Library
Media Classes

Good Books, Great Authors and Weblinks for Library Skills

First Grade, 2003-2004

September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June

September

 

Sophie and Sammy's Library Sleepover
by Judith Casely

Treat your library book like a friend.

Book care rules for kids
Book care for adults and volunteers

October

All the Colors of the Earth a poem
by Sheila Hamanaka

 

What color is your skin?
Amber• CinnamonEbony Honey• Seashell

James Marshall,

Space Case

a Halloween Story [Video].

 

Humorous Stories
by James Marshall

November

Coyote: a trickster tale from the American southwest
by Gerald McDermott

What is a trickster tale?

Books & Tapes

 Recorded Books at the Hastings Library

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Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
by Chief Jake Swamp

December

January

Tops & Bottoms

Books illustrated
by Janet Stevens

 

How do you Browse for
a good book?

Five-Finger Test
and other methods

February

Clean Your Room Harvey Moon by Pat Cummings

Harvey tackles a big job: cleaning his room

Books about Cleanliness

Too Much Talk, A cumulative tale from Ghana
by
Angela Shelf Medearis

 

Try this website:Dinner & a Book: Multicultural Stories and Recipes

March

New Books for beginning readers:
  • Sports Books
  • Series Books
 
 

April

Tree Stories 

Arbor Day.
April 2005

Science Books for Early Reader

Look for books in these series:

  • Let's Read & Find Out
  • Rookie Read-About Science

 

May

Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers by Cynthia Rylant

 

Cracking Codes Worksheet

June

Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Summer Reading Program at Cary Library

The Summer Reading List is created each year by Lexington's School & Public Librarians. Keep it as a reference to good reading throughout the year.

Lessons from Previous Years

Frogs & Frog Stories

 

Froggy Coloring Book s

Snail Research

Snail Photos

All About Snails

Chinese New Year Links

Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low

Chanukah in Chelm
by
David Adler

Read funny stories about a mythical village in Poland

 Japanese Folktales and Stories

Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirrotta

 

Arrow to the Sun
by Gerald McDermott

Books by Bernard Waber

Christmas at Long Pond

by William T. George,
illustrated by
Lindsey Barrett George

This illustrator makes beautiful books about walking in nature and learning about wildlife.

The Relatives Came by

A great story about a family reunion.

 

Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King (Video of Book) by Doreen Rappaport

See a book written by students in Massachusetts about Dr. King.

Backyard Stories:

In a Backyard by Jen Green

Whoever You Are
by
Mem Fox

The Colors of Us
by Karen Katz

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp (video)

Video: Be a Book Buddy: take good care of your books.

Book Fair Video

Books & lesson ideas
by
Loreen Leedy

Math Books:
A Number of Dragons
Big, Small, Short, Tall
Follow the Money!
Fraction Action
Mapping Penny's World
Measuring Penny
Mission Addition
The Monster Money Book
Subtraction Action

2 X 2 = BOO!

In for Winter, Out for Spring by Arnold Adoff; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney  

 

Maria Hastings School Library, Lexington, Massachusetts

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