I know, it is still November, but in my book, the Monday after Thanksgiving officially starts HOLIDAY TIME in the media center. I always have SO many ideas and so little time, but this year we have almost four full weeks in school before vacation! Here is the e-mail I sent out to my teachers describing what I will be doing in the media center this holiday season:
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Research Skills Lessons
Grades 4 & 5
Winter Holiday Web Quest: Bring your students down to the media center for some holiday research using our GCPS databases. I will pair them in groups of 2 and I will send them on a hunt through our databases for information on winter holidays. They will need to find the answers to specific questions using the GCPS databases.
Grades 2-5
Holiday Dictionary Dash: Holiday words are highlighted in this FUN dictionary game.
Story Time all grade levels welcome!
Week of November 26 – Holiday Kick off with a Sweet Treat
Story time: Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
We’ll decorate paper gingerbread babies after the story (and maybe even have a gingerbread treat).
Week of December 3 – Hanukkah
Story time: The Magic Dreidels by Eric Kimmel
We will play a round of the dreidel game after the story.
Week of December 10 – Going Green For the Holidays
Story time: Night Tree by Eve Bunting
We will make a Christmas ornament for the student to take home and hang on an outside tree for an animal. I will also have handouts for having a “green” Holiday.
Week of December 17 – Kwanzaa
Story time: Seven Spools of Thread by Angela Shelf Medearis
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I am still looking for an activity for my Kwanzaa book, so if you have any ideas out there, PLEASE leave a comment - this is a holiday I am not too familiar with!
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Well, I have been spending my spare time the last few days reading through your blog and loving it. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas. I have lots of great things to try. I also want to thank you for motivating me to add a little something to spark my lessons! I've been feeling so bogged down that I've forgotten to put some fun into my planning! Would you be willing to share your Holiday Dictionary Dash and your Winter Holiday Webquest?
Thanks for being an inspiration.
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