Second graders read the sequel to Interrupting Chicken, Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise in the Jackson Library. They put the picture of the elephant in each traditional story and thought it was so very funny! At the tables, they created door hangers – one side with ‘Interrupt Me!’ and one with ‘I’m Reading!’ I adapted these from the Candlewick Press activity kit by drawing little chicken on one side and Papa on the I’m Reading side.
Author: Amy Kincaid
Kinder Has Fun with Repeating Text
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Kindergarteners enjoyed Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? in the Jackson Library. We sequenced the story pictures and used the interactive app at the tables. Ms. Gallegos’ bilingual class enjoyed Alina Celeste’s version of the book as a song on her YouTube channel. Check it out!
sequencing poster
book on video
Spanish
Mummy Cat
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Third graders enjoyed learning about Egyptian beliefs and customs during the historical fiction story, Mummy Cat. As we read the book, I introduced terms like pharaoh, serene, and hieroglyphics. We analyzed the artwork in the story and how it contributed to the narrative, to the point that there was a second story within the first! After the story and questions, we walked “Like an Egyptian” and wrote our name in hieroglyphics. The story even prompted kids to look for more books about Egypt!
Jean Darnell: Awaken Librarian! website
Jean Darnell: Awaken Librarian! website
2015 dance
Computer Station
My Teacher for President!
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Last week in the Jackson Library, first graders read My Teacher for President by Winters and looked at similarities between their teacher’s job with the president’s job. At the tables, they wrote about what their teacher would do as president. We used festisite to put the teachers’ faces on twenty dollar bills. Scroll through to read their papers!
Black History Month Books
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Stop by the Jackson Library today to get your Black History Month books! They are on the cart at the front of the library!
Meet the Hug Machine!
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Pre-K had fun today in the Jackson Library with sequencing during the story, The Hug Machine by Scott Campbell. At the tables, they listened to Valentine songs and created a card for their teachers! Before they left, they practiced an alphabet dance for the video, “What Do the Letters Say?”
Presidents Day Books
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Stop by the Jackson Library to get your Presidents Day books! They are on the tables at the front.
Days of the Week
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Fourth Grade Reads a Recipe
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Last week in the Jackson Library, fourth graders used critical reading skills when analyzing a recipe for a Snowball Salad. They worked in pairs to answer TEKS-based questions like inference when asked, “Why do you think an adult is needed for Step 1?”
Groundhog Day Fun
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Last week in the Jackson Library, kindergarteners made a fun groundhog puppet and first graders sequenced story events using the book, Mr. Groundhog Wants the Day Off. They read an interactive story about Groundhog Day at the computer station using the Starfall site.