Woodland Heights Library Readers

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

School Libraries Transform

New reading spot #slm16 #librariestransform pic.twitter.com/5IRagajHhf
— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 12, 2016

Read Picture Day Perfection by @debbiediesen & @dsantat, then created self-portraits. #slm16 #librariestransform pic.twitter.com/0i711lMBTy
— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 12, 2016

Judy Moody Author Megan McDonald Supports School Libraries

Monday, April 18, 2016

Poetry Month: Student Word Mover Poems

2nd grader's WordMover found word poem @RWTnow #PoetryMonth #slm pic.twitter.com/anFBPSewFB
— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) April 19, 2016

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

April Preview - Poetry, Projects and Wimpy Kid Cover Reveal Parties

4th and 5th grade are busy with their final research projects of the year. 4th grade has researched important events and figures of the Revolutionary War and will create a Wanted Poster as a final digital product. 5th graders are learning about famous people that played a part in World War II. They will create a PowerPoint presentation to share their knowledge, complete with references featuring full citations. Way to learn those information literacy skills!

Save the date: April 21 is Poem in Your Pocket Day! https://t.co/qznPQS0uSD pic.twitter.com/mmg36CXkWM
— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) April 2, 2016

April is #wimpykidmonth! Head to https://t.co/MGN965FPF3 to celebrate all month long! pic.twitter.com/b58NCFmvjZ
— Jeff Kinney (@wimpykid) April 1, 2016

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Taco Tuesday in the Library

Taco Tuesday Time @Woodland_Hgts library: read @Rubingo's Dragons Love Tacos, make paper tacos. No spicy salsa! pic.twitter.com/aAR48e90BM
— Elizabeth Graham (@Libscigal) March 30, 2016

Monday, March 21, 2016

3rd graders honed their reference skills using the thesaurus - in print and online. First they created synonym chains out of index cards - some were quite long with up to 25 synonym chains! Next students used artist and author Ingrid Sundberg's Color Thesaurus. The Color Thesaurus is a visual representation of the different names and shades of colors. Students found new words for their favorite colors and then added them to a group poster. Why go with just blue when you have all of these options: