Library Lessons

Extension Activities
Poetry. Miss Brooks loves to celebrate books. Some of the topics her students are interested
in include cowboys, dogs, fairies, and trains. Invite students to write an acrostic poem based
on their favorite book topics. In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line lined up vertically
spells a word.
Example:
Wrinkly warts and smelly ogres
Are the
Reasons
That Missy
Started loving books
Reading. Students may enjoy discovering the classic books that Miss Brooks is so fond
of sharing with her students:
• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. HarperCollins, 1942.
• Shrek by William Steig. Squarefish, 1990.
• The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff. Random House Books for Young Readers, 1937.
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1987.
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins, 1963.
Read-Alikes. Other picture books that feature finding a just-right book include the following:
• The Best Book to Read by Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom. Ransom House, 2008.
• Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind by Judy Finchler. Walker and Co., 2010.
• Wild about Books by Judy Sierra. Random House, 2004.
Writing. Miss Brooks enjoys holidays. Michael Emberley’s illustrations depict library celebrations
for Halloween, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiving, Groundhog Day,
and President’s Day. Challenge the students to pick their favorite holiday and create a list of at
least five ways it can be celebrated in the library.
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Rhyme Time Riddles
Introduction: Of course Miss Brooks loves books; she is the school librarian!
Many people use their special skills to help make schools an interesting and safe place.
Suggested Grade Level: K–2
Time Allocation: 10–15 minutes
Objectives:
• The student will review the definition for rhyme and rhyming words.
• The student will use knowledge of the school community to solve rhyming riddles.
Materials:
• A copy of Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don’t)
• School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles visual and activity sheet
• Writing tools
Procedure:
1. Introduce the lesson by reading the featured book to the students.
2. Explain to the students that this fun lesson is based on rhyming and riddles. Define rhymes as
words that sound the same at the end of the word. Use “Brooks” and “books” as an example
of words that rhyme. Define a riddle as a puzzling question that needs to be answered.
3. Display the School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles visual. Read the contents to the students.
Accept all reasonable answers to the questions. Common answers include Mr. Lad teaches
math, Coach McCall is a physical education teacher, and Miss Malone works in the school’s
office as a secretary.
4. Distribute the activity sheets and writing tools. Students may work individually or in pairs.
When students are finished, check for understanding.
Part I Answers: 1. D, 2. F, 3. E, 4. C, 5. A, 6. B. Part II answers will vary.
5. Encourage students to share their choices of favorite school worker with the class.
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School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles
Miss Brooks loves books. Of course she does! She is the school librarian.
Use the following rhyming statements to figure out what these people do to make
school an interesting and safe place.
Mr. Lad sure can add.
What subject do you think Mr. Lad teaches?
Coach McCall plays baseball.
What class does Coach McCall likely teach?
Miss Malone uses the phone.
Where do you think Miss Malone works?
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School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles
Miss Brooks loves books. Of course she does! She is the school librarian.
Miss Brooks loves books, and she is a librarian. What if other workers in school had jobs that rhymed
with what they were good at doing?
Part I
Directions: Place the letter of the job you think each person has.
1. ____ Mr. McQueen scrubs things clean.
A. School Bus Driver
2. ____ Miss Bell keeps us well.
B. Cafeteria Worker
3. ____ Mrs. King likes to sing.
C. Art Teacher
4. ____ Mr. Law helps us draw.
D.Custodian
5. ____ Ms. Clive sure can drive.
E. Music Teacher
6. ____ Mrs. Bunch makes us lunch.
F. School Nurse
Part II
Who is your favorite school worker? ______________________________________________
List three reasons why this person is your favorite.
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
Extra Credit: On the back of this paper draw your favorite school worker.
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Graphing in the Library
Introduction: Miss Brooks loves many kinds of books. She is also a fan of holidays, costumes, and
stuffed animals. What if she were to poll her students to see what their favorite things are?
