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GOOGLE CLASSROOM
To start, each student chose one of six people: Langston Hughes, Wilma Rudolph, Bessie Coleman, Jesse Owens, Charles Drew, and Ruby Bridges. Using Google Classroom, each teacher shared a Google doc graphic organizer with students. In the library, students brought class computers and I provided additional computers so each student had one.PUPPET PALS
Almost every class in our school is doing some form of opinion writing at the moment. Last week, 1st grade spent some time tinkering with the Puppet Pals app on the iPad to see how it worked. We have also been reading books that feature some type of opinion such as The Sandwich Swap and Sylvia’s Spinach. In class, the 1st graders have been writing an opinion piece, so they brought that piece STUDENT VOICE & STUDENT CHOICE IN OUR ANNUAL STUDENT BOOK Student Voice & Student Choice in Our Annual Student Book Budget Project. Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget”. It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy booksfor the
GOOGLE FORMS
First, I created a Google form application for students to apply to be in the group. The form was available for one week for students in grade 3-5. Every student who applied and had a genuine reason for being in the group was accepted. Our group this year is 40 students strong and has a great mix of boys and girls. A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS An Exploration of Lewis & Clark with 4th Grade. Our 4th grade is currently exploring Lewis & Clark, the Corps of Discovery, the impact on Native Lands, and westward expansion. To support their study, they asked me to put together some ideas for students to build some background information on the topics. #BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin. Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on something you have read. To create a book snap, you take a photograph of a page, illustration, or cover of your book. Then, you use the editing tool in photos to highlight the text that spoke to you. MARCH | 2021 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The best projects start with a seed of an idea mentioned in an email or passing in the hallway. A few weeks ago, Ms. Olin, a 5th grade teacher, emailed me an idea about connecting 5th grade social studies standards to the current events of today.GOOGLE CLASSROOM
To start, each student chose one of six people: Langston Hughes, Wilma Rudolph, Bessie Coleman, Jesse Owens, Charles Drew, and Ruby Bridges. Using Google Classroom, each teacher shared a Google doc graphic organizer with students. In the library, students brought class computers and I provided additional computers so each student had one.PUPPET PALS
Almost every class in our school is doing some form of opinion writing at the moment. Last week, 1st grade spent some time tinkering with the Puppet Pals app on the iPad to see how it worked. We have also been reading books that feature some type of opinion such as The Sandwich Swap and Sylvia’s Spinach. In class, the 1st graders have been writing an opinion piece, so they brought that piece STUDENT VOICE & STUDENT CHOICE IN OUR ANNUAL STUDENT BOOK Student Voice & Student Choice in Our Annual Student Book Budget Project. Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget”. It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy booksfor the
GOOGLE FORMS
First, I created a Google form application for students to apply to be in the group. The form was available for one week for students in grade 3-5. Every student who applied and had a genuine reason for being in the group was accepted. Our group this year is 40 students strong and has a great mix of boys and girls. A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We JANUARY | 2020 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS For day 1 of our project, we looked at all of Nathan Hale’s books and read the first chapter of One Dead Spy in order to meet the characters and learn the setup of the Hazardous Tales series. Next, students had time to browse all of the Hazardous Tales, Rapunzel’s Revenge, Apocalypse Taco, andGUEST READERS
The day begins with guest readers in every classroom. Janice Flory, our volunteer coordinator, sets up a Signup Genius to recruit 2 readers for each classroom. They gather in the library, select a book, take a group picture, and then get escorted to a classroom by a 5th grade BTV crew member. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Each teacher is allotted a certain number of spots. If they don’t use all their spots, another teacher can claim them. We have a staggered schedule: 3rd grade 10:45-11:15, 4th grade 11:00-11:30, 1st grade 11:20-11:50, and 5th grade 11:45-12:15. For September & WRITING | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The book goes over the role of the author taking an idea and turning it into a draft. It also hits home the idea of writing multiple drafts of a book and getting feedback from an editor that is sometimes hard to receive. Next the book takes us through the illustrator’s role of creating pictures for the author’s words. CREATIVITY | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Students saw their ideas magically come to life on the screen with a dino wearing pants that said “short arms rule”, a dress, rain boots that were also elf shoes, and a fez. They could also see a bit of Mike’s drawing process and how he could edit or manipulate the 2ND GRADE | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Ms. Ramseyer’s 2nd grade class split into groups of 4. Two students were author and two were illustrators. After starting their work in the library, they continued to write and draw in class to tell about personal experience with winter in Athens. They featured things likeREGIONS OF GEORGIA
Our 3rd grade is currently learning about the plants, animals, and habitats in the 5 regions of Georgia. The teachers wanted students to have an opportunity to gather some background knowledge prior to their lessons in the classroom, so I worked on a series of centers for students to rotate through and experience these standards in a varietyof formats.
SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 1 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 1) I had the honor of putting the very first books on the shelves. After my last post ( New Beginnings ), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. GENREFICATION REACTIONS AND FAQS Genrefication Reactions and FAQs. We are almost one week into our newly organized library. Each class has been coming for a library orientation. In the past, I’ve done a high-tech orientation with QR codes and videos, but this year, we went low-tech with a picture scavenger hunt of the library signs and sections in order to givestudents a
SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 2) Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday’s decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS An Exploration of Lewis & Clark with 4th Grade. Our 4th grade is currently exploring Lewis & Clark, the Corps of Discovery, the impact on Native Lands, and westward expansion. To support their study, they asked me to put together some ideas for students to build some background information on the topics. #BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin. Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on something you have read. To create a book snap, you take a photograph of a page, illustration, or cover of your book. Then, you use the editing tool in photos to highlight the text that spoke to you. MARCH | 2021 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The best projects start with a seed of an idea mentioned in an email or passing in the hallway. A few weeks ago, Ms. Olin, a 5th grade teacher, emailed me an idea about connecting 5th grade social studies standards to the current events of today.GOOGLE CLASSROOM
To start, each student chose one of six people: Langston Hughes, Wilma Rudolph, Bessie Coleman, Jesse Owens, Charles Drew, and Ruby Bridges. Using Google Classroom, each teacher shared a Google doc graphic organizer with students. In the library, students brought class computers and I provided additional computers so each student had one.PUPPET PALS
Almost every class in our school is doing some form of opinion writing at the moment. Last week, 1st grade spent some time tinkering with the Puppet Pals app on the iPad to see how it worked. We have also been reading books that feature some type of opinion such as The Sandwich Swap and Sylvia’s Spinach. In class, the 1st graders have been writing an opinion piece, so they brought that piece STUDENT VOICE & STUDENT CHOICE IN OUR ANNUAL STUDENT BOOK Student Voice & Student Choice in Our Annual Student Book Budget Project. Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget”. It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy booksfor the
GOOGLE FORMS
First, I created a Google form application for students to apply to be in the group. The form was available for one week for students in grade 3-5. Every student who applied and had a genuine reason for being in the group was accepted. Our group this year is 40 students strong and has a great mix of boys and girls. A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS An Exploration of Lewis & Clark with 4th Grade. Our 4th grade is currently exploring Lewis & Clark, the Corps of Discovery, the impact on Native Lands, and westward expansion. To support their study, they asked me to put together some ideas for students to build some background information on the topics. #BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin. Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on something you have read. To create a book snap, you take a photograph of a page, illustration, or cover of your book. Then, you use the editing tool in photos to highlight the text that spoke to you. MARCH | 2021 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The best projects start with a seed of an idea mentioned in an email or passing in the hallway. A few weeks ago, Ms. Olin, a 5th grade teacher, emailed me an idea about connecting 5th grade social studies standards to the current events of today.GOOGLE CLASSROOM
To start, each student chose one of six people: Langston Hughes, Wilma Rudolph, Bessie Coleman, Jesse Owens, Charles Drew, and Ruby Bridges. Using Google Classroom, each teacher shared a Google doc graphic organizer with students. In the library, students brought class computers and I provided additional computers so each student had one.PUPPET PALS
Almost every class in our school is doing some form of opinion writing at the moment. Last week, 1st grade spent some time tinkering with the Puppet Pals app on the iPad to see how it worked. We have also been reading books that feature some type of opinion such as The Sandwich Swap and Sylvia’s Spinach. In class, the 1st graders have been writing an opinion piece, so they brought that piece STUDENT VOICE & STUDENT CHOICE IN OUR ANNUAL STUDENT BOOK Student Voice & Student Choice in Our Annual Student Book Budget Project. Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget”. It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy booksfor the
GOOGLE FORMS
First, I created a Google form application for students to apply to be in the group. The form was available for one week for students in grade 3-5. Every student who applied and had a genuine reason for being in the group was accepted. Our group this year is 40 students strong and has a great mix of boys and girls. A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We JANUARY | 2020 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS For day 1 of our project, we looked at all of Nathan Hale’s books and read the first chapter of One Dead Spy in order to meet the characters and learn the setup of the Hazardous Tales series. Next, students had time to browse all of the Hazardous Tales, Rapunzel’s Revenge, Apocalypse Taco, andGUEST READERS
The day begins with guest readers in every classroom. Janice Flory, our volunteer coordinator, sets up a Signup Genius to recruit 2 readers for each classroom. They gather in the library, select a book, take a group picture, and then get escorted to a classroom by a 5th grade BTV crew member. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Each teacher is allotted a certain number of spots. If they don’t use all their spots, another teacher can claim them. We have a staggered schedule: 3rd grade 10:45-11:15, 4th grade 11:00-11:30, 1st grade 11:20-11:50, and 5th grade 11:45-12:15. For September & WRITING | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The book goes over the role of the author taking an idea and turning it into a draft. It also hits home the idea of writing multiple drafts of a book and getting feedback from an editor that is sometimes hard to receive. Next the book takes us through the illustrator’s role of creating pictures for the author’s words. CREATIVITY | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Students saw their ideas magically come to life on the screen with a dino wearing pants that said “short arms rule”, a dress, rain boots that were also elf shoes, and a fez. They could also see a bit of Mike’s drawing process and how he could edit or manipulate the 2ND GRADE | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Ms. Ramseyer’s 2nd grade class split into groups of 4. Two students were author and two were illustrators. After starting their work in the library, they continued to write and draw in class to tell about personal experience with winter in Athens. They featured things likeREGIONS OF GEORGIA
Our 3rd grade is currently learning about the plants, animals, and habitats in the 5 regions of Georgia. The teachers wanted students to have an opportunity to gather some background knowledge prior to their lessons in the classroom, so I worked on a series of centers for students to rotate through and experience these standards in a varietyof formats.
SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 1 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 1) I had the honor of putting the very first books on the shelves. After my last post ( New Beginnings ), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. GENREFICATION REACTIONS AND FAQS Genrefication Reactions and FAQs. We are almost one week into our newly organized library. Each class has been coming for a library orientation. In the past, I’ve done a high-tech orientation with QR codes and videos, but this year, we went low-tech with a picture scavenger hunt of the library signs and sections in order to givestudents a
SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 2) Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday’s decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS An Exploration of Lewis & Clark with 4th Grade. Our 4th grade is currently exploring Lewis & Clark, the Corps of Discovery, the impact on Native Lands, and westward expansion. To support their study, they asked me to put together some ideas for students to build some background information on the topics. #BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS One digital way of sharing reading lives is Book Snaps. I’ve seen book snaps shared by several colleagues and even tried out a few myself. The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin.Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on somethingyou have read.
GUEST READERS
The day begins with guest readers in every classroom. Janice Flory, our volunteer coordinator, sets up a Signup Genius to recruit 2 readers for each classroom. They gather in the library, select a book, take a group picture, and then get escorted to a classroom by a 5th grade BTV crew member. FLIPGRID | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS students get in a frenzy of grabbing books off the shelves (a good problem) but as space opens up, entire shelves of books fall out in the floor multiple times per day. large groups of students come to check out books, have trouble taking turns at computers, and end up logging the computer out or A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. BOOK TALK | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Thanks to Scholastic Book Fairs our fourth and fifth graders were introduced to debut author India Hill Brown. Her new book The Forgotten Girl releases in November, but it is a featured book on Scholastic’s fall book fair allowing readers to enjoy it well in advance of release day. The Forgotten Girl is about 2 friends, Iris and Daniel, who leave their home one night to play in the first OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 1 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 1) I had the honor of putting the very first books on the shelves. After my last post ( New Beginnings ), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 2) Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday’s decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS An Exploration of Lewis & Clark with 4th Grade. Our 4th grade is currently exploring Lewis & Clark, the Corps of Discovery, the impact on Native Lands, and westward expansion. To support their study, they asked me to put together some ideas for students to build some background information on the topics. #BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS One digital way of sharing reading lives is Book Snaps. I’ve seen book snaps shared by several colleagues and even tried out a few myself. The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin.Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on somethingyou have read.
GUEST READERS
The day begins with guest readers in every classroom. Janice Flory, our volunteer coordinator, sets up a Signup Genius to recruit 2 readers for each classroom. They gather in the library, select a book, take a group picture, and then get escorted to a classroom by a 5th grade BTV crew member. FLIPGRID | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS students get in a frenzy of grabbing books off the shelves (a good problem) but as space opens up, entire shelves of books fall out in the floor multiple times per day. large groups of students come to check out books, have trouble taking turns at computers, and end up logging the computer out or A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. BOOK TALK | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Thanks to Scholastic Book Fairs our fourth and fifth graders were introduced to debut author India Hill Brown. Her new book The Forgotten Girl releases in November, but it is a featured book on Scholastic’s fall book fair allowing readers to enjoy it well in advance of release day. The Forgotten Girl is about 2 friends, Iris and Daniel, who leave their home one night to play in the first OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 1 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 1) I had the honor of putting the very first books on the shelves. After my last post ( New Beginnings ), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 2) Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday’s decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. WRITING | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS The book goes over the role of the author taking an idea and turning it into a draft. It also hits home the idea of writing multiple drafts of a book and getting feedback from an editor that is sometimes hard to receive. Next the book takes us through the illustrator’s role of creating pictures for the author’s words. TINKERCAD | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Tinkercad. In another series of library blocks, students return to the library to explore a 3D design tool called Tinkercad. They use their knowledge of the Mohs hardness scale to design a climbing wall prototype. Each color they select represents a different SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 2) Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday’s decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. JULY | 2013 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS After my last post (New Beginnings), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. As I’ve said before (and keep repeating to myself), the space can and will change once students begin using it. I can only guess what might work best for students SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 3 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 3) It’s hard to believe that the unpacking and arrangement of our new school library began only one week ago! As of today, every box has been unpacked thanks to many hours of work from me and some dedicated volunteers. This included working on 2 furlough days and the weekend. GLOBAL COLLABORATION It’s time for us all to start making plans and building excitement for World Read Aloud Day 2018 with Litworld. This year, World Read Aloud Day takes place on February 1, 2018, but many of us will celebrate the entire week of January 29-February 2, 2018. World Read Aloud Day “calls global attention to the importance of reading aloudand
GOOGLE FORMS
First, I created a Google form application for students to apply to be in the group. The form was available for one week for students in grade 3-5. Every student who applied and had a genuine reason for being in the group was accepted. Our group this year is 40 students strong and has a great mix of boys and girls.REGIONS OF GEORGIA
Our 3rd grade is currently learning about the plants, animals, and habitats in the 5 regions of Georgia. The teachers wanted students to have an opportunity to gather some background knowledge prior to their lessons in the classroom, so I worked on a series of centers for students to rotate through and experience these standards in a varietyof formats.
