Pre-K & Kindergarten Library Rhyme Time Ac7vi7es

1. Read and learn the nursery rhymes. (Look at the aaached nursery rhymes) 2. Make a list or think of words that rhyme. It’s ok to make up your own words! 3. Draw illustra*on for the nursery rhymes. Label the illustra*on with leaers or words you know. 4. Look for things at home that are in the nursery rhymes; dog, bone, cat, spoon, miaens, shoe… 5. Look for le;ers around your house. 6. Look for numbers around the house. 7. Find things that start with the same sound as your name. Find things for every leaer of your name. 8. Use any book you have and find the cover, spine, *tle, author and illustrator. 9. Look for words or leaers you know in a book or magazine. 10. Build a blanket fort or find a good outdoor reading spot and read your favorite book!

Library Rhyme Time Little Miss Muffet Humpty Dumpty Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Eating her curds and whey; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Along came a spider, All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Who sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away Knick-Knack Paddywhack

This old man, Mary Had a Little Lamb He played one. Mary had a little lamb, He played knick-knack on my drum. Its fleece was white as snow. With a knick-knack paddywhack And everywhere that Mary went, Give a dog a bone. The lamb was sure to go. This old man came rolling home. It followed her to school one day,

Which was against the rules. Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey, diddle diddle, It made the children laugh and play The cat and the fiddle, To see a lamb at school. The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. To see such sport, There was an old woman who lived in a And the dish ran away with the spoon. shoe. She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do. Hickory, Dickory Dock She gave them some broth and a big slice Hickory, dickory dock of bread, The mouse ran up the clock; Kissed them all soundly and sent them to The clock struck one, bed. And down he run,

Hickory, dickory dock. Three Little Kittens Jack and Jill The three little kittens, they lost their Jack and Jill went up the hill mittens, To fetch a pail of water; And they began to cry, Jack fell down and broke his crown, “Oh mother dear we sadly fear And Jill came tumbling after. that we have lost our mittens.” “What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens! To Market, to Market Then you shall have no pie.” To market, to market, to buy a fat pig. “Meow, meow, meow.” Home again, home again, jiggity jig. “Then you shall have no pie.” To market, to market, to buy a fat hog. Home again, home again, joggity jog

1st & 2nd Grade Library Skills Practice 1. Write the *tles of 3 of your favorite books. 2. Draw a picture from one of your favorite books. Include the se?ng 2 characters. Label 2 parts of your picture. 3. Think of a *me that you had a problem. Act out 2 different solu*ons to your problem. 4. Think of 5 different things that you did today. Write them down in sequen*al order. 5. Think about a character from one of your favorite movies or TV shows. Make a list of 3 character traits that this character has. 6. Compare and Contrast yourself to your favorite book character. Write down 3 things that are the same and 3 things that are different. 7. If you could write a non-fic*on book about any topic, what would you write about, and why? 8. Find a piece of non-fic*on wri*ng and look at 3 pictures. Write the cap*ons that are with them or make up your own. 9. Find a graph or chart in a non-fic*on book/text. What is the *tle of the graph or chart? Write 1 to 3 things someone can learn from the graph? 10. Find the glossary in a non-fic*on book. Find three words someone else might not know. Write a meaningful sentence for each word or copy sentences from the book using each word. 3rd & 4th Grade Library Skills Prac7ce

1. Find a book to read. Talk or write about the story elements. (Se?ng, characters, plot, conflict/problem, theme) 2. Pick someone in your family that is most like your favorite character. Design a poster of them or make a finger puppet. 3. Read to a sibling, pet or stuffed animal. It can be a book, cereal box, newspaper, magazine or whatever has words. 4. Look out your window, write a story using objects that you see. 5. Look for text features in your book. Can you find a table of contents, chapters, index, glossary, author, and illustrator? 6. Act out your favorite event, scene, or sec*on of a story. 7. Take a walk and write down 10-15 things you see. Alphabe*ze the list. Make categories. For example, things found in nature, animals, objects, and etc. 8. Draw/design a new cover for a book or story. Design a bookmark that represents the story. 9. Write a new ending to a story or tale. 10. Write a leaer to your librarian. You can send it to your school address. 5th & 6th Grade Library Skills Practice

