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Happy Dot Day!!!!

9/15/2013

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September 15th  is International DOT DAY!


Celebrate Creativity, Courage, and Collaboration!!
MAKE YOUR MARK!

International Dot Day from murcha
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Math Fables Too: Making Science Count

9/14/2013

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The lower grades are studying Math Fables Too: Making Science Count. by Gregory Tang. This book illustrates, through the use of rhyme and cool animal facts, different ways to solve addition problems to ten. While this book does an excellent job with grouping combinations of numbers, it is even more outstanding with its information about animals and the vocabulary it exposes the kiddos too. The sophisticated science vocabulary and concepts make this a 5th grade reading level book (5.1)  but perfect for a read aloud for young kids. This is a good example of a lower grades interest level (LG) with high reading level. We want young kids to be reading books with appropriate themes and concepts, even when they are advanced readers. 

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Library in Your Pocket with Symbaloo

9/13/2013

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To help the HES students stay organized when trying to conduct research, I have organized these high quality shortcuts, known as tiles in a "Symbaloo Webmix." The students in grades 3-5 are familiar with this webmix format and its content. Happy Searching!!
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The Shelf Elf

9/6/2013

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Lower Grades Learn About the Library from the Shelf-Elf

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Jackie Mims Hopkins http://www.jackiemimshopkins.com/ writes really fun books about libraries. In the book The Shelf Elf, the students learn how to use shelf markers and all sorts of cool library manners...  in the Shelf Elf Helps Out, they learn about different "library neighborhoods" and why books are grouped together by category. This very introductory lesson helps the students know that there is a method to where the books are placed on the shelves and the importance of keeping the books in their correct "neighborhood" so they do not get lost.
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Great Research Resources!

9/2/2013

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Over the past two weeks, grades 3-5 have been looking closely at the amazing research resources that are available. Here is a brief lineup of what we studied:

GALILEO Elementary features subscription-only resources that are purchased by the State of Georgia specifically for your elementary-aged student. Unlike most websites found in a Google or Internet search, resources in GALILEO are age-appropriate, credible, and authoritative. The password is posted on the bulletin board as you come into the building.
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/kids/dekalb-k12/

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The New Georgia Encyclopedia (NGE) is a web-based encyclopedia containing over 2,000 articles about the state of Georgia. It contains a lot of facts, stats, and in depth articles ...perfect for research!
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/


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Reliable Search Engines:

Sweet Search is a great search engine for kids. All sites have been evaluated by research experts. http://www.sweetsearch.com/
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Destiny Web Path Express  WebPath Express is an educational search tool that provides today’s K-12 students with a safe, fun and familiar search tool that integrates over 70,000 trustworthy, relevant websites into your library catalog while filtering out questionable content.
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