Each first-grade class will record a choral reading of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss in order for kindergarten students to access the story in an effort to identify and produce rhyming words. Kindergarten students will play a “Rhyming Pairs” matching game and will be given the opporubity to ceatetheir own “Rhyming Pairs”! Second… Read More Green Eggs and Ham
Our library has been under renovations since December 14th…..Help us get our book collection back! Write a letter to our principal, Ms. Beglin or to our assistant principal, Mrs. White and persuade them to open the storage container where the WOS collection of library books are stored. Watch this video to find out the basics of… Read More Persuassive Writing: What is it?
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is a book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. It was first published by Random House on January 22, 1990. It is his last book to be published during his lifetime. The book concerns the journey of life and its challenges. This week students will be challenged with the task… Read More Breakout: Oh The Places You’ll Go
Each week we begin our session in an easy pose with the Hands-to-Heart. Take a deep breath in through the nose and exhale to chant the sound of Om. Stand to flow with “Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun!” In easy pose with… Read More Earth Kids Club: Session 3, Week 15, 3/6
Get ready to Read Across America! This week William O. Schaefer is gearing up for the March 2019 Read Across America Day! We will participate in the nationwide reading celebration by reading lots and lots of books written by Dr. Seuss! Watch Dr. Seuss’s most famous book The Cat in the Hat! Play the Dr. Seuss hangman game..try… Read More Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
It’s National Tell A Fairy Tale Day! What were once oral histories, myths, and legends retold around the fire or by traveling storytellers, have been written down and become known the world over as fairy tales. The origins of most fairy tales would not be approved or rated as appropriate for children by today’s standards.… Read More Tell A Fairy Tale Day
Judy Chicago created a three-dimensional artwork titled, The Dinner Party. This art represents thirty-nine place settings of famous historical women. From Sojourner Truth to Susan B. Anthony, each woman has a unique place-setting that includes a hand-painted china plate, ceramic flatware and chalice, and a napkin with an embroidered gold edge. In honor of Women’s… Read More March Challenge: Dinner Party
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The award is named after Randolph (Ralph) Caldecott, 1846-1886. He is considered one of… Read More 2019 Caldecott Winners