tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88528184677572238362024-03-19T02:29:57.624-07:00Library lions will roar tooMs. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-29478518038100232102013-12-10T05:56:00.002-08:002013-12-10T06:06:12.107-08:00Parents need to read to their children<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parents, please read aloud to your young children. It only takes a few minutes a day. When you read to your children, they will enjoy literacy with you, and they will be better prepared for school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did you know that children's listening comprehension is generally higher than their reading ability? If your child is reading at level A, you can read to him/her a higher level book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, I find it lots of fun to not only read TO children, but to also read WITH children. Take turns reading sentences. Take turns reading paragraphs. Before you know it, your child will read on his/her own!</span></div>
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Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-73441867205518171002013-05-29T10:59:00.003-07:002013-05-29T11:13:17.307-07:00Tech Use vs. Tech Integration<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's so exciting to see some of our classrooms getting equipped with new interactive whiteboards! Here is a cool visual from the nice folks at <a href="http://teachbytes.com/" target="_blank">TeachBytes</a>. This chart basically breaks down the differences between "using" technology and "integrating" technology. Like everything else in life, technology integration is a learning PROCESS. It takes time, planning, errors (aka disasters), reflective practice, and collaboration to learn how to integrate technology to support instruction. As school librarian, I look forward to working with more teachers. I hope you like this chart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last month I consulted with my Principal and we agreed to target (no pun intended, <i>really</i>) our youngest students. I sent out invitations to two kindergarten classes and received about 15 positive responses. It was raining and cold this morning, and I worried that nobody would show up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At today's </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Family Literacy Event, a</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">t least 24 parents completed their survey; many parents did not complete their survey because I didn't have enough copies. I think almost 30 parents participated in all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today we discussed the importance of reading at home.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's so easy to not sit down with your children after a long day at work/school. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We as Care-Givers face many hurdles: lack of time; fatigue; the lure of the Internet; television; insufficient funds to buy books, etc. My message today to our participants was simple: You are your child's very first teacher. You must be proactive and read WITH and TO your children everyday. In our school, we have excellent hard-working teachers. However, in most cases the student teacher ratio is 1:25. At home the child parent ratio is much more favorable. Just think the impact of just 15 minutes a day would make. If 15 minutes is too much, then start at 5 minutes. Just start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I reviewed the surveys that were returned to me and saw that more than half of today's participants admit to reading with their children only 1x per week. This is worrisome. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In my next Family Literacy Event, I hope to address time-saving strategies to help busy Care-Givers find time to read with their children.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What do you think?</span>Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-54881953913367845502013-04-05T19:30:00.002-07:002013-04-05T19:30:42.792-07:00Animal fiction<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I've discovered that I am a great big cry-baby when it comes to reading animal fiction. Animals such as horses and dogs are at the mercy of events, circumstances, and people. Most people are kind, but some are cruel. I can't tolerate cruelty. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Because of Winn-Dixie by DiCamillo.</b></span></div>
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In the past few weeks I've struggled with my 7-year-old grandson because he wants to read DWK. He's in the second grade and I think he is way too young to read this. The characters are in middle school, and they deal with middle school issues. </div>
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At first I refused to let my grandson to read it. But then I realized he is actually enthusiastic about reading this. So instead of struggling with him (he wore me down), I make it my business to read this with him, and discuss the issues that we encounter in the story: bullying, name-calling, peer-pressure, pimples, etc.</div>
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Don't get me wrong. At school I don't discourage my young students from borrowing these titles. But at home, I not only wear a Library-Teacher hat, I also wear a Grandma hat. </div>
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Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-8250106957988933862012-10-21T14:51:00.000-07:002012-10-21T14:51:44.357-07:00WrestleMania Reading Challenge 2012<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fifth grade students here at PS8x can participate in this year's WrestleMania Reading Challenge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Students can read any genre (and not just wrestling books).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can get more information at </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenreading/wrmc/faq"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenreading/wrmc/faq</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> .</span>Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-30328922445287112212012-09-22T16:20:00.001-07:002012-09-22T16:20:58.116-07:00Fiction Shelving Dilemma <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today is
Saturday and I woke up around 6 in the morning thinking about the Fiction shelving
dilemma at my new school library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As a former
middle school librarian, the fiction shelving was pretty straight forward. All
the fiction titles were labeled F and that was that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in an elementary setting (K-5), it’s a different
story (that was kind of a pun). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
to shelve the fiction titles in a way that makes sense for my younger students,
and for me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The library
I inherited has many books. I have a small section for Fiction titles. These
books are labeled F for Fiction. Okay, no problem. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then I have
another section just for Picture fiction books. These books are labeled P for
Picture books. Okay, I can deal with this. </span></span></div>
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a section for Easy fiction titles. These books are labeled E for Easy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where things get dicey for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t know
about you, but I really dislike the designation of E for Easy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you have a student who is a struggling
reader, the last thing you want to tell him/her is, “Here is an “Easy” book for
you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That hurts and insults them. And if
you have a non-reader who can’t even read an “Easy” book, then what??<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I decide to keep an E section in this
library (I still don’t know if I will), E will be for “Everyone”, and NOT “Easy”.
