3rd+Grade

Summer Reading - show book trailers in classroom Spacehdz by Jon Sciezka [] Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls by Meg Cabot [] Main Street by Ann Martin [] Slam Dunk by Sharon Robinson [] Tunnels by Gordon [] The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman [] Curse of the Campfire Weinies by Lubar [] Marley A Dog Like No Other by Jon Grogan [] Ghost Hunters by Cornelia Funke [] The Maze of Bones [] Used Book Sale
 * May 20, 2013 - Last day of library**

Read Fireflies by Brinklow http://readlearnteachlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/fireflies-visualization-wheel.html
 * May 13, 2013 - Visualizing**

Storywheel template is here http://reading.ecb.org/downloads/vis_lp_StoryWheel.pdf


 * May 6, 2013 - Questioning**

Read Aloud - The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson http://learningtogive.org/teachers/literature_guides/TheOtherSide.asp

April 29, 2013 - checkout only - Destiny conversion

game - Library Train - Upstart Card Game - need to revise the rules and make sure all children are engaged throughout the game - put them in teams? Assign points? Put tables out to make the train. Kind of like the battle?? http://www.teachingbooks.net/author_collection.cgi?id=19
 * April 22, 2013**
 * April 15, 2013 - Author Study - Jack Gantos**
 * video**

Read aloud from Joey Pigza Swallowed a Key by Jack Gantos


 * April 8, 2013**

**Organization/Sequence Read aloud - Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg**
1. Show book cover and ask students to predict events - what will book be about? 2. As you are reading the book - look at organization of the story. Does the beginning get your attention? What clues do you see about what is coming? 3. How do the details add to the story? Can you recall the details without looking at the pictures? 4. Do you see a pattern? Do the ants always have a reason to move on? 5. Does the end leave you and the ants in a good spot? What makes it good?

Easter Vacation
 * April 1, 2013**

Large Group discussion - give kids paper - have them write down what they think they would like about each series - then kids from each group will speak - recognize kids who have completed series club - certificate and prize from box
 * March 25, 2013**

Say Something by Peggy Moss Trouble Talk by Tracy Ludwig
 * March 18, 2013**
 * Character Development**

Reminder about Series Club Identify the Elements of Character 21st Century Literacies - put on whiteboard - Character Graphic Organizer p. 118 Anticipatory Set - Think about the last time you saw a movie, tv show or a book you really liked. Who were your favorite characters? How can you describe them? Pre-reading - Today we are really goin gto think about the characters - what they say, how they act, what they look like and how they respond to other characters - Read Aloud - A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker. Afterward - fill out graphic organizer on the white board.
 * March 11, 2013**

Reminder about Series Cub Identifying the Elements of Setting Discuss setting - what it is - and how it affects what happens in a story - setting may determine the mood for a story, it may a barrior to the character - e.g. survival, it may give the reader background about a time in history, it may represent a theme - it helps us to identify why a character does what he/she does
 * March 4, 2013**

Read Aloud Steel Town by Jonah Winter Discuss - how did the setting affect what happens in this story.

Roll The DiceTake Turns Read Aloud the Question matching the number on the dice: Roll a 1 – Who was your favorite character? Why? Roll a 2 – What was the most exciting part of one of your books? Why? Roll a 3 – Do You think one of these stories could happen in real life? Why or Why Not? Roll a 4 – Do you want to keep reading books in this series? Why or Why Not? Roll a 5 – What have you enjoyed the most in the books you have read so far? Roll a 6 – Which book would you recommend to a friend? Why?
 * February 25, 2013**
 * Dice discussion**

Read aloud - Alpha Betti by Carlene Morton - have students find books throughout the library - easy and fiction - have cards for them to find authors - look at Alpha Betti lesson plans in folder
 * February 18, 2013**

First chapters from Stink - The Incredible Shrinking Kid Meet Samantha Ramona Quimby Age 8 Look Who's Playing First Base
 * February 11, 2013 Review Series Club**

Introduce series club - have children sign up for different series - have sign up sheets on table - show sample membership card Stick to 8 different series: A-Z Mysteries American Girl Jack Stalwart Matt Christopher Mouse and the Motorcycle Ramona Judy Moody/Stink Encyclopedia Brown
 * February 11, 2013 - Introduce Series Club**

Have the books out for students - read aloud chapters and have students talk about these series

Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Discuss organization of encyclopedia and have kids fill out worksheet on an animal in their volume. Scholastic Look it Up! Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books, p. 45+ go over layout of encyclopedia - discuss questions on p. 46 See HA worksheet in lesson files for this lesson - have kids bring pencils
 * February 4 and 7, 2013**


 * January 28, 2013 - Book Fair**


 * January 21, 2013 - Book Fair Video**


 * January 14, 2013 - Read Aloud Books from Book Fair**

Read Aloud - The Blizzard's Robe by Robert Sabuda ask students to remember key incidents/details Retell story Read Aloud The Legend of the Lady Slipper by Lise Lunge-Larsen - ask kids to figure out what the central message is in the story Apologizing - Sorry by Tracy Ludwig - excellent for discussion - really grabbed kids attention - direct connections Friendship - Our Friendship Rules - didn't have time for this with Goesch's class
 * January 7 and 10, 2013**
 * January 3, 2013**
 * Character Development**

Christmas day in the morning / by Pearl S. Buck ; illustrated by Mark Buehner.
 * December 17, 2012 - Christmas**

