Library Learning
2021-2022
Ms. Baranyay says, "Happy reading!"
Hello everyone! Welcome to Library Class!
On this page you will find our library lesson plans for the week. Scroll down to see what's happening in class this week!
On the Home Page of our Library Website, there are lots of great free resources, including OPALS, our online catalog, sites to find ebooks and audiobooks, educational games, news sites, animal cams, and more.
On the Author Activities & Read-Alouds page you will find fun activities offered by famous authors and illustrators, from book talks to drawing lessons, as well as other excellent opportunities and cool news - you're bound to find something fun!
In class this week:
Week 36 - June 6-10, 2022
Grades K-2 will read Dragons Love Tacos, written by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. After reading, you will draw and write about your favorite part of the story. Watch the read-aloud here.
🍋Lemonade Library - MenjivarGrades 3 & 4 will explore Weeks 1 & 2 of Capstone's Virtual Summer Camp, as well as browse what's available on Sora, Epic!, and ComicsPlus. You and your guest teacher may also decide to enjoy a read-aloud. (Mrs. Appleton's and Mr. Broderick's classes - I'll see you next Monday for a full overview of summer reading opportunities!)
Grades 5 & 6 Ms. Baranyay will introduce all of the fun summer reading opportunities available to you on our Summer Reading Fun webpage and give you some goodies to take home.
Week 35 - May 31-June 3, 2022
Everyone: Ms. Baranyay will introduce all of the fun summer reading opportunities available to you here on our Summer Reading Fun webpage and give you some goodies to take home.
Grades 5 & 6 will finish working on your Google Earth Project, adding any last information from your Google Form. You will then SHARE your project with Ms. Baranyay on Seesaw. Make sure you have met all of the 5 criteria posted in the directions.
Grades 5 & 6 will
Week 34 - May 23-27
Summer is almost here! Books are due back in the library as we get ready for a big library inventory. Thank you to everyone who's gotten all of their books in. For those who haven't, notices are going home, so take a quick look around to make sure you've found them all.
Grades K-4 will be reading Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas, a true story of an elephant seal, written by Lynn Cox and illustrated by Brian Floca. Learn more about elephant seals at Friends of the Elephant Seal, and in this BBC video or this Animalogic video.
Grades 5-6 will continue working on their Google Earth Projects.
Week 33 - May 16-20, 2022
Grades K-4 will read The Three Questions, based on a story from Leo Tolstoy and written by Jon J. Muth. Find the video read aloud here. Find more of Jon J. Muth's work below and click on the covers for read alouds.
Grades 5 & 6 will continue working on their Google Earth Project, this week setting up the locations on the map. If you have time, you can start adding information about each location from your Google Form.
Week 32 - May 9-13, 2022
Grades K-4 will read The Lotus Seed, a story about loyalty, set in Vietnam. It is written by Sherry Garland and illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi. Find the read-aloud video here.
Traditional Vietnamese dress - ao dai
mother of pearl hair comb
Grades 5 & 6 students will head to the Research Tools page of our library website to review how to evaluate the quality of sources they are using for their research. They will then continue to research locations for their Google Earth Project and add the information to their Google Forms.
ALL BOOKS DUE IN THE LIBRAY MAY 26/27.
LAST DAY FOR BOOK CHECKOUT = MAY 19/20.
Week 31 - May 2-6, 2022
Grades K-4 will read Change Sings: A Children's Anthem, written by Amada Gorman, the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history, and illustrated by Loren Long. Find the video read aloud here.
Grades 4-6 will VOTE for their favorite Golden Dome books of the year.
Grades 5 & 6 will continue working on their Google Earth Project, this week using the Become an Internet Search Master slideshow found on the Research Tools page of our website. Students will learn how to conduct an effective Google search to research at least one more chosen location in their project, adding the information to their Google Form and making sure to cite sources!
Grades 5 & 6 will use Gale in Context - Elementary, a kid-safe database from VT Online Library, to research at least one of the locations on your Google Earth Project. (The Gale password is maplesyrup.) Add the information to your Google Form.
Week 29 - April 11-15, 2022
Grades K-6 will visit the Book Fair!
Week 28 - April 4-8, 2022
Grades K-4 will look back over all 10 Red Clover books and use this class period to catch up on any read-alouds missed and then complete any of the rating sheets missed or incomplete from over the last couple of months.
Scroll down this page to find the read-aloud videos for each book.
Make sure you have completed all of the rating sheets in Seesaw.
Grades 5-6 will continue with our Google Earth Project.
Settle on a title and at least 5 locations to visit. Add them to Section 1 of this Google Form.
Week 27 - March 22-April 1, 2022
Grades K-4 will finish reading the Red Clover Award nominees, with book #10, If You Come to Earth. Written and illustrated by two-time Caldecott Medalist (2016 & 2019), Sophie Blackall, it is about a child writing a letter to a visitor from outerspace, explaining important details of our world. What would you tell an alien about life on Earth?
Listen to Sophie Blackall read her book aloud here.
Read it on Epic! here.
Before leaving the Library, complete the rating sheet in Seesaw.
Grades 5 & 6 is changing gears in our Research Unit. In the coming weeks, each student will research a particular place from around the world and then present their findings using Google Earth Project. We will watch a couple Google Earth Tutorials to get an idea of what we will be working toward over the next two months. Document your chosen destination in Seesaw.
Week 26
Grades K-4 will read our 9th Red Clover Award nominee, Nana Akua Goes to School, written by Tricia Elam Walker and illustrated by April Harrison. This story of a girl and her grandmother celebrates cultural diversity, connection, and the importance of family and friends.
Listen to the Sankofa Read Aloud here.
Explore Ghana using Gale in Context: Elementary.
Learn more about Adinkra symbols and meanings here and here.
Can you find the meanings of the symbols on this coloring page?
At home - take it further and create your own Adinkra Cloth.
Before leaving the Library, complete the rating sheet in Seesaw.
Grades 5-6 will narrow down their inquiry project topic using the upside down triangle method we learned last week.
Access your own triangle tool in Seesaw
Week 25
Grades K-4 will continue with the Red Clover Award nominees, reading book #8, How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion, written by Ashima Shiraishi and illustrated by Yao Xiao.
Grades 5 & 6 will learn how to narrow a topic using a triangle chart.
The class will practice this method together using MAPLE/MAPLE SYRUP as the topic using Post-It Notes and/or this Jamboard. Check out this Suckers for Sap video from UVM Extension for inspiration.
Access your own topic-narrowing assignment in Seesaw.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Everyone - Enjoy some Women's History Month reads in this new Epic! virtual library.
Amphibian Road Crossing Program Ecology & Training Night
(From NBC's Newsletter) Join North Branch Nature Center scientists to find out how you can help Vermont’s frogs and salamanders safely cross the road during their annual early-spring migration. Did you know that Wood Frogs freeze solid all winter long? Did you know that Spotted Salamanders can live more than 15 years? This program will also feature a dive into the amazing ecology and life history of these semi-aquatic critters.
Monday, March 21 | 6:30 – 8 PM
Free | Live via ZOOM: Join here
About NBNC's Amphibian Road Crossing Program
Each spring, amphibians migrate by the millions from upland forests to wetland breeding grounds, often crossing roadways at their peril. NBNC’s Amphibian Road Crossing program trains volunteers to survey migration sites to help amphibians across the road while collecting valuable data that informs local conservation and transportation planning efforts. Over the last three years, NBNC volunteers conducted 670 surveys and documented 14,000 salamanders at 130 crossing sites across Vermont. This community science project accommodates volunteers of all ages and backgrounds — the only requirement is an eagerness to enjoy and protect our local amphibians!
Why become an Amphibian Crossing Guard?
Fun and family friendly
Evening activity in late March and April
Hands-on encounters with amazing animals
Learn about and protect local wildlife
Supports conservation science through easy data collection
Week 24 - Welcome to Women's History Month!
Grades K-4 will read our 7th Red Clover Award nominee, All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything, written by Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrated by Nabi H. Ali. This is the true story of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, who became an activist at age 6 when she participated in her first protest. It is a thrilling, empowering story for young people who want to make a change in their world. As Jennifer says in the book’s foreword, “...you don’t have to be a grown up to make a difference.”
Listen to the read aloud here.
Watch a news clip of Jennifer here.
Hear Jennifer talk about the Catital Crawl here.
Learn more about the history of the ADA here.
Before leaving the Library, complete the rating sheet in Seesaw.
Grades 5-6 will begin their inquiry research project, starting with brainstorming possible topics.
Access the brainstorming assignment in Seesaw
Week 23.5: March 2-4 - Catch Up Week
Welcome back to school! All classes will spend the necessary time needed to catch up on any missing work from over the last month or so. Due to snow days and other unplanned hickups, there are some classes that really need this. Classes that are all caught up will have some time to explore Epic! and/or SORA.
Week 23: Feb. 14-18
Grades K-4 will be reading our 6th Red Clover Award nominee, Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball, written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Frank Morrison. Listen to the read-aloud. Watch video clips of Baylor playing basketball here and here. Before leaving the Library, students should complete the rating sheet in Seesaw.
Grades 5-6 will finish the Dewey Scavenger Hunt using OPALS and the Dewey Decimal Classification System chart to find books in the library. The assignment can be found in Seesaw.
Let's Celebrate the Olympics!
Click the Choice Board to celebrate the 2022 Winter Olympics by reading, listening, playing & creating. Learn about the history of the Olympics, China and Beijing, Olympic sports, stories, athletes, and sportsmanship with Capstone Interactive PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next. (We have free access through Feb. 20.)
Week 22
Grades K-4 will read Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, our fifth Red Clover Book Award nominee. Written by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Eric Rohmann, this book has already earned several national awards and honors for it's masterful presentation of science content. Watch the book trailer here. Read the on Epic! here. Listen to a very thorough read-aloud here. Log in to Seesaw for this week's activity.
As an extension, learn more about the honeybee's life with National Geographic’s time lapse video of a larva’s development into an adult bee and the PBS Nature video, Silence of the Bees: Inside the Hive, which highlights the unique activities of honeybees in and around the hive.
Grades 5 & 6 will continue using OPALS and the Dewey Decimal Classification System chart to find books in the library. Please finish the assignment you started last week in Seesaw.
Everyone - Check out this new Vermont resource Ms. Baranyay just discovered! The Vermont Almanac - stories from and for the land
Week 21
Grades K-4 will be catching up on any reading any of the first 4 Red Clover Award nominees that students or a whole class might have missed up to this point, and taking some time finishing rating sheets in Seesaw for those same 4 books.
Any extra time can be spent exploring this month's virtual libraries celebrating Black History Month. The libraries includes video read alouds about a variety of important black americans. The last one includes ebooks and audiobooks in Epic! as well as videos for more information about some of these historic figures.
Grades 5-6 will practice using OPALS and the Dewey Decimal Classification System to find books in the library. The assignment can be found in Seesaw.
Week 20
Grades K-4 will continue with the Red Clover Book Awards Program. Our fourth book will be Facts vs Opinions vs Robots written and illustrated by Michael Rex. Listen to the read-aloud here. Log in to Seesaw for this week's activity. **This document explains how to correctly submit your assignment. Have some fun learning to draw a robot here.
Grades 5 & 6 have been learning about alphabetizing and how it's used in the library and elsewhere. This week we will begin to learn about the Dewey Decimal System (DDS) and how we use both the DDS and alphabetization to organize nonfiction books in the library. Watch this video about the Dewey Decimal System, then watch these 2 fun videos to help us remember what the DDS is all about: Original DDS Rap and the
Fill out this Exit Ticket before leaving the library.
Week 19
Grades K-4 will continue with the Red Clover Book Awards Program. This week's book, The Barnabus Project, is written and illustrated by three brothers, Terry, Eric, and Devin, who call themselves The Fan Brothers. Here's a great interview describing the process of creating this beautiful book, and make sure to listen to the Fan Brothers read their book aloud here. If time permits in the library, or you have some spare time in class or at home, the Barnabus Project draw-along with Eric Fan is a really fun fun challenge, too! Ms. B will give you a paper where you can draw your very own Perfect Pet. Before leaving the Library, students should complete the rating sheet in Seesaw.
Grade 5 & 6 will get back to alphabetizing this week, this time up to 3 letters. We will play a game called Before and After to practice together as a class, then students will play Shelver to practice on their own. (Choose the Fiction option for play, and challenge yourself with up to 8 titles at a time!) Before leaving the library, students will need to complete this Seesaw activity as their Exit Ticket.
Week 18
Grades K-4 will continue with the Red Clover Book Awards Program. Our second book will be I Am the Storm written by award winning author Jane Yolen & her daughter Heidi E.Y. Stemple, illustrated by Kevin & Kristen Howdeshell. Fun fact - Jane Yolen has published 400 books! If you happen to miss class (or we are remote) listen to the read-aloud here. Try this mindfulness activity, Weather the Storm, from GoNoodle. Log in to Seesaw for this week's activity. **This document explains how to correctly submit your assignment.
Grades 5 & 6 are taking time to explore ebooks and audiobooks on Epic and SORA. Spend the period enjoying a new read. Fill out this Exit Ticket before leaving the library.
Week 17 - Happy New Year!
Who finished the Winter Break Reading Bingo?? Make sure to turn in your card by the end of the week!
Grades K-4 will begin the Red Clover Book Awards Program. Our first book will be The Little Mermaid by award winning author and illustrator, Jerry Pinkney. Listen to the read-aloud here. Log in to Seesaw for this week's activity. **This document explains how to correctly submit your assignment.
Grades 5 & 6 will be reviewing ALPHABETIZATION up to 2 letters in a word as we prepare to learn about the Dewey Decimal System in coming weeks. Work with a partner (distanced) to practice alphabetizing using this sheet. (If remote, you can access the assignment using Seesaw. Make sure you follow these directions on how to add your response and submit it for assessment.) **Make sure to complete this EXIT TICKET before checking out books.
Week 16 - More Winter Holiday Fun!
This week we will practice some of our coding skills, all while having some good ol' fashioned holiday fun - making snow globes and gingerbread people and houses. Younger students will read some gingerbread stories, and everyone will have the option to go back and work on activities from the last few weeks.
Remember...
Over this December Break, find some time to explore books and activities on the 12 Days of Making with Capstone choice board and elsewhere here on our library website. Your Bingo Board is due back to the library the week of January 3rd to earn a prize.
Week 15 - Winter Holiday Reads
This week we will take some time to read and learn about different holidays that are celebrated during the month of December. Explore the collection of virtual Winter and Holiday Libraries during Library Class, in your classroom, and at home. Remember to click on all of the books and decorations to unlock all of the hidden treats! Happy Holidays to you!
Winter_Break_Bingo_Cards_in_English_Color.pdfRemember! Over Break, you can come back to these virtual libraries to complete your Winter Break Reading Bingo!
Week 14 - Computer Science Education Week
Celebrate the importance of computer science education with Code.org's HOUR OF CODE! Started in 2009, CS Education Week is celebrated each year during the week of Grace Hopper’s birthday, who invented the first compiler and coined the term “bug” (an error in a program) after removing an actual moth from a computer in 1947.
This week's coding activities focus on sequencing comands in an algorithm and working out any "bugs" we stumble upon.
ACTIVITIES
Kinder: Learn to Drag and Drop and Sequencing with Scrat
Grade 1: Learn to Drag and Drop and Sequencing with Scrat
Grade 2: Learn to Drag and Drop and Sequencing with Angry Birds
Grade 3: Learn to Drag and Drop and Sequencing with Angry Birds
Grade 4: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab
Grade 5: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab
Grade 6: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab
Extra time? - Get creative in the Sprite Lab or Dance Party. (Please don't go to other areas.)
REFLECTIONS
Grades K-2 - paper form
Grades 3-6 - fill out this quick Google Form.
Week 13
Welcome back! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving Break and are feeling well rested. We've got a fun few weeks ahead of us!
This week we will be learning a little bit about Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that started Sunday night (11/28/21) and lasts for 8 nights.
First, everyone will learn a little bit about the history of Hanukkah in the "What is Hanukkah?" video below, then read and discuss a favorite Hanukkah tale about courage, strength and creativity, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (right), written by Eric A. Kimmel and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
Grades K-2
Spend some time coloring some Hanukkah activity sheets and bring them home to share with families. When you have access to a laptop or other device, at home or in your classroom, have fun exploring the stories in the Virtual Hanukkah Library (below).
Grades 3-6
Spend some time exploring stories in the Virtual Hanukkah Library, learn to draw menorahs and other things in the Hanukkah Drawing Room, and work on puzzles and coloring pages.
Flex Week - Week 12.5
Hello friends! Last week we read Balloons Over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet, a biography about Tony Sarg, the original puppeteer and creator of the gigantic baloons of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Today the parade is larger and more elaborate than it was back in 1924, but the goal is still the same - to celebrate Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season!
Grades K-2
Join some of the parade designers to learn about how parade floats are brought to life. First, watch the video "Everything You Wanted To Know About the #MacysParade". Next, watch this Parade 101: Balloon Design Basics video to see how artists put their ideas on paper. Be thinking about what kind of balloon you would want to see in the parade because you are going to design your own balloon and create a Dragon Stick Puppet from Melissa Sweet's Activity Kit.
Grades 3-6
As promised, you will learn to animate your own digital parade using Google Slides. I'm so sorry I can't be with you in person this week while you start this creative process, but I know it will be a fun learning experience if you keep an open mind, take deep breaths, and let it flow. Be patient with yourself - I know you can do this!
Find all of the background information, directions, and tools here. (This will force you to make your own copy.) Have fun!!!
*Google Meet w/Ms. Baranyay for tech help during class. You must wear headphones if you are joining this Meet! (Another option would be for the guest teacher to log into the Meet from the big computer on the wall.)
Online Activities for All Grades (as time allows)
Balloons Over Broadway: Word Search
Balloons Over Broadway: Memory Match
Sweet_Balloons Over Broadway.pdfWeek 12
In celebration of Thanksgiving, this week we will be exploring the history and design work behind the Macy's Day Parade that's so fun to watch on TV Thanksgiving morning.
First, we will read the biography of Tony Sarg, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade, written and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner, Melissa Sweet.
Next, click here or on the slide below. From there you will visit the Macy's Day Parade website to learn abbout the history of the parade, all about how the puppets are created, and get a sneak peek at this year's puppet lineup.
*The photos below are from Ms. Baranyay's trip to NYC the weekend before Thanksgiving in 2002. She visited 34th Avenue 2 days before the parade and got to watch the Rockettes reherse their dance routine and explore the newly decorated display windows of the famous Macy's department store.
Week 11 - REMEMBER! The Book Fair is still happening online!
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, all classes will read We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga written by Traci Sorell and illustrated by Frané Lessac. (Hear the read-aloud here.)
Visit the publisher's website to watch the book trailer and to hear the book's Cherokee words spoken.
Experience a traditional Cherokee song, Otsaliheliga, on the album, Yansa, by Clear Water Drum, here.
Translate English to Cherokee with this tool.
Study the map of traditional tribal nations.
Watch a brief video clip of the Trail of Tears produced by PBS.
Week 10
Hardwick - All classes will visit the Book FAIR! Remeber - eWallet is the safest way to bring money to school!
Woodbury - All classes will explore the virtual Book Fair and make a Wish List to bring home.
ALL CLASSES - Click on the slides below to explore each of the virtual libraries for November. Enjoy!
Nov. is Native American Heritage Month
Day of the Dead is Nov. 1
National Days Calendar for November - Learn more about each day HERE.
Week 9
All Classes - It's time to start getting excited about our Scholastic Book Fair next week! In class we will preview some of the fantastic books that will be available at the fair. See details on the Book Fair page of our Library Website and in the materials being sent home with students. Remember to come prepared for shopping next class!
Grades K-3 - Take some time to enjoy some Halloween related books and activities in these virtual libraries. Click on any of the items in the libraries to open up a read-aloud or an activity. Even the squirel and the ghost lead you somewhere!
Grades 4-6 - Explore spookey podcasts on Kidcasts.
At Home - Explore the 59 Best Halloween Movies according to Commonsense Media. Most of them are available on Netflix or Disney+, and there are selections appropriate for every age and comfort level, so dive into some holiday fun.
Week 8
Grades K-2 will be reading They All Saw a Cat, written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel. Not only is this book a Caldecott Honor Book, it was also chosen as a VT Red Clover Award nominee in 2017. It's a story about perspective and how we all see the world a little bit differently. Our activity will include drawing a cat from our own perspective. Listen to an audiobook of They All Saw A Cat on Epic here.
Grades 3-6 will practice searching for books in OPALS.
Week 7 - REMOTE - Here's the message sent home in packets and emails from classroom teachers:
Hello ready readers!
This week for class I would like everyone to find a book or something else to read and take some time to read it for at least 20-30 minutes - on your own, to your pet, with a family member, in a fort, or snuggled in your bed. Get comfy! Anywhere is fine!
Grades K-2, please be thinking about the parts of a book that we’ve been talking about in class - front cover, back cover, spine, title, author, and illustrator. Can you find those things on your chosen book? Write them on the back of this paper.
Grades 3-6, after reading for 20+ minutes or so, if you have access to a computer, take a cruise over to OPALS, our online catalog, and practice doing a few searches. Make a list of 2-3 book titles on the back of this page, with their call numbers, that you can look for in the library next class.
Everyone - Remember, there are lots of exciting opportunities for kids and families to explore ebooks, audiobooks, authors, and activities on the pages of our HES Library Website - http://bit.ly/HES-Library
Hope you all are well.
~Ms. Baranyay
Click to access SORA ebooks & audiobooks (above) and OPALS, our online catalog (below).
Week 6
Grades K-2 - This week students in grades K through 2 will continue to explore the parts of a book and the roles of authors and illustrators. Our read-aloud is a fun book by Tracey Campbell Pearson, Bob.
Grades 3-6 - Students will learn about our online catalog, Opals, then practice using it to find books.
Exciting news! The story of the Thai boys soccer team cave rescue, (one of our Golden Dome nominees, All Thirteen) has been made into a National Geographic film. Check out the movie trailer here. The film is playing at the Savoy theater in Montpelier on Friday evening (8pm) if you're interested in seeing it.
Week 5
Grades K-3 will learn about the various parts of a book, including the role of the author and the illustrator. The younger grades will while enjoy the sweet rhyming book, Posy, by Linda Newbery and Catherine Rayner and older grades will explore a variety of books on their own.
Grades 4-6 will continue exploring the 2021-2022 Golden Dome Book Award nominees using the slideshow below.
Week 4
Grades K-1 will read a story and practice using shelf markers.
Grade 2-3 will be learning what it means to choose a Just Right Book. To do this we will read Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopkins (video here) and explore using the 5-Finger Rule (video here). Lastly, students will practice looking for "Just Right Books" and take home a new bookmark with the key reminders.
Grades 4-6 will be introduced to this year's Golden Dome Book Award program and the 25 nominated books. Explore this year's books using the slideshow below and visit our Vermont Book Awards page for details.
Week 3
Grades K-3 will quickly review library book care, then Skeeter the Shelf Elf will teach us why it's important to use a shelf marker while browsing books in the library, and we will learn the Shelf Marker Song to help us remember how to use a shelf marker. We will practice all of this when it's time to check out books!
Grades 4-6 will review how to choose a "Just-Right Book" and use the 5-Finger Rule (video here). Students will practice looking for "Just Right Books" and take home a new bookmark with the key reminders.
Week 2
Grades K-3 will need to spend the next couple of weeks becoming familiar with Book Care and using Shelf Markers. Today we will listen to What Happened to Marion's Book? written by Brooke Berg and illustrated by Nathan Alberg, and talk about how to take care of library books.
Grades 4-6 will review how we take care of library books with the 10 Rules of Library Book Care. We will also review how we look for a book in the library using a shelf marker and practice with the Shelf Marker Song to the tune of the Hokey Pokey. (Yes, even you big kids get to sing it!) Lastly, we will check out books - YAY!
Week 1
Welcome, or welcome back, to Hardwick and Woodbury Elementary Schools! I'm so excited to start the new school year with you and begin our journey of learning all about the library and all of the great things it has to offer you in your education!
This week we will be talking about Library Procedures and Expectations.
What sorts of routines do we have in the library?
What is the Golden Moment?
What does it look and sound like to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe in the library?
What do we do in case of an emergency or a drill?
When will we be able to check out books?
We will also be getting to know each other a little bit with a fun Ice-Breaker activity, so be ready to get involved and get moving! It will be a great opportunity for us to practice what being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe looks and sounds like in action!
Well finish class with a fun read aloud - K-4 will read Library Lil by Suzanne Williams, and grades 5 & 6 will read Jumanji by Chris Van Alsburgh, with special guest reader, Robin Williams!
