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September 21, 2007
It's Library Time!
Every class at PHS visits the school library once a week. In the lower school, some classes visit as a half-group while the other half enjoys small-group quality time with their teacher back in the classroom, and other classes come to partake of the library's offerings as a whole group.
Lower school visits usually begin with a story time, and then students have the opportunity to browse for books, maybe do a little independent reading, and then choose a book or two to borrow and take home. Sometimes we also do library/research or literature related lessons, but the bulk of our library time is focused on sharing and enjoying a wide variety of books for pleasure and for information.
The kindergartners, of course, make up most of the brand-new PHS Library patrons, and they also learn skills such as listening quietly during story time, walking appropriately to and from the library, how to wait in line to get your book checked out on the computer, and how exacty to return book and bookbag to our friendly and book hungry pig, Oinklestiltskin! (See below: Doesn't he look famished?)
Third graders are currently enjoying the stories from Natalie Babbit's Jack Plank Tells Tales, including a creepy one about a "mummy's hand". Here are some third grade boys enjoying their independent time in the library:
Middle school students visit the library as part of their humanities classes. Once a week, each humanities section holds class in the library. The humanities teachers (Mike, Jenn, and Trevor) work with me to determine how best to use that weekly time, whether it be for continued humanities work, research on computers, assistance with finding independent reading novels, listening to read-alouds, or exploring topical themes, such as Banned Books Week. Have you read And Tango Makes Three yet? It's the book most often challenged in 2006. Feel free to borrow it here, and enjoy this wonderful picture book.
Parents: You can use the library, too! Please stop by and get your very own PHS Library Card. I promise to let you check out lots of books to enjoy with your child/ren at home. I also have a small, but growing section of books on topics related to parenting, childhood, and educational theory.
Posted by Lisa J