Source: Library Sparks, January 2011 p. 42 [] 1. Read aloud - Imogene's Last Stand - show kids where nonfiction books about history are located Make copies of pages 2, 3, 4 of web resources - go over page one together - have kids work in pairs on other pages
 * December 10, 2012**
 * Using An Index**

Read aloud for CZ - nonfiction Alex the Parrot by Stephanie Spinner
 * December 3, 2012 - CZ**
 * Dewey Decimal System**

Have children find books using cards with Dewey numbers written on them

Read aloud - Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System by Sandy Donovan
 * November 26, 2012**
 * Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System**

1st - title only - Turkey Bowl by Phil Bildner 2nd - show cover - make more predictions 3rd read book 4th - review - Retell - were our predictions correct? - Note: this is a little short - add to discussion? Make sure to tell title without showing cover!!
 * November 12 and 15, 2012**

Book Finding Skills use popsicle sticks labeled with authors names to find books
 * November 5 and 8, 2012**

OPAC - see worksheet on file
 * October 29 and November 1, 2012**


 * October 22 and 25, 2012 -** OPAC - see worksheet on File

Objective - student will identify parts of a story - setting, characters, beginning, middle, end, plot/conflict Read aloud and discuss - The Wump World by Bill Peet - Character vs. Nature
 * October 15 and 18, 2012 - Parts of a Story/ Retelling**

Discuss Civil Rights - general overview - read aloud Child of the Civil Rights Movement Read Aloud for CZ -We March by Shane Evans - get feedback on what this means.
 * October 8, 2012 - Civil Rights**

Go to classroom and show kids e-library on smartboard - discuss password and returning books if not reading or when done reading https://wbb28742.follettshelf.com/quest/servlet/presentquestform.do?site=28742
 * October 1 and 4, 2012 E-Library**

Continue to read aloud - Stinky Cheese Man By Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading -
 * September 24/27, 2012 - Parts of a book continued**

 Read Aloud - Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading - title page, table of contents, end papers, etc
 * September 17 and 20, 2012 - Parts of a Book**

Talk about returning books, book care, fines etc - No More Homework! No More Tests! Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems Selected by Bruce Lansky (HA) Questioning - at beginning - ask kids what the book is about For each poem read - read title, ask what poem may be about, at end - ask if they got their questions answered by the poem - get out white board
 * September 10 and 14, 2012 Welcome Back, Routines, Poetry, Predictions**

CCSS RL 3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of text

Summer Vacation!!!

Summer Reading - show book trailers in classroom Spacehdz by Jon Sciezka http://vimeo.com/15309368 Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls by Meg Cabot http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/moving-day-0 Main Street by Ann Martin http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/welcome-camden-falls Slam Dunk by Sharon Robinson http://boylit.com/blog1/2010/04/10/slam-dunk-by-sharon-robinson-book-trailer/ Tunnels by Gordon http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/tunnels The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/homework-machine Curse of the Campfire Weinies by Lubar http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/curse-campfire-weenies Marley A Dog Like No Other by Jon Grogan http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/marley Ghost Hunters by Cornelia Funke http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/ghosthunters-and-incredibly-revolting-ghost The Maze of Bones http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/maze-bones Used Book Sale
 * May 23 and 25, 2012**

Author Study - David Macaulay - Teaching Books Video - How Things Work in classroom on SmartBoard http://www.teachingbooks.net/author_collection.cgi?id=32 Come back to library and read aloud - Angelo by David Macaulay (ILL)
 * May 16 and 18, 2012**


 * May 9 and 10, 2012**

**Organization/Sequence Read aloud - Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg**
1. Show book cover and ask students to predict events - what will book be about? 2. As you are reading the book - look at organization of the story. Does the beginning get your attention? What clues do you see about what is coming? 3. How do the details add to the story? Can you recall the details without looking at the pictures? 4. Do you see a pattern? Do the ants always have a reason to move on? 5. Does the end leave you and the ants in a good spot? What makes it good? Mid year - game - Library Train - Upstart Card Game - need to revise the rules and make sure all children are engaged throughout the game - put them in teams? Assign points? Put tables out to make the train. Kind of like the battle??
 * May 2 and 4, 2012**

KW dress up as chef and make a snack (like a TV cooking show) - talk about the componets of a person's life Source: Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3 by Judy Freeman p. 92
 * April 25 and 27, 2012**
 * Biography - You are What You Eat**
 * __ YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT __**

This week we are going to sink our teeth into biographies. (Lift up boxes from under table cloth (need more table cloths) to cover) Today we are going to prove that old saying “You are what you eat” I need 10 volunteers to come up and unpack our ten special ingredients.- Each child comes up and chooses one ingredient (close bag) from the box and reads the label aloud to the class (Line them up in chronological order) 1. Yellow raisins – Birth date and place- “We come out wrinkled and see the sun.” 2. Corn chips – Family Members – Family members are “chips off the old block” or Peanuts – “some family members can be a bit nutty” 3. Goldfish Crackers – Childhood and school life – Fish gather in schools too! 4. Bugles – Hobbies, interests, activities – Sometimes we like to blow our own horn 5. Pretzels – Anecdotes - All people have interesting stories in their lives with twists and turns, ups and downs, just like pretzels 6. Chocolate chips – Career – When a person makes a lot of money or has good fortune, some people say he or she is “in the chips” 7. Cheerios – Reason for fame – We cheer a famous person’s successes 8. M&M’s – Later Life/Old Age – M and M stands for more mature 9. Black Raisins – Death – We become shriveled and the lights go out 10. Sunflower seeds – Photos and likenesses – good biographies let us see how the person looked or looks – sunflowers remind me of a happy, smiling face If kids ask about eating – say – Hmm – we’ll have to think about that….__Talk about ways a biography can be put together__ Chronological – starting with birth and ending with death.Others leave out key ingredients that may not be important or unknown. Some biographies leave out certain ingredients – e.g. focus on the person’s young life, only when a person was president, etc. or a person might still be alive – so no raisins! Some authors might tell the story in a different way – starting at the end and then jumping to the beginning – in a flash back

Now – I need a volunteer to help mix the ingredients Thank you very much. Is anybody hungry? You can come and get some after you check out your books. Scoop out ½ cup portions into cups.

Print the "recipe" on a colored sheet of paper and give it to them. Then the kids could hold on to it for their projects.

Large Group discussion - give kids paper - have them write down what they think they would like about each series - then kids from each group will speak - recognize kids who have completed series club - certificate and prize from box
 * April 18 and 20, 2012**

Easter Vacation
 * April 11 and 13, 2012**

Apologizing - Sorry by Tracy Ludwig - excellent for discussion - really grabbed kids attention - direct connections Friendship - Our Friendship Rules - didn't have time for this with Goesch's class
 * April 4 and 6, 2012 - Character Development**

Roll The DiceTake Turns Read Aloud the Question matching the number on the dice: Roll a 1 – Who was your favorite character? Why? Roll a 2 – What was the most exciting part of one of your books? Why? Roll a 3 – Do You think one of these stories could happen in real life? Why or Why Not? Roll a 4 – Do you want to keep reading books in this series? Why or Why Not? Roll a 5 – What have you enjoyed the most in the books you have read so far? Roll a 6 – Which book would you recommend to a friend? Why?
 * March 28 and 30, 2012**
 * Series Club Discussion**
 * Dice discussion**

Reminder about Series Club Identify the Elements of Character 21st Century Literacies - put on whiteboard - Character Graphic Organizer p. 118 Anticipatory Set - Think about the last time you saw a movie, tv show or a book you really liked. Who were your favorite characters? How can you describe them? Pre-reading - Today we are really goin gto think about the characters - what they say, how they act, what they look like and how they respond to other characters - Read Aloud - A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker. Afterward - fill out graphic organizer on the white board.
 * March 21 and 23, 2012 **

Reminder about Series Cub Identifying the Elements of Setting Discuss setting - what it is - and how it affects what happens in a story - setting may determine the mood for a story, it may a barrior to the character - e.g. survival, it may give the reader background about a time in history, it may represent a theme - it helps us to identify why a character does what he/she does
 * March 14 and March 16, 2012**

Read Aloud Steel Town by Jonah Winter Discuss - how did the setting affect what happens in this story.

Introduce series club - have children sign up for different series - have sign up sheets on table - show sample membership card Stick to 8 different series: A-Z Mysteries American Girl Jack Stalwart Matt Christopher Mouse and the Motorcycle Ramona Judy Moody/Stink Encyclopedia Brown
 * March 7 and 9, 2012**

Have the books out for students - read aloud chapters and have students talk about these series

Review Dewey Decimal System Read Aloud - What Marion Taught Willis by Brook Berg Review - how to find books - hand out last page of library lessons on this subject and then discuss
 * February 29 and March 2, 2012**

OPAC - see worksheet on file
 * Feb 22 and 23, 2012**

OPAC - see worksheet on file
 * Feb 15 and 17, 2012**

Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Discuss organization of encyclopedia and have kids fill out worksheet on an animal in their volume. Scholastic Look it Up! Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books, p. 45+ go over layout of encyclopedia - discuss questions on p. 46 See HA worksheet in lesson files for this lesson - have kids bring pencils
 * Feb 8 and 10, 2012**

Book Fair
 * February 1 and 3, 2012**

Book Fair Video
 * January 25 and 27, 2012**

Read aloud and book talk books from book fair
 * January 18 and 20, 2012**

Source: Library Sparks, January 2011 p. 42 [] 1. Read aloud - Imogene's Last Stand - show kids where nonfiction books about history are located Make copies of pages 2, 3, 4 of web resources - go over page one together - have kids work in pairs on other pages
 * January 11 and 13, 2012 - Using An Index**

Cover title on book - Read Aloud The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way by Dan Gutman - show other books related - Bright Path by Don Brown, Home Run by Robert Burleigh, Casey at the Bat by Gutman, Lives of the Athletes by Krull - and other Gutman titles Discuss how we deal with life's mistakes
 * January 6, 2012 - Mistakes**


 * December 24 - January 4 - no school Christmas vacation**

Nyman - read aloud misc books for CZ Goesh - did not come to library
 * December 21 and 23, 2011 Christmas**

Read aloud - Worst of Friends for CZ -
 * December 14 and 15, 2011 - Read Aloud For CZ**

Read aloud for CZ - Friends: True Stores of Extraordinary Animal Friendships - by Thimmesh to Nyman, Queen of the Falls by Van Allsburg to Goesch
 * December 7 and 9, 2011 - Dewey Decimal System**

Have children find books using cards with Dewey numbers written on them

Read aloud - Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System by Sandy Donovan
 * November 30 and December 2, 2011**
 * Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System**


 * November 23 and 25, 2011 - No School - Thanksgiving**


 * November 16 and 18, 2011 - Making Predictions**

1st - title only - Turkey Bowl by Phil Bildner 2nd - show cover - make more predictions 3rd read book 4th - review - were our predictions correct? - Note: this is a little short - add to discussion? Make sure to tell title without showing cover!!