STARTING THE GENREFICATION PROCESS: DITCHING DEWEY Starting the Genrefication Process: Ditching Dewey. I have a confession to make. I’ve wanted to organize our library by genre for a really long time, but I honestly had no idea how I would find the time to do it. I don’t have an assistant in the library and I have about 1-2 volunteers for an hour each day. I teach tons of classesGOOGLE HANGOUTS
Poem in Your Pocket Day is a national celebration of poetry where everyone is encouraged to carry an original or a favorite poem in their pocket and share the poem with friends, family, and even strangers during the day.The official day is April 21 this year, but due to state testing we celebrate early and use this celebration to kickoff Poetry Month and National School Library Month. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS An Exploration of Lewis & Clark with 4th Grade. Our 4th grade is currently exploring Lewis & Clark, the Corps of Discovery, the impact on Native Lands, and westward expansion. To support their study, they asked me to put together some ideas for students to build some background information on the topics. #BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS One digital way of sharing reading lives is Book Snaps. I’ve seen book snaps shared by several colleagues and even tried out a few myself. The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin.Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on somethingyou have read.
GUEST READERS
The day begins with guest readers in every classroom. Janice Flory, our volunteer coordinator, sets up a Signup Genius to recruit 2 readers for each classroom. They gather in the library, select a book, take a group picture, and then get escorted to a classroom by a 5th grade BTV crew member. FLIPGRID | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS students get in a frenzy of grabbing books off the shelves (a good problem) but as space opens up, entire shelves of books fall out in the floor multiple times per day. large groups of students come to check out books, have trouble taking turns at computers, and end up logging the computer out or A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE A Virtual Google Earth Field Trip with 1st Grade. 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. BOOK TALK | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Thanks to Scholastic Book Fairs our fourth and fifth graders were introduced to debut author India Hill Brown. Her new book The Forgotten Girl releases in November, but it is a featured book on Scholastic’s fall book fair allowing readers to enjoy it well in advance of release day. The Forgotten Girl is about 2 friends, Iris and Daniel, who leave their home one night to play in the first OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 1 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 1) I had the honor of putting the very first books on the shelves. After my last post ( New Beginnings ), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Setting Up a New Elementary School Library (Part 2) Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday’s decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget”. It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy books for thelibrary.
#BOOKSNAPS | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS One digital way of sharing reading lives is Book Snaps. I’ve seen book snaps shared by several colleagues and even tried out a few myself. The idea of #booksnaps originated with Tara Martin.Basically, a book snap is a visual representation of your thinking on somethingyou have read.
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Posts about guest readers written by plemmonsa. Dressed as Jarrett Krosoczka’s Lunch Lady, I read aloud Everybody’s Favorite Book by Mike Allegra.Since I was reading to 600 students, I wanted something that could be a bit interactive, and this book has some great moments for choral reading, laughs, knock knock jokes, and saying yes or no. FLIPGRID | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS You can vote as many times as you like and you are welcome to share this link with everyone you know. If you choose to tweet about our project and share pictures of you or your class of students watching our videos, we hope you will tag @ plemmonsa in your tweets so they can be shared with our Barrow students. If you use Instagram, please tag @barrowmediacenter We love to see how A VIRTUAL GOOGLE EARTH FIELD TRIP WITH 1ST GRADE 1st grade is getting ready to go on a walking field trip. They have been learning about community helpers, so they will walk from our school to 5 Points to visit several businesses. I met with the team early in the year and we brainstormed how we might bring technology in to support the trip. BOOK TALK | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Thanks to Scholastic Book Fairs our fourth and fifth graders were introduced to debut author India Hill Brown. Her new book The Forgotten Girl releases in November, but it is a featured book on Scholastic’s fall book fair allowing readers to enjoy it well in advance of release day. The Forgotten Girl is about 2 friends, Iris and Daniel, who leave their home one night to play in the first SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 1 After my last post (New Beginnings), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. As I’ve said before (and keep repeating to myself), the space can and will change once students begin using it. I can only guess what might work best for students OBSERVING THE DAY & NIGHT SKY WITH KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten is working on observing the day and night sky in science, and they want to use technology to document their observations. They are working on the following standards: ELACCKW6 digital tools help writers write and share their stories. ELACCKW7 writers work in groups. SKE1 Students describe time pattterns (such as day to nightand
SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday's decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. I flipped one shelf around in the fiction section and EXPLORERS AND NATIVE AMERICANS: PERSPECTIVE Update: This post is featured on Jane Yolen's page for Encounter. Our 4th grade is studying Native Americans and Explorers. When I met with the 4th grade team to plan, one of the main topics of our conversation was how we wanted our students to really think about perspective. We WRITING | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS At this station, students used this mix of rocks to make observations and sort rocks in different ways. I included to large circles that students could use as a Venn diagram and compare and contrast rocks based on texture, size, shine, and more. SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 2 Today was our second day of unpacking boxes into our new school library. After being away at a meeting yesterday, I spent some time walking the space and thinking back through Monday's decisions. For the most part, I was still happy with what was decided. I flipped one shelf around in the fiction section and SETTING UP A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY (PART 3 It's hard to believe that the unpacking and arrangement of our new school library began only one week ago! As of today, every box has been unpacked thanks to many hours of work from me and some dedicated volunteers. This included working on 2 furlough days and the weekend.There's still a
TINKERCAD | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS Another tradition we have thanks to a former Barrow student is having students design the Barrow Peace Prize. This year, students applied to design the peace prize by submitting sketches or ideas for what itmight look like.
