Book Covers and Bullies

This week with TESA (State Testing) taking place, in the lab, for some classes in the upper grades, all library media classes were in the library.

The lessons of the week for the younger classes were parts of the book. First grades focused on a books cover. We learned that there are three main things you will find on a book cover. Ask your first or second grader if they can name these three parts. As a follow up activity some classes designed their own book covers. Second graders looked further into parts of a book , covering title page, table of contents, index, glossary and spine label. Our read aloud books for the week with first, second and kindergarten students were, Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Croine, A Fine Fine School by Sharon Creech


Some classes were treated to a read aloud of Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express. This book is on the list of books competing for the Beverly Cleary Award to be decided by students votes in the Spring. To learn more about the award check out the OEMA website.

Third through fifth graders are doing the read aloud Shredderman Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen. This book is also up for the Cleary Award. Students need to have read or have read to them two of the books on the list in order to vote. If you would like to see a list of this years nominees check out my August post here at Adventures with Books see the post Beverly Cleary Award Nominees 2007.