Library Games

Last week we did something a little different with the 3rd-5th graders. Instead of hearing a story, they played the Shelf Finder game. Each student got a card representing the call number of a Fiction book and their challenge was to put themselves in shelf order. This exercise was used to demonstrate how Fiction books are organized on the shelf and how locating a specific book is as simple as knowing alphabetical order. The game was a lot of fun and the most challenging part turned out to be finding a way to work together as a team. We'll do more of this type of activity as the year goes on.

1st and 2nd graders got a chance to hear Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann this week and they all got a kick out of the book. I encourage you to check out the other books in the series at the public library because the kiddos really seem to enjoy them.

Kinders also heard Pinkalicious and did another round of practice with shelf markers. This week they used their shelf markers to choose a book and then they practiced standing in line and checking out. After spending a few minutes looking at their books at the library tables, they learned where and how to return their books to the library. They all did a great job and I feel they are more than ready to check books out of the library next week. The children will be keeping their books in the classroom at first so check with your child's teacher to find out when the books will be coming home.

Hope you all enjoy the long weekend and read lots of books!