Happy New Year! This week the third, fourth, and fifth graders reviewed how to access their account information on the library website using their student identification number and password. Some third graders and all fourth and fifth graders also reviewed how to locate book sources and web sources through the library's WebPath Express.
We discussed young civil rights activist Ron McNair by reading Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corrine Naden. Ron McNair grew up in the segregated South. Ron's Big Mission describes a time when Ron visited his town's library that only allowed books to be checked out to white people. Ron grew up to be an astronaut. He died tragically in 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded upon takeoff.
We discussed young civil rights activist Ron McNair by reading Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corrine Naden. Ron McNair grew up in the segregated South. Ron's Big Mission describes a time when Ron visited his town's library that only allowed books to be checked out to white people. Ron grew up to be an astronaut. He died tragically in 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger exploded upon takeoff.
We discussed and predicted what books might win the Newbery award. Students made predictions, and I delivered them to the Corte Madera Public Library's to be entered in their contest.
Third graders at Neil Cummins chose biographies of American Heroes to read. Second graders explored our poetry collection.
At both sites we read and discussed Love the new poem in picture book by Matt de la Pena and illustrated by Loren Long. "In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond." This article offers a review of the book and reminds us of the importance of picture books no matter our age.
Third graders at Neil Cummins chose biographies of American Heroes to read. Second graders explored our poetry collection.
At both sites we read and discussed Love the new poem in picture book by Matt de la Pena and illustrated by Loren Long. "In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond." This article offers a review of the book and reminds us of the importance of picture books no matter our age.