1. Read for 30 minutes (you can do this every day if you want…) 2. Alphabe*ze your personal book library by author 3. Prac%ce reading a paragraph that has dialogue - make sure you change your voice when a character speaks out loud. Then read that paragraph out loud to a parent. 4. Alphabe*ze your personal book library by 'tle (if “the”, “a” or ”an” are the first words, ignore them and alphabe*ze by the second word in the *tle) 5. Make a list of what you read today (ie: cereal box, milk carton, library book, TV cap*ons) 6. Put your personal book library in order by copyright date 7. List the publishers and their ci*es of all your books– in which city are most of the publishers located? 8. Read to a younger sibling, pet, parent, or stuffed animal for 30 minutes 9. Make a list of your favorite books. Then make a list of all the books you would like to read. 10. Make another list of everything you read today. Compare it to your list from last week. Add five more items to it. Pre-K & Kinder 1st & 2nd Grade (continued) 11. Discuss with your family the difference between fiction (made up 15. Who is the main character of your fiction book and what problem stories) and non-fiction (books that give facts and information). is the character trying to solve? 12. Read a fiction book or tell a fictional story to someone in your 16. Before reading your fiction book, take a picture walk. What house. characters do you see? What do you think the setting is? 13. Design a cover for your very own fiction book. Remember that a 17. What is a problem your predict a character will have? What did fiction covers includes the title, author and an illustration. you see that makes you think that? 14. Read a non-fiction book or make observations of the world 18. Read a non-fiction book and look for bold-faced words. When around you. you see a bold-faced word, read it 3 times and then ask someone in 15. Design a cover for a non-fiction book. Remember that a non- your house to tell you what the word means. fiction cover includes the title, author and a picture (illustration or 19. Write a friendly letter to your school librarian. Mail it to your school. photograph). 20. Where is your favorite place in or outside of your house to read? 16. Find a recipe. Is a recipe fiction or non-fiction? You can try Go to that place and read your favorite book! making the recipe with your family if you like. 3rd & 4th Grades 17. Poll the people in your home. Tally who likes to read fiction and 11. Read or write a poem to celebrate National Poetry Month. non-fiction. Make sure to include yourself. 12. Write lyrics to a song and create a story with them 18. What is your favorite non-fiction topic? Make a list of three topics 13. Write a letter to your favorite book character. you would like to learn more about. 14. Read a book and draw a picture of the Main Character 19. Biographies are non-fiction books about people. Interview 15. Pick a word and write it down: think of 10 other words that rhyme with someone in your home to learn more about them. your word. 20. Who is your favorite fiction book character? Tell someone in your 16. Read to someone in your family, read in a new place, read in the dark house why you like that character. with a flashlight 17. Make a “Spring” Card for someone 1st & 2nd Grades 18. Create a bookmark for you and a family member 11. Predict ~ Look at the cover of your fiction book. What do you 19. Write the steps for “How to Read a Story” think it will be about? 20. Take off your shoes and read, read in a new place, read in your pj’s, read outside 12. Draw the setting of a story you read. 13. Write a sentence from your book that you could visualize (saw the picture in your mind). Draw what you visualized from the sentence. 14. Find the title, author, illustrator, spine, and back cover of a book you're reading. What street (or shelf) would you find this book in your library. (Hint ~ you need to know the author) Books can take you places! 5th & 6th Grades Extensions & Optional Explorations

11. Think about your favorite book and the setting. If the setting Find the online resources listed below by gong to www.usd383.org was 50 years earlier, how would that change the story? and clicking on the red banner for Continuous Learning Plan. 12. Thinking about your favorite book, if the main character was 20 Go to Technology Resources, and scroll to the bottom of the page, years older or younger, how would that change the story? or use the web address below if provided. 13. Write a different ending to your favorite book. 14. Write a different beginning to your favorite book. Pre-K & Kinder: 15. Design a bookmark for the book you are currently reading. Tumblebooks - listen to or read books online with your family! 16. Write a letter to your favorite author telling them why you like their books. WorldBook Online Kids - Visit this site to learn about and research some 17. Look at a nonfiction text (hardcover or digital) and list at of your favorite topics! Use the info below to login: least five different text features. Username: usd383 18. Talk to a parent or sibling about the book you are reading. Pasword: kansas 19. Ask a parent or another adult what book they loved when they were your age. 1st & 2nd Grades: 20. Count how many t-shirts in your home have writing on them. Explore the Library Catalog for your school! Go to www.usd383.follettdestiny.com and click on your school.

Find Tumblebooks on your library’s webpage. Click on it and read a book about an animal you like!

Have you read 3rd & 4th Grades: Wonderopolis - www.wonderopolis.org Use this site to “wonder” about today? things that interest you!

Time for Kids - www.timeforkids.com - from the makers of Time Magazine, learn about the world around you!

5th & 6th Grades: Explore the Library Catalog for your school!

