Third, Fourth and Fifth graders have been working on their Book-A -Palooza projects. Each student selects a favorite book they have read this year and then makes a project they think will be best to convince others to read the book. The library is full of puppet making, diorama building, board game production and monologue rehearsals. Each class will present to another class the first week of May.
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Yesterday fourth graders tested out our second Mobile Makerspace - weaving. Each student learned how to use a stick loom and they were quick studies! Once everyone started the library was buzzing with sweet conversations. A few of the comments I overheard included, "THIS is my favorite makerspace activity we've done." "I spent a lot of time on my tablet this weekend, I should probably do something fun like this." "I don't sew but I'm good at this." We loved seeing that our kids were just as excited about our "unplugged" makerspace as they were about the LittleBits last week. After our introductory lesson they will take the cart for the week to continue exploring. Fourth Graders continued to develop their digital citizenship skills by playing Common Sense Media's Digital Passport. The first module of the Digital Passport taught them about the challenges of multitasking while on a cell phone. They took what they learned and created a cartoon for their book buddy to review different parts of being a good digital citizen.
Over the last two weeks students have been testing our first Mobile Makerspace cart- LittleBits. Our wonderful PTO purchased a LittleBIts kit with our Book Fair profit. This kit comes with eight sets set of materials so students can explore in small groups. The bits are magnetic and snap together to make circuits. The kit comes with a variety of bits that allow students to create a variety of inventions including a button ring a buzzer, a dimmer switch for a light or a temperature sensor for the room. After our initial exploration in the library each class will keep the cart for one week so students can continue their tinkering, exploration and invention. 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. 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! 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.
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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! |