Library Media Classes

September   Hastings Diversity Bookbag for Grade 3	The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy What can you do when the new school librarian is a real dragon? Tame her with a story, of course. This Cuban-American author uses fiery words to tell her story. How many fire-related words and phrases can you find?	Multicultural Poems & Songs
October	Reading Series Books in Grade 3 Series for grades 2-3 Series for Grades 3-4	The Witch Who Cracked Up from The Ghost & I, Participatory Stories
November	Beverly Cleary Study
December	Using the Online Catalog How do you search for a book by Title?
January	Minty: A story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder & Jerry Pinkney Corretta Scott King Awards for Authors & Illustrators of African descent. American History Harriet and the Promised Land by Jacob Lawrence	Caldecott Medal Books About the Medal List of Winners Weblinks Mock nominations
February	Finding Fiction Use a library call number to locate a good book on the shelf. FIC + the author's last name Great Authors for Grade 3	Bein' with You this Way! A multicultural poem that celebrates our diversity. Choral Reading / Rap & Poetry
March	The Dewey Decimal System	The Book Fair Video featuring authors and artists of popular children's books.
April	Video: The Lure of the Library	Turn Off The TV Week April 19-25 Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco What are the consequences when a town closes it's library?
May Questions about Anoles Explore some websites that have information about Anoles and their care.	Website:"Do We" Really Know Dewey? Learn about the Dewey Decimal System and how libraries are organized. Activity: Locate Books using the Dewey Decimal System	Aani and the Tree Huggers by Jeannine Atkins Other Tree Stories   Sky Tree by Thomas Locker Look at trees through the seasons in oil paintings and photographs.
June	America the Beautiful This Land is Your Land	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.

Previous Lessons

"The Ghost's Gold" as retold by Heather Forest in The Ghost and I : Scary Stories for Participatory Telling. Check out these Scary Stories for elementary readers.	Bilingual Books in Spanish & English More Poetry	Flute's Journey by Lynne Cherry     Follow the migration of a wood thrush to Costa Rica. Hear the bird that sounds like a flute. Learn about this nature-loving author.
Using a Magazine Database Linking to SIRS Discover magazine database for information To log in on a school computer: Customer #: MA1761 Password: 9688	The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco	Barefoot : Escape on the Underground Railroad by Pamela Duncan Edwards Resources for studying the Underground Railroad
Documents Avalon Project at Yale	American History Timeline Links KidPort Reference Library Food Timeline Colonial America USHistory.org 1600-1625	------------ Lesson Plans for A River Ran Wild River, River Information Investigation