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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

10/30/2023

 

Week of October 30, 2023 | TK and Kindergarten
November Picture Book Month and Seasonal Veggie Silliness

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Website Picture Book Month

I
'm Bored,
 by Michael Ian Black
When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do.
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​Crafty Connection Students draw a potato bookmark

Week of October 30, 2023 | First Grade
November Picture Book Month and Patience

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Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake,
 by Michael B. Kaplan
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Betty Bunny likes chocolate cake so much that she claims she will marry it one day, and she has trouble learning to wait patiently until she can have her next taste.

Video A little girl mixes and bakes chocolate cake in a cup
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Crafty Connection Patience mandala coloring sheet

Week of October 30, 2023 | Second Grade
November Picture Book Month and Perseverance

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​Corduroy Writes a Letter, by Don Freeman
When Lisa notices that her favorite cookies have fewer sprinkles, her mother suggests that she write a letter to the bakery. Though Lisa's first attempts end with her giving up on the idea, she learns that she can accomplish much when she follows through.

Crafty Connection Students write a kind note of appreciation on a Teddy Bear to be given to a teacher, friend, or family member.

Week of October 30, 2023 | Third Grade
Special Guest Jiyeon Im Introduces Super Literacy Quiz Bowl
Picture Books and the Role of Empathy in Conflict Resolution

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Introducing Super Literacy Quiz Bowl 2024 Will you be a quiz bowler? New for 3rd graders, Grand View's thrilling SLQB game will be held February 12, 2024, but you can start reading now! Click here for the 3rd grade reading list and helpful tips. Books are available at the Grand View library. This activity is optional. Student participation is not required. Questions? Email Mrs. Snively [email protected].

Website Picture Book Month

What Grew in Larry's Garden, by Laura Alary
Helping her teacher next-door neighbor with his amazing garden, young Grace learns powerful lessons in community teamwork and environmental mindfulness when a plan for the garden's vegetables is threatened by an unanticipated problem.

Crafty Connection Conflict resolution strategies coloring sheet
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Give It a Try This video shows how to start tomato plants from tomato slices.

Week of October 30, 2023 | Fourth Grade
November Picture Book Month and the Spirit of Creativity

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 Joseph Cornell art boxes

The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell, by Candace Fleming
Tells of the childhood of artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) and details his painstaking collections of innumerable ordinary objects that he assembled into creations of astonishing art.

Crafty Connection Students will cut and fold discarded Thanksgiving cards into boxes | how-to-steps
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Video Create a Cornell art box at home with interesting paper and ordinary objects

Week of October 30, 2023 | Fifth Grade
November Picture Book Month and the Power of Unity

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​Cooperative Hula Hoop Balance Game
 Students in groups of 5-6 will start with one hula hoop at about nose level and using only their fingertips, they need to work together to lower the hoops to the ground.
Video example of the challenge Video example of the technique

Unstoppable, by Adam Rex
​When a bird and a crab team up to combine the advantages of flight and claws, it gives them an idea: why not expand the team to include other animals who have a special trait--and soon they all set out to rescue their lake from development, because united together they are unstoppable.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff, by Mac Barnett

When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, a hungry troll is already imagining all the ways to prepare a delicious goat dinner.
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    Library Program

    Our students enjoy weekly visits for presentations 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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