Marionville PK-8 Library
(Last updated: May 2015)
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List of Stories and Activities: 2014-15
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Library Orientation (Book Care, Procedures, Location, Reading Rug Procedure, shelf markers, lab seating charts)
Library Catalog Use (Grade 2 and above)
CIPA Video- Internet Safety
Book Fair: dvd preview & wish list (K-2 with older “buddies”)
Guest Author Visit Preview (Assembly) / PTA Door Decoration Contest
State Reading Nominees (1-3 Show-Me, 4-6 Mark Twain, 6-8 Truman)
Ways to Win Library Prizes: Typing, Book Reports, Word of Month Drawings, Book Reviews
Library WORDS OF THE MONTH: Character Trait, Story Setting, Fiction vs. Non-Fiction, Alliteration, Dewey Decimal
System, Paraphrase, Onomatopoeia, Poetry.
READ-ALOUDS
Book, Book, Book / Moo! / The Monkey Goes Bananas / Little Blue Truck / That is Not a Good Idea / Badger’s Fancy Meal
/ Wiggle / Cat Secrets / 123 Under the Sea (ebook) / Mr. Budd Wears the Cone / I Want My Hat Back / This is Not My Hat /
Widget / Santa’s Little Helper / Owl Babies (F) & Owls (NF) / Hero Cat / Once Upon a Time, The End! / One Zillion Valentines
/ Gertrude McFuzz / Llama Llama Misses Mama / Llama Llama Home with Mama / Marilyn’s Monster (Draw your own
monster) / Tortoise and the Hare / What if I Won’t
LAB ACTIVITIES (occasional)
● Go Noodle (Group): Counting aloud, Alphabet Spell
● Tumblebooks (Puzzles, Story Choice)
● Library catalog demo: Use the catalog to find the “perfect” book for each student
● Group report on Smart Board: How we know Llama Llama is a FICTION book.
READ-ALOUDS / Projects
Mr. Wiggle’s Book / Jack’s Talent / The Stray Dog / Kitten’s First Full Moon (Caldecott) / This is Not My Hat (Caldecott) /
Whose Hat is This (ebook) / Knufflebunny (Caldecott), Bark George (with craft)/ The Dark / Don’t Ride Your Elephant to
School / As An Oak Tree Grows / Thankful on Thanksgiving / The Cat, Dog, Wolf, Little Red, Exploding Eggs, and Grandma /
Santa & Yazuyak (Draw & Tell Story / A is for Salad / The Boy Who Cried Wolf (ebook) / Some Dog / Some Cat / Somebody
Loves You, Mr. Hatch (storylineonline) / Ballad of Valentine / Gertrude McFuzz (door decoration craft) / Yertle the Turtle / Bad
Day at Riverbend / The Sun (ebook) / Who Likes the Sun (Tumblebook) / Spring Bingo game / excerpts from various
humourous poetry books / Write an Acrostic poem / Are You My Mother
LAB ACTIVITIES
● Dance Mat Typing (keyboarding)
● Microsoft Word: Type and print sight words
● Go Noodle (Group): Body Spell sight words, Count Aloud
● Lab “Choice”: Tumblebooks: (story, games, video) or Reading Horizon’s Discovery
● Group Research : Facts about the Sun (Record on Smart Board and print results)
● Individual Research Report on The Sun: Write rough draft “sloppy copy” and the type on Word. (Goal 3 sentences)
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READ-ALOUDS / Projects
Mr. Wiggle Loves to Read / Santa and the Yazoozak (Draw & ReTell) / If You Were Onomatopoeia (sentence writing activity) /
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Storyline Online) / 20 Facts about Penguins (ebook) / The Sun (ebook), The Moon (ebook)
What if I Won’t
Show Me Nominees: Each kindness (sample book report); Jangles, a Fish Story; One Cool Friend; I Need My Own
Country; House on Dirty Third Street; Some Cat, Lost & Found; Read Class Choice (vote in March)
AR Group Practice Books: My Pal Al / Dan and Dan / Cat in the Bag
Reference Practices: Parts of a Book / Dictionary /
LAB ACTIVITIES
● Dance Mat Typing (keyboarding) or Type to Learn (advanced option)
● Microsoft Word: Type numbers to 120, Various short typing activities
● Lab “Choice”: Tumblebooks (story, games, video), Reading Horizon’s Discovery, or Math Flash Facts
● Research Follow up Game Sheppards Software Website: Identify Animal Types and characteristics
● Group Research Project: Penguins Facts using ebook (print Smartboard results)
● Mini Research Project & Poster: Animal Types (Fish, Reptile, Mammal, etc)
● Mini Research Project: Compare Sun and Moon (use e-books) Take notes. Write rough draft/”sloppy copy” on
notebook paper. Type final version on Word.
