Library skills & Read-alouds
Get ready for summer reading with comics!
Toon Books allows young students to read comics online. If they need a little extra help, there is the "read to me" option as well!
Toon Books allows young students to read comics online. If they need a little extra help, there is the "read to me" option as well!
Author Study: Steve Jenkins
Check out this author's wonderful books about animals. You can find most of Steve Jenkin's books in Parkway's non-fiction section, as his wonderfully illustrated books contain equally wonderful facts about the creatures all around us.
The students LOVED "Actual Size," because it was full of wonderful facts about strange creatures big and small.
The students LOVED "Actual Size," because it was full of wonderful facts about strange creatures big and small.
April is poetry month
Earth Day List Poem
Sing along to this fun Earth Day poem.
Rebus Poems
Enjoy reading or listening to these silly rebus poems.
Rebus Games
Now play the game....see if you can put the rebus poem back in order!
If you finish early.....
Concrete Poems
Select a shape and drag-and-drop words or add your own.
Haiku Poems
Drag-and-drop words to create your own Haiku poem.
Shape Book Patterns
Print lined or un-lined writing worksheets.
Sing along to this fun Earth Day poem.
Rebus Poems
Enjoy reading or listening to these silly rebus poems.
Rebus Games
Now play the game....see if you can put the rebus poem back in order!
If you finish early.....
Concrete Poems
Select a shape and drag-and-drop words or add your own.
Haiku Poems
Drag-and-drop words to create your own Haiku poem.
Shape Book Patterns
Print lined or un-lined writing worksheets.
If I were President....
Award Winning Literature
The Geisel Award is given annually to the author and illustrator of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.
Setting goals is an important aspect of being successful. We will read some award winning literature that has characters that set goals and work hard to achieve their goals.
The students are working on their advice for if they were president! We will complete this activity after Spring Break.
Setting goals is an important aspect of being successful. We will read some award winning literature that has characters that set goals and work hard to achieve their goals.
- "Roberto the Insect Architect," by Nina Laden, is a story about a termite that would rather build with wood than eat it. Against many odds, he achieves his dream of being an architect and helps many bugs in the process.
- Jane Goodall recently turned 80 and is still travels and gives lectures. We read the Caldecott Honor book "Me....Jane," by Patricia McDonnell. Jane's childhood dream was to live in Africa and work with animals. She grew up to live her dream!
- "Duck for President," by Doreen Cronin, is a fiction story about an unhappy duck that decides to hold an election and runs for Farmer. He soon sets his sights on being president!
- We also listened to the Caldecott Medal book "So You Want to be President," by Judith St. George. This non-fiction book tells some good things about being president (you live in the White House and have your own movie theater) and some bad things about being president (you have to dress up a lot and people don't always like you). It also talks about how presidents come from all different backgrounds, sizes, and families.
The students are working on their advice for if they were president! We will complete this activity after Spring Break.
wisconsin's Golden Archer Award
Five books have been nominated for Wisconsin's Golden Archer Award. We will read each of the nominees in library class and then vote on our favorite at the end. Mrs. Gallitz will submit Parkway's votes to WEMTA, so that we can help decide the next Golden Archer Award book!
Which is your favorite?
1. Big Mean Mike -- the 1st graders "LOVED" it! Those fuzzy little bunnies are so cute.
2. Creep Carrots -- this book was creepy and fun for Jasper rabbit and the 1st graders.
3. Extra Yarn - what will you do with your extra yarn?
4. This Is Not My Hat - the pictures tell the story in this fun book of hide-and-seek.
5. Press Here - the kids had fun finding out what happens when you press the dot!
Which is your favorite?
1. Big Mean Mike -- the 1st graders "LOVED" it! Those fuzzy little bunnies are so cute.
2. Creep Carrots -- this book was creepy and fun for Jasper rabbit and the 1st graders.
3. Extra Yarn - what will you do with your extra yarn?
4. This Is Not My Hat - the pictures tell the story in this fun book of hide-and-seek.
5. Press Here - the kids had fun finding out what happens when you press the dot!
Author Study - Melanie Watt
all about snow!
