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Monday Read Aloud: The Incredible Book Eating Boy By Oliver Jeffers

Weekly Plan May 11th – May 15th

We are looking at a lot of rain in the forecast, so I thought why not celebrate the love of stories this week?  If the weather turns out to be sunny, there’s nothing like reading and crafting outside!

Today I’ll be sharing with you a story from one of my most favourite author and illustrators, Oliver Jeffers.  Every children’s book Oliver Jeffers has published I have read and loved.  His creativity is outstanding – have you seen this inspiring video he created?  Before reading today’s story, I highly recommend you watch it.  And if you don’t already, I’m sure you’ll love Jeffers as much as I do after watching it.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy” is the story about a boy who loves books differently than you or I.  From the publisher:

“Like many children, Henry loves books. Though Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them! But one day he feels sick to his stomach.  Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth?”
Find today’s story here:

What did you think?  I do not recommend eating books but reading them will definitely make you smarter!  There’s a reason Dr. Seuss said,

“The more that you read, the more things you will know.  The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” 

Here’s to reading and reading and eating… whoops!

😉 Mme Zibin

 

 

Robo-Sauce

From the duo who brought you, “Dragon’s Love Tacos“, today’s story, “Robo-Sauce” is, well, awesome-sauce and the perfect ingredient to kick off Robot Week!

Check out the funny book trailer from the author Adam Rubin and illustrator Daniel Salmieri:

Hilarious, right?

Tomorrow we design our robots for our robot builds on Thursday.  When reading “Robo-Sauce” today, look at all of the interesting robots included in the story.  See what type of robots give you ideas for your own robot design.

I sure enjoyed making the video and I’m happy to say I made our principal laugh when I showed him.  Success!  He thought the sound effects were funny too – robots make noises after all!

Find today’s reading of “Robo-Sauce” here:

Want to make your own Robo-Sauce?  Check out the recipe here at Forks & Folly to make your own:

From Forks & Folly

ACTIVATE ROBO-DAY BLAST – 

🙂 Mme Zibin

 

 

A Sidewalk Flower Scavenger Hunt

Grab a camera or a some paper and a pencil and take a walk around your neighbourhood!  Like the little girl Tally in our read aloud yesterday, see where you can find pops of colour and beauty in your community.  If you can, document your finds with a camera or take some time to sketch what you see with paper and a pencil.*

Be Considerate

Picking flowers are a lot of fun, however when you are out walking, know your flowers before picking them.  Refrain from picking any flowers native to our Island as many are endangered and a fragile part of our ecosystem.  That’s why taking pictures of your finds is such a great idea!  Picking dandelions, daisies and other introduced wild flowers is fine.  In consideration of your neighbours, never pick flowers from someone’s property.

Mme Zibin’s teeny bouquet of introduced wildflowers.
Mme Zibin’s Scavenger Hunt Finds

With more time, I have been walking a minimum of 6 kilometres every day.  I have found lots of unique flowers all around my neighbourhood and took lots of pictures.  Do you know any of the flowers pictured below?

Now when it comes to actual sidewalk flowers, I only found dandelions and that’s alright!  I am sad to say that I have lived in my neighbourhood for over 10 years and other than the daisies and the dandelions, I never noticed the other beautiful flowers in my community.  Many of the flowers I found are introduced, meaning they are not from or native to Vancouver Island.   However, many flowers I did find come from our beautiful island.    Can you guess which flowers are native flowers and which flowers are introduced?

I learned the names of the flowers I found using the app Seek:

Here are the flowers I found all around my neighbourhood:
  1.  Common Stork’s Bill: Introduced; Native to the Mediterranean
  2. Common Grape Hyacinth: Introduced; Native to Europe
  3. Red Dead Nettle: Introduced; Native to Europe and Asia
  4. Common Daisy: Introduced; Native to Europe
  5. Oregon Grape: Native to Vancouver Island
  6. Skunk Cabbage: Native to Vancouver Island
  7. Wood Forget-me-not: Introduced; Native to Europe
  8. Redwood Violet: Native to Vancouver Island
  9. Henderson’s Shooting Star: Native to Vancouver Island
  10. Dandelion: Introduced; Native to Europe

French:  Dandelion comes from the French term, “dent de lion“.  What does “dent de lion” mean in English?

I can’t wait to see what you and your family find on your scavenger hunt!  I hope you had fun and were inspired to get out more to see what else you may find on your walks in the future.  Flowers, just like everything else, change with the seasons!

*If you would like to share your pictures, please see the “Submitting Student Work Tab” on the blog main page.   Email your submissions to me at dzibin@sd79.bc.ca

 

Monday Read Aloud: Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson

Bonjour mes amis!

Weekly Library Lessons at a Glance

Welcome to our very first library lesson!  Before we begin, I just wanted to explain two important points:

  1. The password for Monday read alouds — or any read alouds for that matter – will always be the same.  The password was emailed to parents by our school principal in a newsletter home Friday, April 10th.  The password is also available on our school Library Learning Commons Facebook page.  If you are still having trouble locating the password, please feel free to email Mme Zibin at dzibin@sd79.bc.ca.
  2. If you would like to skip the daily lesson preamble or find the weekly lessons quickly, please visit the “Weekly Library Lessons” tab in the top right hand side of the main page.  If you are on your iPad, you will have to turn the iPad to landscape to see the tabs.
How to locate the Weekly Library Lessons tab

Now let’s begin!

This week’s read aloud is the lovely story “Sidewalk Flowers” by author and award-winning poet JonArno Lawson.  “Sidewalk Flowers” is a wordless picture book beautifully illustrated by artist Sydney Smith.  Wordless?  Don’t worry; I added my own story to share with you all!

Designed like a graphic novel, the story appears in panels.  I had to read the illustrations really carefully to come up with the story!    I also had the help of Melissa Rabbe, a student who did a project on the book and published her version on YouTube.  I want to thank her for giving me direction for my version of the story.

From the back of the picture book:

“A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father.  Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.   [Beautifully] brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.”

Questions to think about before, during and after the story:
  1. How do Tally’s gestures of kindness make the recipient feel afterwards?  Why do you think this?
  2. How do Tally’s gestures of kindness make her feel afterwards?  Why do you think this?
  3. Making Connections:  Have you ever surprised someone with a kind gesture?  Why? Explain.
Find my reading of the story here:

Epic Books

If you would like to read “Sidewalk Flowers” on your own, there is a copy available on the reading platform Epic Books.  If you would like your child to have a free Epic Books account until the end of June, please email me and I will send you an invite and add your child to my class.  Epic Books also has a ton of French at different reading levels!

Mme Zibin’s page on Epic Books
Tomorrow’s Activity

Tomorrow join me for a Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt!  What flowers will you find around you?  How can we share the colour and beauty with others?

À demain!

🙂 Mme Zibin