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now about
those P is for Picture books. Many students (and lots of adults) mistakenly
think that Picture books are easy to read. Some Picture books are indeed easy
to read, while many are very hard to read. “Picture books” and “Easy books” (or
E is for Everyone) even look the same: they are oversized books with big
pictures. Can’t I just shelve the P and E books together? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As mentioned
earlier, I have a small collection of F for Fiction titles. These books, unlike
their E and P counterparts, all stand very nicely on the shelves. They are not
oversized like the E and P books, so they don’t flop over. I like this. This
makes my life easier. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But why are these
books labeled F for Fiction while all the P and E books are also all Fiction? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you see why I woke up early this Saturday morning?</span></span></div>
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get some advice and different points of view. I need to get some S. That’s S
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Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-60247185983283909882012-09-14T17:57:00.000-07:002012-09-14T17:57:04.684-07:00No fighting, no biting<div align="center">
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If your young students want to read a book with some subtle humor, then I recommend this classic by Minarik (author of the Little Bear series). Some things just never go out of style.</div>
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Look carefully at the cover art. Two young children (Rosa and Willy) keep snipping at each other. Their older cousin Joan keeps telling them to settle down, to no avail. Joan finally teaches the two youngsters by telling them a humorous story about two naughty baby alligators (do you see the baby alligators in the cover art?). Readers will delight with the parallelism in the story.</div>
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This book is ideal for independent reading for young readers. It has simple language and cute illustrations. I always get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I read this book. </div>
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Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-57548305619880645842012-09-09T13:45:00.001-07:002012-09-09T13:45:58.830-07:00The Little Prince<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I've finally finished rereading </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry/dp/0156012197/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347221867&sr=1-1&keywords=the+little+prince" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Little Prince.</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is one of those books I recommend ALL educators and parents revisit</span> every year. Why? Author Antoine de Saint-Exupery reminds us Grown-Ups why we must never lose sight of the importance of childhood. When I say childhood, I mean kids age 2-99. Childhood is important business. It's fleeting and fragile as a rose. Roses, as children, need constant care, regardless how tired and busy we become.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> The character little prince meets an assortment of adult characters who I hope never to resemble. Some of these odious characters remind me of real people I know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> If you are interested in reading this Classic, I have a few copies in the library. You can also download it on your ereader. If you want to read it aloud, you might consider having discussions about the different Grown-Up characters the little prince encounters. Just be prepared for some insightful observations from your young readers! </span></div>
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Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-65129721523241411792012-09-04T17:56:00.000-07:002012-09-14T18:39:39.309-07:00The Attributes of Successful People<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><em><strong>Here is a gem I stumbled across.</strong></em></span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Read every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watch TV every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keep a journal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Say they keep a journal but really don’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Talk about ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Talk about people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Want others to succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Secretly hope others fail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keep a “to-do/project list”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Continuously learn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Embrace change. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fear change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Operate from a transactional perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: blue;">I believe its from this self-improvement book by Patrick Bet-David <span id="btAsinTitle">Doing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doing-The-Impossible-25-Laws/dp/1937624692" target="_blank">The Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing The Impossible</a></span></span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: blue;">As we begin another school year, we need to always remember how important to help each other. I hope to revisit this from time to time.</span></em></strong></div>
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Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-91020814894170394992012-08-16T09:06:00.000-07:002012-08-16T09:06:15.107-07:00James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This is a classic in children's literature...the "meat and potato" of books...Young James Henry Trotter loses his parents and is shuffled off to live with two hideous and abusive aunts. He then meets up with a strange (and sometimes cranky) mix of insect characters. Together they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, in a giant peach, of course! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Interestingly enough, some schools have actually banned or <a href="http://classiclit.about.com/od/jamesandthegiantpeach/fr/aa_jamesreview.htm" target="_blank">challenged</a> this title. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I like this book, especially as a read-aloud because the plot really moves along, and the short chapters leave young listeners yearning for more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> This summer I read the book to my 7 year old and he was appalled by the wicked Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. I suggest teachers be prepared for their students' reactions to the two Aunts. Some children come from homes where abusive language is part of life, and may be very sensitive to the subject.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> </span></div>
Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852818467757223836.post-49079293395657885242012-07-28T16:27:00.000-07:002012-07-28T16:27:44.573-07:00Wilma Rudoph, superstar Olympian<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I wish I were in London to witness the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Summer 2012 Olympics. Since I cannot go anywhere this summer, I'm watching it on TV instead. My favorite event is track and field because I really love to run.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Here I want to tell you about one of my favorite superstar Olympic athletes. Her name was Wilma Rudoph and she rocked the world in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Italy. She surprised everyone with her speed and determination. You can read her amazing life story in </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wilma-Unlimited-Rudolph-Became-Fastest/dp/B007BWHSWI/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343517005&sr=1-1&keywords=wilma+unlimited" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. It's a picture book that's illustrated by David Diaz. Teachers will love to read this book aloud because the story moves quickly and the illustrations are bold, colorful, and full of life. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> If you enjoy reading graphic novels, then try </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wilma-Rudolph-Olympic-Graphic-Biographies/dp/0736868887/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343517104&sr=1-6&keywords=wilma+rudolph+biography" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Track Star by Lee Engfer</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. It looks and feels like a comic book, and it's biographical. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Did you watch any of the Summer 2012 Olympics? What is your favorite sport?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">source: </span><a href="http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rudolph-Wilma.html#b"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rudolph-Wilma.html#b</span></a>Ms. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860597747489481690noreply@blogger.com0