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Answering the challenge: Answering Library Girl's Questions

So, in response to Library Girl's questions about libraries , I've decided to post what I have so far.  I appreciate that the questions will lead to more complex ones, and that vague answers will require more details. How will you make a difference for students? I will greet them at the door with a smile. I will stop what I am doing to listen to them.   They need to know that what they are saying to me is important. I will ask follow-up questions to their queries to best understand their needs. By giving library mini-lessons on a regular basis, which will improve their information literacy skills. By hosting story times, activities, book clubs, and other events in which the students and their parents can participate.   These activities engage the students and encourage discovery and ideas. By posting class work in the library.   This recognizes the student work, and makes them want to do quality work (since it

Storytime-Kinder-Feb.

Storytime for Kinders for the fourth week of February: Kitten's First Full Moon , Henkes, Kevin, Scholastic, Inc. Sometimes I'm Bombaloo , Vail, Rachel, Scholastic How do Dinosaurs go to School ? Yolen, Jane, Blue Sky Press

Storytime - 2nd Grade - Fossils

For this unit, we will be reading the following titles: Dinosaur Teeth , Gray, Susan, Children's Press Where to Look for a Dinosaur , Most, Bernard, Voyager Books Dino Pets , Plourde, Lynn, Dutton Children's Books How do Dinosaurs...? series, Yolen, Jane, Blue Sky Press

3-6 Non-Fiction: Title Page and Table of Contents

This week, the focus was on refreshing the parts of the book with the students, with an emphasis on non-fiction. Each student was given a book, and I had them turn to the title page, and discussed the title pages features. We then turned to the table of contents, and practiced using this feature. In the future, I would divide this lesson into two. However, it was unclear to me if this was a new concept, or a refresher, so I decided to included both parts in this lesson.

Folktales From Around the World

Thursday, Feb. 20th, 3:30-4:15pm We read: Anansi and the Talking Melon , and Anansi Goes Fishing , retold by Erik A. Kimmel, and talked briefly about its origins in Ghana, from the Ashanti people. The craft was an African drum, using paper cups, and masking tape. The drums came out great, and the students enjoyed the process. A passport and Ghana handout were given at the end of the activity. Attendance: 5