It was so nice to see our students again and hear about the wonderful books they read over winter break! Many students started reading their books for Battle of the Books. This is very exciting!
Here is what happened in the library this week...
Grades 4 & 5
We read a chapter in the book Two Truths and a Lie. In this engaging book about plants and animals, each chapter has three stories. Two of the stories are unbelievable but true and the third story is a fabrication. It's up to the reader to do some research to determine which story is false. I love this book because the authors provide research tips and students are encouraged to question what they read. This is a great book to use when learning about finding credible sources.
Grade 3
In third grade, students are reading biographies during their intervention block. Several of the Monarch Award books are biographies so in library this week, we read the Monarch Award books Trombone Shorty and Ben Franklin's Big Splash. We learned about alliteration (used in the Ben Franklin book) and we also watched a short video with Trombone Shorty playing when he was just 13 years old.
Grades PK-2
We read the Monarch Award book Lion Lessons. In this book, the lion tries to teach the boy the seven steps on how to be a lion. Some of the steps include roaring, looking fierce, and pouncing. The boy doesn't do too well until he reaches the seventh lesson: looking out for your friends. After reading the book, students in some of the grades retold the story using a graphic organizer.
Happy Reading!
