5th+Grade


 * May 20, 21 - Battle of the Books Practice and used book sale**


 * May 13, 24 2014 - Go through Battle Books - think of 5 key words for each book - then**

In Tech Lab - learn new DestinyOPAC
 * May 6, 7 2013**


 * April 29,30 2013**
 * no library - Destiny implementation**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 103, 104 read aloud from The American Story - read Lizzie Bordon and Teddy Roosevelt - kids really loved this last year. Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 94 - read aloud The Witches from Random House book of Humor - note: next year bring filled chocolate candy to complement this reading - preferably a green filling.
 * April 22, 23 2013 900's - History**
 * April 15, 16 2013 800's Literature**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages General discussion about what in this category - p. 83 of Digging into Dewey Check out books - reminder about battle books Set up stations around library to play simple games - read aloud rules to games and have copies of game rules near each stationo Source The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games by Scott Strother and Crazy Eights and Other Card Games by Joanna Cole
 * April 8, 9 700's Fine Arts and Recreation/Sports**

Jacks - last names A-F (Kelm and Mrs. E) Paper airplane contest - last names G-H (Kelm) G-K (Mrs. E) cards - slap jack, last names K-L (Kelm) L-M (Mrs. E) cards - my ship sails - last names M-R (Kelm) O-Sch (Mrs. E) Mother May I? - Last names S-Z (Kelm) So-Z (Mrs. E) April 1, 2 2013 - Easter Vacation
 * March 26, 2013 -** Battle inspiration - read aloud from Attack of the Turtle.
 * March 25, 2013** - in tech lab with Mrs. E
 * March 18** - Inspiration in tech lab with Mrs. E, Battle book planning with Kelm in library
 * March 11, 12** - in Tech lab - research
 * March 4 and 5** - in Tech lab - badgerlink - research
 * February 25,26 2013** - In tech lab - badgerlink

Note: students just starting biography project - talk briefly about technology section and then combine the two by reading a biography of an inventor - Neo Leo by Gene Barretta
 * February 18/19, 2013 600's Techology**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book in classroom on smart board
 * February 11/12, 2013 500's - Natural Science and Math**

Read from How to be a Math Genius by Mike Goldsmith P. 34 - Thinking outside the box - 16 questions - answers in back - no need for scratch paper

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages General explanation of Section - read messy room scenario p. 53, 54 - show kids books in languages - small section - 1st - talk about books where animals talk - read aloud from Alex The Parrot by Stephanie Spinner 2nd show them indian sign language - and practice a few signs 3rd- give out morse code worksheets - on tables with pencils
 * February 4/5, 2013 Return to Dewey Decimal 400's Language**


 * January 28/29, 2013 - Book Fair**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages
 * January 21/22, 2013 - Book Fair Video**
 * January 14/15, 2013 - Book Fair books - preview/book talk**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages General Explanation of Section - Read messy room scenario p. 43 and show books from this section. The 300's are one of the most interesting and diverse sections of the library because it has to do with people and how they interact with one another. Show variety of books Dress Codes, Legends or Lies, Chew on this, What Can I Do Now? Engineering, Bullying, Subway, Waste and Recycling, Hindenburg Disaster. Read example from "We Want You to Know" by Deborah Ellis. Read Serena, 12 p. 26-29 - talk about chapter headings - You're not good enough - etc
 * January 7/8, 2013 300's Social Sciences**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario - p. 33 Digging into Dewey - show books from this section - Great Ill Classics - Bible Stories, Saints books, Passover stories, Myths and Monsters, graphic mythology books - Read Aloud a religion book - one rule all religions have in common The Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper
 * December 17/18, 2012 200's Religion**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages Dewey Decimal System 100's Philosophy and PsychologyGeneral Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 23 and 24 of Digging into Dewey Show kids different books in this section Use prior year's cut out from Paranormal Powers - check to see if have ESP - show kids the shapes - and names of the shapes - get in pairs and try to guess - see if you have ESP - Show book Paranormal Powers - lay the cards out and guess each symbol Individual practice - ordering dewey numbers - middle column and last column of p. 14
 * December 10/11, 2012 100's Philosophy and Psychology**

Begin - 5 minutes - highlight one Battle book - read 1 or two interesting pages Eyssautier - Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life Kelm - Chasing Vermeer - show kids books in this section - talk about why these books are here
 * December 3/4, 2012 000's General Information**

Play Dewey Decimal Classification Bingo (all in 000's) p. 12 - enforce quiet, read each title and number twice - need to listen carefully Begin in Classroom - Mrs. E - The Capture by Kathryn Lasky - author name pronunciation, website, book reading, e-library link, Mrs. Kelm - Savvy By Ingrid Law
 * November 26/27, 2012**

Library Organziation/Dewey Decimal System Start off the class talking about organizing - we read aloud about the messy room - p. 5 of Digging into Dewey - remind kids about the Dewey Decimal System learned last year. Talk about Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Fiction = Not True Non-Fiction = True See digging into Dewey p. 7+ for discussion of books shelved in non-fiction that are not true

Show them books that can have lots of truth to them in fiction - Historical Fiction - Some things not true - in non-fiction - e.g. poems, plays, riddles, jokes - we use these differently than regular fiction - looking for jokes to tell in a speech, a poem to add to a card, play to act out for a talent contest etc. folktales, fairy tales - used to teach us about the customs and heritage of cultures around the world - so kept in NF

Point out Spine labels - with different call numbers - these are the specific address of each book - FIC tells us it is fiction - numbers tell us it is in the Dewey decimal system - this is how we know where a book is - that's why it is so important to put the books back where they belong

Organizing Principles 1. Group "like" things dogether - so if you know about a specific book you want - for example - football - other football books are near that book 2. General to Specific - Dewey decimal system breaks things down into general and then more specific - e.g. American History - break it down into specific things that happened during history - different numbers - more specific than 970 - starting out with American Indians - moving into America as a country - then getting to more specific events and states

Practice ordering decimal #s on white board.


 * November 12 and 13, 2012**

Discuss the battle of the books - how it works, how everyone participates, etc. - show kids the books - read covers, etc.

Please pass the book - thoughtful book selection - use worksheets from earlier in year.
 * November 5 and 6, 2012**

Read from Michael Teitelbaum's The Scary States of America - read Wisconsin story - retell main characters, setting problem/conflict, actions/main events, resolution, theme -
 * October 30 and 31, 2012**

Read Aloud - Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse by Meghan McCarthy - as a group - develop thick and thin questions
 * October 22 and 23, 2012**

In Classroom - use of apostrophies - The Girl's Like Spaghetti
 * October 15 and 16, 2012**

http://monarchlibrary.wikispaces.com/OrderInTheLibrary
 * October 8 and 9, 2012**
 * In the tech lab - online ordering of books by dewey decimal number - need to add these games to website**


 * October 1 and 2, 2012**
 * Show kids library website on classroom smartboard**

Show children Follett Shelf - make sure to show them the sorting - especially by Genres
 * September 24 and 25, 2012**


 * September 17 and 18, 2012**

Genre Review and book finding? Library Sparks Library Lessons p. 87-88 – Fiction by Any Other Name
 * Genre Review - Library Sparks Library Lessons p. 87**
 * 1) Ask students for definition of genre
 * 2) Make Analogy to sports – more than one kind of sport – more than one category of book – some books fall into more than one category – ask students to name genres
 * 3) Identify genres for new books – identify clues in title, illustration, text and publication data
 * 4) Choose one title to model
 * 5) Hand out modified Genres for Intermediate Grades sheet
 * 6) Have students count off by 5 and pass out books
 * 7) On sticky paper have each student write genre decision and two reasons for that choice
 * 8) When I check their work – then they can go choose a book
 * 9) While waiting – quietly read books at table

Reintroduce Genre Reading Bookmark - most posters are ready from last year - this year - we are really working hard at retelling and summarizing - so I want to see lots of people taking up this challenge.


 * September 10 and 11, 2012 - Please Pass the Book - Library Sparks October 2011**

Review of library rules and procedures and expected behavior, Fiction book pass See link below for record and scan for article. (note: see lesson files for customized book pass log for 5th grade) - 8-9 books at each table, 5 kids at each table - fiction book pass - call time - take one book to investigate 1. read title and author's name and look at front cover 2. Read the book blurb on back cover or flap of jacket 3. Turn to first chapter and keep reading, if not interested - flip to middle and start reading 4. Call time - stop reading and record book on book pass log - include comment and rating Name on book pass and collect. [] -

Practice Battle - use practice questions
 * May 24, 25, 2012**

Battle prep - key words for each book Battle prep - meet in groups - make sure ready for battle - continue developing Open and Closed questions based on Wolf Girls Read Aloud - Wolf Girls - develop questions
 * May 17, 18 2012**
 * May 10, 11, 2012**
 * May 3 and 4, 2012**
 * April 26/27 2012 - Research Skills - Open and Closed Questions**

Eats, Shoots and Leaves - Smart Board - begin in classroom - put on shared drive
 * April 19/20, 2012**


 * April 12, 2012** - Easter Vacation

Book Hunt Game
 * April 5, 2012**

Book Hunt Game
 * March 29 and 30, 2012**

Battle Prep and Discussion
 * March 22 and 23, 2012**

Research Hound Game
 * March 15 and 16, 2012**

Research Hound Game Note: many of these questions can be answered by just "googling" so keep research to materials available in the library.
 * March 8 and 9, 2012**

General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 103, 104 read aloud from The American Story - read Lizzie Bordon and Teddy Roosevelt - kids really loved this last year.
 * March 1, 2012 - Dewey Decimal System 900's**

General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 94 - read aloud The Witches from Random House book of Humor - note: next year bring filled chocolate candy to complement this reading - preferably a green filling Dewey Decimal System - 700's Reminder about battle books general discussion about what in this category - p. 83 of Digging into Dewey Check out books - reminder about battle books Set up stations around library to play simple games - read aloud rules to games and have copies of game rules near each stationo Source The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games by Scott Strother and Crazy Eights and Other Card Games by Joanna Cole Jacks - Paper airplane contest - cards - slap jack cards - my ship sails Mother May I? Book talk - variety of books from the 600's Talk about messy room - Digging into Dewey General Explanation of each section - read messy room scenarios for Digging into Dewey 400's show them Gifts from the Gods by Lise Lunge-Larsen - read aloud a couple of words, definitions and stories behind the words 500's if enough time Read aloud - Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment by Wendy MacDonald - - talk about observing the world - learning all you can about what we know now and then the possibilities of discovering more - get them excited about math and science
 * February 23, 2012 - Dewey Decimal System 800's**
 * February 16 and 17, 2012 - 700's**
 * February 10, 2012**
 * February 2 and 3, 2012 -** Book Fair
 * January 26 2012** - Book fair videos
 * January 19 and 20, 2012** - book fair - preview books
 * January 12 and 13, 2012 Dewey Decimal System 400 and 500's**

200's General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario - p. 33 Digging into Dewey -Heroes Gods and Emperors from Roman Mythology, Patrons and Protectors Occupations, The Jesse Tree by Geraldine McCaughrean
 * December 22, 2011 and January 6, 2012 Dewey Decimal System 200's and 300's**

300's General Explanation of Section - Read messy room scenario p. 43 and show books from this section. The 300's are one of the most interesting and diverse sections of the library because it has to do with people and how they interact with one another. Show students and read aloud parts from Don't Touch that Toad by Catherine Rondina, Puss in Boots, Anthony Horowitz Battles and Quests, Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World of Food, Thirty Days Has September Cool Ways To Remember Stuff, Air Pollution, Orphan Trains, Trapped by Marc Aronson

Dewey Decimal System 100's Philosophy and PsychologyGeneral Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 23 and 24 of Digging into Dewey Show kids different books in this section Use prior year's cut out from Paranormal Powers - check to see if have ESP - show kids the shapes - and names of the shapes - get in pairs and try to guess - see if you have ESP - Show book Paranormal Powers - lay the cards out and guess each symbol
 * December 15 and 16, 2011 - Dewey Decimal System 100's ESP**

General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 15 and 16 of Digging into Dewey - show kids books in this section - talk about why these books are here
 * December 8 and 9, 2011 Dewey Decimal System - 000's**

Play Dewey Decimal Classification Bingo (all in 000's) p. 12 - enforce quiet, read each title and number twice - need to listen carefully

Start off the class talking about organizing - we read aloud about the messy room - p. 5 of Digging into Dewey - remind kids about the Dewey Decimal System learned last year. Talk about Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Fiction = Not True Non-Fiction = True See digging into Dewey p. 7+ for discussion of books shelved in non-fiction that are not true
 * December 1 and 2, 2011**
 * Note for 2012-2013 - Check Nancy Pearl Book Crush for other ideas for the Dewey Numbers**
 * Library Organization/Dewey Decimal System**

Show them books that can have lots of truth to them in fiction - Historical Fiction - Chasing Lincoln's Killer Some things not true - in non-fiction - e.g. poems, plays, riddles, jokes - we use these differently than regular fiction - looking for jokes to tell in a speech, a poem to add to a card, play to act out for a talent contest etc. folktales, fairy tales - used to teach us about the customs and heritage of cultures around the world - so kept in NF

Point out Spine labels - with different call numbers - these are the specific address of each book - FIC tells us it is fiction - numbers tell us it is in the Dewey decimal system - this is how we know where a book is - that's why it is so important to put the books back where they belong

Organizing Principles 1. Group "like" things dogether - so if you know about a specific book you want - for example - football - other football books are near that book 2. General to Specific - Dewey decimal system breaks things down into general and then more specific - e.g. American History - break it down into specific things that happened during history - different numbers - more specific than 970 - starting out with American Indians - moving into America as a country - then getting to more specific events and states

Practice ordering decimal #s on white board.

Try to schedule 5th grade to talk about Battle books and check one out for vacation Kelm only-in tech lab again trying to finish the NBPL OPAC Lesson
 * November 21 or 22, 2011**
 * November 17, 18, 2011**

Eyssautier - Girls Like Spaghetti on Smartboard

Kelm only? Schedule students in tech lab - ask them to bring pencils - finish worksheet Eyssautier only - Read aloud - Blockhead, the Life of Fibonacci - talk about biography - Mrs. E's class - she is assigning picture book biographies - this book was very good - as a group went over questions from Mrs. E's worksheet. Read aloud Wonderhorse by Emily McCully - talk about thin and thick questions - talk about what these are - and develop them as a group - next year go back to Sea Biscuit
 * November 10,11, 2011**
 * November 3, 4, 2011**

Eyssautier only - Schedule students in tech lab - ask them to bring pencils - finish worksheet Kelm in classroom - Smart board - Girls Like Spaghetti
 * October 27, 28, 2011**

Kelm and Eyssautier - Schedule students in the tech lab - ask them to bring pencils use this worksheet
 * October 20 and 21, 2011 - New berlin Public Library OPAC**

Word Reversals or semi-palindromes Read aloud Mrs. Gorf - first chapter from Lois Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School Have students complete and share p. 145 Library Sparks Library Lessons
 * October 12, 2011 - Kelms Class only - Shortened Week**

In Tech lab - Ordering Dewey Decimal System Playonline games - ordering books [|http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html] Genre game – Using the Genre Assessment questions on p. 89 of Library Sparks Library Lessons – have students get into small groups with a clipboard and piece of paper Ask questions – Battle of the Books style – one team gets the question for 5 points, all the others can earn one point. Write down answers on paper Winning team gets candy or other prize
 * October 6 and 7, 2011 Ordering Dewey Decimal Ssytem**
 * September 29 and 30, 2011**

Genre Review and book finding? Library Sparks Library Lessons p. 87-88 – Fiction by Any Other Name Brief reminder of library rules and expectations Please Pass the Books! October 2011 Library Sparks p. 16 Get into teams - based on 5 words - guess book Go over battle books - think of 5 key words for each book Note: didn't have time to have kids write sentences - included battle books, classroom novels and others too - very enjoyable activity Celebrate your students' favorite books by creating your own "Top Picks" class booklist. Begin by asking each student to create an individual list of his or her favorite 10 books read throughout the year. For each book chosen, ask students to write a sentence or two explaining why they like the book.
 * September 22 and 23, 2011**
 * Genre Review - Library Sp[arks Library Lessons p. 87**
 * 1) Ask students for definition of genre
 * 2) Make Analogy to sports – more than one kind of sport – more than one category of book – some books fall into more than one category – ask students to name genres
 * 3) Identify genres for new books – identify clues in title, illustration, text and publication data
 * 4) Choose one title to modle
 * 5) Hand out modified Genres for Intermediate Grades sheet
 * 6) Have students count off by 5 and pass out books
 * 7) On sticky paper have each student write genre decision and two reasons for that choice
 * 8) When I check their work – then they can go choose a book
 * 9) While waiting – quietly read books at table.
 * September 15 and 16, 2011 - Please Pass the Books!**
 * May 26, 27, 2011 - Battle Books**
 * May 19, 20, 2011**
 * May 12, 13, 2011 Online Book Cover generator - use front and back - in techlab**
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 * May 5, 6, 2011 - Favorite Battle books - Source: Read Write Think**

Once students have created individual lists, divide the class into small groups. Invite each group to nominate three books from those lists for a class list of favorites. Students should compare their lists and the reasons for their choices during this small-group time.

Gather the class together and ask each group to share its three nominations. Write the titles on the board or chart paper. After each group has shared, review the entire list with the class, eliminating any repetition. Invite the class to discuss the assembled list. If there are books on the list that are not familiar to all of the students, take the opportunity to read the text or ask someone who has read the book to share more information about it. - plan which books going to read over Easter Vacation - use Strategic Battle Plan Forms and fact trackers
 * April 28, 29 - Easter Vacation**
 * April 21, 22, 2011 - Get into Battle Teams**
 * April 14, 15 - Nonfiction Features -** begin with introduction and examples p. 101 LibrarySparks Lesson plans

Begin with fiction - Spider and theSky God - and Anansi story Nonfiction - Spiders by Nic Bischop Borrow from putblic library - Tarantula Scientist Preparation - make cards from page 103 - get out books from similar NF series and put on tables. Divide class into three groups Modeling for Research Project - compare and contrast travel today and in the past read aloud - Travel in American History and then compare and contrast each person gets their own encyclopedia - KW tabs a person in each ahead of time - to save time - have students find the answers to thick questions - - make worksheet ahead of time - with thick and think question starters
 * April 7, 8, 2011 Worldbook online - research - Compare/contrast - first go into classrooms and how on smart board**
 * March 31, April 1, 2011 - Compare and Contrast**
 * March 24, 25, 2011 - Questioning/Encyclopedia**

Give each student a Rookie biography - have them read it and develope their own thin and thick questions
 * March 17, 18, 2011 - Questioning**

Read aloud Seabiscuit the WonderHorse by Meghan McCarthy talk about thin and thick questions - talk about what these are - and develop them as a group
 * March 10,11, 2011 - Questioning**

Source: Library Sparks April 2009 Read aloud: Toy Boat by Randall de Seve (Muskego PL) Prepare: Toy boat Cards - []
 * March 3,4 2011 - Personification**

Objective: student introduced to element of personification, identify it and apply it

1. Indtroduce - focus on personification - which is defined as giving human qualities to animals or objects 2. Read aloud Toy Boat by Randall de Seve (Muskego PL) 3. Distribute activities sheets and review content - with each sheet - a different boat card

4. First part of sheet - check for understanding 5. Have students write examples of personification for their card 6. If time - have students share best sentence

General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 103, 104 read aloud from The American Story - read Lizzie Bordon and Teddy Roosevelt - kids really loved this last year.
 * February 24, 2011 - Dewey Decimal System 900's**

General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 94 - read aloud The Witches from Random House book of Humor - note: next year bring filled chocolate candy to complement this reading - preferably a green filling.
 * February 18/19, 2011 - Dewey Decimal System 800's**

Reminder about battle books general discussion about what in this category - p. 83 of Digging into Dewey Check out books - reminder about battle books Set up stations around library to play simple games - read aloud rules to games and have copies of game rules near each stationo Source The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games by Scott Strother and Crazy Eights and Other Card Games by Joanna Cole Jacks - Paper airplane contest - cards - slap jack cards - my ship sails Mother May I?
 * February 10/11, 2011 - Dewey Decimal System - 700's**
 * February 3/4, 2011 - Book Fair**

bookfair videos - talk about battle books at book fair
 * January 27/28, 2011 - Book Fair**

TechnologyGeneral explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 73, 74 Inventions Gotcha Covered p. 144 booktalk about Brooklyn Bridge (not the exact book - show them Eliz. Mann's book - but use book talk in Gotcha Covered Toys Amazing Stories Behind Great Inventions - Gotcha again booktalk on p. 121 What A great Idea - book talk in Gotcha for Guys - p. 183 Unuseless Japanese Inventions - show kids pictures from book
 * January 20/21, 2011 - Book Fair** - book talk books that are coming to book fair
 * January 13/14 2011 - Dewey Decimal System - 600's**

Kelm - talk about saint - show them saints books - need for assignment from student teachers Both Classes - talk about Civil Rights - Read aloud - Walking to School by Eve Bunting - discuss after read author's note at end
 * January 6/7, 2011 - Civil Rights**

Read Aloud - Chrismtas Day in the Morning By Pearl Buck
 * December 16/17, 2010 - Chrismas**

December 9/10, 2010 - Dewey Decimal System - 500's
General explanation of Section - read messy room scenario p. 63, 64 [] Read aloud - Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment by Wendy MacDonald - Mrs. E Read Aloud - Starry Messenger - Mrs. Kelm Next year - stick with Leaning Tower Experimenet? yes - this was enjoyed much more by the kids - talk about observing the world - learning all you can about what we know now and then the possibilities of discovering more - get them excited about math and science

Galileo looked through his telescope and wrote down everything he observed. Encourage your students to be good observers. Remind them that you observe the world with all of your senses. Open the classroom door and a window in the room. Have the class sit quietly for a few minutes and then write down and describe all of the things they observe (hear, see, smell, feel, and taste). HAve kids write down something that they see in the library or out the window that they they k no one else has observed

December 2/3, 2010 - Battle of the Books
Continue last week's introduction to battle of the books - in classroom using smart board and library website

November 18/19, 2010 - Battle of the Books
Introduce Battle of the Books in classrooms- get all the books out on the cart and take it with me to the classroom

Hand out copies of battle lists with places to take notes

Using classroom smart board - show library website and links to author websites and audio clips []

November 11/12, 2010 - Dewey Decimal System - 400's
General explanation of Section - read messy room scenario p. 53, 54 - show kids books in languages - small section - 1st - talk about books where animals talk - show them Dr. Doolittle series and read aloud prologue from Faith and the Electric Dog 2nd show them indian sign language - and practice a few signs 3rd- give out morse code worksheets - on tables with pencils

Mrs. E's Class - ask them about one interesting fact about their person

November 4/5, 2010 - Dewey Decimal Systerm 300's Dewey Decimal System 300's - Social Sciences
General Explanation of Section - Read messy room scenario p. 43 and show books from this section. The 300's are one of the most interesting and diverse sections of the library because it has to do with people and how they interact with one another. Show variety of books Dress Codes, Legends or Lies, Chew on this, What Can I Do Now? Engineering, Bullying, Subway, Waste and Recycling, Hindenburg Disaster. Read example from "We Want You to Know" by Deborah Ellis. Read Serena, 12 p. 26-29 - talk about chapter headings - You're not good enough - etc

Kelm - read scary story - The Monkey's Paw - don't do this again - too long and kids did not pick up on the style/language
 * October 28/29, 2010 - Math/Biography**

Mrs. E - Skipping around Dewey decimal system today - combining Math and Biography Read aloud - Bockhead, the Life of Fibonacci - talk about biography - in history, math and nature in 500's Mrs. E's class - she is assigning picture book biographies - this book was very good - as a group went over questions from Mrs. E's worksheet. Do this again next year!!!

