Second grade students were introduced to the literary concept of theme using the text, Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. They learned everyday materials can be turned into something extraordinary if they used their imaginations (and problem solving). Following the reading of the text, students were introduced to a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) challenge. In this STEM challenge, second grade students created a marble maze game inspired by pinball machines using a plastic plate, Play-Doh, and a marble. Students created cool structures on their plates, and laughter filled the library as they tilted their plates different directions to test their creations.
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During fall parent-teacher conferences, families were invited to come to the library and participate in the Schwegler Family Breakout Game. This version was designed around the children's book, If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff. The game involved walking around the school to solve riddles and scan QR codes to learn important information about various programs, gain instant access to a family activity, and discover clues which would help them solve puzzles when they returned to the library. The laughter and excited looks on the faces of participants tells me this game was a success!
Second and third grade students recently used their imaginations to visualize several poems from the book Imagine That! and to draw a Zentangle pattern. Students were introduced to the Zentangle technique by watching an informational video. To conclude the lesson, students were asked to compare and contrast poetry to Zentangle patterns using a Venn Diagram. Kindergarten students were introduced to the concept of comprehension and the 5 W’s (Who, What, When, Where, & Why) using the text, Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson. This was an engaging story because students had lots of physical movements to complete while I read the story aloud. At the conclusion of the story, students used crayons to “frost” their own WHOPPER cakes in honor of grandmother’s birthday!
As students finished decorating their cakes, they participated in a birthday song and dance featured on the web-based program, GoNoodle. A great time was had by everyone! First grade students were introduced to the literary concept of sequencing (putting the events of a story in order) using the text, 10 Rules of Being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti. This was an engaging story because students had lots of physical movements to complete while I read the story aloud. At the conclusion of the story, students turned themselves into superheroes and sequenced three rules.
During the month of October, all students learned about Digital Citizenship (appropriate and respectful behavior when using technology) through a variety of library lessons. All grade levels created an anchor book or poster to help them teach digital citizenship to others. In preparation for a visit from author and illustrator Brad Sneed, fourth grade students previewed his books using a musical book pass during their weekly library lesson. Students spent time looking at the illustrations, making connections to other books, and recording their general feedback for each book previewed. Time was also spent gaining basic information about Mr. Sneed and his career.
Schwegler students celebrated International DOT Day using a variety of companion books and an art project.
Kindergarten: Created original dot pictures on paper. 1st Grade: Designed a dot illustration using a paper plate. 2nd Grade: The transformation from a simple to complex picture. 3rd Grade: Tie dye dot creations on coffee filters. 4th Grade: Community art project involving plate trading. 5th Grade: Miniature dots to create a community mobile. |
Meet Mrs. BaxterThis is my first year working in the Schwegler library. I seek to instill a love of reading and learning that endures. Archives
May 2017
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