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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

1/27/2025

 
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Week of January 27, 2025 | TK & Kindergarten
Getting Ready for the 100th Day of School

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The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs, by Chinlun Lee
The very kind rich lady cares for 100 lucky dogs!

Video Zero the Hero by Joan Holub book trailer  
He's not a Froot Loop, a bagel or a doughnut... he's Zero the Hero!

Video How Krispy Kreme doughnuts are made 
Speaking of doughnuts, let's find out how doughnuts are made at Krispy Kreme.

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

Week of January 27, 2025 | First Grade | Groundhog Day

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Video History of Groundhog Day Discovery Education Streaming Video (password protected)
Find out the story behind Punxsutawney Phil and the history of Groundhog Day.

Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby
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Brownie is waiting for spring and meets a fox... will Brownie be able to talk her way out of becoming a mid-winter snack?

Activity Groundhog Coloring Sheet

Kitchen Connection Groundhog Pudding Cups Turn pudding, cookies, and simple trimmings into the cutest treat ever! ​

Week of January 27, 2025 | Second Grade | Dinosaurs

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Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton
During a trip to the museum Dave keeps trying to get his dad's attention. The dinosaurs around him are springing to life!


What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick
Patrick imagines that at one time dinosaurs were great friends of people and were responsible for building the world we enjoy today.

Tiny Dino, by Deborah Freedman

A small but mighty bird declares it is a dinosaur! But no one believes that dinosaurs still exist. How can it be a dinosaur when it is so little?

Video United Kingdom: Birds Related to Dinosaurs Discovery Education (password protected)
Scientists study the link between modern birds and dinosaurs.


Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, by Bob Shea
Roaar! Roaaaar! Nothing can stop him!


Crafty Connection Draw Bob Shea's dinosaur following these video step-by-step directions

Week of January 27, 2025| Third Grade | Super Literacy Quiz Bowl
Practice Session with Ms. Barbara and Mrs. Im

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Kahoot! Practice Session
Ms. Barbara and Mrs. Im will guide students in a Super Literacy Quiz Bowl practice session.
Click here for details about this optional opportunity.

Giant Squid, by Candace Fleming

The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from clues they leave behind. That is, until a giant squid was filmed in its natural habitat a few years ago.

Week of January 27 2025 | Fourth Grade
SEL New Perspectives | Curriculum Connection Geology

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Old Rock (is not boring) by Deb Pilutti
Tall Pine, Spotted Beetle, and Hummingbird are certain that being a rock is boring until Old Rock shares what he has seen and done since he first flew out of a volcano.

Rick the Rock of Room 214, by Julie Falatko
Tired of sitting all day on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214, a rock named Rick escapes the classroom for the great outdoors, only to discover that sometimes the greatest adventure in life is friendship.

Crafty Connection Rock painting tutorial with suggested supplies, step-by-step and simple designs.

Week of January 27, 2025 | Fifth Grade | SEL Perspective & Empathy

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Trevor, by Jim Averbeck
​Lonely and looking for a friend, Trevor the canary stretches to the width of his boring cage and tries to befriend someone sitting on a branch outside the window

Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse, by Marcy Campbell
​Refusing to believe that a classmate has a horse of his own, Chloe becomes angry, calling him out at school and complaining about him to her mom, but instead of the vindication she wants, Chloe learns valuable lessons in empathy and imagination

When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree, by Jamie L.B. Dennahan
​A young girl is given a lemon tree and learns to care for it until she can make lemonade for a lemonade stand. Read-aloud presented by Reading in a Virtual World 

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Kitchen Connection Nothing says kindness like sharing a batch of soft and chewy lemon cookies

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