Trickster tales are a special type of folk tales in which weaker characters get the best of stronger characters. These are some of my particularly favorite stories. They’re perfect for a first library session with grade 1 who are starting to inquire into the ways we tell stories. I read aloud the first two of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Grade 1'
Book Talk: Trickster Tales
May 9, 2013 · 1 Comment · 2012-2013, Elementary Topics
Tags: 2012-2013·book talks·books·Grade 1
New and Improved Early Reader Section
March 22, 2013 · Comments Off · 2012-2013, Elementary Topics
Please come to the library to see our new and improved Early Reader collection. These are books that are “just right” to build confidence in our younger readers. They feature large fonts, simple language structures and lots of illustrations to help understand the text. We had not had much circulation of these early readers. Our [...]
Happy Birthday, Ju Bin!
December 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · 2012-2013, Elementary Topics
Ju Bin celebrated her birthday at the library this week, by donating the book Secret Agent Splat! by Rob Scotton. This book follows Splat the Cat as he tries to unravel the mystery of his missing toy ducks. We had the first book in the series so we’re doubly delighted to receive this Birthday Book [...]
Tags: 2012-2013·birthday club·Grade 1
Monkey Business
May 10, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, Elementary Topics
Grade one is working on one of my favorite units—The Stories Unit Their central idea is … We all use stories to share our ideas, feelings and what is important to each of us. I had the opportunity to be a guest storyteller and share one of my favorite stories that has been around since [...]
