Well.. actually, many databases, and so much more!
We’re having a fun and productive time in Library classes this first month of the school year.
In 4th grade Libraries, the students are loving the humorous AND scary tale penned by Adam Gidwitz, based on some lesser known, and darker tales collected and retold by the Brothers Grimm. The title of the book is A Tale Dark and Grimm and will be available in stores on October 28th! Mr. Gidwitz, a Broolynite, will come to Dalton and work with the students in January 2011.
The 4th grade students are also reading excerpts from the Newbery winning book Good Masters! Sweet Ladies by Laura Amy Schlitz. They are also watching the one-act play based on the book: our own Dalton Theater department’s production from last school year. We learn a lot about what life might have been like for various young people in a Medieval village.
In 5th grade, the students have been discovering all kinds of information sources, including print materials such as Encyclopedias and daily newspapers and online resources such as biographical and science databases. In classes, they explore the concepts of authority, expertise, and credibility which are the cornerstones of reliable informational sources.
6th grade students have been working on their graph projects in Math and have either come to the Library for one-on-one assistance, or utilized the materials we put aside for them for their projects; in the meantime, they are reading many library books and working on literary projects for their English classes.
Most of the 7th grade students have finished reading their “genre of the month” book and are working on the Library/English project of book posters. They must come up with catchy tag lines and strong graphic designs to advertise the Horror and Suspense novels they checked out from the library.
