Happy New Year! It's great to be back and we are looking forward to a great 2020!
"The Toilet Papers" Book Posters
I am always trying to spread the word about great books we have in our Library. Over vacation, I hung some book posters in some of the student bathrooms to get a buzz going about some of these wonderful books. To my delight, the posters are doing their job because I've had several students come to the Library to request these specific books. Whatever it takes! The templates were downloaded from thebookwrangler.com.
Sibert Smackdown!
To celebrate the upcoming children's book awards announced at the end of the month, 5th graders are taking an in depth read of a nonfiction book. The books have already been awarded a Sibert Medal or are considered to be a contender for this year. The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.
They were told to judge the book based on the "Three D's," which are delight, design, and documentation.
Criteria they are looking for:
Is the book interesting and informative?
Is it well organized and appealing?
Are there outstanding illustrations, photos, drawings, graphs, diagrams, maps, etc.?
Is it easy to find information (table of contents, glossary, index, etc.)?
Is there interesting and informative back matter? (sources, author's notes, etc.)?
After becoming familiarized with the book, they will each make a commercial for the book explaining why other people should read it. Stay tuned!
You Can Do the Rubik's Cube!
I have a few mini Rubik's Cubes in the Library, and after checkout time many students love to try to solve the cube. I was able to borrow a set of 72 2x2 cubes for a month, complete with guides to the solution through YouCanDoTheCube.com. The kit also includes mosaics where the students solve each cube in a specific pattern to make a larger design. Right now we are working on a heart mosaic. I'll be sure to post it when it is complete!
I love reading The Great Race out loud to classes around the time of Chinese New Year. We talk about how in the Chinese calendar, the first day of the year is not on January 1st, but depends on the cycle of the moon. This year the Chinese New Year begins on January 25th. This story is a way of explaining how the animals were chosen to represent the 12 years in the calendar. Students enjoyed the chart in the end which tells them which animal represents the year they were born.
"The Toilet Papers" Book Posters
I am always trying to spread the word about great books we have in our Library. Over vacation, I hung some book posters in some of the student bathrooms to get a buzz going about some of these wonderful books. To my delight, the posters are doing their job because I've had several students come to the Library to request these specific books. Whatever it takes! The templates were downloaded from thebookwrangler.com.
Sibert Smackdown!
They were told to judge the book based on the "Three D's," which are delight, design, and documentation.
Criteria they are looking for:
Is the book interesting and informative?
Is it well organized and appealing?
Are there outstanding illustrations, photos, drawings, graphs, diagrams, maps, etc.?
Is it easy to find information (table of contents, glossary, index, etc.)?
Is there interesting and informative back matter? (sources, author's notes, etc.)?
After becoming familiarized with the book, they will each make a commercial for the book explaining why other people should read it. Stay tuned!
You Can Do the Rubik's Cube!
I have a few mini Rubik's Cubes in the Library, and after checkout time many students love to try to solve the cube. I was able to borrow a set of 72 2x2 cubes for a month, complete with guides to the solution through YouCanDoTheCube.com. The kit also includes mosaics where the students solve each cube in a specific pattern to make a larger design. Right now we are working on a heart mosaic. I'll be sure to post it when it is complete!
The Great Race and Chinese New Year
I love reading The Great Race out loud to classes around the time of Chinese New Year. We talk about how in the Chinese calendar, the first day of the year is not on January 1st, but depends on the cycle of the moon. This year the Chinese New Year begins on January 25th. This story is a way of explaining how the animals were chosen to represent the 12 years in the calendar. Students enjoyed the chart in the end which tells them which animal represents the year they were born.
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