Students have limited exposure to informational text through classroom libraries. The school library as well as the public library offer a variety of print and non-print resources. Although the 2016 tendency is to search Google for information, it is important for students to understand how print resources, encyclopedias and other reference materials, are organized. This week in… Read More Research: Eagle(s)
In American history the original thirteen colonies were struggling to free themselves from the rule of the British monarch. The thirteen states were the beginning of the United States of America. Representatives of the thirteen colonies got together to create the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of the United States is the framework for the… Read More iDebate
The Change Your Name Store by Leanne Shirtliffe (Author), Tina Kügler (Illustrator) Wilma Lee Wu does not like her name. So she marches to the Change Your Name Store where she meets Zeena McFouz, the outrageous owner. Soon Zeena convinces Wilma to try on new names in the magical store. Each time Wilma selects a… Read More The Change Your Name Store
One of the books we will read in library this week is, The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini. Elizabeth really, really wants a pet, but her parents say NO to all of her ideas.Bird? Bunny? Turtle? Fish? Instead, Elizabeth ends up with a cactus named Carolyn. After some very unsuccessful campaigning, to her wonderful surprise,… Read More The Perfect Pet
The Big Snow was written and illustrated by locals: Berta Hader and Elmer Hader. This Caldecott Medal winter book will leave readers warm, cozy, and satisfied after reading this story, evoking many fond memories in both the young and old. As the leaves fall from the trees, the wind blows a bit harder, and the days turn shorter… Read More The Big Snow
Did you know that whenever you write a poem or story or draw a picture you automatically own the copyright to it. Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of “original works” and other intellectual works. What that means is that, as the author of the work, you alone have… Read More What is Copyright?
Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la) is best known for his books for children. He’s been published for over 40 years and has written and/or illustrated nearly 250 books, including Strega Nona, 26 Fairmount Avenue, The Art Lesson, and Christmas Remembered. Over 15 million copies of his books have sold worldwide! This week at the William O.… Read More Biography: Author Study
The Little House by Virginia Burton The rosy-pink Little House, on a hill surrounded by apple trees, watches the days go, by from the first apple blossoms in the spring through the winter snows. Always faintly aware of the city’s distant lights, she starts to notice the city encroaching on her bucolic existence. First a… Read More Life, Long Ago