Students in fourth grade learned that November was International Games Month.  So, we played games, of course!  We talked about how there are different kinds of games--board games, card games, video games, etc.  We then read Drew Daywalt's hilarious, The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors before engaging in our own Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament.  Students then had a chance to try different games in the library.  Zingo was a favorite!

After brainstorming how birds are alike, fourth grade students then had the opportunity to research a bird of their choice.  Students learned how to review all of the information in the article to determine which information met their needs.  They had to draw a picture of their bird, their bird's beak, their bird's nest, and their bird as a baby.  They also had to identify what kind of food their bird eats, how many eggs it lays, and describe its call.  Then also learned about citations and provided a citation for the information that they found.  

Fourth grade students learned about National Parks and how President Theodore Roosevelt helped save these lands for EVERYONE to enjoy.  Speaking of enjoying National Parks, through "Every Kid Outdoors," every fourth grade student received a National Park pass that will provde entry for them and their families to EVERY National Park through August 31, 2025.  Enjoy!

Masters of using call numbers to locate Fiction books in the library, fourth grade students learned more about how to find nonfiction books in the library using the Dewey Decimal system.  They practiced their skills by playing a shelving game.  Are the books in order?!

Through a challenging Kahoot, fourth grade students practiced their skills finding books in the library!  They demonstrated that they can find specific books by using the electronic catalog to get the call number to locate the book on the shelf.  This year, fourth grade gets to check out 5 books at a time.  Happy Reading!  

Fourth grade students helped create our bulletin board with book recommendations of favorite books that they have read!  Students have been using our Book Recommendation board to find their next read....

Students in 2nd-4th grade participated in the Ambassador Butterfly project.  We read The Mystery of the Monarchs and learned about the annual butterfly migration and how kids and families became citizen scientists to learn where the butterflies go.  Students then decorated their own ambassador butterflies which will "migrate" and be delivered to students in Mexico this fall.

After reading Lubna and Her Pebble, 4th grade decorated their own rocks to keep or to share with a friend in need!