spider and the Fly
At-Home Activity Bake a shoofly pie. It more accurately could be called molasses pie, but it's so sweet and sticky it earned the moniker shoofly pie because you have to keep shooing the flies away!

Week of October 11, 2021 | 4th & 5th Grade | Library Features

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Using Your Library Account
Students will be shown how to:
  • Navigate to the catalog from the library website
  • Log in with their unique username and create a personal password (birth date in record needed as with example student Gary Gator)
  • Log in with their unique username and create a personal password (if birth date missing from record as with example student Allie Gator)
  • Search for a book and place it on hold
  • Rate a book and write a brief review
Using Your Online References
Students will be shown how to access the following from the Resources tab:
  • Encyclopedia Britannica - resource provided by the state (no username/password required)
  • World Book Online - resource provided by Grand View PTA (username/password required)
Questions? Email hsnively@mbusd.org 

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

10/4/2021

 

Week of October 4, 2021 | TK | Spider Season

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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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.
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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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