2013-2014+Grade+2+Library+Curriculum

Grade 2 Curriculum Library meets once a week. We read a story, have a class discussion or activity, and check out two books. Books are due on the following library class day.

We begin the school year by introducing responsive Classroom concepts to our classes. We incorporate the following into our library class:
 * September 3 **
 * entering the classroom in a 2by2 line
 * reading our library message
 * greeting each other by name and with eye contact, sharing of information.

Once this is complete, we continue with our library lesson of the week.

Dear Library Learners, Today is -. Like Mari in our story by Aliki, you will look, listen and learn. Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl We enjoy this beautiful story about a girl who moves to a new school where she doesn't speak the native language. She tells about her life through the pictures she paints.
 * September 9 **
 * **__Painted Words__ by Aliki **

<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 -. Like Mari in our story by Aliki, you will look, listen and learn. <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;">This is part 2 of the story we read last week, Painted Words. During this part of the story, the girl uses her new language to describe the life that she has painted in pictures.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 16 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Spoken Memories__ by Aliki. **

<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;">Do you remember what a character is? You will know for sure after today's lesson! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Enjoy the story and 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: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Story Elements: character. Begin out story elements unit by learning about character (Who) while reading this fun story. Complete the lesson by participating in a scavenger hunt to find some of our favorite characters. We enjoy practicing finding books in the E section by call number and identifying the main character in the story.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 23 **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Character in the Book **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Kaethe Zemach **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning Target: I can identify a character <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Look for: Make a circle around character, NOT place, time, description, or main idea. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning Target: I can follow directions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Look for: Circle word in requested color.

<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's story is about a special friendship that takes place in a curious setting. <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;">Story Elements: setting. We learn about **setting** in this heartwarming books about two friends. After we read the story together, each student creates a square for our setting quilt.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">September 30 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Mr. Nick's Knitting__ by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Dee Huxley **

<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;">Do you have a middle name? The main character today has two middle names! <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;">Story Elements: Theme (Why): Use this story to show that story often have a theme or message that the author wants to share. WHY did Mem Fox write this story? The WHY of this story is kindness.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 7 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: __Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge__ by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas **

<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;">The "plot" of a story is "what happens" in the story. The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle has a remarkable plot. Let's take a ride! <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;">Story Elements: Plot. We read the book. In groups, the children complete a plot activity.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 14 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle**__ **by Bruce McMillan**

<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;">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;">Story Elements: Plot. After watching the video of this unusual story, we discuss how the plot is the same and different in the two versions.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">October 21 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Video:** __**The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle**__ **by Bruce McMillan**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning Target: I can arrange plot events in the order in which they happen. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Look fors: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;"> In two versions:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Discuss beginning, middle and end of the story
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Define problem and solution
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Describe what is the same
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Describe what is different
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Give exact details

<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;">Lets figure out the Turning Point of the story called __The Grannyman__. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Isn't that a great title to think about before we read? <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 28 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**The Grannyman**__ **by Judith Byron Schachner**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Story Elements: Turning Point. This week we discuss TURNING POINT as we read this sweet story about an old cat who finds new life when a kitten comes into the family. We complete a story element chart to review the story.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learning Target: I can identify the turning point of a story. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Look for: Listen carefully to the story. Think about the problem and solution and determine the turning point.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Monday <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 share an amusing story about a turkey who is worried. He does not want to be the main course of his family's Thanksgiving dinner! Let's see how he solves his problem. <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: Thanksgiving Stories
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 11 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Turkey Trouble**__ **by Wendi Silvano, illustrated by Lee Harper**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After reading today's story, the students work individually on a worksheet, where they try to identify the problem and solution of the story.

<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 celebrate Thanksgiving in the library with an old, favorite story on film! Take home a recipe and enjoy your holiday! <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 watching today's video, the students work individually on a worksheet, where they try to identify the problem and solution of the story.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 18 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: __Cranberry Thanksgiving__ by Wende and Harry Devline **

<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's story is a new version of a well-loved rhyming song. It is so much fun to see Thanksgiving feasting-gone-wild! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Happy Eating, <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 to the somewhat traditional version of the song, "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly", read the Thanksgiving version of the story called __I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie__. Discuss this parody of the traditional song and show other parodies of this song.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">November 25 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: "There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" (DVD THE) **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie__ by Alison Jackson, illustrated by **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Happy Hanukkah! <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's story is about generosity. The author's father told her this story, and he learned it from a man whose father lived in Eastern Europe a long time ago. <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;">Learning Target: I can listen to a folktale to discover the customs and meaning of Hanukkah. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Look Fors: <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">**I'll know I am successful if I can contribute to the class discussion of the story and identify words on the Hanukkah Word Search.**
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 2 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Video: __In the Month of Kislev__ by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Louise August **
 * <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Use whole body listening

