Look below for your weekly library lessons for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade.
June 8-12
ALL GRADES:
Let's review what we learned in library this year with a quick Kahoot game! Make sure you enter your first and last name - otherwise I won't know who the winners are.
Oh... did I mention that there's a winner? For each grade, the top point-earner will win a book of their choosing. I'll figure out the winner after Friday afternoon, and I'll call, email, and Dojo your parent or guardian if you won. Then you get to pick out a book that you want, and I'll buy it and send it to you in the mail. Sound good?
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
Have a beautiful summer!
Let's review what we learned in library this year with a quick Kahoot game! Make sure you enter your first and last name - otherwise I won't know who the winners are.
Oh... did I mention that there's a winner? For each grade, the top point-earner will win a book of their choosing. I'll figure out the winner after Friday afternoon, and I'll call, email, and Dojo your parent or guardian if you won. Then you get to pick out a book that you want, and I'll buy it and send it to you in the mail. Sound good?
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
https://kahoot.it/challenge/04205621
Have a beautiful summer!
June 1-5
ALL GRADES:
Building on what we learned from last week's virtual library card lesson, let's go back to what first and second grade worked on in February! Remember when we learned how to use WorldBook for Kids and Britannica Elementary? You might also remember that I first showed you how to access them from MeL, or the Michigan e-Library. This time around, let's take a look at the other resources that MeL has to offer! Start by going to https://www.mel.org; then scroll down, and go to the "Kids" section.
Building on what we learned from last week's virtual library card lesson, let's go back to what first and second grade worked on in February! Remember when we learned how to use WorldBook for Kids and Britannica Elementary? You might also remember that I first showed you how to access them from MeL, or the Michigan e-Library. This time around, let's take a look at the other resources that MeL has to offer! Start by going to https://www.mel.org; then scroll down, and go to the "Kids" section.
May 25-29
ALL GRADES:
There are a lot of really great resources available to Eastpointe students for free from the Eastpointe Memorial Library! As a student, you can log in to "check out" e-books, audio books, digital magazines, and plenty more! The video on the right will walk you through the process, but you can also just go to this link to more quickly access OverDrive for e-books and audio books. Browse around and find something you want to read or listen to! Feel free to send me a picture or video of you reading on Dojo or through email at [email protected] - or if you need your ID number to access OverDrive! |
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May 18-22
ALL GRADES:
Remember - last week we reviewed the number system used to organize nonfiction books in the library: the Dewey Decimal System. The system is split up it 10 different classes or subject areas: general knowledge, philosophy, religion, social sciences, language, science, technology, the arts, literature, and history & geography. Let's review:
Remember - last week we reviewed the number system used to organize nonfiction books in the library: the Dewey Decimal System. The system is split up it 10 different classes or subject areas: general knowledge, philosophy, religion, social sciences, language, science, technology, the arts, literature, and history & geography. Let's review:
But there's something unusual about a few sections of the Dewey Decimal system - especially with the 300s (social sciences) and the 600s (technology). Remember when we learned about fairy tales and folktales? Those fall under the call number 398.2 - but what does that have to do with psychology, sociology, or anthropology? Also, the 600's are reserved for technology... so why are books about dogs and cats shelved under the number 636? The two videos below explain this a little better.
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Check out your teacher-created assignments on Exact Path, too! Mr. Taylor assigned a library lesson to everyone at Forest Park in April.
May 11-15
ALL GRADES:
Let's review a skill we haven't in a while: library organization! The video below is quick review of how nonfiction books are organized in the library. They use a system called the Dewey Decimal System. Like you'll see in the video, the image below shows that nonfiction books are placed into ten different categories: 0-99, 100-199, 200-299, and so on.
Let's review a skill we haven't in a while: library organization! The video below is quick review of how nonfiction books are organized in the library. They use a system called the Dewey Decimal System. Like you'll see in the video, the image below shows that nonfiction books are placed into ten different categories: 0-99, 100-199, 200-299, and so on.
So, if you were trying to learn a language like Japanese so that you can type and say things like, ”皆さん、君が懐かしいなぁ〜でもk君元気であるように,” (which means, "Hey everyone, I miss you, and I hope you're doing well"), you'd look in the 400s section, which is all about languages. If you wanted a book about jokes, you'd look in the 700s - Arts & Recreation - because we can consider jokes to be recreation. I'll let the video briefly explain the rest, but we'll go a little more in-depth next week - particularly with the 500s and 600s (you will understand why next week!).
May 4-8
ALL GRADES:
Let's review a skill we haven't in a while: library organization! Watch the video that I created in the Forest Park Library today:
Let's review a skill we haven't in a while: library organization! Watch the video that I created in the Forest Park Library today:
April 27-May 1
KINDERGARTEN
What does it mean when words rhyme? When two or more words have the same sound at the end of the words, they rhyme! School is cool because I'm not a fool - my brain is a tool! (Mr. Taylor's a poet...did you know it?) Way way way back at the beginning of the year, we read Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose together. Nursery rhymes are short, usually pretty silly, and they rhyme! Check out the video that has some of the most famous Mother Goose nursery rhymes. See if you can pick out the rhyming words! More children's poetry can be found at The Poetry Archive. 1ST GRADE Do you know what a limerick is? It's a kind of poem! They're short - only five lines long. They follow what we call a rhyme scheme or a pattern of how the rhyme is done. It goes like this: Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and are roughly the same length. Lines 3 and 4 also rhyme - but with different sounds and lengths. The video has lots of examples, but you can also an example and more information on how to write a limerick here. Let's see if we have any poets in our students at Forest Park. Try and write a limerick! They are usually silly, so feel free to be as goofy as you'd like. Feel free to share with Mr. Taylor on Dojo! The same website has a worksheet to help guide what you're writing. 2ND GRADE Poetry has been used in history to fight for equality and rights for all kinds of people. Nikki Giovanni, the woman reading from her book Hip Hop Speaks to Children, takes children's poetry and uses rhythm and music to bring the poems to a whole new level. Poems aren't just about rhyming and sounding nice - a lot of the time, there's a lot of hidden meaning in poetry. Poetry can also be fun - and one form of poetry we've seen onr the years is what is called and acrostic poem. In an acrostic poem, a word is written up-and-down, and each line of the poem starts with a letter of that word. Try writing your own acrostic poem using this digital interactive tool! |
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April 20-24
KINDERGARTEN
What does it mean when words rhyme? When two or more words have the same sound at the end of the words, they rhyme! School is cool because I'm not a fool - my brain is a tool! (Mr. Taylor's a poet...did you know it?) Way way way back at the beginning of the year, we read Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose together. Nursery rhymes are short, usually pretty silly, and they rhyme! Check out the video that has some of the most famous Mother Goose nursery rhymes. See if you can pick out the rhyming words! More children's poetry can be found at The Poetry Archive. 1ST GRADE What does it mean when words rhyme? When two or more words have the same sound at the end of the words, they rhyme! School is cool because I'm not a fool - my brain is a tool! (Mr. Taylor's a poet...did you know it?) The Poetry Archive has tons of poetry for children! They're short, and a lot of the time, they're funny. Let's see if we have any poets in our students at Forest Park. Use your knowledge of rhyming to try and write your own poem! It can be as silly or serious as you'd like to be - and it can be short or long. Feel free to share with Mr. Taylor on Dojo! 2ND GRADE What does it mean when words rhyme? When two or more words have the same sound at the end of the words, they rhyme! School is cool because I'm not a fool - my brain is a tool! (Mr. Taylor's a poet...did you know it?) When I was a kid, I loved Shel Silverstein's poems - especially Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. But since Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 24) are coming up, I thought it would be nice to take a look at The Giving Tree. Let's see if we have any poets in our students at Forest Park. Use your knowledge of rhyming to try and write your own poem! It can be as silly or serious as you'd like to be - and it can be short or long. Feel free to share with Mr. Taylor on Dojo! |
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April 6-10
Happy spring break! If you're looking forward for something to read, make sure to check out OverDrive for e-books and audio books, available for all Eastpointe students through the Eastpointe Memorial Library. When signing in, make sure to select "Eastpointe Memorial Library"; and for your library card number, use "ECS" with your student ID number (i.e. ECS123456):
We miss you! Stay safe and be well.
