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 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.