Books read:  

A Library Book for Bear ~ Bonny Becker

Tops and Bottoms ~ Janet Stevens

The Donkey Egg ~ Janet Stevens

Sophie's Squash ~ Pat Miller

Giraffe Problems ~ Jory John

A Piglet Name Mercy ~ Kate diCamillo

Pumpkin Soup ~ Helen Cooper

Froggy Goes to School ~ Jack London

Babushka's Doll ~ Patricia Polacco

The Little Red Hen ~ Paul Galdone

Skills working on: 

-recognizing the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, spine, call number, pages, title page)

-fiction and nonfiction: what they are and how they are different

Books read:

Armadillo Rodeo ~ Jan Brett (North America/ Texas)

Stephanie's Ponytail ~ Robert Munsch (North America/ Canada)

The Umbrella ~ Jan Brett (North America/ Costa Rica)

Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains ~ Barbara Knutson (South America/ Andes Mountains, Venezuela to Chile)

Biblioburro ~ Jeanette Winter (South America/ Columbia)

Alma and How She Got Her Name ~ Juana Martinez-Neal (South America/ Peru)

South America ~ Christine Juarez

For the Love of Soccer! ~ Pele (South America/ Brazil)

Skills working on:   

-knowing and naming the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, spine, call number, pages, title page)

-Knowing what fiction and nonfiction are

-Knowing what call numbers for fiction vs. nonfiction books look like

*During first grade year in the library, we are "Reading Around the World."  We are reading stories from the seven continents.

Books read:

Wolf Story ~ William McCleery

Skills working on:  

-talking about our favorite stories and how we feel about reading and books

-knowing the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, spine, call number, pages, title page)

-knowing the differences between fiction and nonfiction and what their call numbers look like

Books read:

Clementine ~ Sara Pennypacker

Skills working on:

-Knowing your favorite books and why they are your favorites

-Knowing how to choose a book

-Review the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, spine, call number, title page, copyright page, table of contents, index)

-Review what fiction and nonfiction are along with their call numbers

-Review what makes a story a story (characters, setting, plot, beginning, middle, end)

-Review call numbers for fiction sections of the library and nonfiction sections

Books read:  The Barefoot Book of Knights 

Skills working on: 

-Knowing your favorite books and why they are your favorites

-Review the parts of a book (front cover, back cover, spine, call number, title page, copyright page, table of contents, index)

-Pre-assessment of using the library catalog

-Review what fiction and nonfiction are along with their call numbers

-Review what makes a story a story (characters, setting, plot, beginning, middle, end)

-Review call numbers for fiction sections of the library and nonfiction sections

-Review the Dewey Decimal System

Skills working on:

-Review dictionaries and thesauri

Skills working on:

-Orientation to the library