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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

10/24/2022

 

Week of October 24, 2022 | TK | Halloween Witches

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Two Little Witches: a Halloween Counting Story, by Harriet Ziefert
Count ten trick-or-treaters on a Halloween night and watch them disappear at the spooky old house.

Where's the Halloween Treat? by Harriet Ziefert

A counting book in which the children receive Halloween goodies from costumed hosts.

​Halloween Bugs, by David A. Carter
Behind each spooky door lurks a different Halloween pop-up surprise....Trick-or-treating becomes spine-tingling fun with the ghostly, ghoulie Bugs inside! 
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Crafty Connection Witch coloring sheet

Week of October 24, 2022 | Kindergarten | Halloween Witches

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Excuse Me... Are You a Witch? by Emily Horn
Herbert doesn't have a home but he loves visiting the library where it's warm and there are lots of good books to read.

Taffy Finds a Halloween Witch, by Donna Lugg Pape
Taffy is a little orange cat who wishes to be a black cat in order to be good enough for a witch to take home and love.

Halloween Bugs, by David A. Carter
Behind each spooky door lurks a different Halloween pop-up surprise....Trick-or-treating becomes spine-tingling fun with the ghostly, ghoulie Bugs inside! 
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Crafty Connection Witch coloring sheet

Week of October 24, 2022 | First Grade | Halloween Costumes

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The Best Halloween of All, by Susan Wojciechowski
A young boy recalls all the Halloween costume agonies he's been through, until, at last, he gets to do things his own way

Video Becoming Sven For the musical "Frozen," an actor transforms into a four-legged, hoofed and antlered scene-stealer named Sven, using a nearly 50-pound puppet so convincing that you might forget there's a person planking inside (Seattle Times)
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Crafty Connection Witch coloring sheet

Week of October 24, 2022 | Second Grade | Halloween Monsters

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One Hungry Monster, by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
A small boy tries to control ten insatiable monsters demanding food and creating chaos throughout the house at bedtime.
Crafty Connection Applesauce Cinnamon Oat Muffin Recipe

My Teacher Is a Monster! by Peter Brown
Bobby has the worst teacher. She's loud, she yells, and if you throw paper airplanes, she won't allow you to enjoy recess. She is a monster! But over the course of one day, Bobby learns that monsters are not always what they seem.
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Video The Paper Airplane Guy
Crafty Connection Folding paper airplanes at school... now that's scary!

Week of October 24, 2022 | Third Grade | Scary Fun for Halloween

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A Spoonful of Frogs, by Casey Lyall
A witch is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.

At-Home Activity Fold an origami Jumping Frog 
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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 Haunted house coloring sheet
At-Home Activity Make a haunted house​

​Week of October 24, 2022 | Fourth Grade

Library closed Thursday for vision and hearing screenings; fourth grade visits canceled.

Week of October 24, 2022 | Fifth Grade | The Meals of Odd Eaters

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Zombies Don't Eat Veggies, by Megan and Jorge Lacera
Although Mo's parents insist he eat zombie cuisine, Mo craves vegetables and strives to get them to taste recipes made from his hidden garden.

Kitchen Connection See the publisher's teaching guide for the gazpacho recipe from the book

TED-Ed Video The Wild World of Carnivorous Plants 


Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

10/17/2022

 

Week of October 17, 2022 | TK | Fears and Monsters

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Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes A little song to help us focus.

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams
A little old lady must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods.

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
A ladybug invites us to play a game of Let's Pretend.
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Crafty Connection Draw scary face bookmarks

Week of October 17, 2022 | Kindergarten | Fears and Monsters

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What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss
A traveler is terrorized by an empty pair of pants in this silly, slightly spooky story that also delivers a lesson about tolerance.

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
A ladybug invites us to play a game of Let's Pretend.
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Crafty Connection Scary face bookmarks
Kitchen Connection Make slime with hand soap, dish soap, and baking soda. The measurements are imprecise, so just enjoy the mixing and experimenting! Video directions.

Week of October 17, 2022 | First Grade
​Skeletons | Learning About Dia de los Muertos

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Just a Minute, by Yuyi Morales
​When Senor Calavera comes calling on Grandma Beetle, she forestalls him by performing a series of tasks that result in her own birthday party.
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Crafty Connection Step-by-step draw Pinky the cat

Video How Coco Honors Dia de los Muertos

This holiday honors tradition and family, celebrating those who came before us. Video

Make Clay Alejibres At Home 
The word translates to "imaginary' or "fantasy." The little figures were originally created in Mexico in the 1930s by wood carver Manuel Jimenez and soon others began carving them to earn extra income. In the 1940s, artist Pedro Linares continued to popularize alejibres with his charming paper mache creations. Step-by-step directions

Week of October 17, 2022 | Curriculum Connection to Creepy Tales

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Hoodwinked, by Arthur Howard
A little witch wants the creepiest pet possible, but when bats, warthogs, and toads don't work out a surprise comes scratching at the door. 

What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss
A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. 


Crafty Connection Fold and cut a cute or creepy pet bookmark

Week of October 17, 2022 | Third Grade | Ghost Stories

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Leo : a Ghost Story, by Mac Barnett
Leo is a friendly house ghost--but when a family moves into his house, and tries to get rid of him, he leaves and roams the city looking for a friend.

Video YouTube Cracking ice cubes out of a tray
Cold Feet, by Cynthia DeFelice
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When Willie McPhee, the finest bagpiper in all of Scotland, falls on hard times and is in danger of freezing, he takes a pair of boots from a man who --he thinks-- no longer needs them. Now though his feet are warm, something worse than freezing lies ahead.
Video YouTube Highland bagpiper in the snow 

Crafty Connections Cut a spiral paper ghost and enjoy a haunted house coloring sheet

Week of October 17, 2022 | Fourth Grade
​A Wicked Witch  and a Wickedly Weird Old Book

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Piggie Pie, by Margie Palatini
Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a pigge pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single one.

Shapes, by Miriam Schlein
Lots of things are round, and lots more are square, but people and animals are never exactly round or square. Published in 1952. Read with ambient music "The Invaders," by Jerry Goldsmith from "The Twilight Zone."
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Crafty Connection Witch coloring sheet

Week of October 17, 2022 | Fifth Grade
A Wicked Witch and a Wickedly Weird Old Book

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Heckedy Peg, by Audrey Wood
A mother must save her children from a witch who has changed them into food items that she is about to gobble up.

Dolls, Dolls, Dolls, by Shirley Glubok
Published in 1975, this book unwittingly presents the stuff of nightmares by tracing the history of dolls from ancient Egyptian paddle dolls to stylish fashion dolls and mechanical dolls, each era featuring dolls creepier than the last. Read with ambient music "The Invaders," by Jerry Goldsmith from "The Twilight Zone."
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Crafty Connection Witch coloring sheet

Week of October 17, 2022 | Fourth & Fifth Grade | Reading Challenge

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Challenge Accepted!
This is an optional reading activity that will culminate in a voting party to be held in the library during 4th and 5th grade lunch on March 31, 2023. Participants are responsible for completing a brief questionnaire (document to come) on or before March 30, 2023 in order to attend the voting party. Participants will eat their lunch in the library then cast their ballots. Small giveaways and raffle prizes will be on hand.

(Local promotion; results not reported to California Young Reader Medal committee)
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    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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