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April 22, 2013

4/22/2013

DK: Plants -- The Ant and the Grasshopper, Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley; Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth, by Mary McKenna Siddals; Planting the Wild Garden, by Kathryn Galbraith; The Curious Garden, by Peter Brown; Farm Fresh Cats, by Scott Santoro

K: Cannon: Earth Day: The Cloud Spinner, by Michael Catchpool; More, by I. C. Springman; Vavao & Schneck/Vanderpool, Zorro Gets an Outfit, by Carter Goodrich, and Dog in Charge, by K. L. Going

1st: The Cloud Spinner, by Michael Catchpool

2nd: The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart; and Grandpa Green, by Lane Smith

3rd: Review “Parts of a Book” and PowerPoint on “Which Reference Book?” (CDE MSLS 1.3.l)

4th: The Camping Trip that Changed America, by Barb Rosenstock; then a guide words question using the encyclopedia!

5th: Miss Ladybird’s Wildflowers, by Kathi Appelt; we'll have a wildflowers matching game on hand for anyone who wants to play

April 15, 2013

4/15/2013

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

April 8, 2013

4/7/2013

DK: Insects: Miss Spider’s Tea Party, by David Kirk; Old Cricket, by Lisa Wheeler; Centipede’s 100 Shoes, by Tony Ross; The Wacky Wedding, by Pamela Duncan Edwards

K: Rain forests: A Little Book of Sloth, by Lucy Cooke; Letters from Around the World: Costa Rica, by Patrick Cunningham

1st: Earth Day: Animal Conservation – Tarra & Bella: the Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends, by Carol Buckley

2nd: Preparing for STAR testing -- Parts of a book (CDE MSLS 1.3.g) website and online game; also Youtube: “The Joy of Books”

3rd: Earth Day: Animal Conservation -- Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins

4th: Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston

5th: Preparing for STAR testing – “Which Reference Book?” PowerPoint; Guide Words PowerPoint (seen last year)

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