What to do on your library day OR whatever day works for YOU!
Always LEARN: Students will select and read books throughout the summer!
DO: Enjoy reading....
Try keeping a reading journal about all the books you have read!
As a family write a summer experience list and be sure to include reading great books on the list!
Try to win summer reading bingo! Download this free printable summer reading bingo board and challenge your kids to hit a "bingo!" with their reading this summer! http://bit.ly/2kOWF7W
Tie a ribbon to a tree branch for every book you read this summer. Before school begins in September, take a picture in front of your Reading Branch and upload to this folder!
SUBMIT/BRING: If you have not returned your library materials, you can place them in a plastic bag and bring them to 4 Walnut Ave. Emerson, NJ (off Ackerman). Please place in bin and close lid tightly.
15 COOL THINGS FOR KIDS TO READ
That Count Almost As Much As Books!
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
LEARN: Students will select any book from the book page to read or listen to.
DO: OPTIONAL/ Select an activity:
Creatively retell the story โฆdraw, videotape, or build!
Create a scene from the story using a stand-up corner or from items found around home.
SUBMIT/BRING: OPTIONAL
Upload to the Just for Fun folder.
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
LEARN: Students will listen to Sink or Swim by Valerie Coulman
DO: While listening to Sink or Swim. Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story. Here are some questions to help, no need to write down the answers:
What did this book teach you?
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
Our morning message from Mrs. T!
LEARN: Students will listen to Mateo finds his WOW by Gabi Garcia.
DO: While listening to Mrs. Thomas read... Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story. Here are some questions to help, no need to write down the answers:
What is Mateo is feeling at the beginning of the story? Why is he feeling this way?
Why do you think Mateo writes a list of what he canโt do?
After staring at the list of things he canโt do, Mateoโs brain โfeel stuckโ. Why do you think?
Mateoโs feelings seem to shift after doodling on the window. Why do you think that happens?
What helped Mateo start noticing the wow in his life? Why do you think?
Once Mateo starts noticing the wows and giving thanks for them, he finds more things to appreciate and be grateful for. Why do you think?
Why does Mateo thank the rain?
What do you think the main message of the story is?
SUBMIT: Optional/ Draw or build who YOU can thank today! Upload HERE.
Enjoy your long weekend! This week we are off from school on Friday.... so our Friday Fun is moved to Friday May 29th.
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
Our Monday morning message from Mrs. T!
LEARN: Students will listen to Sticks by Diane Alber
DO: While listening to Mrs. Thomas read... think the mindset of the stick characters.... the melted stick, the branch, the pencil, the paintbrush. How did their mindset differ? Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story.
SUBMIT: Optional/ Use a popsicle stick and paper and create your own popsicle. On the back write or design what you would create if you had a pile of stained sticks. Upload HERE.
or draw your own!
Enjoy your long weekend! This week we are off from school on Friday.... so our Friday Fun is moved to Friday May 29th.
All Library Classes Will Choose Activity
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
Our Monday morning message from Mrs. T!
LEARN: Students will listen to The Missing Baseball by Mike Lupica OR A little spot of Optimism by Diane Alber, or both!
DO: While listening to Mrs. Thomas read... think about the characters and setting of the story. What is a mystery? โฆ..OR I spot optimism whenโฆ worksheet. Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story.
SUBMIT: Optional/ The Missing Baseball worksheets upload here; OR A little Spot of Optimism worksheet upload here.
Friday Funโฆ Friday Funโฆ Like Flat Stanleyโฆ but Flat Mrs. Thomasโฆ. Take me
OR all of your SPECIAL teachers wherever you go! Share your "Special" pictures in this folder HERE!
...And a Friday Fun Joke Event!
If you would like to participate in our JOKE ZOOM please add your email here and will be invited to the gathering at 11 am
on Friday May 15th.
LEARN: Students will listen to the short book Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report by Bruce Hale.
DO: While listening think about what you already know about sharks. Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story. Visit any of these shark resources and learn something new about sharks. Share one fact about sharks with your family.
SUBMIT: Optional/ Have someone videotape you telling ONE shark fact. Then upload the short video to here:
** I would like to share these videos, if you do not want your child shared please let me know in advance.
Siblings Can Read And Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
Memorial Learn At Home Promise; and our Monday morning message from Mrs. Thomas!
SHARK RESOURCES:
All Library Classes Will Complete Same Activity
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
Memorial Learn At Home Promise; and our Monday morning message from Mrs. Thomas!
LEARN: Students will listen to the short book My Principal is a Superhero by Joey and Melanie Acker.
DO: While listening think about what makes someone a Superhero. Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story.
SUBMIT/BRING BACK TO SCHOOL: Optional/ Draw a picture of your Principal, Mrs. Gagliano, and write one thing that makes her a Superhero. Then upload to here: ** I would like to share these drawings with her on Friday, so please include your name.
๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ,
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ/๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐โฆ. ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.
๐
๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ,
๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ
All Library Classes Will Complete Same Activity
Siblings Can Work Together!
Entire Families Can Work Together!
ALL GRADES/ LEARN: Build a tent out of blankets and pillows from home.
DO: While in the tent, students/ family members will listen to Mrs. Thomas read Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo. Together with siblings and/or parents, discuss the story. No need to write anything down. Just enjoy reading together in a fun place.
SUBMIT: (Optional) Take a picture reading in the tent and upload to here.
I would like to share these photos, so if you do not want your childโs face shown, please do not share.
๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ,
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ/๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐โฆ. ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.
๐
๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ,
๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ
All Library Classes Will Complete Same Activity
Siblings Can Work Together / Entire Families Can Work Together!
LISTEN/ LEARN: Students will listen to Mrs. Thomas reading of The Snatchabook by Helen Docherty.
DO: Pre-Reading Questions... Look at the FRONT COVER of The Snatchabook.
What do you think is going to happen in this book?
What kind of story do you think it will be?
The action in this book revolves around animals reading books at bedtime. Do you like to read or have stories read to you before you go to bed?
Snatch-a-What? Activity Tell your child to imagine that a new creature related to the Snatchabook has come to town. It could be a Snatch-a-toy or a Snatch-a-snack, or even a Snatch-a-shoe.
Have them imagine what he is stealing and why he is stealing it.
Have them draw a design for a non-violent trap to catch this new โSnatch-aโ creature.
Working with an adult, have he/she dictate or write a short summary of how the trap will work.
What will the trap do and how will the creature respond?
SUBMIT/BRING BACK TO SCHOOL: When the designs are finished, scan or snap a picture of your drawing... email to lthomas@emersonschools.org OR post on MiniCavoFacebook Group under Unit 1: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MiniCavosREADgroup/learning_content/
Is your name and class on your finished work?
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐!
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐!