We love EpicBooks in the Jackson Library! Third, fourth, and fifth graders chose online books with topics they enjoy to read after check out in the library. Follow them: @EpicKidsBooks
Author: Amy Kincaid
Kinder Solves a Rhyme Crime
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Kindergarteners at Jackson became sleuths this week when we read the famous artist Jon Burgerman’s book, Rhyme Crime. They laughed out loud at the funny drawings and rhyming pairs in the book. When Hammy’s hat was swapped for a cat, the kids had to come to the poster put the cat on Hammy’s head. They loved solving the riddle of how the thief escaped jail at the end! We played the Partners in Rhyme app during check out. After check out, we played Jack Hartmann’s fun interactive rhyming game!
Third, fourth, and fifth graders created FlipGrid Reading Goals in the library last week and this week! I showed them instructions I created (below) and they had a blast! Check out their goals!
Instructions
Neither
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Today second graders at Jackson Elementary had fun with Airlie Anderson’s book, Neither. We categorized the animals in the story as THIS, THAT or belonging to the inclusive LAND OF ALL. What a great lesson! At the tables, the kids had to create their own unique animal that would fit into The Land of All. At the computer station, the kids created their own mixed up Land of All creatures using the Build Your Wild Self computer game. During check out, we watched the adorable Haylie’s read aloud version of the book. Check out the other awesome books Airlie Anderson has written on her site below. I can’t wait to check those out too! Bravo!
You DON’T Want a Unicorn!
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First graders laughed out loud last week when we read Ame Dyckman’s You DON’T Want a Unicorn! They categorized what is good and bad about owning a unicorn for a pet. At the computer station, we played ABCYa Molly unicorn games and watched the Bronco Stories read aloud on YouTube during check out. This book is going to be a classic favorite! Check out Ame’s website below. We can’t wait for her new book in April about Dandy the Lion!
You DON’T Want a Unicorn!
Coming in April!
Kahoot Assessments After Fun Read Alouds
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Last week in the Jackson Library, third graders played a Kahoot assessment (see links below) after our Goldilocks and the Three Martians read aloud. Fifth graders played one after our Old Henry read aloud. These assessments are not only fun, but the new Kahoot Pro! for Educators gives me an inside look at which questions were the most difficult for students which helps me to adapt my teaching to better meet students’ needs. Plus, we had lots of fun!
Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text: Fiction: Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
FIFTH GRADE LESSON
Old Henry
6.b: I can explain the roles and functions of characters…including relationships and conflicts
GS Story WM 3-5
Kahoot Pro for Schools Feedback
Ninja Boy and Second Grade
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Last week in the Jackson Library, second graders predicted what would happen to ninja boy when he tried to sneak out of his classroom in Ninja Boy Goes to School. Then we inferred about what his dad was doing when he put a large box on a high shelf…did Ninja Boy get in trouble? The kids used picture clues and context clues to see why the author compared ninja boy to a tree, a flamingo, and a gorilla. At the tables during check out, the kids used the Ninja Sight Words app to slice the words as they heard them but to leave the other words alone. We sang “Kung Fu Fighting” to end our lesson.
Rain! with Pre-K
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Pre-K came to the library this week and listened to a read aloud of Rain! by Stojic. They sequenced pictures of the animals in the story and then used the Duck Duck Moose! app, The Itsy Bitsy Spider. They had to make the spider climb the waterspout and then they moved clouds in to make it rain. We listened to rain songs at the end of the lesson.
Not Quite NARWHAL
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Second graders had fun with a new book today by Jessie Sima, Not Quite NARWHAL. They had fun comparing the little unicorn in the story to its narwhal family and then to other, larger unicorns. They were happy to see all of the animals living together at the end. At the computer station, they played a narwhal/unicorn adventure game, Molly’s Adventure. Then we watched Mai’s exciting interactive read-aloud. Learn more about Jessie Sima and her amazing books on her blog link below.
4th Grade “Shelfies”
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Last week in the Jackson Library, fourth graders had fun creating ‘shelfies’. They took a photo with their favorite book and then typed a sentence using PicCollage to tell why it is their favorite. This helps me to get to know our Jackson readers and makes the cutest bulletin board ever!
Shelfie Instructions