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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

4/10/2023

 

Week of April 10, 2023 | TK and Kindergarten
Celebrating National School Library Month and
Beverly Cleary's Birthday April 12 with D.E.A.R. Time

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Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss
The animals on the farm go to the library to find something to do, but the librarian doesn't understand what they are trying to say.

Crafty Connection Frog and duck coloring sheet

At-Home Crafty Connection Step-by-step instructions to make cheerful paper frogs (add a paper book)

Celebrating Author Beverly Cleary
April 12, 1916, McMinnville, Oregon - March 25, 2021, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
From Henry Huggins (1950) to Ramona's World (1999) Beverly Cleary wrote books for children, about children much like themselves. Children of today may find themselves amazed at the freedom to roam that was enjoyed by the children in Beverly's books, not unusual at the time.

National D.E.A.R. Day April 12 Drop Everything And Read
In 2006, to mark Beverly's 90th birthday, the American Library Association, and others set aside her birthday, April 12, as a day to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority. When Beverly’s own children were young, they participated in sustained silent reading time at school, known as D.E.A.R. Their enthusiasm for this activity inspired Beverly to give the same experience to Ramona, who gets to enjoy D.E.A.R. time with her class in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981), introduced in Chapter 2.

Week of April 10, 2023 | First through Fifth Grade
Celebrating National School Library Month with Who's On First?

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Who's on First? With split second comedic timing Bud Abbott and Lou Costello bring their hilarious baseball routine to a new generation of delighted fans.

Script Who's on First?

Video Who's on First? (1953)

Bonus Video 7 into 28 Lou Costello invents a new kind of math

Crafty Connection Who's on First coloring sheet 

Local news report Extended Costello family in the Library Beach Reporter article (May 5, 2013) 

Local news report Lou Costello's daughter in the Library Easy Reader article (April 14, 2010) 

Week of April 10, 2023 | First through Fifth Grade
Celebrating Author Beverly Cleary's Birthday with D.E.A.R. Time

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Celebrating Author Beverly Cleary
April 12, 1916, McMinnville, Oregon - March 25, 2021, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
From Henry Huggins (1950) to Ramona's World (1999) Beverly Cleary wrote books for children, about children much like themselves. Children of today may find themselves amazed at the freedom to roam that was enjoyed by the children in Beverly's books, not unusual at the time.
Audio Excerpt Listen to actor Neil Patrick Harris read Chapter 1 of Henry Huggins.

"Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, in childhood."

Learning to read did not come easily for young Beverly, and once she did learn, she found the stories contained in early readers to be boring, simple, and unsurprising. Then, in the third grade, on a rainy afternoon at home, she found herself enjoying reading The Dutch Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins about the adventures of ordinary children. The book awoke in her the joys of reading for pleasure and she began spending extra time in the public library.

"Children should learn that reading is a pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school."

By the time Beverly was in sixth grade, a teacher suggested she should become a children's author, based on essays she had written for class assignments. Beverly first worked as a children's librarian and in a bookstore before becoming a full-time writer for children. In her work as a librarian, she struggled to find books to recommend to children, books that they would have fun reading, so she decided to write children's books herself, books about characters that young readers could relate to.

"I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all."

During an interview with the Los Angeles Times in 2011 at the age of 95 she stated, "I've had an exceptionally happy career." Beverly Cleary died in a retirement home a few weeks shy of her 105th birthday. No cause of death was given.

National DEAR Day April 12 Drop Everything And Read
In 2006, to mark Beverly's 90th birthday, the American Library Association, and others set aside her birthday, April 12, as a day to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority. When Beverly’s own children were young, they participated in sustained silent reading time at school, known as DEAR. Their enthusiasm for this activity inspired Beverly to give the same experience to Ramona, who gets to enjoy DEAR time with her class in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981), introduced in Chapter 2.
Audio Excerpt Listen to Chapter 2 of Ramona Quimby, Age 8, presented by MrsMorrisReads

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

4/3/2023

 

Week of April 3, 2023 | Spring Break

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

3/27/2023

 

Week of March 27, 2023 | TK & Kindergarten | Let's Roll

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Roly-Poly Egg, by Kali Stileman
Splotch is a small bird who lives high up in a tree. One day, she lays an egg. It is small and very spotty, but Splotch thinks it is perfect in every way! This is the story of Splotch and the adventure of her roly-poly egg. Follow the dotted line and see where it goes. Along the way, find lots of animals and a butterfly on every page.

Science Connection Video When I was a little girl, I adored roly polies! Somehow, they were not creepy like other insects, and guess what? They are not true insects! Learn all about the wonderful roly poly from PBS Digital Studios. 

Crafty Connection There is no right or wrong way to make your own Splotch and egg. Get some paint and blend two colors in a riotous scribble-circle for Splotch's body. Use paper cut outs to add eyes, legs, and the egg. Here is a how-to. In the library we'll create with crayons.
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Let's Roll While you're waiting for paint to dry, roll around in the backyard like a roly poly!

Week of March 27, 2023 | First Grade | Spring Seeds

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Rooting for You, by Susan Hood
A seed, afraid but bored in the dark soil, decides to put out one little root, then one little shoot, before learning that there are plenty of friends around for encouragement.

We Are Growing! by Laurie Keller Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this story about growing up.
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Crafty Connections Make spring flowers with chenille stems | spring flowers coloring sheet

Week of March 27, 2023 | Second Grade | Serving Eggs Again

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Guji Guji, by Chih-Yuan Chen
A crocodile hatched and raised by a mother duck must come up with a plan to save his family when a trio of bad crocodiles try to convince him to serve up his relatives for their dinner.

Video Jacana dad rescues his chicks from a crocodile

Crafty Connection Spring flowers coloring sheet
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At-Home Extension Make simple egg carton chicks from the instructions found at wikihow.com.

Week of March 27, 2023 | Third Grade | Women in Science

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Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine, by Laurie Wallmark
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Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was fascinated by numbers as a child and is considered by many to be the mother of computer programming. In 1953, more than a century after her death, her notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine were republished. The engine has now been recognized as an early model for a computer and her notes as a description of a computer and software. ​

Video Ada Lovelace

Video The Babbage Difference Engine 

Crafty Connection Color by number sheet

Week of March 27, 2023 | Fourth Grade | Women in Science

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Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge, by Rachel Dougherty
Emily Warren Roebling (1843-1903) was way ahead of her time. As a young girl she studied math and science. Her husband was the chief engineer of the suspension bridge spanning the East River but when he became incapacitated after contracting "the bends" Emily became his go-between for the remaining years that it took to complete the project, teaching herself to interpret plan equations and drawings.
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Video Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge on HistoryPod 

Crafty Connection Brooklyn Bridge coloring sheet

Week of March 27, 2023 | Fifth Grade | Women in Science

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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13, by Helaine Becker
From an early age Katherine (1918-2020) loved numbers. She was ready for high school at age 10, but her West Virginia hometown was segregated and there was no high school for Black children. Her family moved to another town and Katherine graduated from a Black high school there by age 14. She began a career as a human computer in the early 1950s for the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (which later became NASA) earning the trust of the astronauts with her competency and creativity.

The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman. At the age of four Paul Erdos (1913-1996) could ask you when you were born and then calculate the number of seconds you had been alive in his head. But he didn't learn to butter his own bread until he turned twenty! 

Video N Is a Number: a Portrait of Paul Erdos (trailer)

Having an Erdos Number Paul Erdos published papers with 507 coauthors. In the mathematics community those 507 people have the coveted distinction of having an Erdos number of 1, meaning that they wrote a paper with Erdos himself. Someone who published a paper with one of his coauthors is said to have an Erdos number of 2, and an Erdos number of 3 means that someone wrote a paper with someone who wrote a paper with someone who worked with Erdos. Albert Einstein’s Erdos number was 2. The highest known Erdos number is 15; this excludes non mathematicians, who all have an Erdos number of infinity.

Website Magical Answer to an 80-Year-Old Puzzle. Terence Tao, now a math professor at UCLA, was a youngster when he met Erdos, earning his Erdos number of 1.

Crafty Connection Cat tessellation coloring sheet


Crafty Extensions Create an easy cat tessellation or go all the way and create your own tessellation art with worksheet and video demonstration.
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Extension Paul Erdos International Math Challenge 

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

3/20/2023

 

Week of March 20, 2023 | TK-5 | Final CYRM Picture Book & VOTE

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 

Dozens of Doughnuts, by Carrie Finison
A bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself.

