This week in the library we are focusing on two international events. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade will be hearing The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. September 15 has been dubbed International Dot Day, an event to promote and celebrate "creativity, courage, and collaboration." The theme, drawn from the book, is that we all can "make our mark," in art and in life. After I read aloud The Dot, each grade will have the chance to do a creative activity. The kindergarten students will be decorating their new library cards. Grade 1 will be using markers to add color to coffee filters (round ones, shaped like dots!), which I hope to display in the library. Grade 2 will be provided with a "Dot" bookmark to decorate. Grade 3 will work collaboratively on giant class dots--again, which I hope to display in the library. The TK/K students will be hearing books mainly on color. While they will not be doing a library craft, their topic relates nicely to artistic expression. A huge thank-you to Chris Primm, library media specialist at Meadows, for telling me about International Dot Day and helping with my planning!
Next Sunday, September 21, is a different kind of international event: U.N. International Day of Peace. In the library we read many books recognizing and honoring the men and women who serve in the military; and we also use readalouds, historical fiction, and our nonfiction collection to study how conflicts have influenced history. This week, however, we will be focusing on peace. Grades 4 and 5 will be hearing aloud a new book, on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library, about one man's giant musical event--the National Jubilee for Peace, created and organized by Patrick Gilmore, in 1869. It's inspiring to read about his almost unbelievably huge dream and how he made it real. As The Dot urges us to do, Patrick Gilmore sure "made his mark."
Next Sunday, September 21, is a different kind of international event: U.N. International Day of Peace. In the library we read many books recognizing and honoring the men and women who serve in the military; and we also use readalouds, historical fiction, and our nonfiction collection to study how conflicts have influenced history. This week, however, we will be focusing on peace. Grades 4 and 5 will be hearing aloud a new book, on loan from the County of Los Angeles Public Library, about one man's giant musical event--the National Jubilee for Peace, created and organized by Patrick Gilmore, in 1869. It's inspiring to read about his almost unbelievably huge dream and how he made it real. As The Dot urges us to do, Patrick Gilmore sure "made his mark."
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