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Exploratories -> Library
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Preschool
- Students have been listening to
Christmas stories.
- Before reading the story, we
look at the title page and I point out the title, author (person who
wrote the story), and illustrator (person who draws the
pictures).
- I have also been reading
some real stories. They try to figure out what makes the stories real
or pretend.
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Kindergarten
- Students have been listening to
some seasonal stories.
- We have discussed characters,
problem, and solution in these stories and reviewed title page contents
(author, title, and illustrator).
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First
Grade
- I select stories from mystery,
folktale, and fairy tale types to read aloud.
- We discuss the title page
contents, characters, problem, and solution.
- Nonfiction and fiction are also
shared.
- Some of the "easy readers" and
chapter books are available to students to check out.
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Second
Grade
- We continue to find books using
call numbers.
- Students work with partners to
find books that are listed in the Accelerated Reader packet.
- When I read a story aloud, we
discuss characters, problem, solution, and setting of the story.
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Third
Grade
- We talked about the Dewey
Decimal system and how this system helps put subjects in order.
- Each group is given a call
number of a non-fiction material and asked to find this material.
- Students continue to find books
at their Accelerated Reading level. They are getting very good at
this skill.
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Fourth
Grade
- After finishing work on using
the atlas, the students practiced using the World Book Online resource
by looking up an animal and a place of their choice. They examine
the information that is available here.
- At this point, students are
using the World Almanac reference to practice for the World Almania
game. This is a challenging game that uses many different
sections of the Almanac resource while working in groups to find the
answers.
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Fifth
Grade
- Students reviewed organization
of a nonfiction book using a Scavenger Hunt list.
- This was very challenging and
provided a different way of looking at nonfiction.
- The hunt provided students with
a review of some library vocabulary and introduction of other new
words.
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Sixth Grade
- Students selected a Christmas
picture book to share with a preschooler.
- They practiced reading the story
to classmates and then they were able to share with the younger
student.
- As they reviewed the experience,
students found out that it isn’t always easy to capture the interest of
a preschooler.
- They are now working on a series
of situations in which they are asked to use a copyright packet to
decide if copyright has been followed or not.
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Seventh and Eighth
Grades
- Students used a game format to
review various library vocabulary words.
- The games were not as easy to
play as the students originally thought.
- Students are now working on a
series of situations in which they are asked to use a copyright packet
to decide if copyright has been followed or not.
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Special Events
- There
will be a Scholastic Book Fair from March 25 through March 27.
- Money
made in the fair will be used to purchase new library materials. Come see
what is here!
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