Monday, November 29, 2010

December Activities

Our new library software is now installed and we are starting to explore all of the new features it will offer. The transition went very smoothly and we are very happy to be back in the "book business" again!

Kindergarten:  This month we will be enjoying stories that feature our letter friend of the week and practicing with the Tux Paint program to draw things that start with our letter friend of the week.

First Grade:  We are learning about the author Dr. Seuss (Theodore Seuss Geisel a.k.a. Theo LeSieg) and will explore the Seussville website.

Second Grade:  We are finishing learning about the author of the Clifford books, Norman Bridwell.  We are also spending some time on the Clifford website.  We will also be looking at the great variety of artwork that is displayed in the Caldecott Award winning books owned by our library.

Third Grade:  We are learning about Newbery Award winning books and will be learning how to navigate our new card catalog.  We will wrap up the month with the story Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel and the interactive dreidel game found at:   http://www.jewfaq.org/dreidel/index.htm
More December activities and games can be found at:
 http://www.merry-christmas.com/games/games.htm#

Fourth Grade:  We are finishing our Keynote presentations on Playground Safety and then will spend some time learning to use the great new features in our card catalog.