After listening to the book Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds first graders worked together to build a fence to keep the carrots in the yard. Each team had popsicle sticks, yarn and tape as their construction supplies. It was great to see how creative each team was.
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Kindergarten students have been learning about ladybugs during science. As part of the Eric Carle author study the kids have also learned about his painting and collage style. After a busy day of painting they created their own Eric Carle inspired ladybugs.
After creating their book inspired games, today fifth graders tested each others games and gave the groups feedback. This project has given them lots of opportunity to show their creativity and problem solving. Fifth Graders began working on games for their book buddies today. Using a picture book as inspiration, students work together to develop and create a game that will be played after spring break. Not only do they get to express their creativity students also practice their technical writing skills as they write directions for the games. Check back in a few weeks to see their final products!
Yesterday we were thrilled to welcome back author Kate Klise. Her visit, sponsored by Adventures in Imagination, gives our fifth graders a chance to have a writing workshop with a real author. She was also generous enough to stay through the lunch hour and eat with a dozen of our lucky students. The kids were engaged and enthusiastic and were amazing representatives for Quail Run. To learn more about Kate Klise and her books visit her website.
Kate Klise Visit from Jenny Gorup on Vimeo. If you've walked through the library lately you may have noticed a few changes. Our desktop Dell computers have been replaced by Mac laptops. With the flexibility of laptops you'll find computers in different spots in our library. Look for the bright stripes to find the laptop "spots" near the everybody books, the fiction books an at the "genius bar" by the circulation desk. An additional check out station has been added to the fiction shelves. Kindergarten kiddos celebrated Dr Seuss' birthday by listening to stories, playing Dr Seuss character Memory and creating bookmarks for the whole building.
What better way to celebrate Dr Seuss' birthday than to have fun looking for a new book? First graders played musical books, similar to musical chairs, except no one is ever out!
​Happy Read Across America Day! Third graders began researching famous Kansans as part of their Lawrence History unit. Check back at the end of the month as they make these notable figures come alive! |
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Ms GorupI've been lucky enough to be the librarian at Quail Run for the last ten years. I hope to use this site to share some of the highlights of our busy days in the library! |