The Hole Story of the Doughnut, by Pat Miller
Tells how a 16-year-old kitchen boy aboard a ship in the 1800s had the idea to cut out the centers of fried cakes' middles with the lid of a pepper can so the dough would cook all the way through.

Video The Hole Story of the Doughnut presented by Mr. Wolfe Reads 

Video How Krispy Kreme doughnuts are made 

Video Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller read by Chris O'Dowd 
Arnie much more than an average doughnut, round, iced and deliciously sprinkled.

Crafty Connection Doughnut coloring sheet

Week of March 20, 2023 | 4th & 5th Grade | CA Young Reader Medal
Picture Books for Older Readers Conclude and VOTE
Optional Novel Reading Challenge | Voting Party March 29

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 

Holes in the Sky, by Patricia Polacco
Trish, mourning the passing of her beloved grandmother, moves with her family to Oakland, CA and becomes part of a diverse community that comes together to help a grieving neighbor. Part 2 of 2
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Website Joshua Tree Visitor's Guide to the night sky 

​Optional Reading Challenge Students in fourth and fifth grade are invited to participate in an optional novel reading challenge. students qualify to participate by completing this questionnaire and returning it to Mrs. Snively by this Friday, March 24. Voting day is Wednesday, March 29 during lunch. Participants will eat their lunch in the library, vote, and receive prizes and giveaways. This challenge is not part of the CYRM program.

Week of March 20, 2023 | 4th Grade | Author Visit
Curriculum Connections: Social Emotional Learning/Social Issues

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My Favorite Colors Are Yellow and Black, by Kathy Oh and Joseph DeBaets
In this children's story, a Korean American boy and a Black girl become friends and help the adults in their lives learn an important lesson about overcoming differences. The authors are a former Grand View parent and student. CA Young Reader Medal presentations will resume next week for 4th grade.

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

3/13/2023

 

Week of March 13, 2023 | TK-5 | CYRM Picture Books Continue

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 
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We Don't Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.

Discussion Questions Tell about a time you were nervous. What rules are most important in school? What could Penelope have done to make friends right away? Would you rather meet Penelope or Walter--why? How did Penelope show empathy? What would be a good choice for a classroom pet--why? Continue the story--what do you think happens after the end?

Crafty Connection Paper plate fishbowl with handprint fish. Trace hand on construction paper; cut out and tape onto plate. Embellish with lips and eye. Color in water with felf pen; use dot markers to make multi-colored pebbles.

Week of March 13, 2023 | 5th Grade | CA Young Reader Medal
Picture Books for Older Readers Continue
Optional Novel Reading Challenge | Voting Party March 29

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 

Holes in the Sky, by Patricia Polacco
Trish, mourning the passing of her beloved grandmother, moves with her family to Oakland, CA and becomes part of a diverse community that comes together to help a grieving neighbor. Part 1 of 2
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Website Joshua Tree Visitor's Guide to the night sky 
Optional Reading Challenge Students in fourth and fifth grade are invited to participate in an optional novel reading challenge. students qualify to participate by completing this questionnaire and returning it to Mrs. Snively by Friday, March 24. Voting day is Wednesday, March 29 during lunch. Participants will eat their lunch in the library, vote, and receive prizes and giveaways. This challenge is not part of the CYRM program.

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

3/6/2023

 

Week of March 6, 2023 | TK-5 | CYRM Picture Books Continue
Curriculum Connection: Social Emotional Learning Week | Details

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program ​
The Good Egg, by Jory John
A very good egg learns to relax and not be perfect all of the time.

The Grumpy Monkey, by Suzanne Lang
Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better.

Curriculum Connection Identify SEL aspects observed in the illustrations and/or text of both books: feelings, empathy, positive goals, positive relationships, responsible decisions. 

