Limerick lesson

Looking for some summer writing fun?  Try your hand at writing limericks.  They are so fun and funny!  Just ask any 3rd grader.  I created this LIMERICK lesson for 3rd graders, but anybody can watch it and write your own, following the directions.  You can even make up your own limerick about toilet paper (or NO toilet paper like I did)!  Have fun!
WATCH THE LESSON HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtAfh80ZNPw&feature=youtu.be  or  https://youtu.be/mtAfh80ZNPw

                                                                  

5th Grade Tucky Jo and Little Heart week of May 11

Today must be your lucky day!  Remember two weeks ago listening to Patricia Polacco's book Pink and Say?  Well, today you get to hear Patricia Polacco reading her own book about World War II.  Her story begins after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  It is set in the Philippines.  And, yes, it's really her voice that you'll hear -- kind of like an author visit, telling a true story of a soldier nicknamed Tucky Jo, the youngest recruit in the Pacific during World War II, and a little Filipino girl whom he calls Little Heart.  Click here to hear Patricia Polacco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVHdsTUEU4s

What a joy it has been reading to you and sharing the love of good books with you for so many years!  Congratulations on graduating from elementary school.  Please visit me often next year when you are middle schoolers so we can keep in touch!  Have a wonderful summer!

4th Grade Seashore Surprises May 11 week

Let's end our last library time together with a trip to the beach 🌊, an island off the coast of Florida surrounded by the ocean!  I'd love for you to learn about different kinds of seashells, driftwood, mangrove trees, underwater grass beds, seining for fish, seahorses, sea urchins, and more!  Maybe that will compel you to check out lots of ocean and ocean life books when we return to school!  Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton will introduce you to Rose Wyler's book Seashore Surprises as well as marine biologists who will show you surprises at the seashore that you can't even imagine.  I know what I'll be looking for if I go to the beach this summer!  I'll bet you'll make a (sand)bucket list of things to look for, too, after watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=465jl9KHQC8&t=1069s
(You can stop at 26:00 minutes)

Enjoy!  I'll see you next time!  Have a wonderful summer!

Iggy Peck and Box summer send-off library lesson May 11

Who is ready for summer 🌞, a great time to play and read 📚 and let your imagination go WILD?  I've made a video for you that contains some of my favorite ideas for summertime fun.  I hope you'll watch it and go wild with your creativity and imagination!  Happy summer...see you next year!  

Click here to hear Iggy Peck, Architect and What To Do With a Box by Jane Yolen:  https://youtu.be/EPJuDktfFZQ

                           

The Best Nest storytime May 4

Hello, my reading buddy friends!  Boy, do I have a story for you this week, and it includes a surprise visitor!  Hurry!  Click here to hear about my special visitor and The Best Nest by P. D. Eastman:    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEOO9njrQQ

   

4th Grade Dive to the Coral Reefs week of May 4

I'm sure you have been learning lots about the ocean. 🌊 Maybe you have even been to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta to see some amazing ocean animals, 🐬🐳 but what do you know about coral and coral reefs at the BOTTOM of the ocean?  When we return to school, maybe you would like to check out some non-fiction books about oceans and coral reefs, like the one in this video, Dive to the Coral Reefs, by Elizabeth Tayntor, Paul Erickson, and Les Koffman.  Did you know that coral only grows in warm tropical waters, like the water off Key West, Florida?  Would you like to scuba dive with LaVar Burton and a friend called the Coral Doctor who transplants coral to areas where the coral has been damaged or destroyed?  Well, put on your scuba gear and jump into the Reading Rainbow video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvRzZ5LCrCY&t=135s

5th Grade Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation week of May 4

Here's one last Civil War story, and it is a mighty good one, Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation by Pat Sherman.  By the title, you can tell that it occurs at the end of the war.  It just might end up being your favorite of the stories we've read during the quarantine.  I  hope you'll email me to tell me which one you've enjoyed the most.  Now...on to Ben..click here:    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxC_YQDfUoU

P.S.  Look for next week's story, the last one for this school year.  It will be a surprise story about World War II.  You will NOT want to miss it!