GLOBAL COLLABORATION Posts about global collaboration written by plemmonsa. September 15(ish) is International Dot Day. This day celebrates The Dot by Peter Reynolds and the idea that we are all creative and unique and can all make our mark on the world. Every year, we use this week to make Skype connections with classes around the country, share dot-related stories, and realize that we are all connected to each JULY | 2013 | EXPECT THE MIRACULOUS After my last post (New Beginnings), I’ve received several requests to document the process of setting up our new library space. It is an exciting and exhausting process to walk into a big open room with endless possibilities. As I’ve said before (and keep repeating to myself), the space can and will change once students begin using it. I can only guess what might work best for studentsREGIONS OF GEORGIA
Our 3rd grade is currently learning about the plants, animals, and habitats in the 5 regions of Georgia. The teachers wanted students to have an opportunity to gather some background knowledge prior to their lessons in the classroom, so I worked on a series of centers for students to rotate through and experience these standards in a varietyof formats.
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Since 2010, Barrow students have been a part of a project called our “student book budget”. It’s had a few different names over the years but the idea has remained the same: students having total control over how a portion of the budget is spent to buy books for thelibrary.
STARTING THE GENREFICATION PROCESS: DITCHING DEWEY I have a confession to make. I've wanted to organize our library by genre for a really long time, but I honestly had no idea how I would find the time to do it. I don't have an assistant in the library and I have about 1-2 volunteers for an hour each day. I teachGOOGLE HANGOUTS
Poem in Your Pocket Day is a national celebration of poetry where everyone is encouraged to carry an original or a favorite poem in their pocket and share the poem with friends, family, and even strangers during the day.The official day is April 21 this year, but due to state testing we celebrate early and use this celebration to kickoff Poetry Month and National School Library Month. EXPECT THE MIRACULOUSBARROW MEDIA CENTER
April 24, 2019
by plemmonsa
THE NIGHT DIARY: A VISIT WITH VEERA HIRANANDANI We are so fortunate to have an amazing independent bookshop in our community, Avid Bookshop . This year, they have brought 5 authors/illustrators to our school. That means that every student in grades K-5 has experienced 2 author/illustrator visits this year. For our final visit of this school year, we welcomed Veera Hiranandani , author of the 2018 Newbery Honor book _The Night Diary_. Veera is on tour for the paperback version of the book which was released on April 23, 2019. She visited our school thanks to Avid Bookshop and her publisher, Penguin Kids and Kokila .From the Publisher
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> IN THE VEIN OF_ INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN _AND _THE WAR THAT > SAVED MY LIFE _COMES A POIGNANT, PERSONAL, AND HOPEFUL TALE OF > INDIA’S PARTITION, AND OF ONE GIRL’S JOURNEY TO FIND A NEW HOME > IN A DIVIDED COUNTRYIt’s 1947, and India, newly independent of > British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and > India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and > Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing > borders.Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn’t know > where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides > it’s too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her > family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot > to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and > dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can’t > imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been > ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting > herself back together. > Told through Nisha’s letters to her mother, _The Night Diary_ is > a heartfelt story of one girl’s search for home, for her own > identity…and for a hopeful future. We were a bit pressed for time due to our state and district testing, but prior to Veera’s visit, 5th grade listened to me read the first diary entry in the book over Google Hangouts. Then, they examined some maps of India prior to the partition of 1947 and after the partition. This was a big history lesson for all of us. Next, we listed to Veera’s interview with her editor. https://youtu.be/6Q5Tzyjl8iU The publisher also has a thorough Educator’s Guide for the book. It is packed with ideas prior to reading, during reading, and after reading. In classrooms, students examined 4 statements that had a connection with the content of the book. * Being smart doesn’t have to be about reading or math. It might be about artwork or being able to understand others. * When people are separated into groups, they start to believe that one group is better than the other. * Quiet voices sometimes get people’s attention even better thanloud voices.
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Each student choice a statement that resonated with them and wrote a diary entry to explain why they agreed or disagreed with the statement. These diary entries were displayed in the windows of the library to welcome Veera. During Veera’s visit, she took time to give us even more background on the partition of India. Then, she read another excerpt from the book that took place right when the partitioning happened. Veera took students into her writing process a bit and then gave us a glimpse into her family and why telling this story was important toher.
We got to hear about her dad experiencing the partition. She also shared additional pictures of family members. We learned about the importance of food in Veera’s life and why she wanted to include food references in her writing. I loved that she closed by asking students to consider their own stories and allowing them to ask questions. We were so impressed at the kinds of questions students chose to ask. Questions ranged from how to decide on characters to how her father came to America to which religion she identifies with to how she gathered information about the partitioning. When sensitive questions arose, students respectfully asked if it was ok to ask about religion or money or other topics, and Veera didn’t shy away from any oftheir requests.
Before she left, Veera chatted with a few individual students and signed several books. Thanks to our PTA every 5th grade classroom has 6 books as well as a set of 15 books to be used in 5th grade book clubs. The library also has multiple copies for student checkout. Students are eager to read the book before the close of the school year and we look forward to using this book next year with book groups. Thank you again to 5th grade teachers, Barrow PTA, Avid Bookshop, and Penguin Kids for making this visit possible. Thank you Veera Hirananadani for sharing your story with all of us.SHARE THIS:
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April 17, 2019
by plemmonsa
FIRST GRADE 3D JEWELRY DESIGN WITH MAKERS EMPIRE Each year, the art teacher and I collaborate on a 3D design and 3Dprinting project
to accompany her art standards in 1st grade. Blokify has been a trusty 3D design tool that has served this project well due to its simplicity on the iPad. However, this year we hit a road block. Blokify is no longer available in the app store, and this was the year that our iPads finally quit supporting its functionality. I began exploring alternatives. There are so many 3D design apps and web tools out there, but the tricky part is finding one that is developmentally supportive to 1st graders. The app I decided on was Makers Empire. This app has a lot of options for 3D design and also has some gaming built in, but it has a block based design tool called Blocker that works very similar to Blokify. This app is free to use but it’s not free to access the teacher dashboard and be able to download the STL files for 3D printing. It’s also not cheap, so we decided to test it out with a free 14-day trial and see how it served our project. After tinkering with the app on my own, I decided on some steps it would take to get our 1st graders designing. Makers Empire is not an app you can just open up and start. There’s some setup involved, which I felt like was a bit of a barrier to our 1st graders. Ms. Foretich and I made a slideshow of steps to get students started, and we all sat in front of the screen to do these setup steps together. First, students tapped on “new” to create new accounts. First, they create a hero. This is their avatar, but we didn’t want to spend much time on this so we just told them to tap each button and make a quick selection. Next, students let Makers Empire assign them a random name and skippedthe password step.
Prior to their arrival, I went into the dashboard and setup a class for each 1st grade homeroom. Students were able to select their class, grade, and type their real name so that I could easily identify their account in the teach dashboard.*
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At this point, we had students turn over their iPads so that they could see the steps needed to create a jewelry pendant for 3D printing. Since Makers Empire has so many things to click on, I really wish we had time for them to tinker first. However, we decided to focus them on a few buttons and promise them that when they finished their design that they could tinker with any of the other parts of theapp.
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In Blocker, we only needed students to use the add, delete, and view buttons to create their design, so we showed them these 3 buttons. We also talked to them about the requirements for a pendant. It needed to be one level tall. All pieces had to be connected by at least one side. There had to be a hole for string to go through. Students could design a specific shape or something abstract. We sent them to tables with iPads and then rotated around to support students with any design questions or confusions they had. Once students were actually in Blocker, most of them had little to no trouble figuring out how to design. When students felt their design was done, they raised a hand for us to come and double check it. Then, they named the file with their name and moved on to tinkering with anypart of the app.
