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Fox on Wheels part 2
I had students who forgot their books use the iTouch with the microphone to practice retelling the story I read and become comfortable with mobile devices. I found that last year students were scared of using the microphone. I used … Continue reading
Start of a New Year
I read this to 2nd graders and they loved the character of Fox. He is annoyed with his younger sister that he has to babysit, has to deal with his fear of heights, and makes a bad choice by racing … Continue reading
Book trailer collaboration with another international school
Collaboration. One of my goals as a librarian. Lessons are more meaningful if you collaborate with the teacher in the classroom and pepper your library skills in a lesson that supports the classroom curriculum. Welcome to the 21st century and the World Wide Web. Today … Continue reading
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Book Trailers Final Project
I have a book trailer project that I do with grade 3 students using Photostory. Students need to talk about the problem in the story and get viewers excited to read books. This project is hard for students and has been … Continue reading
What is a Caldecott Award?
For this lesson, I pull about 25 Caldecott medal books for an entire class. Students spend 5-10 minutes and browse through a book looking at pictures and trying to figure out the story. If they finish early they can pick another book. Using the whiteboard … Continue reading
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Some Dog
This lesson is like tossing a bone of a different flavor to a dog over and over again. After three years of trying it every which way, I’m not going to do it anymore. I will continue to do the … Continue reading
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