With love,
Mr. Taylor
With love,
Mr. Taylor
March 30-April 3
KINDERGARTEN
It wouldn't be March is Reading Month without Clifford! The Clifford series was written by a man named Norman Bridwell. Scholastic selected the 31 most popular Clifford books - which one would you want to read? The video is an animated read-aloud of the very first Clifford book (the link is to a free digital version of the book). This is only the beginning! Check out some Clifford games and activities at PBSKids (you can also watch the cartoon!). 1ST GRADE Leo Lionni is another author that is less known by name but more for his famous characters and books. One of his most famous books is Frederick. Read more about Leo Lionni on Encyclopedia Britannica (remember, you can use the audio button to have it read aloud). In addition to being an author, he was also an illustrator and graphic designer! You can make a spring-time acrostic poem using an online tool from ReadWriteThink.org. Don't forget - make sure to check out other Leo Lionni Books with your Virtual Library Card on OverDrive, too! 2ND GRADE We couldn't just end our little fairy tale study with the Brothers Grimm - Hans Christian Andersen is pretty much the father of fairy tales. Thumbelina is just one of his many, many fairy tales. Here's a Britannica Elementary article about Hans Christian Andersen. (Remember, you can use the audio button on the online encyclopedias for it to be read aloud to you!) AndersenFairyTales.com also has tons of activities and learning resources if you're a fan of their work! If you have Disney+, you can also watch the Thumbelina movie, too. |
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March 23-27
KINDERGARTEN
I hope you enjoyed the P.D. Eastman animated read aloud and activities on PBSKids. Another very popular children's author who is known more for her iconic character than her name is Margret Rey. She and her husband, Hans, created the beloved Curious George series. The video is an animated read-aloud of the very first Curious George book. (The link is to a collection of eBooks available through public libraries and their OverDrive subscriptions for eBooks and audiobooks; the Eastpointe Memorial Library offers this service for free). Check out some Curious George games and activities at CuriousGeorge.com and PBSKids (you can also watch the cartoon!). 1ST GRADE Another well-known character but lesser-known author is Russell Hoban. He actually wrote a lot of stories and novels - for both children and adults- but one of his most famous books is Frances the Badger (which was made into a cartoon just titled Frances. Read more about Russell Hoban on Encyclopedia Britannica. He's a pretty interesting guy - he even wrote some poetry! Check out the the Bedtime for Frances cartoon on YouTube, too. 2ND GRADE Earlier in the year, we spent a lot of time learning about folktales from around the world, but we never spent very much time talking about fairy tales. One of the weirder and more famous is Rumpelstiltskin by the Brothers Grimm. They are responsible for writing a lot of the fairy tales that we know and love. Here's a Britannica Elementary article about the Grimm Brothers. (Remember, you can use the audio button on the online encyclopedias for it to be read aloud to you!) GrimmFairyTales.com also has tons of activities and learning resources if you're a fan of their work! |
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March 16-20
KINDERGARTEN
Last week, we read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems. For this week of March is Reading Month, let's look at the author P.D. Eastman! The video is an animated read-aloud of Are You My Mother? and Go, Dog, Go!. (The links are to eBooks available through public libraries and their OverDrive subscriptions for eBooks and audiobooks; the Eastpointe Memorial Library offers this service for free). Check out some Dog games and activities at PBSKids.org! 1ST GRADE Last week, we read The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle and learned a little about how he makes his illustrations. This week, we're going to learn about Jonathan London and the Froggy series. The video on the right is a read-aloud of Froggy Goes to the Library. Take a look at the Froggy series on Jonathan London's website. Browse and find another that you might like to read independently. You can look around on YouTube for more Froggy books, or you can read the eBooks from OverDrive. 2ND GRADE Last week, we read The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and learned a little bit about fractured fairy tales. This week, let's switch gears and learn about Don Freeman, the author of Corduroy. Here's a Britannica Elementary article about the author. (Remember, you can use the audio button on the online encyclopedias for it to be read aloud to you!) On the right, you can see the cartoon series of Corduroy - there are 13 episodes in the playlist. Enjoy! |
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