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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Oakcrest Elementary
Election Day by Mir Tamin Ansary Grades:2-6
We talked about the process of elections and the importance of voting. We also had the kids guess how old you had to be to vote as well as to run for President.
The Thanksgiving Door by Debbie Atwell All Grades
We talked about the importance of sharing and different ways we can share.
Westland
Title: My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks
Author: Hanoch Pivenanoch
Age: K-6
Topic: Family
Comments: This is a great book. It is entertaining as well as educational. It shows how you can use different words to describe. We have teacher who are using this book as a base for classroom projects.
West Jorday Elementary
Have You Filled Your Bucket Today by Carol McCloud
In a new twist on the golden rule, Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? explains to the children that we all carry an invisible bucket in which we keep our feelings about ourselves. When our buckets are full, we are happy; when they are empty, we are sad. It's important to know that we can fill our own bucket and so can others. We can also dip into it.
"Bucket Fillers" are those who help without being asked, give hugs and compliments, and generally spread their love and good feelings.
"Bucket Dippers" rob us of happy feelings by refusing to help with a task or by saying or doing something cruel.
I had a beautifully decorated bucket as a visual aide. The kids talked how they could fill buckets of their families and friends afterwards. Each student left with an invisible bucket of their own design.
Not Norman by Kelly Bernnett
Beehive Nominee 2008-2009
Fun pet story.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Mtn. Shadows - Nov.
Title: I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track
Author: Joshua Prince
Age: K-3
Topic: Ants
Comments: An ant is walking on the railroad track (tickety-tack) and is about to get a whack when it veers off for a snack with switchman Jack. Can you tell this is a rhyming book? I also got a non-fiction book on ants and read what ants eat (other than people food) such as seeds, insects and leaves. It showed a picture of ants attacking an earthworm, to cut up and take back to their colony. The kids thought it was great. Many students told me stories about ants, including the ones they have found in their homes. (they're just so honest)
Terra Linda
This month during the Presidential Elections we did a pair and share with the following books : The Voice of the People American Democracy in Action, A True Book Voting, and Otto Runs for President.
We talked about the voting process and how a President gets elected. We then read the picture book "Otto Runs for President." It was very informative and the kids learned a lot about Democracy in action especially since our school was a polling location and they had a lot of questions.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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Title: skelly the Skelton Girl
Author:Jimmy pickering
Topic : Halloween
Comments: This is a new book and the kids love the drowing style of this. It's read like the night before Christmas.
Title: Where's my Mummy
Author: Carolyn Crimi
Topic: Halloween
Comments: It is a new book . It's about a little mummy who wants to play hide and seek and loses his mommy. Everyone tells him to go to bed . A Very cute book for halloween.
Terra Linda
Title: More Scary Stories for Sleepovers
Author: Q.L. Pearce
Age: 4-6
Topic: Collection of Scary Stories
Comments:
Our school's older grades LOVE scary stories. We can't keep those books in our library. Turn the lights down and use your scariest voice and these short stories go over very well. We have been told by the students they share these stories at home with their families.
Title: Jerry Seinfeld Halloween
Author: Jerry Seinfeld
Age: All
Topic: Halloween/Trick or Treating/Costume's
Comments: This is a great Halloween book that comes with a CD. Our school LOVES this!!! It has become a tradition and if we try and share a new Halloween book they want this one read
first. This is his stand up comedy routine where he talks about trick-or-treating when he was a kid. You know this will be hilarious!!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Westland Elementary
Title: Monster Goose
Author: Judy Sierra
Age: All
Topic: Rewritten nursery rhymes that feature vampires, ghouls, mummies, and other creatures.
Comments: We read the new version of the rhyme and let them guess what the original nursery rhyme was.
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