LIBRARY SKILLSRead-Alouds & Reflection
AUTHOR: ERIC LITWINEric Litwin created this very silly series about a family of NUTS! Take a listen to the author reading his book titled "Bedtime at the Nut House." Then, enjoy the read aloud of "Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants!"
Here are more books written by Eric Litwin. Do you know Pete the Cat?
AUTHOR: MO WILLEMS Click to visit Fun & Games
Mo Willems is an AWESOME author and illustrator! We love his silly characters: Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, Elephant & Piggie.
K5 students drew an 'appropriate' pet for pigeon, after he discovered that maybe a puppy wasn't a good pet for him to have!                            Salina Yoon has soooooo many good books. Penguin and Bear are our new favorite characters!
        After reading Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story, students used DoodleBuddy app to draw a pictures of friends. So cute & creative!
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Creative Communicator (Technology Standards)
DoodleBuddy is a creative drawing app. Students will use this drawing app to express themselves through digital art. Students can incorporate images, text, and stamps into their creative drawings.
Book Creator is a digital notebook for the 21st century classroom! Students can combine text, images, audio and video into one place. We will be using Book Creator for class books and for individual work.
Digital Citizens know how to take care of their technology and keep the PW iPads in good shape.
      QR Code Listening Center & DoodleBuddy Response to the book          Photo Gallery of K5 Friendship Art
Fun with David Shannon's many silly books!
We reviewed many library topics with these fun books: Book Care, Library Visits, Book Checkout, Noise Levels and Following the Rules
Be sure to check out the RESOURCES page of the PW Library website for digital/online book options. K5 students listened to Library Lion through the Storyline Online website.
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David ShannonMost of us know David Shannon's book "No, David!" He also wrote some fun stories about a funny character named Duck. Duck takes a bike for a ride and next he tries to drive a tractor! What will duck ride next?
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My Crayons TalkThis fun, rhyming book written by Patricia Hubbard and illustrated by G. Brian Karas is a silly story about yackity crayons. "Talk. Talk. My Crayons Talk." If this was true, what would they say?
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Wisconsin Golden Archer Voting
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And the Parkway K5 winner of the Golden Archer is.........
This book just ate my dog! written by Richard Byrne Now, we just have to wait until the WEMTA Conference to find our what the Wisconsin students selected as the "official" winner of the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award. To learn more about this award, click on the Golden Archer medal.
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Snowmen in WinterSnowman are fun to make. Since there isn't enough snow outside yet, we made our snowmen online with a partner!
Pete the CatThanksgiving Books
Retelling: I KNow an Old lady
We kicked off this week with a new type of book. We read "There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish" by Jennifer Ward. The students had fun helping: Yo, ho, ho, watch his belly grow!
Book Care & Manners in the LibraryK5 friends are enjoying the PW library and are checking out some great books to bring home and read with their grown-up!
Our introduction to the library included these fun books:
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Ezra jack KeatsThe Snowy Day is such a timeless classic! This was the perfect book to read, as we head into our Winter Break. Enjoy some quality, outside time with your child!
Eric LitwinDigital Citizenship
The Cyber5 Rules (Video from ABCYa!)
Then, partner up and practice taking turns completing puzzles on the iPad. Puzzles: Author: Salina YoonWe love this sweet book series and all the wonderful characters. Penguin is always meeting new friends (characters) and traveling to new places (settings) and experiencing new things (plot). Penguin and his friends are movers and shakers alright!
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Maker MayGeoboard Creations - We read Amy Krause Rosenthal's book titled "Friendshape" and then created our own shapes with the Geoboard app on the iPads.
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Author: Eric Litwin |
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Sing along with Eric Litwin as he reads/sings his story "Bedtime at the Nut House."
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More singing AND dancing with "Polka Dot Pants!"
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Author: Laura Numeroff
Laura Numeroff (author) and Felicia Bond (illustrator) have partnered on several books. The newest creation is "If You Give a Mouse a Brownie." The kids love these circular stories.
Visit their silly website for games and activities: MouseCookieBooks
Visit their silly website for games and activities: MouseCookieBooks
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
We read "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss. Such a silly book.
Then students took pictures of their own feet and added them to our Foot Wall.
Can you guess your classmates by looking at their feet?
Give it a try, it's really neat!
Then students took pictures of their own feet and added them to our Foot Wall.
Can you guess your classmates by looking at their feet?
Give it a try, it's really neat!
Those Darn Squirrels!
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Author Adam Rubin and illustrator Daniel Salmieri have created some hilariously funny stories about squirrels and the mischief they get into!
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Pete the CatCollaborations with: James Dean, Kimberly Dean and Eric Litwin (aka Mr. Eric)
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Pete the Cat Website
(full of fun activities)
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Too Much Noise in the Library
Today we read this fun book full of onomatopoeia words! What is that??? Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like its named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). This book is full of them.
The book returns thumped, kerplop kerplop The children giggle, hee hee, hee hee. How do you like the PW Library? |
Wisconsin Golden Archer Nominees
Did you know that Wisconsin has it's very own book award? Did you also know that all Wisconsin students can help pick the winner?
We will be reading each of the 5 nominated books and voting on our favorite. Then, Mrs. Gallitz will send Parkway's votes to Madison to help pick the 2017 Wisconsin Golden Archer book!
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The Parkway Library Doors
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K5 kiddos loved these books. We compared the library in the books to our own Parkway Library. Afterwards, we talked about using good manners, keeping our books safe and making sure to return our books each week, so we can get another one!
Please help your child find a safe place at home to keep their library books. |
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International DOT Day
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We are celebrating International Dot Day in Library Media. We read and discussed "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. We also got to make our marks and then view them in 3-D with the Quiver iPad App. Students took their DOTS home and can show you their creations, as well as retell the story of Vashti and her dot.
Visit the app store and download the Quiver app for free.
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