Week of March 6, 2023 | 4th/5th Grade | CA Young Reader Medal
Picture Books for Older Readers Continue
Novel Reading Challenge (Optional) Voting Party March 29

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Mary Anning (1799-1847)
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Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 

Video A brief tour of Lyme Regis

Video Background information provided by the Lyme Regis Museum

Dinosaur Lady: the Daring Discoveries by Mary Anning, the first paleontologist, by Linda Skeers
This introduction to the life and achievements of Mary Anning (1799-1847) describes how her work reshaped scientific understanding of the natural world and helped launch the field of paleontology.
Novel Reading Challenge | Grades 4/5 | Read All Three & Vote on 3/29/23 | Participation Optional
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Optional Students in fourth and fifth grade are invited to participate in an optional novel reading challenge. students qualify to participate by completing this questionnaire and returning it to Mrs. Snively by Friday, March 24. Voting day is Wednesday, March 29 during lunch. Participants will eat their lunch in the library, vote, and receive prizes and giveaways. This challenge is not part of the CYRM program.
Fifth Grade | Information Literacy Unit Killer Underwear Invasion Chapter 6 of 6

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

2/27/2023

 

Week of February 27, 2023 | TK | Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

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Ten Apples Up On Top! by Dr. Seuss (writing as Theo. LeSieg)
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A lion, tiger, and dog are balancing ten apples on their heads when two irritable bears start to chase them.

Crafty Connection Cat in the Hat coloring sheet 
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Website Seussville

Week of February 27, 2023 | K | Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

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I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

Crafty Connection Cat in the Hat coloring sheet
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Website Seussville

Week of February 27, 2023 | First Grade | Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, by Dr. Seuss
Marco struggles to report truthfully to his father the events of his day, rather than embellish the dull sights in order to make for a more exciting tale. Published in 1937, this first book for children by Dr. Seuss was rejected by 27 publishers before being accepted by Vanguard Press. 

Discuss When the book finally made it to the shelves, some people thought it was unsuitable for children, saying the story encouraged the telling of lies. In fact, the book is about an active imagination; Marco tells the truth at the end. However, in March 2021 Seuss Enterprises pulled Mulberry Street from publication along with five other works by Seuss due to the inclusion of imagery they deem as "hurtful and wrong." Talk about the removal in the context of the No Place for Hate Pledge (coming next week) and how it can sometimes take many years to rectify a wrong.

Video 4-year-old on the importance of reading 

Crafty Connection Cat in the Hat coloring sheet
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Website Seussville

Week of February 27, 2023 | 2nd Grade | Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

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Wild About Books, by Judy Sierra
In this celebration of the literary life, librarian Molly McGrew drives her bookmobile into the zoo, and then the fun begins! The animals draw close to listen to a Dr. Seuss story, and once they "learn all about this new something called reading," they try creating their very own stories.

Video 4-year-old on the importance of reading

Crafty Connection Create your Dr. Seuss name Students experiment with their names to create their own pseudonyms: Doctor + Middle Name | Abbreviation of First Name + Last Name spelled backwards.
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Website Seussville

Week of February 27, 2023 | Third Grade | Biography

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(top right). Library of Congress, Bound for Glory exhibit

Tenant Farmhouse, Poplar Grove Plantation, North Carolina
(bottom right). Library of Congress, Bound for Glory exhibit

Mr. Williams,
 by Karen Barbour
"I was good at making my rows straight." Born the same year as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mr. Williams lived simply, sometimes facing the harsh reality of racism in the South. This understated story drives home that though most of us will not grow up to be famous, we can live our lives with dignity.
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Text Connection Describe an ordinary activity in your daily life to help others know what is is like to be you. Consider keeping a diary or journal to capture moments in your daily life.

Week of February 27, 2023 | All Grades | CA Young Reader Medal
Picture Book Nominee Presentations Begin

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 
Parker Looks Up, by Parker and Jessica Curry
This book is based on the viral photograph of two-year-old Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in the spring of 2018, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama. Sparkles and confetti pieces to show when Parker is spellbound, or she sees something that is inspiring to her. Attentive readers will notice that the pieces of confetti match the colors from Michelle Obama's dress.

Week of February 27, 2023 | 4th/5th Grade | CA Young Reader Medal
Picture Book for Older Readers Nominee Presentations Begin
Novel Reading Challenge (Optional) Voting Party March 29

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About the CYRM California Young Reader Medal Program 
This Way, Charlie, by Caron Levis
When nearly-blind Charlie the horse comes to live at Antonia's ranch for sick, injured, and anxious animals, Jack the goat initially has little patience with the big, amiable fellow. Their ensuing friendship is based on a true story that took place on a wildlife ranch–sanctuary.

