Archive for January, 2008

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Read Alouds: Week of 1/28

Kindergarten

Miller. Substitute Groundhog.

First Grade

Whatley. Captain Pajamas.
Willems. Knuffle Bunny Too.

Second Grade

Pennypacker. Clementine.

Amberly Library Maniacs!

They’re always making that extra trip down the hall to the library. They show up early in the morning and they stop by after school. They always have great reading recommendations for their friends.
THEY ARE THE LIBRARY MANIACS!
….and they deserve recognition. So here they are, a list for each grade from first through fifth of [...]

Student Bookmarks a Hit!

Every Friday I print and laminate a set of five bookmarks created by students at Amberly. The demand for the template has been so great I’ve decided to put it online so you can print and create a bookmark design at home.
When I have the time in coming weeks, I would also like to add [...]

Parts of a Web Page

To review the parts of a web page we will be doing a worksheet on this student-created timeline of Martin Luther King’s life.
 If you finish early, here are some videos of Martin Luther King’s speeches to watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FiCxZKuv8&feature=related

Downloads:

Web Browser Worksheet
MLK Matching Worksheet

Read Alouds: Week of 1/21

Kindergarten

Arnold. Elephants Can Paint Too! (599.67 Arn)
Walsh. Mouse Paint.
Walsh. Mouse Shapes.

First Grade

Woodson. The Other Side.

Second Grade

Pennypacker. Clementine.

Third Grade

Shore. This Is the Dream (811 Sho)

Fourth Grade

Levine. Henry’s Freedom Box.

Read Alouds: Week of 1/14

Kindergarten/First Grade

Beck. Happy Birthday, Monster!
Wing. Go to Bed, Monster!

Second Grade

Pennypacker. Clementine.

And the Winners Are….

 …..well, unusual.
…and many.
With the additions of an award for Young Adult literature, an award for early reading books, a brand new award for best audiobook, and other new awards, the traditional Caldecott Medal for best children’s illustrator and Newbery Medal for best children’s author can almost get lost in the excitement.
This year even a quick [...]

Library Games…

Have fun practicing your library skills.

ABC Order–Authors (hint: find the last name first!)
ABC Order–Titles & Authors
Parts of a Book Hangman
Dewey Decimal System Matching 1
Dewey Decimal System Matching 2
Dewey Decimal System Concentration
Books, Books, Books Hangman (genres and types of books–a bit harder)
Genre Battleship (choose EASY…still a bit challenging, but fun to play)
Genre Battleship Level Two

5th Grade Blogging

5th grade students will begin their own blogs in January over in Blogmeister. Click here to visit the site.
Downloads:

Blogging Contract
Parent Letter
Blog Article Instructions
Changing Your Blog Template
Adding Comments
Adding Images to Blog Articles

Read Alouds: Week of 1/7

Kindergarten

Shannon. The Rain Came Down.
Shulevitz. Snow.

First Grade

Rylant. Mr. Putter & Tabby Stir the Soup.

Second Grade

Pennypacker. Clementine.