Below you will find our Asynchronous Library Lessons.​

June 7 - 11

Beach Story Time
Read the stories below and then write a story about what you would do at the beach! 

A day at the beach (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4marpqNXWhg
The Sand Castle that Lola Built (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yVh8Tu3kE
Beach Day (4) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_FMWKH-_M
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach (7) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ch6aHrkM9M
To the Beach (4) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6pOLAGhEE
Duck and Goose go to the beach (6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Prb4qsjcU
Curious George goes to the Beach (6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIOUcSGZZS0
Chu’s Day at the Beach (4) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb1YBOX9-eM
Ladybug Girl at the Beach (10) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnY0QoTGnK0
If you ever want to bring a piano to the beach, don’t! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfmScXCW5I

​Wednesday - June 2

Read some of the mystery books below. Then write your own mystery. Make sure you include what has happened that needs to be solved (some mysterious activity or a theft would be a great mystery to solve!)
Books:
Scooby Doo and the Chocolate Phantom (10) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4buvjfDaRw
Scooby Doo Keepaway Camp (8) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waylW9RJ-Jg
The Mystery of the Missing Cake (6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0DsB262ozs
Mystery on the Docks (6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0DsB262ozs
The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake (20) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UO-fLPG1kg
Deductive Detective (8) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gux6ITsbFjQ
​Berenstain Bears and the Mansion Mystery (9) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnThFM86lc

May 7 - 14

Kung Pow Chicken!

Watch Chapters 1-5 of Kung Pow Chicken. (We will finish the book next week).

Week 1
Chapters 1-2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVc_97CdjvA
Chapter 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI3_egmB3XU
Chapters 4-5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwbXLOKNDds

When you are finished come up with your superhero origin story (how you became a superhero!).

Think about these questions as you write:
- What superpower would you have?
- How did you get your superpower?
- What does your costume look like?
- How do you keep your superhero identity a secret?
- Who is your evil villain? What are they doing, and how can you stop them?

April 21 - 28
Dogs and Cats!

Watch some of the storytime videos below and then write and illustrate a story (or a comic) that stars a dog or a cat. What kinds of crazy things happen to your dog or cat in the story? This can be any genre you like (scary, funny, realistic) but your main character should be a dog or cat. 
Henry and Mudge (9) - https://youtu.be/4avD7hEafng
Splat the Cat Ice Cream (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2c7DkVCICA
Living Safely with Dogs (7) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P2wwUAAw7g&list=PLnzBjMA-kSShXkqOCV9x2yhvWJEvrojMc&index=33
101 Dalmations (7) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abUU0qRR9cE&list=PLnzBjMA-kSShXkqOCV9x2yhvWJEvrojMc&index=5
Splat the Cat and the Duck (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_EIZa8KIN8
Pig the Stinker (2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dzFVwpEoYg
Pig the Tourist (2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awQ_-gikbIw  
The Night I followed my Dog (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHEhJ-EY4u4

April 13 - 20

Monster Story Time!
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Watch some of the storytime videos below and then write a story about a monster. Make sure you describe what your monster looks like and illustrate at least one picture of your monster. It can be scary or silly, so use your imagination!!


The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster (8) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpeDYyNpiKU
Leonardo the Terrible Monster (3) - https://youtu.be/BXC5qPqJOPk
How to Catch a Monster (3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIoN6XSOYig
The Color Monster (4) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6wIEp-M4tg
Nibbles the Book Monster (7) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyiJs75JGxQ
Monster Trouble (3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0DKQpUKR8
Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M69VI0Hs8lo
Monster Chef (3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWl0LwKEUb0
Lula and the Sea Monster (7) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veIc2BA1dRA

March 24 - April 2

Farm Story Time: 

Choose any of the story time videos to watch. When you finish, write a story about the following prompt: 
Imagine a wacky farm like we read about today. Write and illustrate a story about the silly or weird things the animals do on your farm. 

March 9 - 23

Bug Story Time: 
Choose any of the story time videos to watch. When you finish, write a story about the following prompt: 
Imagine that you are a bug. What kind of bug would you be? How does the world look different to a bug? Write and illustrate a day in the life of a bug. This can be a journal or diary entry (like Diary of a Worm) or you can write this as a story/comic (like Fly Guy).

March 1 - 8
Space Story Time
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Choose any of the story time videos to watch.
When you finish, write a story about an alien! It can include any other characters you want (like robots or people) and it can be funny, serious, or even scary.

