Our second Bill Martin Jr. library lesson used the nominee Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing by Marilyn Singer. With 15 different dance poems, we chose five to dance along with ourselves. Kinders had a great time "feeling the beat" and getting out some energy this afternoon. 1st and 2nd grade classes will join in the fun next week! |
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The past couple days, our K-2 students began our month of Bill Martin Jr books. Every year, our primary students take part in selecting the nominee of their choice to help us determine this year's winner for Langston Hughes. Two of the ten nominees are used as library lessons, and the remaining eight are read in the classroom with their teacher. Students will vote for their favorite nominee in February with their classroom teacher, and the class favorite will be submitted. Not only does this particular award expose our youngest readers to a fun and engaging set of fiction and nonfiction picture books, but it also helps them to gain an understanding of the process we use for our intermediate students who participate in the William Allen White Award at an independent level.
Our first Bill Martin Jr. nominee for our library lesson has been Sarabella's Thinking Cap by Judy Schachner. About half of our primary classes completed this particular lesson yesterday and today, while a handful of classes will be doing this lesson on Tuesday. After learning about the award itself and reading the book, students created their own imagination caps to take home. It has been so fun to see their "daydreams", and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest. Below are a few samples from some of our kindergarten classes. Today our Kinder Stars had their first experience on the PicCollage app. After selecting one letter from the alphabet, student teams completed two scavenger hunts: one looking for an item to match their letter sound, and the other to find a book written by an author whose last name started with their letter. With their scavenger hunt materials in hand, students learned how to navigate through PicCollage to create a team letter project. Take a look at our ABC book below! |
CategoriesJenny WilliamsAfter 8 years in the classroom, I'm very eager and excited to be in my 5th year as Library Media Specialist in the Learning Commons of Langston Hughes! Archives
April 2019
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