November is the time year that reminds us all to give thanks and be thankful. I often encourage my students to be thankful for their family, friends, teachers, home and all the many resources they are fortunate to have. As the librarian for our youngest learners I made it a goal to find small and simple ways my students could give thanks.
I interact with my students daily through picture books. I recently found a calendar that included picture books in a list of things to celebrate in November. I immediately said to myself "that is perfect!" This month my kindergarten students will join me in celebrating Picture Month. Over the next few weeks I will be exposing them to various authors, illustrators and genres. Our guiding question will be why are picture books so important?
My hope is that my students will appreciate the hard work and dedication each author and/or illustrator puts in to creating picture books. By them understanding the process they will be thankful for picture books that expose them to different worlds and ideas. Here is a
link to keep up with all the books we will be thankful for this month, along with information about the authors and illustrators.
This week the 5th grade started blogging with the Lincoln School in preparation for the Rooster Games in February. Right now the kids are discussing the books on the list and once they find out which teams they are on, they will begin to talk strategy. One of the questions asked "If you could cook a meal for Chef Roi Choy, what would you cook and why?" Answers ranged from "I would cook (or microwave) chocolate chip cookies because they taste so good and I know he'll like my family's spin on the cookie" to "I would probably make something that is savory and flavorful because he cooks that way."