October 21/22, 2010 Dewey Decimal System 200's Religion
General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario - p. 33 Digging into Dewey - show books from this section - Great Ill Classics - Bible Stories, Saints books, Passover stories, Myths and Monsters, graphic mythology books - Read Aloud - rule that is the same in all Religions - the Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper

October 14/15 2010
no class - teacher convention

October 7, 2010 Dewey Decimal System 100's Philosophy and PsychologyGeneral Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 23 and 24 of Digging into Dewey Show kids different books in this section Use prior year's cut out from Paranormal Powers - check to see if have ESP - show kids the shapes - and names of the shapes - get in pairs and try to guess - see if you have ESP - Show book Paranormal Powers - lay the cards out and guess each symbol Individual practice - ordering dewey numbers - middle column and last column of p. 14 =September 30/October 1, 2010= Similies? or continue with Dewey Decimal System General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 15 and 16 of Digging into Dewey - show kids books in this section - talk about why these books are here

Play Dewey Decimal Classification Bingo (all in 000's) p. 12 - enforce quiet, read each title and number twice - need to listen carefully

=September 23/24, 2010 -Library Organziation/Dewey Decimal System= Start off the class talking about organizing - we read aloud about the messy room - p. 5 of Digging into Dewey - remind kids about the Dewey Decimal System learned last year. Talk about Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Fiction = Not True Non-Fiction = True See digging into Dewey p. 7+ for discussion of books shelved in non-fiction that are not true

Show them books that can have lots of truth to them in fiction - Historical Fiction - Chasing Lincoln's Killer Some things not true - in non-fiction - e.g. poems, plays, riddles, jokes - we use these differently than regular fiction - looking for jokes to tell in a speech, a poem to add to a card, play to act out for a talent contest etc. folktales, fairy tales - used to teach us about the customs and heritage of cultures around the world - so kept in NF

Point out Spine labels - with different call numbers - these are the specific address of each book - FIC tells us it is fiction - numbers tell us it is in the Dewey decimal system - this is how we know where a book is - that's why it is so important to put the books back where they belong

Organizing Principles 1. Group "like" things dogether - so if you know about a specific book you want - for example - football - other football books are near that book 2. General to Specific - Dewey decimal system breaks things down into general and then more specific - e.g. American History - break it down into specific things that happened during history - different numbers - more specific than 970 - starting out with American Indians - moving into America as a country - then getting to more specific events and states

Practice ordering decimal #s on white board. =September 16 and 17, 2010 - Library Rules/Procedures - Idioms - tie to Literature/English= Review rules and procedures

Idioms - discuss meaning - read aloud Monkey Business: Fun with Idioms by Laura Hambleton Raining cats and dogs : a collection of irresistible idioms & illustrations to tickle the funny bones of young people by Will Moses My Daddy Likes to Say: Straight from the Horse's Mouth: by Denise Brennan-Nelson (Muskego) =May 27, 2010= Author name pronunciations

5th Grade Battle – Author Name Pronunciations

Andrew Clements - []

Wendy Mass - []

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor []

Henry Winkler – author pronunciation not available separately Lynn Reid Banks – author pronunciation not available separately Suzanne Collins – author pronunciation not available separately Kate DiCamillo – author pronunciation not available separately The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles – n/a Dan Gutman []

Kathryn Lasky []

Ian Oglivy – NA Margaret Peterson Haddix - []

Trenton Lee Stewart [] Blue Balliet []

Elise Broach []

Eoin Colfer []

E.L. Kongisberg - []

Christopher Paul Curtis []

Gennifer Choldenko []

Sonya Hartnett NA Gordon Korman []

Gary Paulsen []

Kay Umansky NA Sharon Creech NA Guess battle book based on key words for each battle book

Start in classroom - battle - Among the Hidden []

=May 27, 2010 - Battle Books= Get into teams - based on 5 words - guess book =May 20, 2010 - Battle Books=

Go over batttle books - think of 5 key words for each book =May 13, 2010 - Author's Purpose= Divide class into 5 groups - battle groups? Give each group copies of the 4 articles. Students work together to read the articles and select the correct answers - under each answer need to explain why - need to turn in to be corrected "**Tough love keeps your pup trim and healthy" Dogfancy, December 2001**
 * "Fundamentals. It's Your Turn" Soccer Jr., September 2001**
 * "Birds of Prey" Zoobooks, March 2001**
 * "Cousteau Kid Explorer Club" Dolphin Log, Sept-Oct. 2001**

=May 6, 2010 - Author's Purpose=

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Author's Purpose - Entertain, Inform, Persuade - talk about what each of these words mean Use lesson Plan from Hanover Schools - see link above - Week One - read aloud basic examples from Hanover Worksheet - make copies for all kids - discuss together - Author's Purpose Basic Review - do not have kids write on paper - keep them for next class Pass out and read together - "More than a Pretty Face" - read aloud and discuss answers =April 29, 2010= - No Library - 10:00 KW read favorite poem in poetry cafe in Johnson Hall

Note: gave teachers document with links to audio clips from battle books - for them to play in class at their own discretion

