Weeks 18 and 19

Things sure have been busy in the Lower School Library. I am combining what I did the last two weeks in this post because we had a few days that messed up our schedule. We had a snow day, a late start, and Valentine's Day, so here are some of the books we were able to read.  

The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll

Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day is Cool by Kimberly and James Dean 

Who Will Be My Valentine This Year? by Jerry Pallotta

All books read to various classes  

This year for Valentine's Day we read a variety of great new books to our CDC, Pre-K, Kinder, and Primer friends. Most of the stories are just fun and great conversation starters as to why we love this holiday. Out of all of the books I have to say that Pete the Cat was the biggest hit. He really is a cool cat so the kids love when I can share a story about one of his latest adventures.    

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

AH HA! by Jeff Mack

Moo! by David LaRochelle 

With other classes we shared some of these great books above, and I plan to share these stories with almost all of the grade levels soon. These stories are great because they help practice the skill of making a prediction and drawing a conclusion. The last two are even cooler because they are only written with one word, which is so fun to read aloud. The kids are really good at predicting what will happen next. They can also look for clues in how the reader reads the words and by looking at the pictures to draw conclusions about what is happening.  So far all of the classes I have shared these with are so good at noticing the little details and they can easily infer what is happening. This is a crucial skill for all readers and they are really getting the hang of it. Of course it helps to practice these skills with fun books like the ones above. Definitely ones to check out if you have not!