Sycamore Ridge Library
What are you reading, researching or creating today?
Hello SR Parents! Read below to find out how we are using our library resources this week.
Kindergarten - Community Helpers Unit
Read Aloud
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Discover more at home: informational book available at the SR Library
Discover more at home: informational book available at the SR Library
First grade - What Can We Infer from Pictures and Text Clues?
Words and ideas we discussed from Spork by Kyo Maclear
- cutlery - utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for servingand eating food.
- customs - a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances
- to infer - to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence
- mum - informal word for mother
- trying out or testing a guess
Second Grade - How can you recognize the antagonist in a fairy tale?
Read Aloud
I Am So Strong by Mario Ramos
Is the antagonist alway the bad guy?
A different version of the classic story, who is the antagonist now?
Available at the SR library
The wolf's side of the classic story, is the wolf really the antagonist?
Available at the SR library
Third Grade - Discovering the History in Historical Fiction
Historical references in Moon Over Star by Diana Hutts Aston
- Landing of the first man on the moon - July 20, 1969
- President John F. Kennedy's support of the space program
- President John F. Kennedy's death prior to the moon landing
- "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong
- Journalist Walter Cronkite's tv coverage of the moon landing
- NASA video of Armstrong's first step (0:56)
- CBS news footage compilation of the take off, landing and splashdown (9:37)
Fourth Grade - Youth Book Award Research Project
Students will be working in alone or in groups over the next 3 weeks during their library visits.
The final project will be a presentation of their question answers and a book talk.
Click here to see the research questions.
David Weisner
Multiple Caldecott Medal winning author and illustrator
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2002 Caldecott Medal Winner
1992 Caldecott Medal Winner