Video Charlie and Jack at Wild Heart Ranch, Oklahoma 

Novel Reading Challenge | Grades 4/5 | Read All Three & Vote on 3/29/23 | Participation Optional
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Optional Students in fourth and fifth grade are invited to participate in an optional novel reading challenge. students qualify to participate by completing this questionnaire and returning it to Mrs. Snively by Friday, March 24. Voting day is Wednesday, March 29 during lunch. Participants will eat their lunch in the library, vote, and receive prizes and giveaways. This challenge is not part of the CYRM program.
Fifth Grade | Information Literacy Unit Killer Underwear Invasion Chapter 5 of 6

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

2/20/2023

 

Week of February 20, 2023 | Mid-Winter Break | No School

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

2/13/2023

 

Week of February 13, 2023 | TK | Valentine's Day

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Set the Mood Happy Dog Music
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Clifford's First Valentine's Day, by Norman Bridwell
Emily Elizabeth describes all the Valentine fun that she and Clifford had when he was just a tiny puppy in her pocket.

Never Too Little to Love, by Jeanne Willis
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How can a tiny mouse get the kiss he needs?

Library Crafty Connection Valentine lift-the-flap
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At Home Crafty Connection Heart Mouse Paper Craft Instructions

Week of February 13, 2023 | Kindergarten | Valentine's Day

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Set the Mood Whimsical Music

​Mr. Tanen's Ties, by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
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The principal at Lynnhurst Elementary School is well known for his colorful and unusual ties, but his boss orders him to stop wearing them until he learns to love them too, and ties a knot of another sort.


Crafty Connection Color a crazy tie from the template, cut out the shape, and paper clip it to your collar.

Week of February 13, 2023 | First Grade | Valentine's Day

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Set the Mood Whimsical Music

​Yuck, a Love Story, by Don Gillmor 
​Austin has a hard time admitting he likes his new neighbor, Amy, but when her birthday comes he goes to fantastic lengths to get her an unexpected present.

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Small Talk "Kids on Valentine's Day: What's this Love Thing All About?" 
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Crafty Connection Coloring sheet with yucky fluffy slime recipe

Week of February 13, 2023 | Second Grade | Valentine's Day

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Island of Aka, Okinawa, Japan
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Set the Mood Classic Japanese Music

Shiro in Love, by Wendy Tokuda
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Shiro started as an unwanted pup left in a garbage dump, but after he was rescued he became famous in Japan.

Crafty Connection Valentine's Day Puppy Love coloring sheet

Week of February 13, 2023 | Valentine's Day

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Set the Mood Cuban dance music

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy
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When her grandmother advises lovely cockroach Martina to spill coffee on suitors to see their true personality revealed, the beautiful cockroach is in for a surprise.

Website Cockroach info for kids

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Cockroaches: Public Enemy #1 Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)

Crafty Connection Cockroach facts coloring sheet

Week of February 13, 2023 | Fourth Grade | Valentine's Day

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You Loves Ewe, by CeCe Bell
Homonyms cause great confusion as an increasingly cranky yam tries to make introductions and provide explanations about a lady sheep to a silly donkey.

Hug Me, by Simona Ciraolo
Felipe the cactus just wants a hug, but his family is not the touchy-feely kind, so he goes out into the world to find a friend and maybe get that long awaited hug.

Nobody Hugs a Cactus, by Carter Goodrich
Hank is prickly and cantankerous. He enjoys a solitary life in the windowsill of a desert hut, where he can survey the surrounding Southwestern vistas. Through encounters with various passersby, Hank soon realizes how lonely for affection he is.

Video A camel snacks on a prickly pear cactus with 6-inch spikes 

Library Crafty Connection Cactus coloring sheet 


At Home Crafty Connection Paint a cactus rock garden 

Week of February 13, 2023 | Fifth Grade | Valentine's Day

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Mr. Scruff, by Simon James
Polly belongs with Molly, Eric belongs with Derek, Perry belongs with Terry--everyone knows that owners and their dogs belong together in their own unique way. But for Poor Mr Scruff, alone in the dogs' home, there's no one--that is until a very special little boy arrives looking for a friend.