<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's charming fable celebrates the joy of giving. Look for clues to the story in the quilts. <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;">Use a document camera to share this story and its beautiful illustrations! A nice story for this time of year.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">December 9 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Quiltmakers Gift__ by Jeff Brumbeau, illustrated by Gail deMarcken **

<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;">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 16 **
 * __ **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tree of Cranes ** __**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;"> by Allen Say **

<span style="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 23 - January 2 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Second Grade Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Western Africa is rich in art and music. Kente cloth is a special art form and "praise singers" kept history alive. Let's look at two book set in West Africa. <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;">In connection with Mrs. Lubin's weaving lesson.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 6 **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Share **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Kofi and His Magic__ by Maya Angelou (966.7 ANG) **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Read **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__The Singing Man__ by Angela Shelf Medearis (398.2 MED) **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Celebrate Martin Luther King <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Begin Biography Unit
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 13 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Grade 2 Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A biography is a book about a person's life. It has facts and is a nonfiction book with a B on the spine. Biographies are shelved together in a special section of the library. Let's read some interesting biographies together. <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;">__**My Brother, Martin**__ **By Christine King Farris, Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet**

<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;">MLK Day on Monday and Professional Develment on Tuesday.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 20 **

<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's stories have an important message about being your true self. We think the stories also show what "Be Respectful" means. <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;">Share this thought: After we read our stories, let's discuss how they are similar, and why <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">why I chose them to read this week. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. " Martin Luther King, Jr.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__The Sneetches and Other Stories__ ("The Sneetches") (E SEU)**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed__ by Mo Willems (E WIL)**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Biography Unit <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Second Grade Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some authors use people and events from their own life when they write a picture book story. Patricia Polacco does this. Let's read her autobiography and one of her storybooks and see what details she uses. <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 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mrs. Engdahl
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">January 27 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Read the autobiography of Patricia Polacco <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Then read a fiction story by the author. Look for facts in her story!
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">__Firetalking__ by Patricia Polacco **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Video: __The Keeping Quilt__ by Patricia Polacco **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Black History Month <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Biography Unit <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 inspiring story about a woman who overcame illness and hardship to reach her dream. <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 our biography unit and read this inspiring story about an African American Woman who overcame illness and hardship to reach her dream.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 3 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Wilma Unlimited__ by Kathleen Krull **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Black History Month and Presidents Day. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Biography Unit.
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 10 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Second Grade Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we'll celebrate Black History Month and President's Day with a picture book biography about our current president, Barach Obama. Did this president have to overcome difficulties to become a leader? <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;">**__Barach__ by Jonah Winter**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February Break
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">February 17 **

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

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Grade 2 Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today's biography is about the late Senator Edward Kennedy and his work in Washington D.C. as he represented the state of Massachusetts. The narrator of the story was one of his best friends! <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;">**My Senator and Me** __ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">by Senator Edward M. Kennedy **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Women's History Month <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Biography Unit
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 3 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Grade 2 Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our story today is a picture book biography of a little girl who grew up to be a Supreme Court Justice. I think you'll find her life was unique. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Mrs. Engdahl
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Chico__ by Sandra Day O'Connor **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Meet my Grandmother, She's a Supreme Court Justice__ by Lisa Tucket McElroy **

<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 follow the famous artist, Vincent van Gogh, on his journey from Holland to France. This biography is illustrated in the painting styles of Vin <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cent. It is a sad story, but we think you'll like it. <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 read this story about Vincent Van Gogh in support of Donna Lubin's art class. Van Gogh's painting style is one of the styles that our 2nd grade students may choose while doing their own portraits!
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">March 10 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Vincent van Gogh__ by Eileen Lucas, illustrated by Rochelle Draper **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Second Grade Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Did you know there was a time when recipes were not written down and there were no exact measurements? Today's story is a biography of a famous cook and will give you answers. <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 17 **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Fanny In The Kitchen** __ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">by Deborah Hopkinson **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Second Grade Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To end "Music in Our Schools" month, we'll read a fascinating biography about Louis Armstrong whose nickname was Satchmo. <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: **Biography 2nd Grade** and **Satchmo** and **Louis Armstrong**)
 * <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;">**Satchmo's Blues** __ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">by Alan Schroeder, illustrated by Floyd Cooper **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">and other stories **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Louis Armstrong Jazz Legend__ by Elizabeth Raum**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Brass - An Introduction to Musical Instruments__ by Dee Lillegard**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Charlie Parker played be bop__ by Chris Raschka**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__What a Wonderful World__ by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, illustrated by Ashley Bryan**

