Bringing Library to Life
As library has been busy meeting the needs for in person learners, virtual learners, technology endeavors, and assisting teachers I have neglected our blog and sharing all of our amazing lessons and student work through this avenue. Don't forget that you can see much of what we do though our Twitter account : @AESliblearners and through our Instagram page: Living_the_Library_Life. This blog will be involved and provide a catch-up to all that has been going on recently.
September Dot Day Celebrations
During the month of September, not only did students become amazing digital citizens and learn the importance of protecting their identity, what sites are appropriate for them, and how to handle situations of alarm, but we celebrated what made us important and unique by celebrating International Dot Day. International Dot Day is lead by author Peter H. Reynolds and inspired by his book "The Dot". In the book students learn of a young girl who does not believe in herself, but with the inspiration and recognition from a special teacher she learns to challenge herself and to persevere over her struggles; building a confidence that shows you can do anything that you put your mind to! Below you will find some of the "Dot Day Celebration" lessons we completed.
October Seasonal Fun
With the month of October we finally begin to see a seasonal change here in Texas. Fall begins to rear its head in the change in weather (occasionally), colors, and the arrival of pumpkins and pumpkin patches. This month our lessons in library were centralized around celebrations of fall, fire safety, drug awareness, and of course Halloween fun. Kindergarteners practiced fire safety skills, counting skills, and learned about bats. First graders practiced reading skills over fire safety and tried their hand in their very first STEM lesson of the year. Second and third graders learned how to use our databases and we worked on beginning research skills over spiders and fire safety. Fourth and Fifth graders finished out their digital citizenship and began learning about the Dewey decimal organization system for our library. The end of the month brought the long awaited arrival of the Book Fair and begin the wish list development.