2014-2015+Kindergarten+Library+Curriculum

Library meets once a week. We read a story, have a class discussion or activity, and check out one book. Books are due on the following library class day.
 * 2014-2015 Kindergarten Library Curriculum **

We begin the school year by introducing Responsive Classroom concepts to our classes. We incorporate the following into our library class: Once this is complete, we continue with our library lesson of the week.
 * September 2 **
 * entering the classroom in a 2by2 line
 * reading our library message together
 * greeting each other by name and with eye contact,sharing of information

This week we discuss library rules and procedures, take our class photo for our Biographical quilt, and check out a book.

Dear Library Learners, Welcome to the HPS Library. Today is _. We shall read a book with no words and one with only a few words. Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We use these stories to show we can enjoy a book even before we are able to read. Sometimes the pictures tell the story!
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 8 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Elephant Buttons__ by Noriko Ueno **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: __Bark George__ by Jules Feiffer **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We continue to talk about library procedures:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">using shelf markers
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">choosing books independently
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">checking out books, care and return of books
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">overdue consequences (Kindergarten students can take out one book, overdues are printed once/month)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">read and share books quietly while waiting for the end of class

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Let's learn one way to make an apple pie. Have fun apple picking next week! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 15 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: __How to Make an Apple Pie and See the Word__ by Marjorie Priceman **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kindergarten classes go apple picking next week, so we enjoy this wonderful apple tale that takes us around the world. We watch the Reading Rainbow video and then see if the children can remember the ingredients needed to make this pie! YUM!


 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 22 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today is ___, your day for library class. Our Story is old, and the illustrator Tomie dePaola won a medal for his drawings. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Strega Nona__ by Tomie dePaula **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we read a story where the color <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ab0709; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">RED <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">is very important. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color Unit: RED. This imaginative story incorporates the color <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">RED <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">. It's fun to imagine what might happen if there was a different color used in this story!
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 2 ****<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">9 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Colors in Nature: Red__ ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Martha Rustad **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Not in the House, Newton__ by Judith Gilliland **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today is ___. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our color is ( <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PURPLE <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">). Our story has a small child and a magical crayon. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 6 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">__Colors in Nature: Purple__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">by Martha Rustad **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Harold and the Purple Crayon__ by Crockett Johnson **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color Unit: PURPLE. We begin our color unit with a video featuring the classic stories of Harold, as he travels with his magic crayon!


 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 13 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today is ___. Our color is ( <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">GREEN <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">). Our story involves a ( <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">GREEN <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">) reptile! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color Unit: GREEN. We appreciate the color <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">GREEN <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">as we read this story. We talk briefly about **FACT (true)** and **FICTION (not true)** involving reptiles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Colors in Nature: Green__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">by Martha Rustad **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Crictor__ by Tomi Ungerer **
 * *<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Maybe use __Green__ by Laura Seeger (E SEE) along with this story. ** *

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Monday and Tuesday <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today is ___. Our special color is yellow. Guess what! Our story is about yellow also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color Unit: YELLOW. We read a beautiful story about a little yellow leaf that is afraid to let go and fall to the group.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 20 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Colors in Nature: Yellow__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">by Martha Rustad **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Little Yellow Leaf__ by Carin Berger **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf__ by Lois Elhert **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today is ___, and the color featured in our story is ( <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff8e00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ORANGE <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">). Use a colorful shelf marker before you look at books! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 27 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Colors in Nature: Orange__ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">by Martha Rustad **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Mousekin's Golden House__ written and illustrated by Edna Miller **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color Unit: We continue our color unit with this <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff8e00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ORANGE <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">story about an adorable mouse who makes his winter home in a discarded jack-o-lantern.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning Target: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After listening to __Mousekin's Golden House__, I can describe what happens to a pumpkin with the cold weather.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Looks fors:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Listen to a story with my whole body
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Raise my hand and speak my thoughts

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we are going to read about Penguins. One book is nonfiction (facts) and one other book is fiction (made up). Our color is BLUE! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Other stories**
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 3 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Colors in Nature: Blue__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">by Martha Rustad **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Penguins__ by Valerie Bodden**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__The Penguin Story__ by Portis Antoinette**
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">**__Blue Chicken__ by Deborah Freedman**
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">**__Where is Home, Little Pip__ by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color Unit: BLUE. Learn about penguins while having fun with the color BLUE and "something else"! **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we read a book about the colors, shapes, tastes, sounds, activities, and changes that occur in our beautiful fall season. The title of the book is __Awesome Autumn__ and it is awesome! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 10 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Awesome Autumn__ by Bruce Goldstone**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning Target: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After listening to Awesome Autumn, I can describe colors, shapes, tastes, activities and changes in fall.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What would Thanksgiving be without turkey? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We discuss author and illustrator and compare the two versions of this book. Do they have the same illustrator or the same author?
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 17 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's__ by Eileen Spinelli **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Thursday and Friday (Thanksginving Break)
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 17 **


