Kindergarteners had a ball in Australia!
Edward the Emu is an adorable tale by Sheena Knowles.
We loved seeing how Edward struggled to fit in at the zoo until he realized what was special about being an emu.
For the next leg of our journey, Kindergarten and 1st Grade students headed to Asia!
With so many amazing countries in one continent, it was difficult to choose what stories to read!
In the end, we focused on folktales from the beautiful land of India.
Kindergarten and First Grade students continued their travels with our next stop: Africa.
Students really enjoyed hearing a variety of classic tales from different countries in the vast continent.
This week, Kindergarten and First Grade students started their voyage by heading to Europe!
What’s better to help us appreciate Europe than the lovely Italian folklore of Strega Nona and her sidekicks, Big Anthony and Bambolona? Since Tomie DePaola’s characters are so well-known, we looked at a variety of their stories and voted on which one to share as a group.
It’s the exciting time of year when Kindergarten and 1st Grade students begin our “travels” with Stories Around the World! From now on when we are together in library classes, we will be reading stories from different countries across the globe. By the time summer arrives, we will have “visited” every continent!
Stay tuned to see where we wind up as the year progresses.
In honor of April being National Poetry Month, Kindergarten and First Grade library classes are enjoying some wonderful poems by famous children’s writers like Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. We love their humor!
The whole country honors Dr. Seuss this month because Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday was in March. Kindergarten and 1st Grade Houses read a variety of whimsical rhyming Dr. Seuss books to celebrate!
In honor of the upcoming festive holiday of St. Patrick’s Day, Kindergarten and 1st Grade students read some lovely old Irish tales.
This month we applaud the talent of several ladies and gentlemen who earned the prestigious Caldecott Award and Newbery Award for their work in children’s literature.
CALDECOTT AWARD
(for best pictures)
Gold Medal Winner
Honor Medal Winners
NEWBERY AWARD
(for best writing)
Gold Medal Winner
Honor Medal Winners
The nation is preparing to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the Day of Service in his honor.
During Library, Kindergarten classes read Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein.
This book is a perfect example of how people of all ages can make the world a brighter place just by being kind. We then talked about how Dr. King taught us all to care for others, and why it is so fitting that his holiday was declared a Day of Service across the country. We agreed that even if we can’t go out and do an official service project, we can try our best to be kind to everyone we meet that day and spread joy in honor of Dr. King’s legacy.
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