This Week In The Library: April 18-22

Another bee-sy week in the library (Gr/1-2 did their "Going Buggy" musical on Thursday hence the insect joke).  Here's what we did in library classes:

Kindergartener. reads one of the
transportation books to his class.

Kindergarten: We looked at the definition of "transportation" and then we looked at 4 short books on different forms of transportation (both fiction & informative).  We shared examples of modes of transportation.

Grade 1 (Gordon/Bonnell): We alphabetized the words we brainstormed from "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street." We had to look to the second or even the third letter to alphabetize some of the words.

Grade 1 (Hirst): We listened to "And To Think I Saw If On Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss.  We learned that this was Dr. Seuss's first children's book, written in 1937 (we calculated it was published 79 years ago!).  Then we created word card from the nouns (people, places, things) in the book.  We will use these card next week to work on alphabetizing

Grade 2: We created a poster for the Biography Section which is now hanging up in the library.  We learned where the biography section is, what kind of books it contains, how the books are arranged, and some good 2nd grade level biographies students might like to read.

Grade 3 (Keating/Pawling): We had hands-on practice time for some techniques in using the search stations that we learned last week.  Students worked in partners on the computers.

Grade 3 (Liker):  We heard "The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf, and Grandma" by Diane and Christyan Fox. A book focused on dialogue.

Grade 4: We continued our digital citizenship learning.  We looked at the things one would need to find to complete a citation for an online resource.

Grade 5: We continued out digital citizenship learning.  We discussed how someone might feel if they are asked personal questions by an online friend.

Grade 6 (Combined Group/Bogert: We began creating book spine poems for National Poetry Month.  Student would in small groups to find books, use their Chromebooks to take a photo, and then place the image in a Google slide show.

Grade 6 (Hanson):  We had extended book selection and reading time.  (Mr. Sonnen was at an appointment and we had a problem with Google Classroom)

Professional: Attended a "Teacher Librarians and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards): A Natural Phenomenon" workshop on Saturday 4/17.  I learned about the new standards and how the library can support students and staff with these new standards.  Subscribed to "Horn Book" magazine.  This is a publication that reviews children's books and materials.  I used personal funds to subscribe.  Attended the reception for the 3rd grade poster contest winners at the Edmonds Public Library and helped hand out certificates, then we heard author Trudi Trueit speak.  I also completed at lesson for a book on next year's WCCPBA  that will be added to the state wiki.