Swimmy

Today, we read Swimmy by Leo Lionni.  It is a great book that demonstrates the importance of teamwork.  Each student created a fish, that would be part of a bigger fish on our bulletin board.

Luck of the Irish

For St. Patrick's Day we read, "How to Trap a Leprechaun" by Sue Fliess.  

After, the students had a lot of fun building leprechaun traps in small groups.

Before working on our Leprechaun Traps, we also set up a science experiment, so we could watch it's progress through-out library class.

You start with 7 plastic cups.  Cup 1 and 7 are filled with red water, cup 3 is filled with yellow water, and cup 5 is filled with blue water.  Cups 2, 4, and 6 were left empty.

Add a folded paper towel in between each cup...

...and watch the magic!

Elephant and Piggie!

Mo Willems is one of my favorite authors!  When we got a whole bunch of Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon books for my small school libraries this year, I decided to celebrate Mo in the author spotlight!

I got the information about Mo's life from this book Mo Willems: Award-Winning Children's Author and Animator (Britannica Beginner Bios).  The facts are written on different colored pigeons with speech bubbles.  I bought the Elephant, Gerald, and Pigeon stuffed animals at Kohls.

We had so much fun celebrating Mo with read alouds from his books, readers theater, and other fun activities.  

I made a large (poster sized) Elephant and Piggie with a cut out for the students to put their heads through.  Every student that wanted a picture got to take one as Elephant or Piggie (with the speech bubble caption, "we are in a book!")

            

         






The kids also had a blast playing Pin the Tail on the Pigeon!

Snow is Falling...Books Are Calling

Here is a great library bulletin board idea that will get you through a few months (especially if you live in a snowy state!) 

Since I have 2 schools...

The students made enjoyed making the snowflakes to add a wintry touch to the bulletin boards!