Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary School Library - Weekly Readalouds

February 24, 2020

2/9/2020

February is Pennekamp's Literacy Celebration Month

Books on display: Books new in our collection
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TK: Dust Bunny Wants a Friend, by Amy Hevron; OR Mr. Scruff, by Simon James

K: My Lucky Day, by Keiko Kasza; OR The Three Little Wolves, by Eugene Trivizas; OR Three Ninja Pigs, by Corey Rosen Schwartz (in support of "The Three Piggy Opera")

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: booktalk series books

5th: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

February 10, 2020

2/9/2020

February is Pennekamp's Literacy Celebration Month

Books on display: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and other presidents
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TK: vote CYRM

K: vote CYRM

1st: vote CYRM

2nd: vote CYRM

DHH: vote CYRM

3rd: Kuklinski--vote CYRM; Warner and Vavao--Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal, by Carmen Oliver (with video below)

4th: Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal, by Carmen Oliver, with website for Nature Labs

5th: Gralnik-- vote CYRM; Curry and Rios--Abraham Lincoln's Dueling Words, by Donna Jannell Bowman

February 3, 2020

2/2/2020

February is Pennekamp's Literacy Celebration Month

Books on display: Books about authors, books, reading, and libraries
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TK: The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, by Drew Daywalt

K: The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, by Drew Daywalt

1st: The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, by Drew Daywalt

2nd: The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, by Drew Daywalt

DHH: The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, by Drew Daywalt

3rd: vote CYRM

4th: The Adventures of Mark Twain, by Huckleberry Finn, by Robert Burleigh

5th: Gralnik-- Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers; Curry—find poetry book and vote CYRM; Rios—vote CYRM

January 27, 2020

1/26/2020

Books on display: Previous Caldecott and Newbery Winners
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TK: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla; AND Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê

K: Notarnicola--The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla; AND Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê; Vanderpool/Schneck and Smith--Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê

1st: Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê

2nd: Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê

DHH: Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê

3rd: Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers

4th: Rumble--Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers; all three classes—vote CYRM

5th: does not visit

January 20, 2020

1/20/2020

Books on display: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement
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TK: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla

K: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla

1st: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla

2nd: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla

DHH: The Highest Mountain of Books in the World, by Rocio Bonilla

3rd: Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, by Jonah Winter

4th: Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers

5th: Gralnik—does not visit; Curry and Rios--Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers

January 13, 2020

1/20/2020

TK: Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

K: Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

1st: Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

2nd: Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

DHH: Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

3rd: no readaloud this week—endangered animal books, SLQB books

4th: Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, by Jonah Winter

5th: Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, by Jonah Winter

January 6, 2020

1/5/2020

Books on display:
New books!
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TK: Introduce CYRM contest; The Bad Seed, by Jory John

K: Introduce CYRM contest; The Bad Seed, by Jory John

1st: Introduce CYRM contest; The Bad Seed, by Jory John

2nd: Introduce CYRM contest; The Bad Seed, by Jory John

DHH: Introduce CYRM contest; The Bad Seed, by Jory John

3rd: Malala’s Magic Pencil, by Malala Yousafzai

4th: Malala’s Magic Pencil, by Malala Yousafzai

5th: Malala’s Magic Pencil, by Malala Yousafzai

December 16, 2019

12/16/2019

On display:
Christmas and Hanukkah
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TK: Shall I Knit You a Hat? by Kate Klise; Christmas Stocking Story, by Hilary Knight

K: The Mitten Tree, by Candace Christiansen

1st: Santa’s Book of Names, by David McPhail

DHH: Bear Stays Up, by Karma Wilson

2nd: Christmas Tree Farm, by Ann Purmell; OR Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel

3rd: Choose animal books for report

4th: A Parakeet Named Dreidel, by Isaac Bashevis Singer

5th: Oskar and the Eight Blessings, by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon; Curry—also choose books made into movies

December 2, 2019

12/1/2019

TK: The Kettles Get New Clothes, by Dayle Ann Dodds; Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, by Mo Willems

K: Muddy, the Raccoon Who Stole Dishes, by Griffin Ondaatje

1st: Moon: Earth’s Best Friend, by Stacy McAnulty

DHH: Ms. Aromdee’s choice

2nd: Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon, by Annette Bay Pimenthal

3rd: Talk about online encyclopedia, watch BBC April Fool's Day penguin video (below); hand out bookmarks

4th: Reviewing books on the catalog

5th: Reviewing books on the catalog

A naked mole rat.

November 18, 2019

11/16/2019

No school next week! Happy Thanksgiving!
November 20, 2019—Turkey Trot and Food Drive
Books on display: Thanksgiving
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TK: This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story, by Laura Melmed

K: The Very First Thanksgiving Day, by Rhonda Gowler Greene

1st: Thanksgiving Day Thanks, by Laura Malone Elliott

DHH: leaf craft

2nd: Building Our House, by Jonathan Bean

3rd: Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, by Melissa Sweet

4th: I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hiding During World War II, by Marisabina Russo

5th: Squanto’s Journey, by Joseph Bruchac; OR Anna and Solomon, by Elaine Snyder

Plymouth Rock; Mayflower II, a replica of the original ship; Plimoth Plantation living museum

EartCam's timelapse of 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

I don't have a plan to show this great little video ("Best Backyard Pilgrim and Indian Story Ever"), but I couldn't resist posting it here.