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Friday, November 10, 2017

Kindergarten Readers!

Our Kindergarteners continued learning about Caldecott awards last week!  



Specifically, the Kindergarteners looked at Caldecott award winning wordless books!



They did an amazing job taking turns telling the stories the pictures told in the books!



The kids took turns reading The Strawberry Snatcher, The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, A Ball for Daisy, and The Red Book.

It's a little hard to hear (the kids were loving this activity) but you can see their excitement and love of these wordless books!


Thursday, November 9, 2017

Caldecott Activity: You be the Illustrator!

Our first and second graders are continuing their study of Caldecott award winners.

Today, Mrs. Lents read the 1957 Caldecott winner, A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry.  However, the kids heard the story without seeing any of the pictures!  Next, they were asked to illustrate their favorite part of the text!  Check out the slide show to see a few examples of their work!


After they finished, the kids shared their work with one another, then we looked through the book again, so they could compare their illustrations with the ones from the book.  And, of course, they were awarded their own Caldecott sticker for their fabulous work!

See the Youtube video below if you'd like to hear the story too!


Thursday, November 2, 2017

Caldecott Medal Winners

Today our Kindergarteners, 1st Graders, and 2nd Graders talked about Caldecott Books.

The Caldecott Medal is named after famed 19th Century English illustrator, Randolph Caldecott.

Each year, one book, chosen by a committee from the American Library Association, pick one Cadelcott Medal winner (and runners up the Caldecott Honor) for outstanding illustrations in a picture book.


We started by reading one of Mrs. Lents' favorites, Click, Clack Moo, Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin.

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Then, students looks through the rest of the Caldecott books in our library (and there were a lot!) and looked for similarities between the books.


Students noticed:
-life-like drawings
-bright colors
-funny pictures
-pictures that told the story
-lots of detail in the pictures

We are look forward to exploring more Caldecott books next week!

Can 5th Graders Check Out Picture Books?

Last week, one of our 5th graders asked if it was ok to still check out picture books.

The answer was a resounding, "yes!"

Today we discussed the value of picture books from award winners like Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg to the popular folktale, The Rough-Faced Girl by Rafe Martin which are intended for older students.

Then we read the one-word book, Moo by David LaRochelle.  

Moo!

Why would a one-word book be good for 5th grade?  After reading the story, the students rewrote the text imagining what the words might have said.



The students had a blast rewriting the story!  

Folktale Study

What's going on in the library?


Our 3rd and 4th grade students have been studying folktales.  Mrs. Lents shared 4 different versions of Little Red Riding Hood (some were downright shocking!)

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Today students broke into pairs to study 2 versions of popular folktales, such as The Three little Pigs, Cinderella, The Shoemaker and the Elves, and more!



After reading the stories, students started filling out a Venn Diagram to help compare and contrast the stories.  They will continue working on the stories next week!