2014-04-28

PreK

    • Read: Pigsty by Mark Teague E TEA

    • Check-out

    • Watch: Pigs (TumbleBooks)

KDG

    • Pigsty by Mark Teague E TEA or Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke E FUN

1st

    • Discussion: Insects (curriculum theme) Where are books found in the library? Reminder of Dewey Decimal System classification and how Insects are all of the same subject.

    • Exercise: Can follow-up with insect portion of "Metamorphesis" (skip past the frog):

2nd

    • Library Mouse : A World to Explore E KIR

    • Return to Daniel's Kirk's mouse, Sam, as he meets an interesting 'explorer'

3rd

    • The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way by Dan Gutman E GUT

    • Have you ever made a mistake? Failed at something?

4th

    • Geography - Technology - Economy

    • A look at all the resources involved with the creation of a typical T-Shirt

    • Lessons / 4th grade / Geography Economy Technology.pptx

    • View intro and 'Meet the Machines' Go to ppt to show the process

    • Give examples of external impacts and how they affect supply/demand

    • What other goods come from a wide geographical area?

    • oranges

5th

    • The AC/DC current wars

    • Tesla and Morgan take on Edison and Westinghouse

    • Lessons / 5th Grade / AC-DC Current Wars

Other

April 30, 1939

U.S. commercial television made its official debut at the New York World’s Fair.The signal was transmitted from the Empire State Building. Fact books: 621.3

April 30, 1931

The Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 102 stories, it would be the world's tallest building for the next 41 years. Click to see the current tallest. 974.7 MAN

May 1st, 1991

44-year-old Texas fireballer Nolan Ryan hurled his seventh and final no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. That same day, Oakland's Rickey Hendersonbroke Lou Brock’s stolen base record. Baseball: 796.3

May 2nd, 1994

Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa’s first multiracial election. Non-fiction: 968.0