<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 start a new project! Put on your thinking caps and let's get to work. <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 31 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Second graders LOVE animals and riddles, so this is a wonderful way to introduce the research process to our second graders. The final product is a fact filled animal riddle that the student can share with the class.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Second Grade Research Unit: Animal Riddles. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We start our unit by reading a book in the Zoo Animal Mystery Series. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Page 1 of the animal riddle packet. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We introduce the unit: talk about research, why you do it, and that the students do it in a way every time they read a nonfiction book! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We model the process using the Porcupine. Then the students begin!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animal Riddles Week 1: **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Step 1: What do we want to know? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Each student will pick the name of an animal from a hat.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Step 2: Where can I find it? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The student will look through a nonfiction book about his/her animal.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The student will cite the book source.

<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;">"I can use a nonfiction book to find facts about my animal." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The target is clear. Now, read for information so you can accurately fill in your 4 fact boxes! <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;">April 7 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animal Riddles Week 2: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The student will complete page two of their research packet, using the nonfiction book to answer the four basic animal questions.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If time, the student will work on page three of the research, filling in some "interesting facts". I ask them to find at least three interesting facts.

<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;">Last week, you used a nonfiction book to research your animal. Today, you'll use an encyclopedia to gather new facts and check your old facts. <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;">April 14 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animal Riddles Week 3: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We will introduce the encyclopedia and model the use of the encyclopedia.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We will cite the encyclopedia together (cover page of animal riddle packet)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The student will use an encyclopedia to complete page two of the research, answering any of the four basic animal questions that were not answered last week.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The student will look for the information they found last week and see if the encyclopedia article is a second source for this info. Any facts they confirm here, the student will put a check mark on that fact.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If time, the student will work on page three of the research packet, filling in some (more?) "interesting facts" from the book or encyclopedia. I ask them to find at least three interesting facts.

<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 Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today is an exciting time for a researcher, where you take the facts you have found and create something new! Yes, it is riddle and answer time. Be clever, work hard, and may the source be with you! <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;">April 28 **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animal Riddles Week 4: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Using the research, complete the riddle, picture and caption (which includes the answer to your riddle "I am a ---")
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some people will need a little extra time next week to complete their drawing.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When they are complete, I enter them into a powerpoint presentation (type in text, take picture of illustrations) to be shared at curriculum night and later with the class.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dear Second Grade Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today we'll get to know some books by our guest author, Shelley Rotner. Some of you will complete your riddle drawings while you listen <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="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animal Riddles Week 5: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finish picture/caption. Make edits and send off for production!


 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">May 11 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we will read books by author Shelley Rotner. She will visit our school on May 21st.

<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 folktale from Liberia on the west coast of the continent of Africa. What can we "infer" abut the people and land of this country from this tale? <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 18 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folktale unit:
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spotlight on Africa **__
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mrs Chicken and the Hungry Crococile **__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No School Monday - Memorial Day
 * <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;">Dear Library Learners, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, we visit the Amazon River in **South America** for a trickster tale that will remind you of coqui in Puerto Rico. We'll then go to **North America** for a tale in the southern U.S.A. <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;">Folktale unit: Australia & Antarctica
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spotlight on South America **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Karen Gibson **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jabuti **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Gerald McDermott **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spotlight on North America **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Karen Gibson **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Flossie and the Fox__ by Pat McKissack **

<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's story is a folktale from the continent of Asia. The tale was first written down in the mid 1600's. That's a long time ago and we are still retelling this tale! <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 2 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Folktale Unit:
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spotlight on Asia **__
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Cricket Warrior **__


 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">June 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;">Our story and poems take us to the continents of Australia and Antarctica. Let's see what we can infer about these places. <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;">Folktale unit: Australia & Antarctica
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spotlight on Australia **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by ****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Xavier Niz **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rainbow Bird **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by Eric Maddern **
 * __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Spotlight on Antarctica **__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> by A. R. Shaefer **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video: __Antarctic Antics__; based on the book by Judy Sierra **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Share our animal riddles!
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19.2px;">June 16 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Last Week of School. <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 23 **