Grade 5

Thank you so much for a wonderful year in the library! We have enjoyed working with all of you and wish you a fun and safe summer break!  We can't wait to see you again as 6th graders!

In your final video of the year, we share some great summer reading resources from the Hawaii State Library System and the Nene Award website!

-Hawaii State Public Library System

-Sign up for a public library card

-Nene Award Nominees 2021

- Start reading the 2021 Nene Nominees as eBooks here! 

This week Mrs. Jones will be featuring eBooks that you can borrow through Destiny Discover. You will hear about some of our newest titles a few a of her all time favorites! You will also explore some new features of the Kosasa 5-8 Library Website: Digital Interactive Classroom, Summer Reading, and a Padlet for ebook recommendations! 

Links: 

-The One & Only Bob read aloud with Katherine Applegate

Join us as we review important lessons that were taught this year in the library! We will be reviewing digital citizenship, researching responsibly, book genres, and becoming a lifelong reader. 

For our last activity of the year, we ask you to reflect on what you think was the most important lesson and/or skill that you learned in the library? Express it through words, drawing, and/or photograph and post in Google Classroom! 

Links: 

-The Nene Award

-The Newbery Medal

Happy Aloha Friday friends! Today you will hear about ebook and audiobooks that you can borrow right now on your device on Sora! You will also be able to test your library knowledge with a digital breakout game brought to you by the Hawaii State Public Library!

• Hawaii State Public Library Digital Breakout Game 

Happy Friday! Today you will hear about exciting non-fiction, biography, and graphic novel titles that you can borrow right now on your device! You will also be able to experience the arts with a trip to the Metropolitan Opera House and The Louvre.

-The Metropolitan Opera House 

-The Metropolitan Opera House (student page)

-The Louvre

Review the genres historical fiction, realistic fiction, biography/autobiography, and nonfiction with fun stop motion videos. Then test you genre knowledge by taking our Kahoot Challenge #2! Can you be one of the top ten challengers this week?

You have one more week to finish up your book trailer using Clips! Thank you to everyone who already submitted theirs! View the tutorial below if you need help with Clips.

-Kahoot Genre Challenge #2

-Clips Tutorial

You will hear exciting historical and realistic fiction book talks in this week's video! Historical fiction allows you to travel through history, so go and check out some of those settings in real life from the comfort of your home! Travel with us to China to visit the Great Wall of China and Italy to visit the Vatican Museum. 

-The Great Wall of China

-Vatican Museum

View this presentation to read poems written by 5th graders that play with the sounds, shapes, and forms of poetry!

Get ready for some exciting science fiction and fantasy book talks! These books are available to borrow through Epic, Sora, or Destiny Discover. After learning about exciting science fiction titles, take a trip to explore the mysteries of the ocean and space! You will be introduced to the German Oceanographic Museum and NASA's Langley Research Center and Exoplanet Exploration Website. 

-German Oceanographic Museum: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/deutsches-meeresmuseum 

-NASA's Langley Research Center: https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/ 

-NASA's Exoplanet Exploration: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/

Today you will review two genres you may need for Ice Cream for Books: mystery/suspense and adventure/survival. You will hear book recommendations that you can access online for each genre. Earth Day is on April 22nd and you will learn about the Punahou Virtual Sustainability Fair and see two great websites that allow you to enjoy nature from the comfort of your own home! 

-San Diego Zoo live cams: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams 

-Yellowstone National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

Happy Good Friday!

Here is an early Easter treat for everyone...book talks and online resources!

-Novels in verse on Epic

-Kate Messner and friends read aloud

-Oliver Jeffers read aloud

This week we focus on free verse poetry.  Watch the video to learn a little history about poetry and hear some of our favorite poems.  

Activity: Share a Poem! (Google Classroom)

Write your own free verse poem OR find a great poem on Epic to share with everyone (need citation using NoodleTools). 

Happy Friday! On Friday's we will be posting book recommendations and online resources that we love. Check out what we are recommending this week!

Poetry books on Epic!:

-If You Were a Chocolate Mustache by J. Patrick Lewis

-Everything is a Poem by J. Patrick Lewis

Online Resource: Dan Santat's Online Survival School for the Pandemic

-https://www.dantat.com/

-Download PDF versions here