Week of September 18, 2023 | TK | Celebrating Peace Week
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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, by Eric Litwin
Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
Video Pete sings his song
Crafty Connection Print this Pete the Cat color by number
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
A bright and colorful journey around the globe shows how, every September 21 on the International Day of Peace, children around the world wish for peace in different languages.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
Video Pete sings his song
Crafty Connection Print this Pete the Cat color by number
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
A bright and colorful journey around the globe shows how, every September 21 on the International Day of Peace, children around the world wish for peace in different languages.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
Week of September 18, 2023 | Kindergarten | Fall Leaves & Peace
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I Am a Leaf, by Jean Marzollo
A simple introduction to the life cycle and functions of a leaf.
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on them, kicking them, jumping in piles of them, and using them to make pictures. Includes a description of how leaves change through the year.
Fall Is Not Easy, by Marty Kelley
With new expectations to be met, fall can be a tough season for a lot of us.
Crafty Connection Use the reverse of the Fall Leaves coloring sheet to transform ordinary leaves found in the yard into colorful nature collages. Directions
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
A bright and colorful journey around the globe shows how, every September 21 on the International Day of Peace, children around the world wish for peace in different languages.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
A simple introduction to the life cycle and functions of a leaf.
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on them, kicking them, jumping in piles of them, and using them to make pictures. Includes a description of how leaves change through the year.
Fall Is Not Easy, by Marty Kelley
With new expectations to be met, fall can be a tough season for a lot of us.
Crafty Connection Use the reverse of the Fall Leaves coloring sheet to transform ordinary leaves found in the yard into colorful nature collages. Directions
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
A bright and colorful journey around the globe shows how, every September 21 on the International Day of Peace, children around the world wish for peace in different languages.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
Week of September 18, 2023 | First Grade | Books/Reading & Peace
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I Am a Story, by Dan Yaccarino
A celebration of the art of storytelling traces how it has evolved from cave paintings and the invention of the printing press to the digital technologies that inform and unite today's diverse world. Sharp eyes will take note of the starry transition from cave people to contemporary folk as astrological signs reappear as constellations, with a tiny red bird on each page to remind us that stories give flight to our imagination.
Crafty Connection Tiny Birds coloring sheet
I Don't Like to Read, by Nancy Carlson
Henry the mouse likes everything about first grade except reading, but with some extra help at school and home, he is delightfully surprised.
Connection Read a book, of course :)
Nibbles the Book Monster, by Emma Yarlett
Nibbles the Monster enjoys books a little too much!
Crafty Connection Make a book-nibbling bookmark. Directions
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
A bright and colorful journey around the globe shows how, every September 21 on the International Day of Peace, children around the world wish for peace in different languages.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
A celebration of the art of storytelling traces how it has evolved from cave paintings and the invention of the printing press to the digital technologies that inform and unite today's diverse world. Sharp eyes will take note of the starry transition from cave people to contemporary folk as astrological signs reappear as constellations, with a tiny red bird on each page to remind us that stories give flight to our imagination.
Crafty Connection Tiny Birds coloring sheet
I Don't Like to Read, by Nancy Carlson
Henry the mouse likes everything about first grade except reading, but with some extra help at school and home, he is delightfully surprised.
Connection Read a book, of course :)
Nibbles the Book Monster, by Emma Yarlett
Nibbles the Monster enjoys books a little too much!
Crafty Connection Make a book-nibbling bookmark. Directions
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
A bright and colorful journey around the globe shows how, every September 21 on the International Day of Peace, children around the world wish for peace in different languages.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
Week of September 18, 2023 | Second Grade | Empathy & Peace
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Empathy is defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of someone else. An example of empathy is feeling the same amount of excitement as a friend, when they tell you they are getting a puppy or a kitten.
Video Sesame Street: actor Mark Ruffalo and Murray help explain the feeling of empathy.
A Letter to My Teacher, by Deborah Hopkinson
Written as a thank you note to a cherished teacher, the ending brings the love of learning and teaching full circle.
Discuss Do you think the new teacher will be able to feel empathy for her students when things don't go quite right for them? How might having empathy affect our relationships at home or at school?
Read and Reflect Students will think about how having empathy can foster peace, and what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
Draw and Write Students draw a picture of themselves with their teacher and write a note including a personality trait that they know their teacher will enjoy, and a behavior that they hope to improve during second grade.
Video Sesame Street: actor Mark Ruffalo and Murray help explain the feeling of empathy.
A Letter to My Teacher, by Deborah Hopkinson
Written as a thank you note to a cherished teacher, the ending brings the love of learning and teaching full circle.
