TK: Not visiting this week due to holidays

K:
Four Seasons Make a Year, by Anne Rockwell
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, by Lois Ehlert OR
Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert

1st:
When Autumn Comes, by Robert Maass
Our Tree Named Steve, by Alan Zweibel

2nd:
Redwoods, by Jason Chin

3rd:
Start Dewey Decimal System PowerPoint!

4th:
The Gift of the Tree, by Alvin Tresselt, OR
The Tree Lady, by H. Joseph Hopkins

5th: Not visiting this week due to holidays

TK: One Bean, by Anne Rockwell; This Is the Sunflower, by Lola Schaefer; Grandpa Green, by Lane Smith; maybe Max’s Chocolate Chicken, by Rosemary Wells

K: The Umbrella, by Jan Brett; or Score One for the Sloths, by Helen Lester (contrast with Sloths, by Julie Bach—a nonfiction book)

1st: The Honeybee Man, by Lela Nargi (contrast with Bees, by Kevin J. Holmes--a nonfiction book)

2nd: Meet the Dewey Decimal System and begin using our catalog

3rd: Pierre the Penguin, by Jean Marzollo; "researching your animal" quiz; plus a very special video clip

4th: Continue When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

5th:  Continue (finish?!) Schooled, by Gordon Korman

DK: COUNTING
Let’s Count Goats! By Mem Fox; Russell the Sheep, by Rob Scotton; Centipede’s 100 Shoes, by Tony Ross; Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, by Eric Litwin, with song!

K: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Tortuga in Trouble and Manana, Iguana, by Ann Whitford Paul

1st: Four Seasons Make a Year, by Anne Rockwell; Fall Mixed Up, by Bob Raczka

2nd: PLANT LIFE CYCLE
Nonfiction book on seeds: A Seed Is Sleepy, by Dianna Hutts Aston

3rd: Finish Dewey Decimal System PowerPoint, with “Dewey Rap”; also bookmarks!

4th: The Librarian of Basra, by Jeanette Winter—finish discussion, look at new Baghdad  library on internet

5th: Finish Unspoken, by Henry Cole; talk briefly about Banned Books Week; revisit literary genres; choose new book report books

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

DK: Colors and Shapes: What Am I? Looking Through Shapes at Apples and Grapes, by N. N. Charles; Color Dance, by Ann Jonas; White Rabbit’s Color Book, by Alan Baker; Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes, by  Eric Litwin

K: Autumn – When Autumn Comes, by Robert Maass; Fall Mixed Up, by Bob Raczka; fulfills standard "distinguish fact from fiction" (CDE MSLS 4.3.b)

1st: Being a Writer – Rocket Writes a Story, by Tad Hills (in support of our Writers Workshop program)

2nd: Plant life cycle -- Nonfiction book on plant life cycle: Be a Friend to Trees, by Patricia Lauber (also show Tell Me, Tree, by Gail Gibbons; The Gift of the Tree, by Alan Tresselt); tour of the library

3rd: New book on fall! Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun, by Bruce Goldstone. Talk about nonfiction spine labels and call numbers. (CDE MSLS 1.3.f)

4th: The Cello of Mr. O, by Jane Cutler (Romines); discussion using PowerPoint of quotations from The Cello of Mr. O (Rumble, Hart)

5th: Her Seven Brothers, by Paul Goble; distinguish legend, folktale, myth, tall tale, fairy tale; Native American legends on display, too. (CDE MSLS 4.3.a)   

DK/TK: Reading aloud about going to the library, reading, and school--I Took My Frog to the Library, by Eric Kimmel; How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills; Letters Make Words, by Karen Bryant-Mole; and Turtle's Penguin Day, by Valeri Gorbachev.  

K: Go over library rules, refer to Library Rules sign. Read Library Lion, by Michelle Knudsen. Demonstrate paintsticks and decorate library cards. 
  
1st: Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book, by Julia Donaldson. Practice with paintsticks in pairs.

2nd: Look at Library Rules sign. Read Stella Louella’s Runaway Book, by Lisa Campbell Ernst. Review use of the paintsticks.
Mrs. Smith’s class: Fiction vs. nonfiction and their spine labels, themed on plant life cycle, with a fiction selection this week--Our Tree Named Steve, by Alan Zweibel; we'll read a nonfiction selection next week.         

3rd: Look at Library Rules sign; discuss circulation privileges--can have 3 books, please renew your books once they are overdue; books tagged Hot Item cannot be renewed; if you have renewed your book 3 times, you must bring it back but can check it out again if there are no holds on it. Ms. Barbara will demonstrate searching on the catalog.    

4th: Farewell Symphony, by Anna Celenza. We can use creative expression to influence our world; artistic and literary works help us understand the world and the other people in it. Review use of catalog to find this book. Next week a second book on music.    

5th: Constitution Day, September 17 (observed September 14): We the People, by Lynn Cheney; also view the website of the National Archives and Records Administration, where the Constitution of the United States is on display.    

This week's links:

2nd grade: Difference between fiction and nonfiction

4th grade: Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F Sharp Minor, performed by the Haydynphilharmonie, in the very room at the Esterhaza where it was first played in 1772. Note: this link is to YouTube, and peripheral content may be inappropriate for young people. 

5th: National Archives and Records Administration, particularly the Constitution of the United States