Book Finding Skills use popsicle sticks labeled with authors names to find books
 * November 9 and 10, 2011**

NExt year - use 21st Century Library Skills p. 110 Using Nonfiction Book Elements to Locate Information From Developing 21st Century Literacies p. 110 Show students a big book with a table of contents. Use In the Next Three Seconds by Rowland Morgan as example. Demonstrate how to use the table of contents - read it aloud - show how to use table of contents.
 * November 2 and 3, 2011**

Discuss together the worksheets on p. 9 and 10 of Complete Library Skills - Grade 3 and p. 75 from 5th grade Complete Library Skills- have students bring pencils to the library. Have them complete the worksheet on the table of contents by themselves, have them complete the index page as a group. Double sided copy.


 * October 26 and 27, 2011 Read Aloud for CZ**

Nyman Read aloud for CZ - Migrant by Maxine Trottier,and Emma Dilemma by Kristine George Goesch - Read aloud for CZ - Migrant by Maxine Trottier Migrants- Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora - see discussion questions online - did not read this - they read it in small groups in 2nd grade - instead read for CZ - Balto By Meghan McDonald []

Review parts of a book - Karl and Carolina Uncover the Parts of a Book Sit on floor reviewing parts of a book - open the book as Karl and Carolina find different parts of the book - use the index, glossary - each person looks at his/her own state book
 * October 19 and 20, 2011 -**

Continue to read aloud - Stinky Cheese Man By Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading Parts of A Book Read Aloud - Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading - title page, table of contents, end papers, etc
 * October 12 and 14, 2011**
 * October 6 and 7, 2011**

Mrs. Nyman's Class - In anticipation of the Feast of St. Francis - October 4 Read Aloud - Francis, Poor Man of Assisi by Tomie De Paola Read Aloud for CZ - Brother Sun, Sister Moon St. Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures by Katherine Paterson - excellent book - but not for reading aloud
 * September 29 and 30, 2011**

Miss Goesch's Class - Parts of a Story Objective - student will identify parts of a story - setting, characters, beginning, middle, end, plot/conflict Read aloud and discuss - The Wump World by Bill Peet - Character vs. Nature

Read Aloud - Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeannette Winter - nonfiction Read Aloud for Cz - The Mangrove Tree - by Susan Roth
 * September 22 and 23, 2011 - Caring for Our Earth Around the World**

Welcome Back to School - go over rules and routines No More Homework! No More Tests! Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems Selected by Bruce Lansky (HA) Questioning - at beginning - ask kids what the book is about Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break if You Want to Survive the School Bus by Michael Austin - discuss advice passed down from older siblings and friends
 * September 15 and 16, 2011**

__**May 23 and 27, 2011**__ __Summer Reading - Video book talks in classroom on smart boards__ __[] - Spaceheadz by Jon Sciezka__ __[|http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/video.jsp?pID=1640149541&bcpid=1640149541&bckey=AQ,AAAAAFv844g~,BASb5BU03X-iSxP2xnUo82nI3lwCMiDm&bclid=1557820329&bctid=1733163068] Allie Finkle__ __[] Cyberia__ __[] Gully's Travels__ __[] - Julian Rodriquez__ __[] - Violet Raines__
 * _**

[]__ How to Steal a Dog

Book Talk great reads for summer Recreate summer reading log from Library Sparks Library Lessons - and create a summer reading list on the back for suggestions Used Book Sale

Reader's Theater p. 78 Multi-Grade Reader's Theater - From Cartoons to Books - biography
 * May 16 and 18, 2011 - Author Study continued**

=May 9 and 12, 2011 - Author Study - Bill Peet= Read aloud - Chester the Worldy Pig

**__ YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT __** Source: Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3 by Judy Freeman p. 92
 * May 2 and 5, 2011** - KW dress up as chef and make a snack (like a TV cooking show) - talk about the componets of a person's life

This week we are going to sink our teeth into biographies. (Lift up boxes from under table cloth (need more table cloths) to cover) Today we are going to prove that old saying “You are what you eat” I need 10 volunteers to come up and unpack our ten special ingredients.- Each child comes up and chooses one ingredient (close bag) from the box and reads the label aloud to the class (Line them up in chronological order) 1. Yellow raisins – Birth date and place- “We come out wrinkled and see the sun.” 2. Corn chips – Family Members – Family members are “chips off the old block” or Peanuts – “some family members can be a bit nutty” 3. Goldfish Crackers – Childhood and school life – Fish gather in schools too! 4. Bugles – Hobbies, interests, activities – Sometimes we like to blow our own horn 5. Pretzels – Anecdotes - All people have interesting stories in their lives with twists and turns, ups and downs, just like pretzels 6. Chocolate chips – Career – When a person makes a lot of money or has good fortune, some people say he or she is “in the chips” 7. Cheerios – Reason for fame – We cheer a famous person’s successes 8. M&M’s – Later Life/Old Age – M and M stands for more mature 9. Black Raisins – Death – We become shriveled and the lights go out 10. Sunflower seeds – Photos and likenesses – good biographies let us see how the person looked or looks – sunflowers remind me of a happy, smiling face If kids ask about eating – say – Hmm – we’ll have to think about that….__Talk about ways a biography can be put together__ Chronological – starting with birth and ending with death.Others leave out key ingredients that may not be important or unknown. Some biographies leave out certain ingredients – e.g. focus on the person’s young life, only when a person was president, etc. or a person might still be alive – so no raisins! Some authors might tell the story in a different way – starting at the end and then jumping to the beginning – in a flash back

Now – I need a volunteer to help mix the ingredients Thank you very much. Is anybody hungry? You can come and get some after you check out your books. Scoop out ½ cup portions into cups.

