Here's a slideshow that compares and contrasts Folk Tales and Fairy Tales in a way that kids can understand.  Just click the RIGHT ARROW BUTTON to advance through this slideshow and see this lesson.

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Your Library Today

This is the newsletter I share with upper elementary students this year.  I find the "newsletter" format works great.  I can highlight information I want to share in an easy-to-read (or read aloud) format.  It is fun to offer children the option of taking these home.  Nothing gets kids excited about reading and information & technology literacy skills like giving them things to share with their families. 

• Doin' Dewey:  Think Like a Baby
• BINGO!  Doin' Dewey
• Quick Questions & Answers:  Reference Books
• Subject Headings:  Marine Life
• Finding Information:  Slavery

My Lesson Plans

Week 1:  Enjoy The School Library:  Let's Have Fun This Year.  This week, the lessons theme will be the same for all grade levels.  I will introduce myself and the staff and the procedures that we will follow each day in the library.

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade

Week 2

• Kindergarten:  Corduroy
• First Grade:  Time for Bed the Babysitter Said
• Second Grade:  The Magic School Bus - Lost in the Solar System

Week 3

• Kindergarten:  A Pocket for Corduroy.  This lesson includes Mr. Breitprecher's 2007 Teddy Bear Count.
• First Grade:  Let's Go, Froggy
• Second Grade:  The Magic School Bus - Inside a Beehive.  This lesson includes Mr. Breitsprecher's Insect Rap.

Week 4

• Kindergarten:  Reading With Rhymes - Where's My Teddy
• First Grade:  Reading With Rhymes & Pattern Sentences - Froggy Goes to School
• Second Grade:  Nonfiction With Rhyme - Have You Seen Bugs?
• Note:  All lessons use The Name Game song.

Week 5

• Kindergarten:  Reading, Rhyme, and Rhythm - The Honey Hunt
• First Grade:  More Rhyme and Pattern Sentences - Froggy Plays In The Band
• Second Grade:  What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?  Drawing Lessons From a Bear

Week 6

• Kindergarten:  Counting in Threes - Goldilocks Returns
• First Grade:  What Happens Next?  Fun With Circle Stories
• Second Grade:  Your Place in Space - My Place in Space

Parts of a Book

Let's review the parts of a book. This slide show is designed to help Kindergartener through second-grader students appreciate books.  Just click the RIGHT ARROW BUTTON to advance through this slideshow and see how the Dewey System works.

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Book and Library Rules

Here's a slideshow that reviews care of library books in a way that kids can understand.  Just click the RIGHT ARROW BUTTON to advance through this slideshow and see this lesson.

Care of Library Books

• Wash hands before handling books
• Do not leave books outside
• Keep books away from water
• Keep books away from babies and pets
• Do not throw books
• Turn pages one at a time
• Use bookmark to "save" where you stop reading.  DO NOT FOLD OVER A CORNER OF A PAGE!
• Do not draw or write in library books
• Please return books on time
• If a book is damaged, DO NOT REPAIR IT YOURSELF.  Tell the people in the library what is wrong and let them fix it.

Click HERE for a printable, downloadable mini-poster about Mr. Breitsprecher's LiBEARy Book Rules (.pdf).

Using the Library, Be Considerate of Others

• Respect others using the Media Center
• Walk quietly, Don't run
• Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself so others can listen or work
• Read silently
• Talk with "inside voices"
• Keep materials where they belong
• Handle materials with care
• Operate equipment properly

Click HERE for a "I Love It When You Read To Me" Nametag template that can be edited, printed, cut to appropriate size, and laminated for students to wear in Library (MS Word).

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