Life in the Library
November 2015
Happy Thanksgiving!
Library Happenings
Fifth graders wrapped up a study of cybersafety, using Cyber Smarts - a series of e-books available through Power Library. We read and discussed a number of topics, from staying safe online, gaming and cyberbullying. To review, we used the iPads and played a game of Kahoot - a multiplayer multiple choice response game. It was a lot of fun and helped to go over some key concepts about online safety. PLEASE continue to talk to your children about what we have learned in library!
You may have seen some evidence of our Dewey decimal unit in fourth grade. (Hopefully they are not still singing the catchy Dewey rap - although it is fun!) We made Wordless - word clouds made online. We printed and laminated colorful versions which will be displayed around the library. Students learned a lot about how Dewey chose to organize the library with call numbers and categories, as they showed in a brief review. We finished The Great Dewey Hunt, and students received, just like in the book, a "highly-sought-after Dewey decimal bookmark!"
Third graders have wrapped up their tall tale unit and are starting an author/illustrator study of Chris VanAllsburg. We read his first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, which is seemingly clear cut... until the very last page! Like in his other books, the author makes you question, inference and think (almost until your brain hurts... but in a good way)! Students' reactions were priceless; we really enjoyed our discussions and learning to "agree to disagree" respectfully!
Second graders have focused on folk tales, identifying similar elements in each (such as magic, good vs. evil, trickery and groups of 3). We read the African folktale Anansi the Spider as well as the Northwest Native American tale Raven. We will continue with some additional tales from around the world over the coming weeks.
See above for first graders' study of Thanksgiving through fiction and nonfiction. Kindergarteners finished an author study of Lois Ehlers by making their own shape creatures out of cut paper shapes. These were SO creative! We have been enjoying talking about Thanksgiving and sharing stories, too.
Kindergarteners use shapes to make Lois Ehlert-inspired creations!
FALL BOOK FAIR!
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