Print the "recipe" on a colored sheet of paper and give it to them. Then the kids could hold on to it for their projects.

=April 18, 21 2011 - Series club Discussion= Large Group discussion - give kids paper - have them write down what they think they would like about each series - then kids from each group will speak =April 11, 14 Friendship= Read Aloud - Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss [] =April 4, 7, 2011 - Apologizing= Sorry by Trudy Ludwig - discussion questions in the back
 * April 25 - Easter Vacation**

Roll The DiceTake Turns Read Aloud the Question matching the number on the dice: Roll a 1 – Who was your favorite character? Why? Roll a 2 – What was the most exciting part of one of your books? Why? Roll a 3 – Do You think one of these stories could happen in real life? Why or Why Not? Roll a 4 – Do you want to keep reading books in this series? Why or Why Not? Roll a 5 – What have you enjoyed the most in the books you have read so far? Roll a 6 – Which book would you recommend to a friend? Why? =March 21, 24, 2011 - Series club - read aloud from some of series books= First chapters from Stink - The Incredible Shrinking Kid Meet Samantha Ramona Quimby Age 8 Look Who's Playing First Base =March 14 and 16, 2011 - did not do this year - do next year!= Source: Library Sparks January 2011 p.42 Subject - Quotations
 * March 28, 31, 2011 - Dice discussion**

1. Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming 2. Quotation cards from library sparks - run off on card stock [] 3. Other history picture books and biographies of the people

Source: Library Sparks, January 2011 p. 42 [] 1. Read aloud - Imogene's Last Stand - show kids where nonfiction books about history are located
 * March 14 1nd 16, 2011 - History - Using an Index**

Make copies of pages 2, 3, 4 of web resources - go over page one together - have kids work in pairs on other pages

Introduce series club - have children sign up for different series - have sign up sheets on table - show sample membership card Stick to 8 different series: A-Z Mysteries American Girl Jack Stalwart Matt Christopher Mouse and the Motorcycle Ramona Judy Moody/Stink Encyclopedia Brown
 * March 7 and 9, 2011 - Series Club**

Have the books out for students - read aloud chapters and have students talk about these series

=February 28 and March 3, 2011 -= Walk -Read aloud - Alpha Betti by Carlene Morton - have students find books throughout the library - easy and fiction - have cards for them to find authors Nyman - in tech lab OPAC In tech lab - OPAC
 * February 21 and 22, 2011**

Walk - In tech lab - OPAC Nyman - Read aloud - Alphabetti by Carlene Mornton - Introduction to Dewey Decimal System Read Aloud - What Marion Taught Willis by Brook Berg Review - how to find books - hand out last page of library lessons on this subject and then discuss Book Fair =January 24/26, 2011= Book fair video =January 17/19, 2011= read aloud preview books from book fair book fair preview books - show new Magic Tree House - Crazy Day with Cobras, \ - Sugar Plum Ballerinas - read descriptions from flyer
 * February 15 and 17, 2011**
 * February 7 and 10, 2011**
 * January 31, February 2, 2011**

Walk - do Atlas - didn't have the right materials Nyman - and Walk at 1:45- Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Discuss organization of encyclopedia and have kids fill out worksheet on an animal in their volume. Scholastic Look it Up! Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books, p. 45+ go over layout of encyclopedia - discuss questions on p. 46 See HA worksheet in lesson files for this lesson - have kids bring pencils =January 3/5, 2011= Give all students an atlas - have some share (borrow from Pelzer) have kids open up atlas to become familiar with it - 2-3 silent minutes with atlas. Adapted worksheet From Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books by Plummer - see lesson files =December 20/22, 2010 - Christmas= Read aloud - The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell - This story has too high of vocab for the kids - they got lost - choose another book - go back to Clown of God by Tomie De Paola =December 13/15, 2010 - Dewey Decimal System= Enlarge Grand Daddy Dewey - color and laminate - attach to paint stirrer - Play Where Is Grand Daddy Dewey Game as a whole class =December 6/8 2010 - Dewey Decimal System= Students bring pencils Read Aloud - The Shelf Elf Helps Out by Jackie Hopkins Activity - have students take shelf marker and explore dewey neighborhoods - when they find a book of interest - fill in the information on the bookmark Option - check it out or not - make sure keep the stacks very neat and explore different neighborhoods - don't all gather in one place.
 * January 10/12, 2011 - Encyclopedia/Atlas**

November 29/December 1, 2010 - Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System
Read aloud - Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System by Sandy Donovan

November 17 and 22, 2010 - Biography
Read aloud and discuss Lost Boy - biography of James Barrie - class just saw Peter Pan and Wendy at First Stage - make connections to the play

**November 8/10, 2010 Organization/Sequence Read aloud - Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg**
1. Show book cover and ask students to predict events - what will book be about? 2. As you are reading the book - look at organization of the story. Does the beginning get your attention? What clues do you see about what is coming? 3. How do the details add to the story? Can you recall the details without looking at the pictures? 4. Do you see a pattern? Do the ants always have a reason to move on? 5. Does the end leave you and the ants in a good spot? What makes it good?

