Somehow, I always need a "theme" for the week to help me decide what to do, even though I am making lesson plans for six different grades. I had some stories that I really wanted to read, like Stellaluna, and this week ended up covering cats, bats, and owls.
PreK (and K) - I am new to Tumblebooks and when I checked it out through CC's public library, I found some great stuff. I showed Little Hoot and Little Pea and Little Oink by Amy Krause Rosenthal. We only have Little Pea in our library, so it was great to be able to "read" all three with tumblebooks. I made a worksheet with a circle in a box on one side, so the students could draw in Little Pea's face and a baby owl in another box, so they could dress him and draw what he liked more than anything. If you haven't read these books, you should. I have to admit, the "adorable" factor is what roped me in.
I ended up doing these books with Kindergarten as well. I originally intended to do Stellaluna, but the first K class I tried it on didn't seem engaged at all. So, it was on to Plan B (I have had to go to Plan B quite a few times this year.)
First graders watched Stellaluna being read on storylineonline.net.
I intended to read Owl at home by Arnold Lobel for the 2nd graders, but they had play practice and I ended up not seeing the 2nd grade this week at all.
Cats came into play with the 3rd grade. Elijiah Wood (from Lord of the Rings) read Me and my cat on storylineonline and he did a wonderful job. I didn't mind seeing it more than once and I think the children liked the book, too.
I showed the 4th and 5th graders a "computer game" called Order in the Library. (Thanks, Heather, for telling me about this awesome game). We had to do 2 shifts to get everyone on the computers after I did a brief review of what we have learned about call numbers and the dewey decimal system. There wasn't much time to work on achieving "level 11", the level that makes you "Master of the Universe" -- at least in the Library Universe.
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