DK: Honey in a Hive, by Anne Rockwell; Caterpillars, by Marilyn Singer; Clara the Caterpillar, by Pamela Duncan Edwards
K: Rain Forest -- Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, by Marianne Berks
1st: Earth day -- Trees: Arbor Day Square, by Kathryn O. Galbraith; contrast with nonfiction* tree books, discuss differences (CDE MSLS 1.3.g);
*nonfiction books--Why Do Leaves Change Color?, by Marian B. Jacobs; Be a Friend to Trees, by Patricia Lauber; Trees, Leaves, and Bark, by Diane L. Burns
2nd: Fletcher & Smith: “Which Reference Book?” for 2d grade; Barney & Moriyama: Fairy tales and Earth Day -- Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella, by Tony Johnston, and also show link for Children’s Film Festival
3rd: Earth Day--Sparrow Girl, by Sara Pennypacker
4th: Romines--Guide Words PowerPoint, browsing for nonfiction titles; Rumble, short discussion of Newbery Medal; Hart—Guide Words PowerPoint
All 4th-grade classes: Guide Words / Index contest begins!
5th: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer; trailer for film at SXSW
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/sxsw-william-windmill-trailer-introduces-423296
William Kamkwamba at Ted Talks
http://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill.html
K: Rain Forest -- Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, by Marianne Berks
1st: Earth day -- Trees: Arbor Day Square, by Kathryn O. Galbraith; contrast with nonfiction* tree books, discuss differences (CDE MSLS 1.3.g);
*nonfiction books--Why Do Leaves Change Color?, by Marian B. Jacobs; Be a Friend to Trees, by Patricia Lauber; Trees, Leaves, and Bark, by Diane L. Burns
2nd: Fletcher & Smith: “Which Reference Book?” for 2d grade; Barney & Moriyama: Fairy tales and Earth Day -- Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella, by Tony Johnston, and also show link for Children’s Film Festival
3rd: Earth Day--Sparrow Girl, by Sara Pennypacker
4th: Romines--Guide Words PowerPoint, browsing for nonfiction titles; Rumble, short discussion of Newbery Medal; Hart—Guide Words PowerPoint
All 4th-grade classes: Guide Words / Index contest begins!
5th: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer; trailer for film at SXSW
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/sxsw-william-windmill-trailer-introduces-423296
William Kamkwamba at Ted Talks
http://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill.html
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