Suggested Grade Level: K–3
Time Allocation: 15–25 minutes
Objectives:
• The student will collect, organize, and display data to make a bar graph.
• The student will interpret and analyze the data contained on a bar graph.
Materials:
• A copy of Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I Don’t)
• Miss Brooks’s Favorite Books and Miss Brooks’s Favorite Holidays visuals
• Sticky notes (one for each student)
• Bar Graph Terms visual (optional)
• Assessment activity sheet: Miss Brooks’s Favorite Book Topics (optional)
Procedure:
1. Introduce the lesson by reading the featured book to the students. As you read the book,
emphasize the book titles, holidays, and book topics mentioned in the story.
2. Inform the students they will be using some of the Miss Brooks’s favorite things to create a bar
graph. Note: If this is a lesson introducing bar graphs, review the Bar Graph Terms visual with
the students.
3. Display Miss Brooks’s Favorite Books visual. After reviewing the contents of the graph, read the
questions at the bottom of the visual to the students and have them respond.
4. Project or display Miss Brooks’s Favorite Holidays visual on a surface that will allow students to
vote with their sticky notes.
5. Distribute sticky notes to the students. Instruct them to vote for their favorite holiday by
placing a sticky note in the proper place in the displayed bar graph grid.
6. Review the students’ votes as displayed on the bar graph. Ask the students the questions
found at the bottom of the visual. The answers will vary from class to class.
Assessment Activity:
Check for understanding using the Miss Brooks’s Favorite Book Topics activity sheet.
Answers
1.
What is the title of this bar graph? Miss Brooks’s Favorite Book Topics
2.
How many categories does this bar graph include? 4
3.
What book topic has the most votes? Fairy Tales
4.
How many votes does Cowboy Legends have? 3
5.
What is the least popular book topic? Train Books
6.
How many total students voted for a favorite book topic? 14
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Miss Brooks’s Favorite Books
Number of Student Votes
5
4
3
2
1
Where the Wild
Things Are
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar
The Runaway
Bunny
Babar
Shrek!
Missy and her classmates were asked to pick the book they liked best from Miss Brooks’s
favorite titles. Each student was given a sticky note and asked to place it on the bar graph.
Using the information on the bar graph, answer these questions:
1.
What is the title of this bar graph?
2.
How many categories does this bar graph include?
3.
What book got the most votes?
4.
How many students voted for The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
5.
What is the least popular book?
6.
How many total students are in Missy’s class?
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Miss Brooks’s Favorite Holidays
6
Number of Student Votes
5
4
3
2
1
Chinese New
Year
Thanksgiving
St. Patrick’s Day
Valentine’s Day
President’s Day
Questions:
1. How many categories does this bar graph include?
2. What holiday has the most votes?
3. How many votes does St. Patrick’s Day have?
4. What is the least popular holiday?
5. What is the difference between the holiday with the most votes and the least votes?
6. How many total students voted for a holiday?
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Bar Graph Terms
Bar Graph
Categories
Comparing
Data
Horizontal
Vertical
Title
A graph that shows data using bars
The items or data that are being grouped based on
their similarities for the purpose of the graph
The similarities and differences of the data displayed on
the bar graph
Information collected about people or things
The bottom line of a graph, which goes in the direction
of east–west. The categories usually appear here.
The line on the left side of the graph, which goes in the
direction of north–south. The number of times for the
category appears here.
The statement that tells what the bar graph is about
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Miss Brooks’s Favorite Book Topics
Number of Student Votes
5
4
3
2
1
Dog Stories
Fairy Tales
Train Books
Cowboy
Legends
1.
What is the title of this bar graph?
2.
How many categories does this bar graph include?
3.
What book topic got the most votes?
4.
How many students voted for Cowboy Legends?
5.
What is the least popular book topic?
6.
How many total students voted for a favorite book topic?
Extra Credit: Can you think of some other questions to ask about the information on this bar
graph? Write these questions down. Be prepared to share these questions with the class.
1.
2.
3.
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