READ-ALOUDS / Projects
Meet the Planets (ebook); Planet book choice (ebook); 20 Facts about Penguins (Index activity); Continent book choice;
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Storyline Online); Lifetime, the Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives
Show Me Nominees: Each kindness (AR sample quiz); Jangles, a Fish Story; One Cool Friend; Helen’s Big World (video
clips), House on Dirty-Third Street; Some Cat; (Vote in March)
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Storyline Online); If You Were Onomatopoeia
Reference Practices: Parts of a Book / Call Number Game / World Book Discovery Encyclopedia / Dictionary /
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LAB ACTIVITIES
Type to Learn (keyboarding)
MS Word: Various paragraphs (TTL graph results, Helen Keller)
Lab “Choice”: Tumblebooks: (story, games, video), Reading Horizon’s Discovery, Math Flash Facts
Mini Research Poster Project: Planet facts—complete research mini-poster
Research Paragraph: Helen Keller paragraph
Research and Poster: Continents & Oceans
Research Follow up Game: Sheppards Software-- Identify Continents & Oceans
Research: Animal Number Facts (print book, ebook, Encyclopedia, website) Report via Power Point Slide Show
READ-ALOUDS / Projects
Book Series Meet & Greet: Excerpts from My Weird School, Magic Treehouse, etc. / Various poems (Write a haiku and
cinquain)
Show Me Nominees: Each kindness (AR sample quiz); Jangles, a Fish Story; Helen’s Big World, House on Dirty-Third
Street, One Cool Friend, Some Cat, Read Class Choice (Vote in March)
Reference Practices: Parts of a Book / Call Number Game / Encyclopedia / Dictionary / Writing a Bibliography/ Note taking /
LAB ACTIVITIES
● Type to Learn (Keyboarding),
● Alexandria Library Software: Personal Log-in (writing reviews, holds, histories)
● Mini-Research project: Helen Keller (Type paragraph on Word)
● Reasearch Follow up Game on Sheppards Software website: Parts of a Food Chain
● Mini-Research Project: Animal Facts & Opinion (Use 1 book and 1 website--Report via ReadWriteThink Mini-poster)
● Microsoft Powerpoint Project: Animal Facts, Adaptations, Food Chain (Present Power Point to class)
READ-ALOUDS / Projects
Grit (ebook--review and AR quiz) Book Series Meet & Greet: Excerpts from Animorphs, Geronimo Stilton, Hank the Cowdog,
etc./ Children’s Literature Festival Field Trip / Various Poems / Poetry Writing (Acrostic, Haiku, Free Verse, Shape Poem,
Cinquain)
Reference Practices: Parts of a Book / Call Number Game / Encyclopedia / Dictionary / Thesaurus / Writing a Bibliography
LAB ACTIVITIES
● Alexandria Library Catalog (holds, review, history, lists, etc.) Individual and Group Practice
● Type to Learn (Keyboarding)
● MS Word: spell check practice
● Long-term Research project: Famous Missourian---five paragraph documented essay (collaboration with grade 4
teachers) Research also used for Google Slide Presentation
● Occasional: Multiplication Flash Facts, Reading Horizons Elevate
READ-ALOUDS / Projects
Micawber (AR sample quiz), Grit (ebook) / Children’s LIterature Festival Field Trip / Various Poems / Poetry Writing (Acrostic,
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Haiku, Free Verse, Shape Poem, Cinquain)
Reference Practices: Parts of a Book / Call Number Game / World Book Discovery Encyclopedia / Dictionary / Thesaurus /
Writing a Bibliography
LAB ACTIVITIES
● Alexandria Library Catalog: (holds, reviews, history, lists, etc.) Individual and Group Practice
● Type to Learn (keyboarding)
● MS Word: Spell Check practice
● Powerpoint Project Project: Definitions and Examples of Literary Terms (idioms, metaphors, hyperbole, etc.)
● Research project: Five paragraph documented essay on a Scientist or Inventor (collaboration with grade 5 teachers)
● Occasional: Multiplication Flash Facts, Reading Horizons Elevate