Four Kindergarten classes visit the Library each week, we share a story and the children have time to browse, borrow and enjoy the books. During Term 3 the classes were introduced to Children’s Book Week and the six Shortlist books.
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Year 2 – Book Week Shortlist Story Elements
Over the past weeks, Year 2 has been exploring the Early Childhood Shortlist Picture Books during their Library lesson. It has been wonderful reading the six shortlist books to Year 2, in fact I read so many books in one week (23 classes a week K-5) that my voice stopped working. Lucky for me and the children […]
Year 1 Book Week – Step Inside the Character
From the start of Term 3, Year 1 has had one of the Early Childhood Picture Books read to them during their Library lesson. As a class group we have been thinking about the main character in each book and doing the Thinking Routine Step Inside – what does the main character see, what does the main […]
Kindergarten Book Week Bunting
Kindergarten – Early Childhood Shortlist From the start of Term 3, Kindergarten has had one of the Early Childhood Picture Books read to them during their Library visit. Once the six books have been read each student will vote for their favourite book by placing a star on the K-2 2016 Book Week voting chart. For […]
Book Week 2016 – Early Childhood Shortlist Books
Looking forward to using this special suitcase to lock away the Early Childhood Shortlist books for K-2 classes. Each time the case opens a new book to read. A big thanks to my partner who sourced the case for me, I only had to say ‘I wish I had an old suitcase to use for […]
Getting ready for Children’s Book Week 2016
Australia! Story Country I have been busy planning lessons and activities to explore the shortlist books and celebrate Children’s Book Week in the coming weeks of Term 3. As a starting point a display has been created to engage students as they enter the Library, it was not hard to find stimulating illustrations from picture books […]
Children’s Book Week 2015
Although this is from Children’s Book Week 2015, I need to capture some of the action from my School Library last year.
CBCA Picture Book Shortlist – Colour, Symbol, Image
The thinking routine Colour, Symbol, Image (CSI) provides a way to explore the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book shortlist. This week I will be introducing the first picture book to Year 3, they will be provided with a Colour, Symbol, Image summary sheet where they will complete a brief CSI response for each […]
QR Code Book Hunt – Early Childhood Short List books
In this Post you will find the QR Code Book Hunt for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Early Childhood Short List books. [embeddoc url=”https://libraryowl.edublogs.org/files/2019/08/Book-Week-QR-code-book-hunt-2019.pdf” width=”60%” download=”all” viewer=”google” ] Instructions: Print out the QR codes and place them around the library Print out the answer recording sheets for students Students scan the QR code, […]
National Reconciliation Week Library Displays
The 2019 National Reconciliation Week theme is Grounded in Truth Walk Together with Courage. The library displays feature a selection of our nonfiction and picture book collection. Books featured: Welcome to country – welcome words by Aunty Joy Murphy with illustrations by Lisa Kennedy; Custodians of the Land by Ellen Rykers; Indigenous Australians Before and […]