Go to www.usd383.follettdestiny.com and click on your school.

Take a look at the resources your librarians have put there, and exploreI Pre-K & Kinder 3rd & 4th Grades A fairy tale is a story about magic and legendary deeds. Examples: Snow • Create a word search using favorite book characters or book titles White, Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Bean Stalk, The Gingerbread Man, • Use blankets/towels/pillows/chairs to build a fort in your house. Read in etc... the fort for 20 minutes • Write YOUR own version of “The Three Little Pigs” (for example “The 3 Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark) and read it to a family member, or • Make a list of fairy tales to add to the list above. your toys, pets, or stuffed animals • Create a puppet to tell or act out a story. Sock puppets or stuffed • Book in a bag - Read a story and find objects that represent it. Place animals work great! the objects in a bag. Take out the objects and use them to retell the • If you were a character in a Fairy Tale, who would you be? A queen, story. king, prince, princess, wolf, giant, troll, etc.. • Create your own “Go Fish” card game with cards that represent the • What would your fairytale land look like? Tell someone all about it, setting, characters, plot of a story draw a picture or create a diorama of your fairytale land. • Write a graphic novel (comic) version of a story • Create a kingdom in your home or yard. • Come up with your own illustrations for your graphic novel and put them • Act out your Fairytale in the kingdom you created. all together and share it with someone in your home! • Create a mask of a favorite character. • Make a list of all the books or other things you’ve read while you’ve • Pick two fairy tales, compare how they are alike and how they are been home. Do you notice a pattern? different. • Write a letter to your School Librarian. Tell them what you’ve been up • Find five different spots to read! Think about the fairy tales above, are to, and if if there are books (or subjects) that you think they should add there any places near you like the stories that you could read in? to the library, let them know! 1st & 2nd Grades • Design a cover for your very own fiction book. Remember to include the title, author, and an illustration. • Read a graphic novel. If you don’t have one at home, make your own! Don’t forget to include speech bubbles. • Read a recipe. Then make the recipe with a family member. • Poll the people in your family to see who likes to read fiction or non- fiction. Make sure to include yourself. Make a graph with your results. • Who is your favorite fiction character? Draw a picture of your favorite character. • Read a poem for National Poetry Month. Try to memorize it then recite it to your family. Libraries store the energy that fuels the • Draw a map of the library at your school. Label the section where your imagination. They open up windows to favorite books are. • Think of a word. Write it down and try to write down as many rhyming the world…. - Sidney Shelton words as you can. • Grab a flashlight and read a book in your closet. Summer will be here before you know it. Are you READ-y? • Create a bookmark for you and your family. 5th & 6th Grades Optional Online Extensions • Research the terms epidemic and pandemic. Compare how these terms are similar and different. Pre-K • Define the term virus. Why is Covid 19 more serious than some other • Discover more fairytales on storynory.com viruses you read about? • Visit scholastic.com/learnathome for some daily Fiction & Non- • Continue using your research skills. Research the terms quarantine Fiction! and social distancing. Have a family debate about whether you are in 1st & 2nd quarantine or limiting your exposure? What are the benefits of social Visit the USD383 website - usd383.org and find the Continuous distancing? Learning Plan website and the “Resources” page. • Research the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. Read for basic information With someone in your home EXPLORE a resource about previous pandemics. (Did you know this wasn’t our first pandemic?) - Try Tumblebooks to read a book online, or • Put it all together. Organize all the information you gathered and share - Try Audiobookcloud to LISTEN to a book online! this information with your family. Keep track of any questions they ask and be willing to research to find the answers. Alternate ending: 3rd & 4th Generate a list of 3 ways the 1918 and 2019 pandemics are alike and Visit abcya.com different. - Pick your grade level and work through the activities • Looking forward to summer...research Kansas State Parks. After reading about each one, list the top 3 State Parks you would like to Visit www.wonderapolis.org visit. - Read about the “daily” wonder or visit past wonders • Using your top 3 State Parks list, give your family a “mini sales pitch” then poll your family and determine which State Park they would like to 5th & 6th visit. Visit worldbookonline.com • Plan a trip to the State Park your family picked. Calculate the mileage. - Research pandemics by going to World Book Student Will you camp or just spend the day? Do State Parks have usage fees? - Click on the “Special Reports” to read about Medical Advances • Write a tentative activity list for your day at the Park. List your activities of the 20th Century in order from most important to least important. Have fun researching - What advancement in medicine do you think is the most and planning a delightful trip. important one?

A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.

Summer will be here before you know it. Are you READ-y?