Once students left, there were several steps for me to do. I loved that I could log in to the dashboard in Makers Empire and pull up each class, see their files, and download the STL file. This was such an easy step that was so much better than my experience with Blokify. I imported each filed into the Makerware software for our Makerbot and put about 8 files on each plate. On paper, I labeled each plate with student names so I knew which file belonged to which student. Then, the printing began. Each plate took about an hour to print and there were about 3 plates per class. In all, it took about 12 hours to print the whole first grade’s files across a few days. As each plate printed, I put pendants in individual ziploc bags with the teacher and student name written on the outside. When classes were finished printing, Ms. Foretich took the pendants to the art room for the final steps. Students colored their pendants with sharpie markers, placed string through the pendant, and added decorative beads to finalize their jewelry piece. I loved seeing students wearing their necklaces around the school. They were so proud to show them off to me in the hallways. Now, Ms. Foretich and I need to think through this tool, how often we might actually use it through the next school year, and whether it’s worth the lofty price tag. If you know of other 3D design tools that might be a good fit for this project and first graders, comment below.SHARE THIS:
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April 12, 2019
by plemmonsa
POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAYS 2019 We just wrapped up 2 days filled with poetry readings. For many years, we have been celebrating poetry month and national poem in your pocket day by hosting a poetry cafe in the library. During this 2-day event, every class in the school comes to the library for a 20-minute session. Students sit in a specially decorated area of the library filled with soft cushions, lighting, flowers, and a fancy microphone. Every student has a chance to come up and share an original or favorite poem into the microphone and we celebrate each poet with snaps and quiet claps. This even is broadcast via Youtube Live so that family and friends can enjoy our poetry from afar. Ahead of the even, I setup each Youtube event and put the links to every class on a Smore page for easy accessand
sharing. As we broadcast each event, it immediately archives to Youtube and the Smore page. One of my favorite parts of these days is that it is one time where every single student in our school has an opportunity to be seen and heard. While not every students chooses to get in front of the microphone, they all have the opportunity. There’s always magical things that happen: kids who are shy have a friend who encourages them and stand with them, a poem is tucked away in a special place like a shoe, a student creates an unexpected poem that stands out in a beautiful way, a student reads a poem in a different language, a parent or teacher shares a favorite or originalpoem.
I invite you to listen to some of the student poetry by visiting the Youtube links on our Smore page . You can continue to leave comments for the students on Youtube or on Twitter by using the hashtag #barrowpoemsHappy poetry month!
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April 9, 2019
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SHARING BOOKS THROUGH GOOGLE SLIDES, SHELF TALKERS, AND BOOK TALKS I’ve been working with Ms. Hicks and a group of 3rd graders to think about our reading lives, how we talk about books, and how we share our reading with our local and global community. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been thinking more about our school community and what we can do to share new book ideas with them. We started our journey by creating a rolling slideshow that could be displayed on a hallway monitor that most students pass at some pointduring the day.
Each student created one slide about their book. Their goal was to write a short blurb about the book to inform passersby about the book they had read. They were also supposed to include an image of themselves with the book or the book by itself. I published this slideshow to the web and set it to rotate slides every 15 seconds and repeat the show when it reached the end. It continuously plays in the hallway until we update it with new slides. Then, I’ll need to publish it to the web again. Next, we talked about other ways we could share our books with the readers in our school. We brainstormed a list, and rather than asking everyone to do the same thing, students chose from the list what they wanted to create. They could create a shelf talker like you might find in Avid Bookshop, a poster to hang in a strategic spot in the school, or a book talk that could be shared on our morning broadcast, BTV. To get ready, we looked at some mentor examples. A few years back, we Skyped with Will Walton at Avid Bookshop, and he shared tips from writing shelf talkers. We took a look at his video clip and a few examples from the shop. I made an example of a book poster on a Google slide and had students point out things they noticed. For book talks on BTV, we revisited our 30-second book talk Flipgrid videos and reminded ourselves about a good hook, a tease of information, and a recommendation. Students made their selections and got to work creating. Ms. Hicks and I conferenced students but also encouraged students to share their work with one another for feedback. For posters, I created a blank set of Google Slides, which Ms. Hicks shared with the students. Each claimed a slide, chose a background color, added a short book talk, and chose images from Google Explore that represented their book. As students finished, I saved each slide as a JPEG and printed them incolor.
Students met together to brainstorm strategic spots in school to place their posters. They decided to pick spots where people would have time to stop as well as spots that were visible. This was spots like the water fountain, the hand dryer, and columns in the rotunda. For shelf talkers, students displayed the book that they wrote about near its genre section and taped the index card shelf talkerunderneath.
For BTV book talks, students wrote out their script and practiced. Then, they scheduled a day to come to our morning broadcast to sharetheir book.
As a part of the book talk, each student shared which section the book could be found in in our library. Our hope is that giving student these authentic ways to share their reading lives within and beyond our school will get them thinking about even more ways they might share the books they are reading. We hope that it raises the awareness of other readers in our school to want to also share their reading lives within their classroom and around our school. We are hoping that are small group explorations will put a spark back into grade levels to incorporate this more into the classroom culture. I know that I want to be more intentional about getting student voice out into our school in regards to sharingour reading lives.
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March 8, 2019
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STORYBOOK CELEBRATION AND PARADE 2019 We continued Read Across America Week this week by having our annual Storybook Parade and Celebration. We started our day with 2 guest readers in every classroom. They read favorite books from home as well as books from our library collection. It’s always a great way to get kids excited about trying out some new stories in our library. Next, we held an assembly in the cafeteria. This was our chance to come together as a school for a story and to see each other’scostumes.
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March 7, 2019
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THE 2019 STUDENT BOOK BUDGET ORDERS HAVE ARRIVED! After surveying our entire school, analyzing data, setting goals, meeting with vendors, creating consideration lists, and narrowing down orders to meet their budget, the hard work of our student book budget team has paid off. All books from our 3 vendors have arrived and it’s time to get these books out into the hands of readers. The book budget team met to unpack the books. Across 90 minutes, all of our books from Capstone and Gumdrop were checked on the packing slip, sorted into genres, labeled with genre stickers, and scanned into subcategories in Destiny. Every student on the team took a role in the process and I walked around to assist with questions and tricky genre decisions. I also helped students make sure they were sorting books into the right categories such as chapter book, picture book, orinformational book.
