Book Care
Name 2 things we should have when we handle our Library books?
clean hands, bookmark, dry place to read
We used a Venn diagram when we studied 'compare & contrast' this year. What are we looking for when we compare characters in a story?
Things that are different and things that are the same
What is the state flower?
Sunflower
When we studied 'cause & effect', we read 'If You GAve a Moose a Muffin'. What is cause and effect? Give an example.
when some thing happens to make something else happen.
When we read 'Wednesday's Surprise', what was the surprise that Grandma gave her son for his birthday?
That she had learned how to read and his daughter had taught her.
What must we use when we choose books from the bookshelves?
shelf markers
What are we looking for when we determine the Main Idea of a book?
a theme or idea that is talked about a lot or occurs over and over again in the story.
What is the state tree?
Cottonwood
In February, we learned about the Groundhog seeing his shadow to tell if he predicted 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring. What was the tongue twister that we learned about the groundhog or woodchuck?
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
What skill did we talk about when we read 'Town Mouse, Country Mouse'?
compare & contrast
We had 'No, No Never' and 'Yes, Yes Always' boxes at the beginning of the year. Name 3 things that went in the 'No No Never' box.
pets, taking outside, drinks, food, baby siblings or friends, markers,
What do we do when we summarize a story?
We tell the important things that happen at the beginning, middle, and end
What is the state insect?
Honeybee
Name 3 February holidays that we talked about.
Valentines Day, Groundhog Day, Black History month, Presidents Day, 100th Day of school
We talked about character traits when we read 'Lyle, Lyle the Crocodile'. Name 3 of Lyle's character traits.
kind, thoughtful, curious, helpful, loving,
How are our books placed back on the shelves?
With the backs, or spines, facing outward.
When we make predictions what do we do?
Ask ourselves questions, and use clues in the story to guess what will happen next
What is the state amphibian?
Tiger-striped Salamandar
March is Read Across America month. Who is the famous author that supported the Read Across America program?
Dr. Seuss
In February, we read 'Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts'... what was Geoffrey predicting?
the weather and if it was going to be a longer winter or is spring was going to be here soon
Books are put on the shelves in ABC order. What determines this order on our shelves for the Fiction books?
1st 3 letters of the author's last name
When we look for the problem in a story, what are we trying to figure out?
The thing or event that causes the characters trouble.
What is the Kansas nickname?
Sunflower State or Wheat State
We read 'A Bad Case of Stripes' when we talked about cause & effect. What was the Main Idea of this story?
She always tried to be like the other kids and do what they wanted instead of being herself.
After reading 'The Mitten' we divided up and read the story with parts. What was this called when we didn't memorize the parts, or have props/scenery?
a Readers' Theatre