September		New Biographies/Charles Ives/Multimedia Encyclopedia
October  2005-2006 MCBA Book List	Finding Mysteries The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice Books by Cynthia DeFelice Mystery authors and books   .Locating Mystery Books by Author Mystery Authors for Grades 4 & 5	"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.
November	Selecting Fiction: whole class discussed genre & examining books	The Massachusetts Children's Book Award (MCBA) promotes reading for pleasure to 4th to 6th graders. Students read at least 5 books from 25 nominees and vote for the winner.
December	Using the OPAC: Caldecott Books	Elijah's Angel: A story for Chanukah and Christmas by Michael J. Rosen Read about Elijah Pierce and see his artwork on display at the Smithsonian Institute. See his most famous carving, "The book of Wood."
Bookbag Links
January   MCBA Book Discussions   Lunch Recess	Chinese Folklore   The Eyes of the Dragon by Ed Young   Using a Magazine Database Linking to SIRS Discover magazine database for information To log in on a school computer: Customer #: MA1761 Password: 9688	Langston Hughes A short story from America Street: A Multicultural Anthology edited by Anne Mazer Books in our Library Coming Home by Floyd Cooper The DreamKeeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes Pass it On: African American Poetry for Children I am the Darker Brother Websites of Interest: Teacher Resource File Poetry Exhibit
February		Her Stories & The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton   Corretta Scott King Awards for Authors & Illustrators of African descent.
March   Folklore forms	The Hastings Book Fair	Cinderella Stories Cinderella Stories (list of books) Cinderella Stories (by continent) Cinderella Activities Cinderella Versions online
April   African American Inventors Weblinks	Video: The Lure of the Library	Civil Rights in 1963,Birmingham, Alabama   Videodisk: Eyes on the Prize This is a follow up discussion to the reading of the book: The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
May	.Finding Adventure Stories Author Gary Paulsen Author's Homepage	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
June	Summer Reading List Cary Memorial Library Visit 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.	American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne Books on Tape & CD for summer reading

Previous Lessons 2001-2002

Rocks If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian   Ripples Water Music by Jane Yolen  A book of Poetry and Photographs about water.	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?	Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Learn about St. George in art and legend: Story :Saint George and the Dragon Legend: Patron Saint of England Art: Russian Icons of St. George Art: National Gallery of Art for Kids
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky Experiments to measure the earth: Noon Day Experiment Noon Day Project General Procedures Student Projects	Author Study Links (Ms. Heckman's class)	After Harry Potter...what do you read? Great Fantasies for Intermediate Readers.
Storytelling: Greek Myths   What is Mythology?   --		Great Poets for Grade 4 ---------- Finding Good Books Find Good Books by Genre at Nancy Keane's Genre page Books in Series Check book reviews from other students in fourth grade at Zuckerman's Barn Education World's 4th grade reading list 5he grade reading list 6th grade reading list
‰	Winter Solstice by Ellen Jackson   Learn about Winter Solstice Link to Stonehenge	Gilgamesh the King retold and illustrated by Ludmila Zeman This is the oldest epic tale known to man. It was told for over two thousand years in Mesopotamia. Written in cunieform language, it was finally preserved on durable clay tablets which were buried for centuries. They were rediscovered in the 19th century. Cunieform writing Write like a Babylonian Sumerian Writing Cunieform Tablet Cunnieform Writing System Cunnieform Syllabary Cunnieform chart Learn more about the folk artisit featured in this story,
	Using the Opac to find Award Winning Books. Find books by title. Locate Caldecott Award Books. Access the catalog M3 OPAC Use the web version, too.	Mildred Pitts Walter: