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A Much Needed Update

I really have been taking a lot of photos of what has been happening in the library lately, but have obviously not done anything with them!  So here is a visual update of what we have working on...
Stop Motion Animation [Fourth Grade]
1.  Question and Research
2.  Watch and Learn from Stop Motion examples
3.  Learn from an Expert
4.  Practice and more Practice
5.  Select choice of Materials-Paper, Lego, Toys
6.  Plan and Develop a Storyboard
7.   Practice and more Practice
8.  Peer Evaluation
9. Final Production 
10.  Reflect

Rube Goldberg Building [Fifth Grade]
1.  Question and Research
2.  Watch MANY Examples
3.  Design and Plan
4. Build and Test [Again and Again and Again]
5. Share
6.  Reflect 




Page Turner Book Club continues to meet every Wednesday morning to simply read.

Prep For Visiting Author /Illustrator Henry Cole





Getting To Know Our BlueBots [Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade]



LCTV Broadcast Club [3rd Grade]

We meet during my lunch and the kids' recess 2-3 times a week.  This is my first time working with kids on a weekly broadcast and it has taken us a while to get going but we have a great system going now.  We have all learned A LOT during this process and our broadcast are getting better and better.   Links to our broadcasts can be found on our library webpage.

Thanks for checking in on the LC Library.  We love to read, make and think!

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