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Week 8
Kindergarten will continue to learn about taking care of library books. They will read A Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell, then Larry the Lion will teach some important Book Care Rules. Our plan is to check out our first book this week!
Grades 1-3 will review book care with Skoob The Shelf Elf. Another Shelf Elf, Skeeter, will help us review why it's so important to use a shelf marker when browsing books in the library, and then we will sing the Shelf Marker Song (start @ 0:54) to help us remember how to use a shelf marker. Students will go home with a Shelf Elf bookmark!
Grades 4-6 will continue our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapters 14-15 of Elf Dog & Owl Head, then check out library books!
Week 7 (HES: Mon.-Thurs. 10/6-10/9)
Welcome back to the Hardwick Elementary School Library!
All classes will review Library Procedures & Behavior Expectations
Kindergarten will read Pete the Cat Checks Out the Library by James Dean. They will learn all about the library and how to behave in our beautiful space, then color a note to bring home.
Grades 1-3 will read What Happened to Marion's Book? by Brooke Berg and Nathan Alberg, as a refresher on how we take care of library books. Our plan is to check out our first book this week! Check library bags for a copy of our Book Care rules and Library Day reminder for your fridge!
Grades 4-6 will continue our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapter 13 of Elf Dog & Owl Head. We will also check out library books!
Week 6 (HES: Tues.-Wed. 9/30-10/1; WDB: Fri. 10/10 plans here)
Grades K-3 will read The Leaf Thief, by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater with a soundscape by NovelEffect. Listen to the read-aloud here. After the book, students will do some fall-related activities.
Grades 4-6 will continue our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapters 9-12 of Elf Dog & Owl Head.
Week 5 (HES: Mon.-Thurs. 9/22-9/25; WDB: N/A)
Grades K-3 will read a former Red Clover Award nominee, Dragon Was Terrible, by Kelly DiPucchio and Greg Pizzoli, then create "Wanted" posters for the terrible beast. Upper grades finish with a word search. Check out the read-aloud here if you missed it in class!
Grades 4-6 will continue with our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapters 7-8 of Elf Dog & Owl Head.
Week 4 (HES: Tues.-Thurs. 9/16-9/18/25 & Mon. 9/29/25; WDB: Fri. 9/26/25)
Grades K-3 will celebrate International Dot Day (on the 15th-ish every year), with a read-aloud of The Dot, beloved book by Peter H. Reynolds, and some fun dot-related activities. Turn up the excitement with the NovelEffect soundscape.
Grades 4-6 will continue with our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapter 4-6 of Elf Dog & Owl Head.
Week 3 (HES: Tues. 9/9/25 - Mon. 9/15/25; WDB: Fri. 9/19/25)
Woodbury - Our week looks a little different. Please see THIS PLAN.
HES Grades K-1 will read Library Lion, by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Keven Hawkes, with a NovelEffect soundscape in the background. They will have time to complete an activity/coloring page at the end of class. Watch a Storyline Online read-aloud with Mindy Sterling. See photos of Patience and Fortitude here.
HES Grades 2-3 will read This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin. NovelEffect will help set the tone. They will then complete an activity.
Grades 4-6 will continue with our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapter 3 of Elf Dog & Owl Head.
Week 2 (HES: Tues. 9/2/25 - Mon. 9/8/25; WDB: Fri. 9/12/25)
Grades K-3 will revisit Library routines and behavior expectations, then read another dragon-themed picture book, Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library, by Julie Gassman and illustrated by Andy Elkerton. It'll be extra fun when we use NovelEffect for the soundscape to the book! Students will finish the class period with an activity/coloring page. Get some wiggles out with the Dragon Dance Movement Break or the Milkshake dance.
Grades 4-6 will continue with our fantasy chapter book read-aloud, reading chapter 2 of Elf Dog & Owl Head.
Week 1 (HES: Mon. 8/25/25 - Thurs. 8/28/25; WDB: Fri. 9/5/25)
Welcome, or welcome back, to Hardwick and Woodbury Elementary Schools! The books and I missed you! 💙 I'm so excited to share all of the awesomeness that can be found in our school libraries! 📚
First things first! Library class looks a little different right now. I will be visiting you in your classrooms for the next few weeks while the construction is wrapping up. What about checking out books?? We have been invited to check out books from the Jeudevine Library, so I will be working on the details of making that happen if it looks like we will be displaced for more than just a few weeks. Thanks for your patience with this.
Next, we'll talk about Library Procedures and Expectations.
What sorts of routines do we have in the library?
What is the Golden Moment? 🧘
What does it mean to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe in the library? What does it look and sound like?
Last, let's read a book! Kindergarten-Grade 3 will read The Library Dragon, by Carmen Agra Deedy. Grades 4-6 will jump right into our chapter book read-aloud chapter 1 of Elf Dog & Owl Head, by M.T. Anderson. This is an extra special read-aloud because Mr. Anderson will be visiting HES later this fall! More to come on that later...
🤗I'm so glad you're here!
💜Love, Ms. B.
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