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Thanksgiving__ **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__One is a Feast for a Mouse, a Thanksgiving Tale__ by Judy Cox **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We have read many books where color is used in a special way. Today, we look again at two illustrators who use colors in astonishing ways! Eric Carle and Laura Vacarro Seeger will inspire you to think and create in new ways. Sincerely, Ms. Rote & Mrs. Engdahl.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 1 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As Kindergarners return to our "Color in Picture Books" theme, we explore together books that celebrate color and encourage children to express themselves in bright and unusual ways.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle then show layout of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What If? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One Boy by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folder: Color Stories

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Target: After listening to color stories, I can create my own stencil drawing using a design of Laura Vaccaro Seeger. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Look For:•Listen with my whole body •Use stencil to make design as Laura Vaccaro Seeger did! •Choose bright and unusual colors like Erich Carle did!

<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our story is about a grandmother who welcomes a guest to her house. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 8 **
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chanukkah Guest __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Eric Kimmel **
 * **__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Time for Kids: __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Bears (599.7 IOR) **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">and share other bear stories **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Bear__ by Gallimard Jeunesse (599.7 BOU)
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Amazing Animals: Polar Bears __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Valerie Bodden (599.7 BOD)
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bear Snore On __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Share the nonfiction books about bears and then read __Chanukkah Guest__. Talk about fiction and nonfiction.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we read an old and a new story about St. Nick or Santa! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Happy Holidays :), <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 15 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">DVD: Winter Holiday Stories: __Twas the Night Before Christmas__ (DVD WIN various) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__How Santa Got His Job__ by Stephen Krensky (E KRE PB) **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some people say that this is "the most wonderful time of the year", but we think every day is wonderful in library! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Happy Day :), <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 22-23 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">__Old Sadie and the Christmas Bear__ by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Also Share Max and Ruby video, if time: **
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">**DVD: The Night Before Christmas (DVD NIG 60min) - "Max's Christmas" and "Morris's Disappearing Bag"**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Winter Break
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 24 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Happy New Year! What happens to toys and decorations after holidays? Let's see what two authors think about this question. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 5 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__The After-Christmas Tree__ by Linda Wagner Tyler (E TYL)**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__The Night After Christmas__ by James Stevenson (From the Lincoln Public Library)**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folder: __The After-Christmas Tree__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We honor Martin Luther King Jr.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 12 **