We read this fun rebus book in library class. Students helped tell the repetitive story lines, as the story saw our friend get dressed to go outside and conclude with him mom helping him to remove all his outdoor gear so that he would enjoy a warm cup of cocoa.
Lots and lots of fun to read with energetic first graders!
Lots and lots of fun to read with energetic first graders!
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky
To prepare ourselves for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we listened to Jim Arnosky tell us his story with song! Gobble, gobble!!
BOOK study: There was an old lady...
We read aloud from another great story AND we got to practice our pirate voices! There Was an Old Pirate that Swallowed a Fish was great fun, the students especially liked the refrain "Yo Ho Ho, look at his stomach grow!"
This was another great story for making predictions and for re-telling the sequence of events from the story. Students were able to make their own eensy weensy pirate book after book checkout! |
I ran across this very fun, very jaunty book as I was researching ideas for the "There Was an Old Lady" unit. This book is a collaboration between Ed, Rebecca and Songwriter Adrian Emberley; Adrian is Rebecca's daughter and Ed's granddaughter. The book features some catchy rhymes and a toe-tapping rhythm. The music for the song is available for download from Scholastic's site.
Listen to the There Was an Old Monster song sung by Adrian.
There are many versions of the "There Was an Old Lady" story. We will start with several versions written by Lucille Colandra and illustrated by Jared Lee. Students will have a chance to make their own little old lady so that they can re-tell the story, including key details.
Listen to the There Was an Old Monster song sung by Adrian.
There are many versions of the "There Was an Old Lady" story. We will start with several versions written by Lucille Colandra and illustrated by Jared Lee. Students will have a chance to make their own little old lady so that they can re-tell the story, including key details.
- Bag Lady - Students decorated their own little old lady and cutout the objects that she swallowed. After stapling the lady to a paper lunch bag and cutting out her mouth, the students can re-tell the story as she swallows each item!
- Lady Spinner - After pasting the objects to our spinners, students can spin the wheel and re-tell the story!
pumpkin fun
Since many students have been to the Pumpkin Farm and have picked out their own pumpkin, I thought it would be fun to talk a bit about pumpkins. This story, "how many seeds in a pumpkin?" is written by Margaret McNamera and illustrated by G. Brian Karas.
We learn that you cannot judge a pumpkin by its size, nor can you judge a book by its cover. To know just how many seeds are in a pumpkin, you have to open it up and count. To know if a book is "just right" for us, sometimes we have to open it up and read a few pages!
We learn that you cannot judge a pumpkin by its size, nor can you judge a book by its cover. To know just how many seeds are in a pumpkin, you have to open it up and count. To know if a book is "just right" for us, sometimes we have to open it up and read a few pages!
author study: Laura numeroff
Laura Numeroff
Click on the author's name (above) to visit Laura Numeroff's website for fun activities that go along with her awesome books.
Over the next several weeks we will take a look at the various books that Laura Numeroff wrote. Her stories are very appealing to children and adults alike! First we are looking at her circular stories, "If You Give a ____ a ____" books. We are even making our own class book.
Click on your child's teacher's name to view their class book online:
* Class ebooks created with FlipSnack.com.
Click on the author's name (above) to visit Laura Numeroff's website for fun activities that go along with her awesome books.
Over the next several weeks we will take a look at the various books that Laura Numeroff wrote. Her stories are very appealing to children and adults alike! First we are looking at her circular stories, "If You Give a ____ a ____" books. We are even making our own class book.
Click on your child's teacher's name to view their class book online:
* Class ebooks created with FlipSnack.com.
Click HERE for a fun activity sheet. Solve the word search and help the dog through the maze to find his donut!
Or watch a video of "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake."
Or watch a video of "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake."
We wrapped up our author review of Laura Numeroff with a fun read-aloud titled "10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster." The students had fun giving their monster a name and deciding what their monster would eat!
very official guidelines (V.O.G.s) --- Book care
After the first graders learned about book care, they put crayon to paper and created these fun LSS (Library Secret Service) glasses to remind others about the VOG's (very official guidelines) for taking care of library books.C
This fun read-aloud was used to remind students about proper book care. Students became honorary members of the Library Secret Service (LSS) and will help remind other students about book care.