Pre-K: We are reading books about growing - plants, animals, and people - oh my!
Kindergarten: We started reading The Littles by John Peterson. Our goal is to NOT finish it by the end of the school year so you can get a copy from the public library and finish the best part at home together!
1st Grade: We started reading Doreen Cronin's comic mystery The Trouble with Chickens. Same plan as with kindergarten: You get to finish it at home! The Littles and The Trouble with Chickens are both great as introductory chapter books to share and both of these are series books so the fun can continue.
2nd Grade: The second graders have been busy with animal research. Ask them what a S.U.R.E. fact is!
3rd Grade: The past few sessions have been spent learning about effective searching, both with a search engine like Google and with our library catalog. We are finding that the right keywords make all the difference. Don't forget to search the Hennepin County Library catalog over the summer!
4th Grade: Fourth graders have been focused on digital citizenship. They are learning about this important concept in both Tech Lab and the Library. They have also done a bit of searching on the Library Catalog (see photos below) so they can find good books to read over the summer.
5th Grade: Poets and poems are the order of the day for fifth grade. They have been working with partners to research an American poet and one of his/her poems. On Wednesday they started presenting their poems and their findings to the class.
Middle School: Ms. Hance and I are putting together a summer reading list for students starting 6th, 7th, & 8th grades in the fall. Never fear, there will be broad categories and plenty of choice!