 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">__We March__ by Evans **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Monday or Tuesday
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 21 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">**__Beautiful Blackbird__ by Ashley Bryan**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What would happen if there were no colors? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Let's find out! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px; line-height: 1.5;">January 26 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Color of Things__ by Vivienne Shalom **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Enjoy a new tale about G-men. What is a G-man? Let's find out! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 2 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Catch that Cookie__ by Hallie Durand **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Celebrate Friendship
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 9 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Valentine's Day is a fine time for stories about friends. Let's read some favorites! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Share stories about friends: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Folder: St Valentines Day)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Elephant and Piggie: __Should I Share my Ice Cream?__ by Mo Willems**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__George and Martha__ by James Marshall**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Bedtime for Bear__ by Bonny Becker**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Added in 2014: __wish, change, friend__ by Ian Whybrow**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">School Vacation Week
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 16 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we are going to meet a stranger in the woods. Look and listen carefully! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 23 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Video: __Stranger in the Woods__ (DVD STR)**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Let's read some super books about hibernation. We'll start with a nonfiction book and then read a fiction book that is warm and funny. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 2 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Folder: Hibernation) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">After talking about fiction and nonfiction, read __Hibernation__ and then share basic facts from __Time to Sleep__. Complete the lesson by sharing the video of the book __Bear Snores On__. How can we tell this is fiction?
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.1em;">**Hibernation** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.1em;"> **by Margaret Hall (591.5 HAL)**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.1em;">**__Time to Sleep__ by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (591.5 JEN)**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.1em;">**Video: Bear Snores On (DVD BEA 8min)**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We have more stories about sleeping today. Try and stay awake. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Folder: Hibernation)
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 9 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__When I'm Sleepy__ by Jane Howard **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Bear Has a Story to Tell__ by Philip Stead **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Time to Sleep__ by Denise Fleming **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In winter, many plants and animals sleep. In spring, animals and plants wake up. Let's read some fine stories about these happenings! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 16 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Folder: Bear Wants More)
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Spring__ by Ann Herriges **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Spring__ by Stephanie Tyrnbull **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__and then it’s spring__ by Julie Fogliano **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Old Bear__ by Kevin Henkes **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Bear Wants More__ by Karma Wilson **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do you know anything about chickens? You will after today's lesson. You may smile at the end. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Slick Chick Unit: After looking through a few nonfiction books about chickens and learning some interesting facts, we watch the video version of __Rosie's Walk__. Do you see some facts about chickens in this video? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color sheet: lifecycle of a chicken
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 24 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Nonfiction Chicken Books: **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Farmyard Friends: Chickens__ by Camilla de la Bedoyere 636.5 DEL **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Life Cycle of a Chicken__ by Lisa Trumbauer 636.5 TRU **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Life Cycles: Egg to Chicken__ by Camilla de la Bedoyere 636.5 DEL
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__My Hen is Dancing__ by Karen Wallace 636.5 WAL
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Chicken on the Farm__ by Jennifer Coldrey 636.5 COL
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Life Cycle of a Chicken__ by Angela Royston 636.5 ROY
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**DVD: __Rosie's Walk__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Are chickens and crocodiles alike? Tell us what you think after today's story! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folder: Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile and An Egg is Quiet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Read <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Talk about how crocodiles and chickens are alike. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color sheet: __Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile__
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 30 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__First the Egg__ (571.8 SEE) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An Egg is Quiet (591.4 AST) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Watch video: __Chickens Aren't the Only Ones__ by Ruth Heller **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile__ by Won-Ldy Paye & Margaret Lippert (398.2 PAE) **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we are reading two versions of an old tale called "The Little Red Hen". The stories have a special message. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After listening two these two stories, we compare the two stories (character, setting, plot). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color sheet: Chicken on one side; how to draw a chick on the other.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">April 6 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Little Red Hen__ by Jerry Pinkney (398.2 PIN) **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Video: __The Little Red Hen__ by Paul Galdone**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Friday <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Oh my goodness! Can it be true? This week the little red hen makes a pizza! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After hearing this tale, we compare it to those we read last week. After checking out a book, students complete a color sheet where they can create a pizza! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Color sheet: Circle to "Draw your own pizza"
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">April 13 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza__ by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Amy Walrod **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">School Vacation Week
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">April 21 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Does a hen say "cock-a-doodle-doo"? What animal makes this sound? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We continue reading versions of the tale of the little red hen. How is this tale different from the others we have read?
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">April 27 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: __Cook-a-doodle-doo__ by Janet Stevens, illustrated by Susan Stevens Crummel (E STE) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Review some chicken facts with our new book: __Chickens__ by Kathryn Clay (636.5 CLA) **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Let's learn about the famous English children's author, Beatrix Potter. She loved animals and gardens and wrote stories with wonderful, detailed illustrations. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">May 4 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Peter Rabbit__ **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May is a time to think about gardens. We are reading two very different stories about gardens today! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After reading our stories, the students create a picture of their own "garden"!
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">May 11 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Growing Vegetable Soup__ by Lois Ehlert **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My Garden **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Kevin Henkes **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Last week we read two books about gardens. The vegetables and flowers were beautiful! The little girl in this story thinks the vegetables are ugly. What do you think? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folder: "Rah, Rah, Radishes" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do a picture walk through Rah, Rah, Radishes. See how many vegetables the kids can name! Then read the stories. Color sheet: "The Me Flower"
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">May 18 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Rah, Rah, Radishes, A Vegetable Chant__ by April Pulley Sayre ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(*this folder) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Ugly Vegetable__ by Grace Lin **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Monday - Memorial Day <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have you ever heard of Mother Goose rhymes? Some are songs, some are riddles, some are meant to entertain, some teach, some are games, and some are nonsense. Let's try a few! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">May 26 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folder: Mother Goose **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear K Library Learners, ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The__ Tale of Peter Rabbit was written in 1893. It took 120 years for a sequel! ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote ** = **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> •__The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit__ by Emma Thompson ** =
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__P__ ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__oetry Basics: Nursery Rhymes__ by Valerie Bodden (HMS 398.8 BOD) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">See List "libr grK Mother Goose" for additional books used **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have you grown a lot this year? This story is about growing up in a big family. We think it is a lot of fun! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">June 1 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**"__Wait for me!" said Maggie Maggie__ by Jean Van Leeuwen, pictures by Jacqueline Rogers**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In today's story, we meet a very special father who lives in the ocean. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">June 8 **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mr. Seahorse **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Eric Carle **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Kindergarten Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How many sea animals in today's film have you seen before in **__Mr. Seahorse__** by Eric Carle? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folder: Mr. Seahorse
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">June 15 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: Reading Rainbow: Seashore Surprises **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Summer Reading!
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">June 22 **