5th Grade Battle – Audio and Video Clips The Report Card by Andrew Clements [] Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass Video [] The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor – nothing professional Video created by kids on you tube [] Niagara Falls or Does It? By Henry Winkler [] - video - not sure if this one will work for you or not – it worked yesterday – but last night they updated something on my computer and now it’s not working The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks [] Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins [] Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo [] The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards You tube video – audio very good – video just clouds [] Honus and Me by Dan Gutman [] Guardians of Ga’Hoole, the Capture by Kathryn Lasky [] Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Oglivy Click on audio sample [] Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix [] The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart [] Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet [] Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach [] Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer [] From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.l. Konigsburg [] Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis [] - video – might not work with sound in your room- focus on author audio clip [] Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko [] The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett Click on listen [] Hatchet by Gary Paulsen [] Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon by Kaye Umansky [] click on sample Love that Dog by Sharon Creech []

=April 22, 2010 - Summarization - note: this was too easy - difficult to keep attention of students= [] Summarization Pyramid modeling Read aloud - The Bremen Town Musicians Whole class brainstorm story pyramid Line one - name of main character Line 2 - two words describing main character Line 3 - three words describing setting Line 4 - four words stating story problem Line 5 - 5 words describing first event Line 6 - 6 words describing 2nd event Line 7 - 7 words describing third event Line 8 - 8 works describing solution

Source: p. 109 Teaching Integrated Reading Strategies in the Middle School Library Media Center

=April 15, 2010 - Questioning Skills= Start in classroom - video Jeremy Fink [] In tech lab - EBSCO databases - states - note this was a bust for Lisa E's class - badgerlink blocked in the later part of the morning =April 8, 2010 - Easter Vacation= =April 1, 2010 - Battle of the Books= In classroom - show movie of Christopher Paul Curtis from Teaching Books [] Get into teams and plan strategy for getting books read - hand out team flyers =March 25, 2010 - Historical Fiction= Finish reading story KWL Chart - copy K information from first class Discusse - what did they learn - what do they still want to learn? =March 18, 2010 Critical Perspectives Continued= Finish reading story - not enough time =March 11, 2010 - Critical Perspectives - Historical Fiction - KWL Charts= [|http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/critical-perspectives-reading-writing-1060.html?tab=1#tabs] Continued from last week 1. Ask children to bring pencils to library 2. Provide each student with a double entry journal page - have them put their names on - borrow clipboards from Mrs. Laabs []

3. Begin reading the story, pausing at the end of each page for students to check their predictions and make connections (i.e., text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world). **Note:** If students are unfamiliar with making connections, you may want to conduct a minilession to teach them this strategy. The lesson "Guided Comprehension: Making Connections Using a Double-Entry Journal" can be modified to meet your students' needs. 4. At certain points during the story, stop reading and have students talk to one another about the predictions, connections, and questions they have been writing in their journals. Prompt students to predict the significance of the quilt to see if they are following the storyline.

5. What did you learn about slavery from this book? (When students answer, add these sticky notes to the L column of the K-W-L chart. In the next session, these notes can be compared to what they learn from the nonfiction text.) What parts of the book do you think are fictional? What parts do you think are based on facts? Why do you think that? If we wanted to research to find out what parts of this book were based on fact, where would we look? After reading this book, do you have any questions about the Underground Railroad? What other things would you like to learn about the Underground Railroad? (Add these sticky notes to the W column of the chart.) ||
 * || At the end of the story, conduct a class discussion by posing the following questions:

=March 4, 2010 - Critical Perspectives - Historical Fiction- KWL Charts= [|http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/critical-perspectives-reading-writing-1060.html?tab=1#tabs] 1. Create KWL chart on whiteboard 2. Begin the lesson by doing a "picture walk" through the fictional book //January Sparrow by Patricia Polacco.// Explain to students that this book is an example of historical fiction. Historical fiction includes real events amidst a made-up storyline. Tell students that while some parts of the story are made up, others like the time period and some of the happenings are based on true events. Let students enjoy the illustrations in the book, and then ask them to write their predictions about the story in their journals.

3.After providing time for students to share their predictions, activate their prior knowledge about slavery and the Underground Railroad. It is important to allow everyone time to share their thoughts and ideas; one student's prior knowledge often serves as a springboard for others. While students are sharing, take notes on sticky notes and post them under the K column on the K-W-L chart. =February 25, 2010 - Battle of the Books= Mrs. E's Class - did not come to library Mrs. Kelm's class - discussed battle of the books - but could not get into teams like originally planned =February 18, 2010 - Directed Inquiry Activity - Revolutionary War= Adapted from Teaching Integrated Reading Strategies in the Middle School Library Media Center by Kathleen Alley

Read aloud - Katie's trunk by Ann Warren Turner

Students - generate questions based on prior knowledge and information presented in book - also knowledge from My Brother Sam is Dead 1. Brainstorm central themes they expect to read about in American revolution unit - put these on the board - e.g. freedom, loyalty, etc. - that they will expect to be answered as they learn more about the American Revolution

2. Have students create concept ladders (figure 2.4 in book) to give to teacher

=February 11, 2010 - Think, Pair, Share - Expository Text= 1. Students get in partners 2. Read aloud - The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire by Harrison Powers (in Scholastic Read Aloud Anthology) - stop after 7th paragraph 3. THINK Student silently think about what was just read - jot down their thoughts in Think Pair Share Worksheet - figure 7/1 In Teaching Integrated Reading Strategies in the Middle School Library Media Centery by Kathleen Alley 4. PAIR - Students talk with partner about important points they want to make - write notes 5. Finish Reading text 6. THINK again - write notes 7. PAIR again - write notes 8. SHARE - take notes as whole group discusses =February 4, 2010 - Book Fair= =January 28, 2010 - Book Fair Video= =January 21, 2010 - Battle of the Books= Battle of the Books - 10 minute read aloud passages Source - Reid's Read-Alouds by Rob Reid Mysterious Benedict Society Background info: p. 88 Read last portion of First Chapter - p. 18 to end of chapter Hatchet - introduction - going to Canada - pilot dies - read aloud Chapter 2

Talk about battle books at the book fair

=January 14, 2010 Dewey Decimal System - Review= in Tech Lab - show powerpoint and let kids play some of the games online []

=January 6/7, 2010 - - Plagiarism and Copyright=

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Play - have kids get in groups and practice play - for a few minutes - then get back together to discuss the differences Explain plagiarism and copyright - print handout- keep it brief [] Hand out book marks explaining the differences

=December 17, 2009 - Christmas=

Read Aloud - Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl Buck

=December 10, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System -900's History= General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 103, 104 read aloud from The American Story - read Lizzie Bordon and Teddy Roosevelt - kids really loved this last year. =December 3, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 800's Literature= General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 94 - read aloud The Witches from Random House book of Humor - note: next year bring filled chocolate candy to complement this reading - preferably a green filling.