November 8/10, 2010 Book Finding Skills
use popsicle sticks labeled with authors names to find books

October 25/27, 2010 Assessing - Using the Table of Contents and Index
Show students a big book with a table of contents. Use In the Next Three Seconds by Rowland Morgan as example. Demonstrate how to use the table of contents - read it aloud - show how to use table of contents.

Discuss together the worksheets on p. 9 and 10 of Complete Library Skills - Grade 3 and p. 75 from 5th grade Complete Library Skills- have students bring pencils to the library. Have them complete the worksheet on the table of contents by themselves, have them complete the index page as a group. Double sided copy.

October 18/20, 2010 - Review Parts of a Book
Sit on floor reviewing parts of a book - use the index, glossary - each person looks at his/her own state book

**October 11/13 2010 - Parts of a Story**
Objective - student will identify parts of a story - setting, characters, beginning, middle, end, plot/conflict Read aloud and discuss - The Wump World by Bill Peet - Character vs. Nature =October 4/6, 2010 - Parts of a Story= Source: []

Objective: The student will identify the parts of a story: - setting - characters - beginning - middle - end - plot/problem to be solved

Read Aloud: The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney - example of character vs character plot conflict []

September 27/29, 2010 - Parts of a book continued
Continue to read aloud - Stinky Cheese Man By Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading - =September 20/22, 2010 - Parts of A Book= Read Aloud - Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading - title page, table of contents, end papers, etc =September 13 and 15, 2010 Routines Poetry, Predictions= Practice Routines Talk about returning books, book care, fines etc - No More Homework! No More Tests! Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems Selected by Bruce Lansky (HA) Questioning - at beginning - ask kids what the book is about Poems - Recess p. 20, Too Busy p. 51, Why My Homework is Late p. 54 For each poem read - read title, ask what poem may be about, at end - ask if they got their questions answered by the poem - get out white board =May 24 and 27, 2010= Alpha Betti Continued Centers - last day - book sale - not a good activity for end of year. Move this to the beginning of the year! =May 17 and 20, 2010= Alpha Betti

Read aloud story

Start Centers - see study guide - scanned in lesson files

Divide kids in groups of 7 =May 10 and 13, 2010= Series Club Discussion Large Group discussion - give kids paper - have them write down what they think they would like about each series - then kids from each group will speak =May 3 and 6, 2010= KW dress up as chef and make a snack (like a TV cooking show) - talk about the components of a person's life - using snack foods - e.g. childhood - goldfish crackers - because fish swim in schools etc. - Check lesson files (5th grade) for details on what each food represents and ingredient labels. =April 26 and 28, 2010= Give kids each a person to look up in the encyclopedia and write down facts about that person - we did this with animals earlier this year - now they can try with people =April 19 and 22, 2010= Read aloud a biography - talk about what one is etc. - How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning by Rosalyn Schanzer =April 12 and 15, 2010=

Third Grade Series Club __ Discussion Questions __ Roll The Dice

Take Turns Read Aloud the Question matching the number on the dice: Roll a 1 – Who was your favorite character? Why? Roll a 2 – What was the most exciting part of one of your books? Why? Roll a 3 – Do You think one of these stories could happen in real life? Why or Why Not? Roll a 4 – Do you want to keep reading books in this series? Why or Why Not? Roll a 5 – What have you enjoyed the most in the books you have read so far? Roll a 6 – Which book would you recommend to a friend? Why?

=**April 5 and 8, 2010 - Easter Vacation**=

=March 29 and April 1, 2010 - Series Club=

Discuss other options for series club - read aloud from a variety - stress - everyone should try - read something you've never read before - try something new! - Read aloud from - The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Start reading Chapter 2 - Read aloud from - The Bald Bandit - - start reading Chapter 1

=March 22 and 25, 2010 - Series Club=

Introduce series club - discuss series available - 3 choices within in each reading level - Read from different series =March 15 and 18, 2010 - Mixed Week=

Walk's class - finished up OPAC in tech lab Nyman's class - BullyingSay Something by Peggy Moss - use discussion questions online - []

=March 8 and 11 ,2010 - Introduction to Dewey Decimal System=

Read Aloud - What Marion Taught Willis by Brook Berg Review - how to find books - hand out last page of library lessons on this subject and then discuss

=March 1 and 4, 2010 - OPAC= Note: Walk did not come to library Note: need to move class to different time slot to get into tech lab! Using the OPAC - Athena

Continue from last week - author and title search =February 22 and 25, 2010 - OPAC=

NOTE: Need to move class to different time slot to get into tech lab!! Using the OPAC - Athena

Use Lesson File worksheet on Author and Title search

=February 15 and 18, 2010 - Almanac=

AlmanacTalk to Margot - and borrow a bunch of almancs from the public library Discussion – what is an almanac – it is a book that groups information about interesting facts together – often the information is based on the calendar – comparing facts from year to year. Have kids look through the books silently together. Raise your hand if you find an interesting fact – stand up and share it with the group.

