Lowell Library Newsletter
January 2024
Hello Lowell Families and Caregivers!
April brought us lots of poems at all grade levels! We learned that many picture books we read are poems stretched out and illustrated and often include rhyme, repetition, rhythm, and many other poetic elements. Watching poems read by the poets themselves also let us see and hear how poets use their voice to emphasize certain elements. Some of our read alouds below were recordings of the poet's themselves reading their work.
April 2024
Kindergarten
- I can describe the structure of a poem.
- I can identify rhyming words in a poem.
- I can identify the rhythm of a poem.
First Grade
- I can describe the structure of a poem.
- I can identify rhyming words in a poem.
- I can identify the rhythm of a poem.
Second Grade
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- I can describe the structure of a poem.
- I can collaboratively write a diamante poem.
- I can collaboratively write a haiku poem.
Third Grade
- I am learning that abstraction is way of categorizing groups of objects by one common characteristic.
- I can, individually, create a model of a system and explain what the model shows and does not show.
- I can use a digital tool to create an animation of a scientific process.
- I can move a file in and out of the cloud
Fourth Grade
- I can collaboratively create and design a solution to a problem. (Lego WeDo 2.0 Floodgate Project)
Fifth Grade
- I can organize the parts of my book talk.
- I can write a summary of my book.
- I can record my book talk using a digital tool.
3-5 Media Balance and Well Being Home Activity
Helping kids learn what makes different media choices healthy or not is a good start. But how do we help them actually make responsible choices in the real world? Give your students the opportunity to create a personalized media plan.
Plugged in Parents: Grades K-8
How do we use media in balance as
a family, find quality content, set expectations around healthy use to prevent conflict, and raise media savvy consumers and creators?
Contact Lowell Library
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