=November 26, 2009 - Thanksgiving= =November 19, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System - 700's Fine Arts and Recreation= General discussion about what in this category - p. 83 of Digging into Dewey Check out books - reminder about battle books Set up stations around library to play simple games - read aloud rules to games and have copies of game rules near each stationo Source The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games by Scott Strother and Crazy Eights and Other Card Games by Joanna Cole

Jacks - last names A-F (Kelm and Mrs. E) Paper airplane contest - last names G-H (Kelm) G-K (Mrs. E) cards - slap jack, last names K-L (Kelm) L-M (Mrs. E) cards - my ship sails - last names M-R (Kelm) O-Sch (Mrs. E) Mother May I? - Last names S-Z (Kelm) So-Z (Mrs. E) =November 12, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 600's Technology= General explanation of section - read messy room scenario p. 73, 74 Inventions Gotcha Covered p. 144 booktalk about Brooklyn Bridge (not the exact book - show them Eliz. Mann's book - but use book talk in Gotcha Covered Toys Amazing Stories Behind Great Inventions - Gotcha again booktalk on p. 121 What A great Idea - book talk in Gotcha for Guys - p. 183 Unuseless Japanese Inventions - show kids pictures from book =November 5, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 500's Science and Mathematics - Natural Sciences= General explanation of Section - read messy room scenario p. 63, 64 [] Read aloud - The Starry Messnger by Peter Sis Galileo looked through his telescope and wrote down everything he observed. Encourage your students to be good observers. Remind them that you observe the world with all of your senses. Open the classroom door and a window in the room. Have the class sit quietly for a few minutes and then write down and describe all of the things they observe (hear, see, smell, feel, and taste). Make a chart and compare the results. Did they use all of their senses? Which sense did they use most? They should decide if they were good observers.

Standards: //Science://
 * Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
 * Knows that a scientist uses observations and collects data
 * Knows that different people may interpret the same set of observations differently
 * Keeps a written record or journal of all observations

=October 29, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 400's - Languages= General explanation of Section - read messy room scenario p. 53, 54 - show kids books in languages - small section - 1st - talk about books where animals talk - show them Dr. Doolittle series and read aloud prologue from Faith and the Electric Dog 2nd show them indian sign language - and practice a few signs 3rd- give out morse code worksheets - on tables with pencils =October 22, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 300's - Social Sciences= General Explanation of Section - Read messy room scenario p. 43 and show books from this section - read aloud Legends or Lies - read introduction - what is a legend and Unsolved History - Chapter 1 - Lost Civilization - show other books Chew on this and Everything book about Money =October 15, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 200's Religion= General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario - p. 33 Digging into Dewey - show books from this section - Great Ill Classics - Bible Stories, Saints books, Passover stories, Myths and Monsters, graphic mythology books - Read Aloud - rule that is the same in all Religions - the Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper =October 8, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System 100's Philosophy and Psychology= General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 23 and 24 of Digging into Dewey Show kids different books in this section Use prior year's cut out from Paranormal Powers - check to see if have ESP - show kids the shapes - and names of the shapes - get in pairs and try to guess - see if you have ESP - Show book Paranormal Powers - lay the cards out and guess each symbol Individual practice - ordering dewey numbers - middle column and last column of p. 14 =October 1, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System - 000's Generalities= General Explanation of Section - Read aloud - messy room scenario p. 15 and 16 of Digging into Dewey - show kids books in this section - talk about why these books are here

Play Dewey Decimal Classification Bingo (all in 000's) p. 12 - enforce quiet, read each title and number twice - need to listen carefully

=September 24, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System - organizing principles= Start off the class talking about organizing - we read aloud about the messy room - p. 5 of Digging into Dewey - remind kids about the Dewey Decimal System learned last year. Talk about Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Fiction = Not True Non-Fiction = True See digging into Dewey p. 7+ for discussion of books shelved in non-fiction that are not true

Show them books that can have lots of truth to them in fiction - Historical Fiction - Chasing Lincoln's Killer Some things not true - in non-fiction - e.g. poems, plays, riddles, jokes - we use these differently than regular fiction - looking for jokes to tell in a speech, a poem to add to a card, play to act out for a talent contest etc. folktales, fairy tales - used to teach us about the customs and heritage of cultures around the world - so kept in NF

Point out Spine labels - with different call numbers - these are the specific address of each book - FIC tells us it is fiction - numbers tell us it is in the Dewey decimal system - this is how we know where a book is - that's why it is so important to put the books back where they belong

Organizing Principles 1. Group "like" things dogether - so if you know about a specific book you want - for example - football - other football books are near that book 2. General to Specific - Dewey decimal system breaks things down into general and then more specific - e.g. American History - break it down into specific things that happened during history - different numbers - more specific than 970 - starting out with American Indians - moving into America as a country - then getting to more specific events and states

Practice ordering decimal #s on white board.

=September 17, 2009= The kids get in a circle and roll a ball to each other. When they get the ball they have to tell us something about the library. A rule, a policy, something they like, something they don't like. (borrow ball from science teacher) this worked well - 2 rounds - library do's and don'ts and favorite books or series

If enough time - read first chapter from The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck - not enough time =2009-2010 School Year= Smart Board Punctuation Activities with Books by Lynne Truss - make sure you use the explanations at the end.

4th Quarter - Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Third Quarter - Twenty Odd Ducks -

Second Quarter - The Girl's Like Spaghetti

Try to fit in Literary Devices

Also - 2 or 3 class periods - read aloud - did alexander rescue winston? =June 5 and 11, 2009= 8:45-10:30 =May 28, 2009= Used book sale - last day of library

Have kids get in teams for Battle and have them guess the books based on the clues developed last week by the kids in the other class =May 21, 2009= =Emphasize - kids need to know title and author Have kids make up questions about books - put on note cards - will practice next week's class= =May 14, 2009 - Plagiarism and Copyright= []

Play - have kids get into groups of 4 or 5 - to do the play - take turns if 5 people - then bring whole group back together to talk about the definitions of plagiarism and copyright.

Explain plagiarism and copyright - print handout- keep it brief []

=May 7, 2009 - Author's Purpose= Divide class into 5 groups - battle groups? Give each group copies of the 4 articles. Students work together to read the articles and select the correct answers - under each answer need to explain why - need to turn in to be corrected "**Tough love keeps your pup trim and healthy" Dogfancy, December 2001** =April 30, 2009 - Author's Purpose= []
 * "Fundamentals. It's Your Turn" Soccer Jr., September 2001**
 * "Birds of Prey" Zoobooks, March 2001**
 * "Cousteau Kid Explorer Club" Dolphin Log, Sept-Oct. 2001**

Author's Purpose - Entertain, Inform, Persuade - talk about what each of these words mean Use lesson Plan from Hanover Schools - see link above - Week One - read aloud basic examples from Hanover Worksheet - make copies for all kids - discuss together - Author's Purpose Basic Review - do not have kids write on paper - keep them for next class Pass out and read together - "More than a Pretty Face" - read aloud and discuss answers =April 23, 2009= Have kids get in battle groups - check out battle books - individual group consultations on status of reading battle books

=April 16, 2009= Easter Vacation

=April 9, 2009= Battle of the Books - 10 minute read aloud passages

Riding Freedom read book cover and start read from beginning of chapter one

Mixed up file of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Read chapter 3 of From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Battle book) start on 4th paragraph of p. 31

=April 2, 2009=

Library cancelled - Mrs. Wildner home with sick child

=March 26, 2009= Battle of the Books - 10 minute read aloud passages Source - Reid's Read-Alouds by Rob Reid Mysterious Benedict Society Background info: p. 88 Read last portion of First Chapter - begin with - Inside past a room where a handful of parents waited anxiously Tale of Despereaux Background Info: p. 30, Reid Read Chapter 10 and Chapter 14 =March 19, 2009= Tech lab - EBSCO biography database? look up individual person they are reporting about =March 12, 2009= Mixed up day with times, substitutes and computer problems Kelm - talked about genre book marks and battle Mrs. E - discussed important aspects of chosen biography topics =March 5, 2009= Assign each student a different person in a separate encyclopedia. Have them write down the author of the article, and take notes - paraphrasing - especially focussing on answering thick questions

=February 26, 2009=

Questioning Skills Silent, independent work Read aloud picture book biography - mostly Rookie biographies come up with thick and thin questions on their own - once they show me - then can check out

=February 25, 2009=

Questioning skills Read Aloud - Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse by Meghan McCarthy - as a group - develop thick and thin questions

=February 19, 2009=

Compare and contrast Gandhi and King - use chart in Pat Miller's Stretchy Library Skills p. 22 =February 18, 2009=

Show kids globe - India, South Africa, US - Georgia Put together chart on white board - fill in blanks together Show kids other books on Martin Luther King Jr. and GandhiPat Miller - multicultural p. 22

=February 12, 2009=

Same as Feb. 11 - only read Martin's Big Words by Rappaport

=**February 11, 2009 - Key words/phrases and Timeliness/Validity**=

Read aloud - Gandhi by Demi - note this is a really long book! Reserve from public library Gandhi by Demi and Martin's Big Words by Rappapart Make a chart on white board from p. 21 Men of Peace, biography, compare and contrast, affect of non-violence in world 1. Show kids chart - and have them listen - fill in blanks as we go 2. Read Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport Discuss listening for key words - and looking at each source for timeliness/and validity Discuss listening for key words - and looking at each source for timeliness/and validity Pat Miller's Stretchy Library Lessons - Multicultural Activities p. 18 and 21 - see black binder

=February 5, 2009 - Battle of the Books=

Explain Battle of the Books again - answer questions - try to build excitement - ask about book projects

Read aloud from On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck - explain how Peck's books are like a series of short stories - read prologue - Before the War - then skip to p. 75 - the Teacher Shortage - and read through the next chapter

=January 29, 2009=

Book Fair

=January 22, 2009=

Book Fair Video - Mrs. E. - elementary video, Kelm - middle school video (because DVD failed) =January 15, 2009=

Battle

=January 8, 2009=

Battle

=**December 18, 2008 - Themed Storytime**=

__Christmas__ Christmas Day in the Morning By Pearl Buck

=**December 11 - Dewey Decimal System**= Dewey Review - in Tech Lab Note: make sure log in first - and then next time use screen projector to broad cast slide show - broadcast failed with 2nd class - need to make sure it is set up right before each class

All this was on library website slide show review - http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT/DeweyDecimal.ppt Independent online games and quizes http://www.ccsd.edu/bardonia/LearningGames/LibrarySkills/index.html http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/staff/rmkelly/custom/mediacenter/Kids%20Corner/Dewey/Junior/DeweyGame.html http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/switch.html http://www.quia.com/mc/298906.html http://www.quia.com/ws/1047407.html

Digging into Dewey - 900's 900's - read part of the Dewey story and read aloud from The American Story - read Lizzie Bordon and Teddy Roosevelt - kids really loved this!
 * December 3 and 5 - Dewey Decimal System**