With the four day holiday week, the week just flew by!
4th graders will have their Parade of States on March 18. Each student will research a state and create a float based on facts they learned about their state. They will also be researching and writing about a famous person from that state. The Library has a set of state books, so each student was able to browse information about their chosen state. They have also begun deciding who they would like to research. The research will continue during Technology class.
After reading a fiction and nonfiction book about flying squirrels last week, we tackled dinosaurs this time. We read Edwina: The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She was Extinct as well as a nonfiction dinosaur book. We looked at the cover of Edwina and determined this was the fiction book because dinosaurs wouldn't be wearing a hat, makeup and jewelry! We discussed what type of information we expected to find in a nonfiction book, such as what they ate, types of dinosaurs, about their fossils, and when they lived.
We have been reading lots of picture books published in 2019 in anticipation of the announcement of the Caldecott Awards next week. Some favorites we read are Truman, The Proudest Blue, Small in the City, Fry Bread, Along Came Bear, Beware of the Crocodile, and My Papi Has a Motorcycle.
We are all so excited to see what books will be chosen!
4th Grade State Float and Famous American Research Project
4th graders will have their Parade of States on March 18. Each student will research a state and create a float based on facts they learned about their state. They will also be researching and writing about a famous person from that state. The Library has a set of state books, so each student was able to browse information about their chosen state. They have also begun deciding who they would like to research. The research will continue during Technology class.
Fiction and Nonfiction in Kindergarten
After reading a fiction and nonfiction book about flying squirrels last week, we tackled dinosaurs this time. We read Edwina: The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She was Extinct as well as a nonfiction dinosaur book. We looked at the cover of Edwina and determined this was the fiction book because dinosaurs wouldn't be wearing a hat, makeup and jewelry! We discussed what type of information we expected to find in a nonfiction book, such as what they ate, types of dinosaurs, about their fossils, and when they lived.
Caldecott Award announcements are coming!
We have been reading lots of picture books published in 2019 in anticipation of the announcement of the Caldecott Awards next week. Some favorites we read are Truman, The Proudest Blue, Small in the City, Fry Bread, Along Came Bear, Beware of the Crocodile, and My Papi Has a Motorcycle.
We are all so excited to see what books will be chosen!
Walmart Grant and Barnes and Noble Book Fair
This month has been great for the library! We were able to purchase $300 in new books from funds earned from the Barnes and Noble Book Fair we had in December. Thank you to Michelle Miller for coordinating the fair! I also applied for an educational grant from the Walmart Giving program, and we were chosen to receive a $1,000 grant! I ordered a wide variety of books to meet the needs of our students and staff. Graphic novels are hugely popular with our students, so I was sure to include some great ones. I also included some beginner readers, newer picture books and chapter books that I know students will enjoy. Some of the books have been delivered, which is always exciting! There is nothing we enjoy more than new books!
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