One of literature’s favorite little girls is turning 75! In honor of the 75th anniversary of Madeline‘s publication, an exhibit by New York Historical Society honors the character and her creator, Ludwig Bemelmans. This exhibit, which contains nearly 100 works, includes drawings from all six Madeline books, Bemelmans’ drawings of the old Ritz Hotel in New… Read More Text To Self: Madeline
First, students will be look at nonfiction “How To” books in the library! Then, students will watch the “How to Make a Snowman” video. Next, students go to the Make a Snowman website! Finally, students will use the sequence words “first, then, next and finally” to explain how they built their virtual snowman! Have Fun! Unable to display content. Adobe… Read More How To Make a Snowman
“The eyes are the windows of the soul”. People usually say this because they can see pain, anger, or some other emotion in somebody else’s eyes. What about shoes? Do you think shoes could also be the window to someone’s soul? Can what you choose to put on your feet actually tell something about you or describe… Read More Stand in Your Shoes
*Starred Review* Is any love greater than that between a boy and his robot? While picking pinecones, a boy meets a bright-red, rocket-shaped robot and asks, “Want to play? “Affirmative!” the robot responds, and the pair has tons of fun until a rock bumps the robot’s power switch off. Not understanding the bot’s unresponsiveness, the… Read More My Robotic Friends
HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE AND SEE THE WORLD by Marjorie Priceman An apple pie is easy to make…if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This deliciously silly recipe for apple pie takes readers around the globe to gather ingredients. First hop a steamboat to… Read More What Families Eat
Halloween is a time of excitement and sometimes anxiety for students often fueled by fears and sugar! Public Broadcast for Kids has many characters that are great role models to help guide students as they explore their fears and learn to make healthy choices. Go to pbskidsgo.org/video, to watch streaming video of Halloween-themed episodes and clips from… Read More School Ghouls
This week during our lesson in the Library Media Center, the students will learn how to create a collaborative presentations using their Google Apps For Education (GAFE) account. Google Presentations allow students to work collaboratively in real time and Google Presentations save automatically! Each student will share a slide with a partner. Partners must agree… Read More Nonfiction Google Slides
If you would like to learn how to use Google Presentations or need to review how to use Google Presentations, here are six video tutorials to help you better learn how to create presentations for classroom use. Creating A Google Presentation Create and Apply A Theme How to Insert Images and Videos in Google Presentations… Read More How to Use Google Presentations