Video NBC Nightly News Report: the Loving Case (aired 2012) 

The Case for Loving, by Selina Alko
Children these days would be shocked to know that before 1967 they could not marry a person of a race different from their own. This is the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple who, in 1958, struggled with marriage laws. They fought the unfair laws and took their case all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Video Released in 1966, "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees was top of the charts in 1967 

Crafty Connection Fairy tale coloring sheet | All you need is love coloring sheet 

Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

2/6/2023

 

​Week of February 6, 2023 | TK & K | Celebrating Black Joy

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I Am Enough, by Grace Byers
​An ode to self-confidence and kindness that touches on themes of diversity, respecting others and loving oneself.

​Video I Am Enough read by the author (running time 7:18 minutes) 

Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet 

Event The Grand View PTA is hosting a Black History Celebration on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 with food trucks, crafts, music, a reading corner and more.

Week of February 6, 2023 | First Grade
Black History is American History

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Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story, by Ruby Bridges
In 1960 Ruby Bridges (born September 8, 1954) became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Video Segment First Day of School Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
What was it like for young Ruby that first day? Ruby speaks about the angry crowds she saw, a US Marshall talks about Ruby's bravery, and her teacher speaks about the anger of the crowds outside.

​Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet


Event The Grand View PTA is hosting a Black History Celebration on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 with food trucks, crafts, music, a reading corner and more.

Week of February 6, 2023 | Second Grade
Black History is American History

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Rosa Parks, by Lisbeth Kaiser
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A brief biography of Rosa Parks (1913-2005), civil rights activist.

Video Segment Rosa Parks Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Identifies civil rights activist Rosa Parks and describes her role in the movement.


Sweet Justice, by Mara Rockliff
A picture book biography about Georgia Gilmore (1920-1990), the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.

Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet


Event The Grand View PTA is hosting a Black History Celebration on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 with food trucks, crafts, music, a reading corner and more.

Week of February 6, 2023 | Third Grade
​Black History is American History

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The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson. Though a fence segregates a pre-Civil Rights Era town, two girls find a way to overcome the separation and become playmates.

Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles. The friendship between two boys in 1964 underscores the bittersweet aftermath of the passage of the Civil Rights Act when, rather than opening swimming pools and other public spaces to African Americans, many towns and property owners boarded up the doors. The story ends with the promise of rights and freedoms yet to come.
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Personal account. What happened when children from another neighborhood joined local children at Leapwood Avenue Elementary School when Mrs. Snively was in third grade.

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Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet

Event The Grand View PTA is hosting a Black History Celebration on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 with food trucks, crafts, music, a reading corner and more.

Week of February 6, 2023 | Fourth Grade
Black History is American History

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Freedom on the Menu : the Greensboro Sit-ins, by Carole Boston Weatherford
The 1960 civil rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, are seen through the eyes of a young girl.

Video The Sit-in Movement February 1, 1960, four black college students sat a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Their peaceful protest inspired other people to organize sit-ins throughout the South.

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Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet

Event The Grand View PTA is hosting a Black History Celebration on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 with food trucks, crafts, music, a reading corner and more.

Week of February 6, 2023 | Fifth Grade
Black History is American History | Information Literacy

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When the Schools Shut Down, by Yolanda Gladden
In 1954, Yolanda Gladden was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, the same year that the Supreme Court handed down the Brown v. Board of Education decision, mandating the desegregation of schools. Yet in 1959, when Yolanda was old enough to begin her formal education, local authorities decided to close the county's schools rather than integrate them. Some in the Black community protested in the streets, while others organized schools to educate their children. Besides traditional subjects, Yolanda learned Black history in the basement of First Baptist Church. And in 1964, when the county was forced to reopen and desegregate its schools, she was well prepared academically and proud of her heritage. Spotlights an often-overlooked aspect of civil rights history.

​Crafty Connection Have courage and be kind coloring sheet


Event The Grand View PTA is hosting a Black History Celebration on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 with food trucks, crafts, music, a reading corner and more.

Killer Underwear Invasion: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation, & Lies, by Elise Gravel
Kid-friendly wit and quirky illustrations break down what fake news is, why people spread it, and how to tell what is real and what isn't. Chapter 3 of 6 chapters presented this week.
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