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November |
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What are
we doing in the media center? |
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Kindergarten |
Kindergarteners can practice counting by opening the
Thanksgiving activity in the Social Studies section in
Kidspiration! |
This
First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Book
by Laura
Krauss Melmed |
Turkey Surprise
by
Peggy Archer |
This Is
the Turkey
by
Abby Levine |
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Counting
Websites! |
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Count Us In Games |
Let's Count! |
Count
Your Chickens! |
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First Grade |
Alligator Arrived with Apples
by
Crescent Dragonwagon |
First
graders will celebrate Thanksgiving along with a multitude
of animals and food! They will then create their own
alphabetic feast! |
Something BIG
Has
Been Here
poems by
Jack Prelutsky |
Reading fluency
increases when children start singing! Students will learn the
words to the poem "The Turkey Shot Out of the Oven!" sung to the tune of "My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean." |
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Alphabetical
Order Websites! |
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Alphabet Whack-a-Mole |
Alphabet Book Game |
ABC
Order |
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Second Grade |
Scarecrow Pete
by
Mark Kimball Moulton |
Scarecrow Pete
is not an ordinary scarecrow! He uses books to travel to new
and exciting places. Students will
be introduced to several classic story characters and may even spot Snowman
Bob! |
Thanksgiving
on Plymouth Plantation
by
Diane Stanley |
Second graders
will travel back in time as they become part of the famous feast at
Plymouth Plantation in 1621! They will then compare the
present time with the past using a Kidspiration organizer. |
The
Secret of the
Silver Key
by
Phyllis J. Perry |
Second
grade students will continue to learn about all of the
resources available to them in the media center as they solve this Fribble Mouse mystery! The year-long
activities will include learning about dictionaries,
encyclopedias (both print and electronic), atlases, and
other information sources. During November, they will
explore atlases and maps along with our automation
system, Destiny. |
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November
Websites! |
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Change
Maker |
Daily Life of the Pilgrims |
Room 108 Time Clock |
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Third Grade |
The
Secrets of the
Sea Chest
by
Phyllis J. Perry |
Students
will learn about the secret
resources available in the media center as they try
to solve this Fribble Mouse mystery! During November, they will
explore dictionaries and work with the Dewey Decimal system. |
Getting to
Know Ruben Plotnick
by
Rox Rosenbulth |
Third-grade
students will listen to a 2007-2008 Georgia Picture Story
Book
Nominees about the problems of living with an aging grandparent. |
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Fourth Grade |
 |
Students will create their own Literature Web as they
continue to
explore a variety of genres and authors. They will
read a Newbery Award Book,
informational text, historical fiction, etc. |
The
Case of the Three-Legged Buffalo
by
Phyllis J. Perry |
Fourth
Grade students will explore a variety of information
resources as they solve this mystery! This month they
will use print and online encyclopedias and explore
newspapers to locate information! |
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Fifth Grade |
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Fifth
Grade students will each produce a
segment for Black History Month in February that will feature a famous African-American
figure. They will complete the background research using a variety of
resources and then compile the information into an interesting and
informative Power Point presentation that will be broadcast on Cougar Cable
News or the Kemp Elementary Electronic Bulletin Board during the month of
February. Students will complete
the research process using books, videos, the Cobb Virtual
Library, and Internet sites. They will then begin
preparing their storyboards for their Black History Month
segment. |
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Media Center
Usage Stats |
Total
Circulation in October
6632 |
Total
Circulation in September
5657 |
Class
Visits
in October
125 |
Class
Visits
in September
98 |