2014 Term 3 Library Program
Book Week / Literature Focus
Week 1 beginning 14/7
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – ‘I’m a Dirty Dinosaur’ and drawing activity / St3 Discussion of options for this term: Reader’s Theatre, Book Trailers (Movie Maker); Book Reviews/Brochure ( Smore), making games using Notebook IWB software / St3 as per Wednesday
Read ‘Granny Grommet and Me’
2J Discussion of shortlist categories,
Read ‘I’m a Dirty Dinosaur’ – draw as per example in resource book using muddy water. / 3O discussion of shortlist categories. Read ‘Kissed by the Moon’ and ‘Baby Bedtime’ / 3/4G as per 3O
2/3H as per 3O / 2F as per 2J
All classes to be informed about voting in Week 5 (EC and Picture Bk)
Week 2 beginning 21/7
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – ‘Baby Bedtime’, Granny Grommet and Me’ / St3 Read ‘Banjo and Ruby Red’, the Swap’ Students decide their activity as per discussion of options in previous week / St3 As per Wednesday
2J – ‘Kissed by the Moon’, Baby Bedtime’ / 3O ‘I’m a Dirty Dinosaur’, ‘The Swap’ / 3/4G as per 3O
2/3H as per 3O / 2F as per 2J
Week 3 beginning 28/7
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – ‘The Swap’, ‘Banjo and Ruby Red’ / St3 Read ‘The Treasure Box’, ‘I’m a Dirty Dinosaur’ / St3 as per Wednesday
2J ‘Banjo and Ruby Red’ and adjectives activity. / 3O Banjo and Ruby Red and adjectives activity / 3/4G ‘Banjo and Ruby Red’ and game making activity (possibly using either game template in resource book or Notebook IWB software.)
2/3 as per 3O / 2F as per 2J
Week 4 beginning 4/8
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – ‘King Pig’, Kissed by the Moon’ / St3 ‘Silver Buttons’ / St 3 as per Wednesday
2J ‘The Windy Farm’ – making the pinwheel windmill from resource book / 3O ‘The Windy Farm’ – making the pinwheel / 3/4G ‘The Windy Farm’ (finish activity from previous week)
2/3H as per 3O / 2F as per 2J
Week 5 beginning 11/8
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – ‘Silver Buttons’, ‘Parachute’ / St3 ‘Parachute’, ‘Rules of Summer’ / St3 as per Wednesday
2J ‘Parachute’ – make a parachute (resource book) / 3O Parachute, Silver Buttons (see resource book for details of activity below) OR make a flipbook (from resource book / 3/4G ‘Parachute’, ‘Silver Buttons’
See www.timeforkids.com/destination/kenya/day-in-life
Also Bolivia, Turkey,India, Alaska. Students construct a venn diagram http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf
2/3H as per 2J / 2F as per 2J
All students vote for their award choice in EC and picture book categories this week / Voting is conducted by each student placing a coloured matchstick in the container bearing the shortlisted title they wish to vote for. Votes are tallied and ‘Winners’ announced during BW.
Week 6 ‘BookWeek’ beginning 18/8
Library Visits, Author/Illustrator Visits/Activities
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayClasses as usual / 10-11 St2 Tom Jellett - illustrator / 10-11 Thirroul Library visit KM and ½ KHB / 10-11 1D, 1B, 1/2G Author Jodie Wells-Slowgrove
11.30-12.30 St3 Tom Jellett / 1.30-2.30 Thirroul Library visit KH and ½ KHB / *12-1pm 2F, 2J Author Jodie Wells-Slowgrove
5.30pm Sausage Sizzle / 2pm COS St3 Kids Lit Quiz competition via VC
6-7pm The Reading Hour K-6
*This will depend on numbers – 10-11am may include all of St1.
Tues – Thurs classes will be on a flexible timetable this week regarding borrowing
Week 7 beginning 25/8
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – ‘Jeremy ‘ view http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/155300/observing-a-kookaburra
Read the dreamtime story http://www.rmwebed.com.au/hsie/y10/abc/dreamtime/dreamt_karambil.htm / Continue with Book Trailers/ Readers Theatre etc / St3 as per Wednesday
2J ‘Jeremy’ Facts about kookaburras from resource book / 3/4G Complete interactive BW activities via ‘Mrs Mac’s Library’ site
OR Complete interactive activities via Mrs Mac’s / 3O as per 2J
2/3H as per 2J / 2F as per 2J
Week 8 beginning 1/9
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – shortlisted title activities via library desktops. (already logged in )
http://nuwarra.weebly.com/bookweek-2014.html / St3 ‘Jandamarra’
Finish off trailers etc. Research an Aboriginal resistance leader( list in resource book) / St3 ‘Jandamarra’
Finish off trailers etc. Research an Aboriginal resistance leader
2J ‘Jandamarra’ – Complete sheet, as in resource book. / 3O ‘Jandamarra’ – Complete sheet from resource book / 3/4G ‘Jandamarra; - Complete sheet from resource book OR research an Aboriginal resistance leader
2/3H as per 2J / 2F as per 2J
Week 9 beginning 8/9
Tuesday / Wednesday / ThursdayKinder – shortlisted titles activities via desktops (already logged on) http://nuwarra.weebly.com/bookweek-2014.html / St3 Show/perform Readers Theatre, trailers etc / St3 as per Wednesday
2J Finish off previous weeks activity, shortlisted activities via desktops. http://nuwarra.weebly.com/bookweek-2014.html / 3O Finish off previous week’s activity, shortlisted activities via desktops / 3/4G as per 3O
2/3H Finish off previous week’s activities, http://nuwarra.weebly.com/bookweek-2014.html / 2F as per 2J
Resource book used for templates etc is ‘Connect to Reading’: Children’s Book Week 2014 compiled by the Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network.
Other ongoing activities/displays:
Students headshots ‘connected’ to books they are currently reading as a display on the back library wall.
Students and staff write their name and the book they are currently reading on a large sheet of white paper labelled ‘Connect to Reading’
The St3 COS Kids Lit Quiz eliminations will run from Tuesday Week 2. Teams of four play off in each class until the final 4 teams, who will then compete as the TPS teams selected to compete against other COS teams on Thursday Week 6 in Book Week.
Tues 22/7 5/6B
Tues 29/7 5/6D
Tues 5/8 5/6L
Tues 12/8 5/6M