3rd Grade

Aug/September Lessons

Meet the Elementary Middle School Librarians

Watch this video to meet the elementary librarians in our county. You might see all of these friendly faces as you learn some important library lessons this year.

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Week 2 Lesson



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Click through the slides to the left for this week's lesson!!!

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WEEK 3

Enjoy hearing The Dot by Peter Reynolds!Use your creativity to celebrate "Dot Day" with some fun activities!

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Week 4

Frank and Lucky Get Schooled

Learn some new 'school' words and see the library's special guest!

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FALL IS HERE!

Learn why we have seasons, what are our seasons, and listen to some fun, and beautiful, books about fall!

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Week 5

Enjoy some Caldecott medal winners. These books are chosen to win for their amazing artwork.

Listen to 3 recent winners and pick your favorite!

October Lessons

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Week 6

Hear one of Mrs. Ferguson's favorites this week!

Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson, is a great story about a witch and her new-found friends!


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Week 7

The Gruffalo's Child


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Week 8

Pumpkins galore!

Enjoy the friendship troubles with Duck, Squirrel, and Cat in Pumpkin Soup.

Also, watch the pumpkin life cycle with Pumpkin Circle.

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Week 9

Enjoy a variety of Halloween stories, read by the elementary librarians!

November Lessons

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Week 10

Learn about the first Thanksiving and enjoy some books and drawing!

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Week 11

Enjoy one of Mrs. Ferguson's favorite Thanksgiving books!

Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's is the best!!!

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Week 12

Learn about the Pilgrims and Wampanoag and enjoy some fun activities!

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Week 13

Thanksgiving week!!!

Enjoy some stories and fun activities!!

December Lessons

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Week 14

Enjoy the stories and amazing illustrations of Jan Brett!!

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Week 15

Learn about author, Ezra Jack Keats, and hear his Caldecott-winning book, The Snowy Day!

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Week 16

Enjoy SIX fun books, many read by Mrs. Ferguson, and some drawing and singing, too!

January Lessons

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Week 17

Happy New Year!! Hear some good books and enjoy some fun videos!

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Week 18

Compare two different versions of The Mitten!

Which is your favorite?

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Week 19

Enjoy an OLD version of "The Mitten" folktale.

This one is retold by Alvin Tresselt.

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Week 20

A-A-ACHOOO!!!

Enjoy Sneezy the Snowman, read by Mrs. Ferguson, and some other snowy activities.

February Lessons

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Week 21

Learn about Chinese New Year and the Lunar Calendar.

Hear a great story and see a cool art project!

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Valentine's Day

Hear some great stories by the elementary librarians.

Third graders---make sure to listen to Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story and 'pick' out all the 'prickly' words.

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Week 22

Enjoy some Valentine's stories and activities! Meet Mrs. Ferguson's dog, Ben Tucker Ferguson. We'll have another special 'pet' guest visiting in the library next week, too!!


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Week 23

Dental Health--Take care of your teeth!!

Enjoy Sweet Tooth by Margie Palatini, it is a funny one!!!

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Week 24

President's Day

Learn more about the role of our Commander In Chief!

March Lessons

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Week 25

March 2nd is Read Across America. Let's celebrate the love of reading by learning about Dr. Seuss!!

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Week 26

Women's History Month

Learn about the many contributions women have made to our society.

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Week 27

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Wishing you a pot of gold, and all the joy your heart can hold!!!

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Week 28

See how the Mercy Watson series got started with "A Piglet Named Mercy" by Kate DiCamillo.

Enjoy it with a slice of hot, buttered toast---which is Mercy's favorite food!!

April Lessons

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Week 29

Enjoy some Spring stories!

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Week 30

Listen and enjoy 4 or more Virginia Reader's Choice books in the primary category and vote on your favorite!!!

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Week 31

Graphic Novels are a popular and fun genre to read! Let's dive in!!

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Earth Day

April 22nd

Let's take good care of our planet!

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Week 32

Hear When I Was Young In The Mountains and learn about Cynthia Rylant, one of Mrs. Ferguson's favorite authors!!!

May Lessons

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Week 33

Let's learn about the farm!!!

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Week 34

Let's continue our farm study and learn about planting the community garden with local master gardener, Mr. Charlie!

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Week 35

Deciduous Forests

Hear The Busy Tree and think about how lucky we are that our beautiful forests are turning green this Spring!

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Week 36

Audrey and Don Wood are a husband and wife team of author & illustrator. Check out their MANY amazing stories!!! The Napping House has ALWAYS been one of Mrs. Ferguson's favorites!

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Week 37

Hear Mrs. Ferguson's FAVORITE read aloud, Dirt Boy!!!

Remember to get dirty--but always get clean again!

June Lessons

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Week 38-Last week

Enjoy some wonderful stories!!

Thank you for visiting the Macy Library website! Go back through the year and re-visit some old favorites this summer!

I look forward to seeing everyone next year!

Love,

Mrs. Ferguson