=February 8 and 11, 2010 - Encyclopedia=

Discuss organization of encyclopedia and have kids fill out worksheet on an animal in their volume. Scholastic Look it Up! Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books, p. 45+ go over layout of encyclopedia - discuss questions on p. 46 See HA worksheet in lesson files for this lesson - have kids bring pencils. =February 1 and 4, 2010 - Book Fair=

=January 25 and 28 - Book fair video=

=January 18 and 21 - Atlas Continued= Show kids preview books from book fair - read aloud =January 11 and 14 - Atlas= Give all students an atlas - have some share (borrow from Pelzer) have kids open up atlas to become familiar with it - 2-3 silent minutes with atlas. Adapted worksheet From Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books by Plummer - see lesson files =January 4 and 7, 2010 - Organization/Sequence= Read aloud - Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg 1. Show book cover and ask students to predict events - what will book be about? 2. As you are reading the book - look at organization of the story. Does the beginning get your attention? What clues do you see about what is coming? 3. How do the details add to the story? Can you recall the details without looking at the pictures? 4. Do you see a pattern? Do the ants always have a reason to move on? 5. Does the end leave you and the ants in a good spot? What makes it good? =December 21, 2009 - Fluency - Oral Presentations=

Note- try to get both classes to come on Monday Reader's Theater Performance - go through twice if we can - Twas the Night Before Christmas =December 14 and 17, 2009 - Fluency and Christmas= Source: Multi-Grade Reader's Theater p. 73 Read aloud - Twas the Night Before Christmas - get a neat cut out book from public library? and assign parts for reader's theater - try to find out what kids won't be here next week and put them in groups rather than individual parts - need to find out reading levels to assign parts =December 7 and 10, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System= Enlarge Grand Daddy Dewey - color and laminate - attach to paint stirrer - Play Where Is Grand Daddy Dewey Game as a whole class =November 30 and Dec 3, 2009 - Dewey Decimal System= Brief introduction to Dewey Decimal system Read Aloud - The Shelf Elf Helps Out by Jackie Hopkins Activity - have students take shelf marker and explore dewey neighborhoods - when they find a book of interest - fill in the information on the bookmark Option - check it out or not - make sure keep the stacks very neat and explore different neighborhoods - don't all gather in one place. =November 19 and 23, 2009 - Making Predictions=

1st - title only - Turkey Bowl by Phil Bildner 2nd - show cover - make more predictions 3rd read book 4th - review - were our predictions correct? - Note: this is a little short - add to discussion? Make sure to tell title without showing cover!! =November 9 and 12, 2009 - Book Finding Skills=

Used labeled "popsicle sticks" to find fiction books by author's last name

=November 2 and 5, 2009 - Using the Table of Contents and Index=

Show students a big book with a table of contents. Use In the Next Three Seconds by Rowland Morgan as example. Demonstrate how to use the table of contents - read it aloud - show how to use table of contents.

Discuss together the worksheets on p. 9 and 10 of Complete Library Skills - Grade 3 - xerox just the Table of Contents sections, not the questions and have kids look at it - answer questions as a group. Also xerox the index examples out of Complete Library Skills - Grade 5 - and answer as a group. Note: this was very timely - just had a test on this this week - next year - double check with teachers when to reinforce!

=October 26 and 29, 2009 - Halloween= Read aloud - The Widow's Broom by Chris Van Allsburg

=October 19, 22, 2009 - Parts of a Story=

Objective - student will identify parts of a story - setting, characters, beginning, middle, end, plot/conflict Read aloud and discuss - The Wump World by Bill Peet - Character vs. Nature

=October 12, 14 2009 - Parts of a Story= Source: []

Objective: The student will identify the parts of a story: - setting - characters - beginning - middle - end - plot/problem to be solved

Read Aloud: The Ugly Duckling illustrated by Jerry Pinkney - example of character vs character plot conflict []

=October 5, 7 2009 - Follow Up on Parts of a book=

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Set Up - each child should have an age appropriate book with table of contents, glossary, index and a copy of the worksheet from Hanover schools -

Have kids find parts of a book in their own individual books - discuss definitions and make sure everyone finds what is asked for. Then have kids fill out worksheet. Note - next year - have everything ready at tables and students in chairs - do not try to do this sitting on the floor!

=September 28 and October 1, 2009 - Parts of a Book Continued= Finish up reading Stinky Cheese man and discussing parts of a book =September 21 and 24, 2009 - Parts of a Book= Read Aloud - Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Sciezka - discuss parts of the book as we are reading - title page, table of contents, end papers, etc. =September 14 and 24, 2010 - Poetry, Predictions= Talk about returning books, book care, fines etc - No More Homework! No More Tests! Kids' Favorite Funny School Pems Selected by Bruce Lansky (HA) Questioning - at beginning - ask kids what the book is about For each poem read - read title, ask what poem may be about, at end - ask if they got their questions answered by the poem - get out white board =_= =May 26, 2009 - Story Element Map= Used library book sale instead of checkout

My Brother's Flying Machine - Reader's Theater =May 18 and 20, 2009 - Goal Structure Map= Tie to biography assignment - Toni Buzzeo's Read Perform Learn! - p. 122 - Reader's Theater Prep Read Aloud - My Brother's Flying Machine by Jane Yolen

=May 11 and 13, 2009 - Reading Strategies - KWL Chart= Teaching Reading Strategies in the School Library p. 34-37 On white board - create KWL Chart - like example on p. 36 Discuss K and W before reading Read Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy (But True) Laws by Kathi Lenz Fill in L part of chart

=May 4 and 6, 2009 - Reading Strategies - Linear and Circular Sequence=

Teaching Reading Strategies in the School Library p. 41-47 Create flow chart on white board Read aloud - Henry Builds a Cabin by D.B. Johnson - and recall linear sequence Read Aloud - This is a Sunflower by Schaefer - recall circular sequence - draw on white board arrows in circle

=April 27 and 29 2009 - Reading Strategies - Character Chart= Teaching Reading Strategies int he School Library p. 25-31 Xerox p. 27-28 for Character Chart Discuss what character attributes are - including type of descriptive language required - brainstorm a common character such as a princess before completing the chart Show front cover of book - indicate what type of character is included in plot - have kids generate list of character attributes based on cover and prior knowledge Read book - then put plus or minus in column - did they really have that attribute Read Aloud - New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne,

=April 20 and 22, 2009=

- AlmanacTalk to Margot - and borrow a bunch of almancs from the public library Discussion – what is an almanac – it is a book that groups information about interesting facts together – often the information is based on the calendar – comparing facts from year to year. Have kids look through the books silently together. Raise your hand if you find an interesting fact – stand up and share it with the group.

