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October |
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What are
we doing in the media center? |
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Kindergarten |
We
are counting this month in the media center to reinforce
number sense in the classroom!
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Roar!
A Noisy Counting Book
by
Pamela Duncan Edwards |
Look Whooo's Counting
by
Suse MacDonaold
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On
Halloween Night
by
Ferida Wolff & Dolores Kozielski |
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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 |
The
Turn-Around Upside-Down
Alphabet Book
by
Lisa Campbell Ernst |
Where
does an A become a bird's beak, a drippy ice-cream cone, or
a point on a star? In this book, of course!
Students will have the opportunity to create their own
turned-around, upside-down letter! |
Patty's
Pumpkin Patch
by
Teri Sloat |
First graders
will follow Patty's pumpkins from planting to harvest and then
continue to work on alphabetic order using bats, pumpkins, and
leaves! |
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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 |
Follow the Money!
by
Loreen Leedy |
Second
grade students will follow a newly minted quarter as he is passed
around all around town! Then they will count coins to
create as many numbers as they can! |
Mole's Hill
by
Lois Ehlert |
The importance of storytelling in the Eastern Woodland Indian
culture will be shared as we read Woodland legend.
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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 October, they will
meet explore telephone directories and investigate print
encyclopedias. |
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Counting Money
Websites! |
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Money Flashcards |
Is There Enough? |
More or Less? |
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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 October, they will
explore biographies and magazines. |
Precious and
the Boo Hag
by
Patricia C. McKissack & Onawumi Jean Moss |
Third-grade
students will listen to another of the 2007-2008 Georgia Picture Story
Book
Nominees that's not-too-scary and oh-so-funny!! |
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Fourth Grade |
 |
Fourth
Grade students will create their own Literature Web as they
explore a variety of genres and authors. They will expand their
book selections by reading a Newbery Award Book,
non-fiction, 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 research historical events using the Cobb Virtual
Library and explore the many fun facts in the World Almanac! |
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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 locate their resources this month and begin
the research process using books, videos, the Cobb Virtual
Library, and Internet sites. |
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Media Center
Usage Stats |
Total
Circulation in September
5657 |
Total
Circulation in August
2507 |
Class
Visits
in September
98 |
Class
Visits
in August
41 |