Monday, February 1, 2010

Rotation Seven

PreK 3, PreK, K
Guiding Question: Which Mother Goose rhymes tell about night time?
We read "Star Light, Star Bright", "The Man in the Moon", "Wee Willie Winkie", and several others.  We finished with "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," sang the song, and played a memory game with colored stars.  We also colored a picture and tried to draw stars in the margins.

Grades 1, 2, 3
Guiding Question: What makes a book's illustrations "Caldecott" worthy?

In discussion, we came up with the following ideas:
   pictures match story & enhance story / convey emotion

               We looked at Caldecott winners with black and white illustrations and each grade read a different story:
                      The Invention of Hugo Cabret,  
                      The House in the Night,
                      Kitten's First Full Moon
                      Make Way for Ducklings (Grade 1)
                      The Biggest Bear (Grade 2)
                      Jumanji (Grade 3)

Grades 4, 5
Guiding Question:  How can I use the library catalog more efficiently?
Use advanced search strategies in the library catalog:
Sort by call number to find the type of book you want
Use Advanced Search and limit by copy type
Try Visual Search to browse for books by interest

How do I find my book?  Use alphabetical order skills to find the book within its section.
Play Order in the library to practice alphabetical order.