Libraries have many hundreds and thousands of great books covering a wide range of topics. Books all about the world! To keep them all organized, books about similar topics are grouped together. Nonfiction books are grouped together by subject to make it easier to find a book related to a specific topic. The system… Read More How Nonfiction is Organized
Readers Theater is an integrated approach for involving students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. It involves students in sharing literature, reading aloud, writing scripts, performing with a purpose, and working collaboratively. Last week, student’s read Stone Soup by Marcia Brown. Stone Soup is an old French tale about soldiers who trick miserly villages into making them a feast. This title won… Read More Reader’s Theater: Stone Soup
The dictionary is a book that gives information about words. Look for this poster in the library, it is a brief overview of what you will find on the pages of a dictionary. Today, we will take the time to explore the dictionary features with a partner. Next week, we will have a “Dictionary Relay!”… Read More Dictionary Skills Relay
In October 2011, creator Brad Montague realized there was a large homeless population in his hometown, and he wanted to do something about it. While researching the needs of the homeless community, he learned that socks are the items least donated to homeless shelters. So Brad took action. He began to film himself wishing people… Read More Socks + October = Socktober 2018
This week in library, kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will meet one of the “Mighty Five” public librarians. Together, librarians and students will explore the organization of the library. While exploring, students will become familiar with the location and organization of library books. Students will also understand the importance of books and why… Read More William O. Schaefer Library Media Center Scavenger Hunt
Lego Poetry is a type of poetry students will actually build with Legos! Lego poetry is supposed to be fun and engaging. I think will get some pretty silly poems! If students prefer to use the legos as inspiration and not actually build with them…that’s okay too! I think we will be amazed at how… Read More Lego Poetry
We are going to look at capital letters, not for writing or spelling, but as shapes with different features…what makes them look the same? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Some letters have horizontal lines… Read More Is This Math?
What does persuade mean? To persuade means to cause someone to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons to believe something. The video below explains how the word OREO can help write a persuasive argument. Today we will use the OREO strategy and apply what we learned about persuasive writing to construct a book review. Here… Read More OREO: Opinion, Reason, Evidence, Opinion Restated