Our books from Avid had to be cataloged so I “volunteered” to do this step for the students and some of our library volunteers have helped with getting the barcodes and plastic wrap on the books. The book budget team met one final time to display the books for readers to see. It was hard for us to find a time to meet to get the books displayed so we all came one morning right after morning broadcast before our school day started. Students worked efficiently to get all of the books displayed in the windows, counters, and tables in the library. It was amazing to see all of the books out together and see all of our hard work pay off. The real payoff comes when the book budget students get to check out some of the books and then see the rest of the school pour in to the library to check out books. It doesn’t take long for the tables full of books to be reduced down to a couple of tables and then a single table. These books are always popular with readers and I love knowing that our library collection truly is “our collection”. We build ittogether.
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March 5, 2019
by plemmonsa
BAD KITTY KITTEN TROUBLE: A VISIT WITH NICK BRUEL We’ve been purring with excitement for the past few weeks as we geared up for an author/illustrator visit with Nick Bruel. Nick is currently touring to promote his newest installment in the Bad Kitty series: Bad Kitty Kitten Trouble. Prior to his visit, we held an art contest in the library. Students in any grade could enter. Their task was to name a new Bad Kitty book and create a cover for that book. Winners in the contest received an autographed copy of Bad Kitty Kitten Trouble and honorable mentions received a blind bag Hatchimal. > View this post on Instagram>
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Our 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade packed into the library to hear Nick talk about Bad Kitty. In the beginning, he introduced us to the newest book: Bad Kitty Kitten Trouble. He made the connection for students that it was inspired by the global issues around refugees and how we welcome them into our communities around the world (or not). Even though this Bad Kitty addresses a global topic, it is still a Bad Kitty book at heart with plenty of humor along the way. Nick read aloud the first couple of chapters of the books, and it was fun to hear students chime in with the repeating lines that theyquickly noticed.
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> A post shared by Barrow Media Center > (@barrowmediacenter) > on Mar 5, 2019 at 8:44am PST Rather than go through his whole writing and creating process with students, Nick took a different approach. He made sure we divided the audience in half as they were being seated and he had each side think of pieces to an entirely new story. One side thought of a character, while the other side thought of an emotion. Then, he picked students to share their thoughts. Our story title became “The HappyCockroach”.
With this title, Nick began asking questions to each side of the room. With each question, more of the story developed and more questions emerged. Why was the cockroach happy? ….because he was in a hotel full of food. What problem might that cause?….he ate too much. The questions and answers continued until we had created a story from beginning to end. Nick took time to retell the story from memory using every answer that students had given. > View this post on Instagram>
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> The amazing Nick Bruel asked questions to students in order to > create a story together. Here’s a snippet of his retelling. > #storytelling #writing #author #illustrator #avidinschools>
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> A post shared by Barrow Media Center > (@barrowmediacenter) > on Mar 5, 2019 at 8:46am PST This brought us to the learn the secret of writing. > View this post on Instagram>
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> Shhhh…the secret to writing is… #author #illustrator> #avidinschools
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> A post shared by Barrow Media Center > (@barrowmediacenter) > on Mar 5, 2019 at 8:47am PST This was a perfect setup for students and teachers to take back to the classroom to continue writing workshop. Nick even gave them some activities they could try when they returned. Students always love to see an illustrator draw, so Nick of course drew Bad Kitty for us. After that, he took time to reinforce the idea that simple changes to the same drawing can give your character different emotions. He did this by just drawing the eyes, nose, and mouth of Bad Kitty and making changes to show surprise, adorable, andcrazy.
He finished up his time by letting students ask questions, and he even got some questions he had never been asked before. One of those questions came from a 4th grader: “On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you saw your writing and illustrating has improved since the first Bad Kitty?” This question took some thought, and even though he didn’t have a number to assign, he did talk about how his work had grown both in writing and illustrating. Before he left he signed pre-ordered books for students. Our PTA bought a copy of Kitten Trouble for each homeroom class library. We also now have 6 copies in the library for checkout. Thank you to Avid Bookshop for bringing another author to our school to inspire our reader and creators. Thank you to MacMillan Kids for continuing to send authors on tour to bookshops and schools. This was our 4th author/illustrator visit this year, and each one brings a new piece of learning and inspiration to us all. > View this post on Instagram>
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> When an author visits, his/her books become the most requested book > in the library. I barely had these books cataloged before readers > were begging to check them out. #nickbruel #avidinschools #author> #illustrator
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> A post shared by Barrow Media Center > (@barrowmediacenter) > on Mar 5, 2019 at 9:48am PST These visits connect us with a real person that creates just like we do in our classrooms and homes. These visits build excitement for books that some students may not have engaged with yet, and they create a shared experience that we can all continue to talk about throughout this year and in the future.SHARE THIS:
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