CRE Library News
October 2016
Happenings this month...
October 17th-21st Scholastic Book Fair
October 24th-28th The library will be open for checkout and lessons.
Star Wars Reads Day
Scholastic Book Fair
Library Pumpkin Patch
Literacy Centers for K-1
This presentation is based on Debbie Diller’s Work:
Grades K-1 (can be adapted for grades 2nd-4th )
Presentation pages 25 and 47 talk about a classroom library station and a poetry station.
http://www.questar.org/services/rse-tasc-ii/presentations/literacy/literacy-work-stations.pdf
Kinder-First Center Ideas
http://www.esc4.net/users/0001/docs2/120-501-1107%20First%20DELC%20Book.pdf
Literacy Centers for 2nd-4th
Reading Centers for the Upper Grades:
Great website with good pictures and explanations.
http://teachingtoinspire.com/2016/06/reading-centers-upper-elementary.html
Florida Center for Reading Research:
Wonderful literacy centers along with research-based resource guides to help you construct your centers. Most of centers have been updated, but some are still good as is.
http://www.fcrr.org/for-educators/sca_2-3.asp
Listening Centers
Limitless Library
Marvelous Math Ideas
Adding Literacy to Your Math Lessons
This article really hits home with explaining why we should link literacy and math. It's a quick read!
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2012/11/teaching-math-picture-books-part-1
Marilyn Burns is the Bomb!
This article provides 10 ways to enhance your math lessons from Marilyn Burns. These ideas can definitely be linked to our PD on Critical Thinking and Inquiry.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/marilyn-burns-10-big-math-ideas
This pdf from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics contains a great list of math related literature. The books can be found in our library and on Limitless.
https://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/MathbookslistSchickedanzexcerpt.pdf
Math Literature in the CRE library:
Addition:
One is a Snail Ten is a Crab 513.2 Say
Subtraction:
Monster Musical Chairs 513.2 Mur
Multiplication:
The Lion’s Share E McE
Division:
Bean Thirteen E McE
We have many other books!