Monday, May 20, 2024

Most Borrowed Books - T3

 

  • Smile 
    by Raina Telgemeier 

  • The Baby-sitters Club 11: Good-bye, Stacey, Good-bye by Gabriela Epstein

  • Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls by Dave Pilkey

  • The Baby-sitters Club 4: Claudia and Mean Janine by Raina Telgemeier

  • Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose by Dav Pilkey

  • Swim Team by Johnny Christmas (RICBA graphic novel)

  • Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd 

  • Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives by Dav Pilkey

  • Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

  • Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey

  • The Baby-sitters Club 3: Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier 

Monday, May 13, 2024

There Are Wockets in Grade 1 Pockets!

I like to have the kids create pages for our own version of mentor texts; they copy the structure of the model and add original words and illustrations. The latest edition of Dr. Seuss' There's a Wocket in My Pocket (Continued) by first graders has been added to our collection! You can preview below:


 
























A-Maze-ing Achievers - First Half of T3

There is a maze built into one of the library walls, and students try and try to get the silver ball bearings into the middle. I think E. was the only one to get two ball bearings to the center during the second half of trimester 2 ... nobody has gotten all three yet. T3 challenge!


The master - E - coaching his protege.

And she did it! First double solve of T3.












Monday, March 25, 2024

Not a Box! (continued) with K

One of the most important roles I have as a library teacher is cultivating my students' imaginations. In K, we read Not a Box by Antoinette Portis; the main character creates all kinds of play scenarios with a simple cardboard box. Then the kids drew their ideas for our own continuation of the book. Here are some sample pages ... your family can borrow our book to see them all!