Grade 1-2 Activity Wrap Up

This spring, we had an American Girl Doll Club for the first time at KIS. The American Girl Magazine is one of our most popular magazines in our elementary library and we wanted to explore it more.  

This activity was a great opportunity to share our ideas about life, read more and enjoy creative play with our dolls.

We also enjoyed special guest readers 

during our Book Week!

Every year, American Girl comes out with a different doll and a book sharing her story. In 2013, it was Saige.

 

Isabelle (2014) and Grace (2015) are the most recent additions to the collection.  Happy reading!

Summer Reading, Summer Fun

Summer Reading

While school wraps up for us very shortly, the learning process does not.  The wonderful habit of reading every day will keep your brain muscles sharp and ready for next fall.  Using your OPAC account, your summer reading choices include WebPath Express and our online databases.

                                                                    

 

 

Online Interactive Stories
If parents are looking for additional reading material that can be accessed via the internet, we recommend browsing the following websites.  Each offers a selection of stories children can read and/or listen to online:

International Children’s Digital Library

http://www.childrenslibrary.org

Clifford Interactive Storybooks

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

Book Pop

http://www.bookpop.com/

Mighty Book

http://www.mightybook.com/story_books.html

Kiz Club Stories

http://www.kizclub.com/reading1.htm

CBeebies Stories

http://www.cbeebies.com/asia/things-to-do#story-time

RIF (Reading Is Fun) Reading Planet

http://www.rif.org/books-activities/activity/

Storynory Audio Books

http://www.storynory.com/
I Read Story Books
*variety of read aloud stories on YouTube

Most importantly though, wherever you travel, there are cool bookstores and local libraries to explore!  

We wish you all a wonderful summer and we look forward to the start of our new school year in August.  Until then, happy reading!

It's a Book

Playful, humorous, charming and sweet, It's a Book by Lane Smith is a celebration of the printed word with a message for readers of all ages.

Three cheers for books...
Each book is an invitation to another world and an opportunity to lose yourself in the enchantment of a story.

Remember...
It's a book...no batteries, no bells, no whistles and no animation needed!

Celebrating Moms in May

Mother’s Day

One Wish

Just one little wish for you, Mom,

But it’s loving and happy and true –

It’s a wish that the nicest and best things

Will always keep coming to you

Author unknown

In North America, May is the month set aside to focus on how special mothers are.  Websites such as http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mothers-day are jam-packed with ideas to celebrate our moms including crafts, poems, cards, and bookmarks! 

We have some wonderful titles available in the library to help you celebrate: 

   

Come on in and explore the Mother’s Day books today!

Elephant and Piggie

More Elephant and Piggie adventures by Mo Willems have come to our library.  This early reader series revolves around very funny conversations between two friends and is super popular with our students.

Here is an interview with author Mo Willems for you to enjoy...

To learn more about Mo Willems, you can visit his website at http://www.mowillems.com/

Don't forget Pigeon!  While he is the star of his own books, he also likes to hide inside the back covers of the Elephant and Piggie books...



Roscoe Riley Rules

Meet Roscoe - an appealing, lively, good-hearted boy.  He has the best of intentions but somehow his attempts to help just end up resulting in chaos.  Mishap-prone and a trouble magnet he is!

In his first book, Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs, Roscoe tells his own story of how he learned the meaning and repercussions of permanent glue to the hard way.

The first seven books in the Roscoe Riley's Rules series by author Katherine Applegate are now available in our library.  We know you will laugh all the way from start to finish this Junie B. Jones type book for boys.

Don't forget to check out Katherine Applegate's website today about her Newbery winning book The One and Only Ivan and the interview with her in the School Library Journal.

 

What genre are you currently reading?

This year, in your classes and in library, we have been 

looking at different types of writing.

Each of the main genres can be subdivided into smaller categories.

When you look at the list, which genre appeals to you the most?

Try your hand with some genre fun here or here

http://hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/Genres.htm

B is for Biographies

A biography is the true account of a person's life written by someone else.

(Look in 921 or B)

  

 

Biographies include everything we would want to know about a person - their name, birth, death, accomplishments, interesting facts and pictures.

Question:  How do we find biographies we are interested in reading?
Answer:  We look under the subject's last name.

An autobiography is when someone writes about his/her own life.  (Look in 921 or B)

  

A collective biography is a book containing true life accounts of many people.

(Look in 920)  The author's last name will be on the address.

  

 

This week in library, we read Dr. Greg Mortenson's story of building schools in the Middle East.  It is a powerful story about teamwork and making a positive difference in the world. 

 

"With the first cup of tea you are a stranger.  

With the second... a friend.  

With the third cup of tea, you are family."

Besides our books,  our online encyclopedia, our online magazine database, and WebPath Express, you could check out these websites for more biographical information...

http://www.turtlediary.com/biographies.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855207.html

For step by step instructions on how to write a biography, check out http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/a-plus-papers/biography