Day 4

It's National Library Week! I did a couple of different activities with the third grade classes I worked with today. First of all, the theme this year is reading is a treat, and Deb, my cooperating LMS got a large poster from the higher ups that work with NLW. The poster is divided into 96 perfect squares with a number on the back of each square that is then matched up to a big poster with the 96 numbers on it. It is put back together by matching up the the numbers square by square leaving the students guessing as to what the big picture is. It's actually a large banana split sundae that looks like a smiley face, has jimmies in the background, and has the phrase, "Reading is a Treat" on it.

Each class today played library word bingo. Each student was given a card with 25 squares with library words on them, (bookmark, video, Melville Dewey, non-fiction, etc.). I, or a student would then pick one of the words out of the basket and read it aloud. The students would then mark the word on their card with a macaroni noodle until someone got a bingo. When a student got a bingo, they would then come up and pick one of the 96 cards and then tape it to the large board and begin putting the picture back together. Each class was limited to 6 squares because every class in the school will eventually have a shot this week to add to the picture. I also gave away NLW bookmarks once all the classes' allotted cards were picked. For the most part, the classes did well, although in one of the classes a few students had problems with the macaroni noodles. The noodles were being thrown around the room, broken into pieces and eaten. However it was only a select few students and they didn't ruin the experience for everyone else.

I also helped shelve books today during down time before, in between, and after the third graders were here. No matter how many books I put away, there always seems to be an endless supply of books on the carts ready to be re-shelved. I thought the activity I did today was a great way to inform students about National Library Week and to get them excited about libraries and all the possibilities libraries present them with.

Elementary practicum hours today: 7.5
Elementary practicum hours total: 29