Annual Bookmark Contest!

We had our first annual bookmark contest!

I talked about it in library class and sent out emails to teachers. I also gave every teacher 30 copies of the entry form. Shout out to Kelly Cook for the awesome idea, and for sharing her entry form file!

The entry form said: 

First Annual Bookmark Contest to celebrate 

April’s School Library Month!

Design a bookmark in the space below using only black and white. We suggest practicing 

in pencil first and then go over with a fine tip black marker or pen. We will be making 

copies of the winning bookmarks!

Please return your entry to the Ogden East School Library by April 20th! We suggest you 

stay within the theme "Unlimited possibilities @ your library®." Contest is open to 

Grades PreK – 5. Two winners will be chosen from each grade and copies of their 

bookmarks will be available in the Ogden East School Library during May! 

The winners will receive a coupon for a free book (up to $11.00) at the Spring Book Fair! 

Good Luck!

I was not expecting much, but we got about 60 entries and picked 12 winners! Here a few:

 

Here is one of our most excited winners: 

She was so happy to show off her book fair certificate! Each winner received $11 for the book fair! (The number one is lucky in India, so I always try to include it!)

Here is our cutie-patootie spending her winnings! 

Thanks for reading! Do you have a bookmark contest? Please share what you do! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!

Keep reading!
Mrs. Thakkar

Book Fair is coming! This is how we get ready!

Hi everyone!

Our 2nd book fair is coming and I made these a long time ago, but finally shared it on TPT! They are IB at the Book Fair posters! Enjoy!

I also have sort of a media blitz for our book fair this time!

I sent out:
4 weeks to Book Fair: April Calendar + info on the back

   

Website for Calendars

Please plan to visit the Spring Book Fair doc

3 weeks to Book Fair: Nothing - week before Spring Break
2 weeks to Book Fair - Coloring sheet (online from Scholastic) + info on the back (same as April Calendar)

1 week to Book Fair: Classroom Wishlist (Color/draw/write choice) + info on how to purchase for Wishlist

 



On the back of all: 

I use these and put some up (have fast finishers do two (ask them very excitedly and they are usually happy to do it) and send the rest home. Great way to remind parents and students! Need these? Go to the Book Fair Blog Post Folder to find the Classroom Wish Lists (all 3 versions) and the Classroom Wish List instructions (back). 

Thanks for reading! Let me know how you get ready for the book fair! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!

  

Keep reading,

Mrs. Thakkar

April Fools' Keep Coming Back!

I made some little April Fools' Day Jokes and one of my teacher's saw them on Facebook and then in the library the next morning and wanted her students to make their own too! 

This is what they came up with:

 

They are just so creative!

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you use this silly idea too! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!

Keep reading! 

Mrs. Thakkar

Magical Videos with Magisto

I will be presenting at Tech Talk on Magisto, and I made a little video to teach how to use it! Try it out at magisto.com!




Thanks for reading! Let me know how you used Magisto! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!


Keep reading, 
Mrs. Thakkar

Happy April Fools' Day!

I saw this idea on Pinterest: http://hafuboti.com/2013/04/01/library-fools/

I thought it was completely hilarious and wanted to do something similar...so I made up my own!

Our 2 most checked out easy fiction books [Fly Guy (Tedd Arnold)
and Gingerbread Man (Mike Lowery)] ...had to combine them!

 

Our 2 most checked out fiction books [Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (Jeff Kinney)
and Juliet the Valentine Fairy (Daisy Meadows)]...had to combine them!

My absolute favorite:

The whole board:

Want them? Click here! 
I realize that this probably goes against all kinds of copyright rules,
BUT all the works are cited in the document and after my signature!
I love all the author and illustrator ideas and wanted to play and share my new silly ideas!

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you use this silly idea too! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!

Keep reading! 

Mrs. Thakkar
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Works Cited:
Arnold, Tedd. Hi! Fly Guy. New York: Scholastic, 2005. 
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford, the Big Red Dog. New York: Scholastic, 1985. 
Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. New York: Amulet, 2013. 
Meadows, Daisy. Juliet the Valentine Fairy. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2009. 
Murray, Laura, and Mike Lowery. The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011. 
Seuss, Dr. Horton Hears a Who! New York: Random House, 1954. 
Watt, Melanie. Scaredy Squirrel. Toronto: Kids Can, 2006. 
Willems, Mo. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. New York: Hyperion for Children, 2003.

Library Confessions

Our 2nd graders are starting an iMovie project. The students will teach how to use the library to our younger kids. I found this on one of the iPads and had to share. Put on the closed captions (CC) for all the secrets....

 

Kids are so funny... =)

Thanks for reading! Let me know how you are using iMovie or videos in the comments! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!

Keep reading, 

Mrs. Thakkar

Aurasma Day 1

Ahhhhh! Technology, kids, and apps, oh my! It was chaotic, but so much fun to see our students come alive and share their knowledge and creativity! 

To start, each child was assigned a group and a role.
I used our Learner Profiles as groups/subjects, and had 10 groups. 

I had 3 roles - 
1. Videographer
2. Director
3. Recorder

I assigned all the groups and all the roles. 

When the students came in, I started with a short discussion of what an aura or aurasma might be. I then explained what it was and that we were going to make one! I showed my video. Then I split up the groups. Each was assigned an adult helper (I was lucky to have 2 parent volunteers that day, and the classroom teacher and myself, which helped split things up). Each group was given their learner profile and the instructions. 

Taking video!

First, each group read the directions. Each adult explained the roles. The recorder was to read the description of the learner profile. The videographer would videotape and hold the iPad. The director would say "action!", "cut", etc! Then they had to go to Aurasma, choose the video they just made, make it the aura and assign it a trigger (the picture on their learner profile). Then they were given their iPad and told to try it out! It. Was. Amazing!

Reflective

Caring

By the end of it, we had students making videos on their favorite books and then making an aura! More to come on that later!

If you want to try it, try the handout and video!

Thanks for reading! Let me know how you are using Aurasma in the comments! I would love to hear your wonderful ideas!

Keep reading!
Mrs. Thakkar

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