=Week of April 13 and 15, 2009=

Easter Vacation =April 6 and 8 - Encyclopedia= Discuss organization of encyclopedia and have kids fill out worksheet on an animal in their volume. Scholastic Look it Up! Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books, p. 45+ go over layout of encyclopedia - discuss questions on p. 46 See HA worksheet in lesson files for this lesson - have kids bring pencils.

=March 30 and April 1, 2009 - Atlas Continued= Group discussion - what information is found in Atlas - how do we find it? Have kids finish worksheets started last week =March 23 and 25, 2009 - Atlas= Give all students an atlas - have some share (borrow from Pelzer) have kids open up atlas to become familiar with it - 2-3 silent minutes with atlas. Adapted worksheet From Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books by Plummer - see lesson files =March 17 and 18, 2009= Note: need to move class to different time slot to get into tech lab! Using the OPAC - Athena

Continue from last week - author and title search =March 10 and 11 2009= NOTE: Need to move class to different time slot to get into tech lab!! Using the OPAC - Athena

Use Lesson File worksheet on Author and Title search

=March 2 and 4, 2009= Postpone OPAC - read aloud Historical Fiction Owney The Mail Pocu Pooch by Mona Kerby

=February 23 and 25, 2009 - Bullying= Say Something by Peggy Moss - use discussion questions online - http://www.tilburyhouse.com/Children%27s%20Frames/child_say_something.html

=February 16 and 18, 2009 - Black History Month= Look at cover - make predictions about the story - talk about Black History Month Record predictions on white board Read Aloud - Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine =February 9 and 12, 2009 - Reading Strategy= Reading Strategy - Prediction Word Bank Create Prediction Word Bank on Large White board - xerox and laminate p. 13-15 to stick on - then xerox and laminate words from p. 20-21

Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier 1. Introduce story by showing front cover artowrk 2. We are going to examine some of the vocabulary from inside the book to make predictions 3. You need to decide if the vocab word gives infor about characters, setting or plot 4. Volunteers attach words to word bank with tape Discuss any unfamiliar words 5. Then fill in student answers to I think this story will be about on white board Source: Teaching Reading Strategies in the School Library by Christine Walker p. 19

=February 4, 2009=

Walk's class - not here - no school on Monday Nyman's class - book review response - Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss show kids unbound book Use ideas from publisher website. Have kids write on index cards - their own Friendship rules - need to be very specific - discuss what specific means - e.g. don't make a puppet out of a friend's shirt. http://www.tilburyhouse.com/Children%27s%20Frames/child_friendship_rules.html

=January 26 and 29, 2009=

Book Fair =January 19 and 22, 2009=

Book Fair Video - did not show - not here - book talked adverstised titles

=January 12 and 15, 2009 - Literature Discussion= Large Group discussion - give kids paper - have them write down what they think they would like about each series - then kids from each group will speak =January 5 and 8, 2009 - Genres= Discuss characteristics of fantasy, folktale, and fairy tale genres. Sit in the 398.2 section with a big sign. Describe the differences between the genres. Show the books and have the kids show thumbs up for Fairy Tale, Thumbs down for Folk Tale and Thumbs sidewasy for fantasy Stretchy Library Lessons Library Skills p. 20 =December 20-January 4, 2009=
 * Folklore, Fairy Tale, Fantasy**

No School - Christmas Vacation

Christmas __The Clown of God by Tomie DePaola - make connections from what we've learned in religion - note: don't read in 2009 - because accidentally read this also to 2nd grade in 2008 - find a different Christmas story__
 * December 15 and 16 - Subject Themed Storytime**

=**December 7 and 8 - Dewey Decimal System**= The Spine Game p. 39 - Funbrarian - kind of revised - 1st had kids line up in dewey number - then had kids find books - lining up was crazy and difficult

1. Review Dewey Decimal System - this is how we organize books in non-fiction - similar books are kept together in numeric order 2. Give each student a piece of paper (already laminated) have them go to where that book would be on the shelf and put the piece of paper where the book would be on the shelf. Wait quietly until I can check your work 3. Next, have kids trade papers - and have them get in numerical order by Dewey Decimal number

=**December 1 and 2, 2008 - Literature Discussion**= Series club discussion with dice Third Grade Series Club Discussion Questions __ Roll The Dice

Take Turns Read Aloud the Question matching the number on the dice: Roll a 1 – Why did you choose the Space Launch Club? Roll a 2 – Would you someday like to travel in space? Why? Roll a 3 – What is the most interesting fact you learned in one of your books? Roll a 4 – Do you want to keep reading books in this series? Why or Why Not? Roll a 5 – What have you enjoyed the most in the books you have read so far? Roll a 6 – Which book would you recommend to a friend? Why?

=**November 19 and November 24, 2008 - Reading Strategy**=

Reading Strategy - Predictions based on what we know - start out not showing cover - then show cover - Turkey Bowl by Phil Bildner