Fiction Stories:
Grandmas From Mars (6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGD54_qNQ70
The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot (10) - https://youtu.be/AO5ZzXBlybE

Story Time From Space:
If I Were an Astronaut (7) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wV8yw7iV8w
Max  Goes to Mars (15) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yn92dVxDY
Hey-Ho To Mars We’ll Go (9) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtzMJipiuA

Non-Fiction Stories:
Hidden Figures (11) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRaNQ6jgcVY
Moon! Earth’s Best Friend (5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMtkf8rrxLs
A Computer Called Katherine (9) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtj2E7L3bIs

Thursday 2/25 and Friday 2/26

Pirate Story Time 

Watch the recorded stories below and then complete the writing activity!
- Penguins Make Bad Pirates (9) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usMEVqz4CrU
- The Terrible Horrible Smelly Pirate (8) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HODB5povKY0
- The Pirates Next Door (8) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA6tEvWno8c
- Captain Pugwash (6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt6NHR0f4Rk&list=PLCZ2R1ZnkElS8wjQ17g7_h0JSpat5mQgf&index=1
- Are Pirates Polite (3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BozsguXC27o

Pirate Writing Activity
Imagine that you are a pirate. Write about a day in your life as a pirate. You can write this as a diary or a comic, whichever you prefer. 
When do you wake up? What do you have for breakfast/lunch/dinner? What do you do all day? Where do you go? Who do you talk to? What kind of pirate do you want to be? Why?

2/3 – 2/10
Watch the stories below and then complete this week’s writing activity!
If the Dinosaurs Came Back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUmMIgSygcQ
Danny and the Dinosaur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24p5bndwn5Y
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duIBKHQyUOE
 
Choose one of the two options to write about this week.
1. Write about what you would do if dinosaurs came back. How would you react? What would you do with the dinosaurs? What would change if there were now dinosaurs roaming around?    
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2. Write a Twisted Fairy Tale featuring dinosaurs. (Remember a Twisted Fairy Tale is your own version of a fairy tale.) You can choose any fairy tale that you want, but you must change some (or all!) of the characters into dinosaurs. 
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For Asynchronous Library, feel free to spend time visiting our Virtual Libraries to listen to stories. 
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Click Here to go to our English Virtual Library.

Click Here to go to the Spanish Virtual Library.

Don't forget to "Present" the document so that you can click on the links!

Meeting 4: 


We are taking a step back from our Google Form activities. Students will no longer need to submit assignments.

​Instead of having students complete a Google Form, they will have the opportunity to open the Virtual Library and watch more stories there. 

Meeting 3 Objectives: 

This week we are reading Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller!
As we read we're focusing on:
  • Sequencing or the order of events
  • Characterization or information about the characters including appearance and what they are like
  • Summarizing
  • Problems and Solutions

We have two Activity Forms this week. 
Click Here to access the Sequencing activity. 
Click Here to access the Characterization and Summarizing activity.
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Click Here to come to our Teams Meeting if you have questions or need help. 

Here is a link to the story read aloud if you need to watch it again: https://www.schooltube.com/media/Arnie+the+Doughnut+read+by+Chris+O%27Dowd/1_04aqlutp 

Watch Meeting 3 Below!
Meeting 2 Objectives:
This week we are reading A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon. 
As we read, we're focusing on Cause and Effect, and looking at the different Causes and Effects throughout the story. We are also working on our summarizing skills, and paying attention to main characters, setting, problems, and solutions.

After you watch the meeting, complete the activity below. 
2nd Grade Activity link: ​https://forms.gle/Xr5yq9S24fjkKYSV7

If you want to watch the story again here is A Bad Case of the Stripes read aloud: ​https://youtu.be/cKaQXmRvpvw
Here is the optional activity for our week's story. 
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Here is the video for our meeting. >>>>

If you have questions after you watch the video, go to our Teams Meeting during our Fine Arts time. 
Here is the link for our Teams Meeting!
Meeting 1
This week we are reading Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen. 
As we read, we're focusing on how the different characters feel about what is going on during the story. We are also thinking about the importance of rules, and if it is ever ok to break the rules. 
●Link to story ​read aloud​: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18NCobS43c&feature=youtu.be
●Link to story ​activity​: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeB8lpVQLR12Tvku4vzrI-X38aUscGMRqrIrU0xJkfSQ0V-Cw/viewform
The Library Lion Coloring document is an optional activity booklet that you can print if you would like. This is not an assignment, so it does not need to be submitted if you choose to complete it. 
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