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The library was a very busy place this year! Check out our stats:

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Some of our kids took a virtual field trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History! Kids loved 'walking' around the exhibits.

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Students wrote original haiku poetry and used their Google Drives to share it with me.  I used the poetry to create a hallway display!

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We are proud to have student helpers in the mornings!  Volunteers like the two behind the desk were a huge help, and were extremely dedicated!

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This year the Davis Library signed up for the First Book 'Open eBooks' program.  This program helps disadvantaged families read books for free on their devices.  We are so happy to offer this program, especially for summer reading!

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A record number of kids are growing up in low-income households, and they now account for more than half of U.S. public school students.

Public education and programs are deeply underfunded, and books are a luxury many families cannot afford. Without adequate resources, children cannot learn. The impact of this cycle is staggering.

Video generously funded by C&S Wholesale Grocers.

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A record number of kids are growing up in low-income households, and they now account for more than half of U.S. public school students. Public education and programs are deeply underfunded, and books are a luxury many families cannot afford. Without adequate resources, children cannot learn. The impact of this cycle is staggering.

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One of the most popular new books in the library this year was 'Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes'.  The PreK and kindergarten classes loved the choral reading activity we did with this story!

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Continuing our tradition, the 1st graders created stories to go along with famous wordless picture books!  Here is an example from Mrs. Tillinghast's class:

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Using the Google App 'My Maps,' 5th graders created an original story.  Each place on the map became a separate page!

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Our fourth graders got some practice in doing Google searches.  When asked about their experience, they gave some interesting insights into what they believe makes a good or a bad website:

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Find lists of websites, Web 2.0 tools, lesson plans,
resources for inquiry-based learning and differentiated
instruction, and a list of resources I recommended this year!

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Click on the Follett Shelf picture!

Username: davis

Password: library

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MDE :: Davis Elementary School Library Media Center

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The 3rd grade classes used Tagxedo to create word cloud advertisements for their favorite picture books. Then students voted on which advertisement was their favorite!

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Brian's 'Magic of Reading' show was a huge success!

The students (and the adults!) thoroughly enjoyed his presentation.

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A new group of 5th grade students met in the library during their lunch, and we worked on many fun projects for Brian Richards' visit!  Our lunch with him was very fun!

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A LiveBinder of resources was created as part of the library website's summer reading page!

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Davis Elementary School Library Media Center

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Your all-in-one stop for reading lists and summer reading activities!

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Student-rated and reviewed library books:

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MDE :: Davis Elementary School Library Media Center

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We talked about how to stay safe online this summer; BrainPop initiated some great discussions!

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The second graders worked on a huge inquiry-based animal 'mash-up' project; they had to research 2 or 3 animals, and then 'magically' mash them together to create a new animal!  Here's a picture of the rubric: