Saturday, June 16, 2018

Would You Rather?

I found a copy of John Burningham's "Would You Rather?" for $1 at the public library book sale, and thought "This would make a fun activity for K."

After the kids took their final quiz for the year, I read them options to choose from, and they went to different parts of the library to indicate what they picked.

Interestingly, both classes had the same preferences for the following (top picks are bolded):

Would you rather  ...

... an elephant drank your bathwater; an eagle stole your dinner, a pig tried on your clothes, or a hippo slept in your bed?
... be chased by a crab, a bull, a lion, or wolves?
... tickle a monkey, box with a cat, ride on a pig, or dance with a goat?

But they had different votes for these:

... eat spider stew, taste slug dumplings, chew mashed worms, or drink a snail shake?
... jump in thorns for $5, swallow a dead frog for $20, or stay all night in a creepy house for $50?
... be crushed by a snake, swallowed by a fish, eaten by a crocodile, or sat on by a rhinoceros?

Then the kids came up with their own questions.

Would you rather ...

... be a bullfrog or a butterfly?
... be a dog or a book?
... be a flag or a hat?
... be a number or a letter?
... be eaten by a shark or a dinosaur?
... eat ice cream or cake?
... eat a flower or swallow a bug?
... live in Antarctica or a very hot desert?
... be an eye or a nose?

If you put your choices in the comments, your student(s) can pick from the prize box.

Try playing this summer when you're in the car!


Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Field Day Morning Fun

Thank you to Mrs. Humes for establishing the library as a field day station so I don't have to go outside in the sun, Mr. Warnock for continuing the tradition, and Chrissa Mitchell for helping out and figuring out how to play I Spy Snap! I used Nana Judy's book fair sign holders for our tables: puzzles, cards, games, coloring, and matching. Oh, and the blocks and stuffed animals made an appearance.
































Monday, June 11, 2018

Not a Box! 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 next year!












Thursday, June 7, 2018

Patriots Rally

It took me a few months, but since tomorrow is Field Day, I figured it was a good time to post the photos I took at our Patriots rally back in February.