September 24th-28th

Kindergarten

Kindergarten students heard the story The Color Box by Dayle Ann Dodds. We focused on predicting what we thought Alexander the monkey would find in the box next based on the cutout clue on each page previewing the color. Students also shared their favorite colors!

First Grade

In first grade this week we discussed fiction vs. non fiction books. Then we read a fiction story Thump, Quack, Moo a wacky adventure by Doreen Cronin. This sill story was a jump start to fall as Farmer Brown created a statue of library corn maze. In the library centers first graders worked on putting picture flashcards in ABC order based on the words first letter. This reinforced the skill of finding a book in the library in alphabetical order.

Second Grade

Second graders had the opportunity to create a title page for their own book. We practiced together creating a sample title page with all the necessary items before they went to the tables and created their own. There was quite a lot of giggling over their silly titles!

Week of September 10-14th

This week in the library students have continued to learn how the library is organized.

Kindergarten
Students in kindergarten continued to practice the skills of noting details and predicting what would happen in the story next. After the story the students were able to pick out a new book from the shelves.

First Grade
First grade students continued practicing finding a book in the fiction section of the library. Books are arranged by the first three letters of the authors last name. They heard the story Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes and then practiced finding the shelves of the fiction section that start with the same letter as their last name. Students wrote their last name initial on a flower cutout to reference while searching for a book.

Second Grade

The second grade classes practiced finding books in alphabetical order to the third letter. They heard the story Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens. Then we looked for an additional copy of the book using the letters STE. Afterwards the students moved to the tables to create a book spine of their own. They pretended to be an author in the future and had to search the library for the location of their book.

Summer Reading

The lists are in! Congratulations to all of the students who read this summer with their public library. Indian Prairie, Darien, and Woodridge Public libraries shared their lists with us and we are very proud of everyone who read this summer! A certificate of honor will be coming home from Mrs. Hansen.