Discuss Do you think the new teacher will be able to feel empathy for her students when things don't go quite right for them? How might having empathy affect our relationships at home or at school?
Read and Reflect Students will think about how having empathy can foster peace, and what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
Draw and Write Students draw a picture of themselves with their teacher and write a note including a personality trait that they know their teacher will enjoy, and a behavior that they hope to improve during second grade.
Week of September 18, 2023 | Third Grade | Celebrating Peace Week
Navigating the Stacks Information Literacy Part 3
Second/Third Grade Combo Class
Second graders will listen to Whoever You Are then will be excused to look for books on the other side of the library with the teacher while the third graders receive the info literacy instruction.
They may begin coloring the world peace coloring sheet.
Second graders will listen to Whoever You Are then will be excused to look for books on the other side of the library with the teacher while the third graders receive the info literacy instruction.
They may begin coloring the world peace coloring sheet.
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Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox
Aims to inspire tolerance and understanding by showing how, around the earth, across cultures and generations, children share commonalities.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
1: Website & Map -- 2: Dewey Decimal System -- 3: Video "The Lure of the Library" and Scavenger Hunt -- 4: Catalog Demonstration and Scavenger Hunt -- 5: Quiz Show What You Know Part 1 of 2 and Scavenger Hunt -- 6. Quiz Show What You Know Part 2 of 2 and Scavenger Hunt.
Students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by part 4 of the 6-part practicum designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
DVD The Lure of the Library
Students learn the conceptual structure of the Dewey Decimal System and the content of the ten major sections. Supports students in developing research skills by showing the functions of the catalog and call numbers.
Activity Dewey Decimal Scavenger Hunt.
Library Map Show the map. Demonstrate finding one of the E area call numbers from one of the cards
Aims to inspire tolerance and understanding by showing how, around the earth, across cultures and generations, children share commonalities.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
1: Website & Map -- 2: Dewey Decimal System -- 3: Video "The Lure of the Library" and Scavenger Hunt -- 4: Catalog Demonstration and Scavenger Hunt -- 5: Quiz Show What You Know Part 1 of 2 and Scavenger Hunt -- 6. Quiz Show What You Know Part 2 of 2 and Scavenger Hunt.
Students will earn the privilege of using the library computers by part 4 of the 6-part practicum designed to allow them to demonstrate their awareness of library procedures and their ability to execute simple catalog searches.
DVD The Lure of the Library
Students learn the conceptual structure of the Dewey Decimal System and the content of the ten major sections. Supports students in developing research skills by showing the functions of the catalog and call numbers.
Activity Dewey Decimal Scavenger Hunt.
Library Map Show the map. Demonstrate finding one of the E area call numbers from one of the cards
Week of September 18, 2023 | Fourth Grade
Celebrating Peace Week by Making Connections to Foster Peace
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Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox
Aims to inspire tolerance and understanding by showing how, around the earth, across cultures and generations, children share commonalities.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
[Red: a Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall An amusing but affecting story about staying true to oneself in this tale about a blue crayon in a red wrapper. Skip this year to make room for Whoever You Are]
The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. A delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
International Dot Day is September 15-ish.
Crafty Connection With crayons and/or markers, students will personalize a square sheet of paper containing the outline of a semi-circle for a bulletin board display. Though we are uniquely ourselves, we can join together in beauty and harmony.
Aims to inspire tolerance and understanding by showing how, around the earth, across cultures and generations, children share commonalities.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
[Red: a Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall An amusing but affecting story about staying true to oneself in this tale about a blue crayon in a red wrapper. Skip this year to make room for Whoever You Are]
The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. A delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
International Dot Day is September 15-ish.
Crafty Connection With crayons and/or markers, students will personalize a square sheet of paper containing the outline of a semi-circle for a bulletin board display. Though we are uniquely ourselves, we can join together in beauty and harmony.
Week of September 18, 2023 | Fifth Grade | Celebrating Peace Week
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Video The historic Peace Rose
A Rose Named Peace, by Barbara Carol Roberts
The story of intrepid rosarian Francis Meilland ("May-yon" - 1912-1958) who cultivated not only a new variety of rose, but also a glimmer of hope when the world needed it most.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
A Rose Named Peace, by Barbara Carol Roberts
The story of intrepid rosarian Francis Meilland ("May-yon" - 1912-1958) who cultivated not only a new variety of rose, but also a glimmer of hope when the world needed it most.
Read and Reflect Students will think about what peace means to them at home, at school, in their community, and around the world.
Crafty Connection World peace coloring sheet
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