Kindergarten - we are acting out the book The Little Old Lady who Wasn't Afraid of Anything.
First Grade - we are learning about folk tales by reading and watching two Anansi stories, and completeing a "real or make believe" SmartBoard activity.
Second Grade - we are reading and watching folk tales at http://www.speakaboos.com/ and contrasting folk tales to the Tall Tales we read last week.
Third, Fourth & Fifth Grades - we are continuing to work on learning how the Dewey Decimal System works and how to find books in the non-fiction section using a fun SmartBoard game.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Look what 1st Grade is working on!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
SmartBoard Training
The next dates for SmartBoard training are Wednesday, October 14 and Wednesday, October 21 at 3:15pm in the Media Center. You may register for technology credit on the WSFCS web site. Please note that the dates listed on the registration are different than the dates in this posting due to a scheduling conflict. Thanks!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
New items at Kohl's!
The new Kohl's Cares for Kids items feature Laura Numeroff's books: If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You Give a Pig a Party, and If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, along with the corresponding stuffed animals - the pig, mouse, moose, and cat. All items (hardback (!) books and stuffed animals are $5 apiece. The Laura Numeroff books should be in the store until December. If Kohl's still has Steve Jenkins items in stock, they are now all half price - $2.50 for a hardback book or stuffed animal! http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/kids/kck.jsp?bmForm=guided_nav_search&SubcatFolderID=2534374752620342
Monday, September 28, 2009
Kohl's cares for kids
Just in case you didn't know....Kohl's sells $5 hardbacks and stuffed animals through their Kohl's Cares for Kids program. Right now they are featuring three Steve Jenkins' books, including Actual Size, one of my favorites http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/kids/kck.jsp
The Book Fair is coming!
Pack your bags for "Destination Book Fair!" Our Book Fair will be held November 3-10, with a teacher preview on Monday, November 2 at 3:15. Please don't forget about the "One For Books" donation box in the mail room. My goal is to get a book in the hands of each child at Gibson!
What we're working on this rotation (Sept. 30-Oct. 7)
Kindergarten & First Grade - we are learning about inference using the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems. Then, we are playing a fun Elephant and Piggie game on the SmartBoard. http://www.pigeonpresents.com/fun.aspx
Third, Fourth & Fifth Grades - we are working on learning how the Dewey Decimal System works and how to find books in the media center using a fun SmartBoard game.
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