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Kindergarten Magic: Theme-Based Lessons for Building Literacy and Library Skills
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| Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-1069-6 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $50.00 |
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288 pages
8.5" x 11"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1069-6
Year Published: 2012
AP Categories: A, C, G
Read a sample of the book now!
This time-saving program planner for
librarians and classroom teachers alike
includes everything you need to get started—reading lists, flannelboard patterns, poems,
songs, easy crafts, even take-home activities
to extend the learning process. The many
creative ideas packed inside include
- Activities keyed to popular classroom
themes, with one chapter for each week
of the school year
- Lessons that reinforce skills in key learning
areas such as reading, writing, and math
- American Sign Language and Spanish
language activities that make diversity
awareness a part of children’s learning
- Teachable concepts that can be mixed
and rearranged for maximum flexibility,
complementing classroom schedules
Both veterans and novices will find plenty
to help make kindergarten days richer, more
rewarding, and more fun.
Check out this title's Web Extra!
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Creating Memorable Media Moments for Kindergartners
Principles of Media Instruction for Kindergartners
Supporting Early Literacy in the School Library
Principles of Early Literacy
Creative Classroom Management in the School Library
Chapter 2 Meeting Special Needs in the School Library
Students with Disabilities
Nonnative English Speakers
Chapter 3 Welcome to the Library
Chapter 4 Welcome to Kindergarten
Chapter 5 Nursery Rhymes
Chapter 6 All about Me
Chapter 7 Friends and Family
Chapter 8 Safety
Chapter 9 Fall
Chapter 10 Apples and Pumpkins
Chapter 11 Trees
Chapter 12 Spiders
Chapter 13 Nocturnal Animals
Chapter 14 Thanksgiving
Chapter 15 Nutrition and Food Groups
Chapter 16 Holidays and Traditions
Chapter 17 Gingerbread
Chapter 18 The Five Senses
Chapter 19 The New Year
Chapter 20 Winter
Chapter 21 Health
Chapter 22 Martin Luther King Jr./Celebrating Diversity
Chapter 23 The 100th Day of School
Chapter 24 Transportation
Chapter 25 Space
Chapter 26 Community Helpers
Chapter 27 Valentine’s Day
Chapter 28 Presidents’ Day
Chapter 29 Fairy Tales and Folktales
Chapter 30 St. Patrick’s Day
Chapter 31 Dinosaurs
Chapter 32 Weather
Chapter 33 Spring
Chapter 34 Zoo Animals
Chapter 35 Farm Animals
Chapter 36 Sea Animals
Chapter 37 In the Garden
Chapter 38 Summer
Appendix A: Further Resources for Lesson Planning
Appendix B: Making Flannelboards, Stick Puppets, and More
Index of Activities by Skill
Comprehensive Index
About the Authors
Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and storyteller. She is the author of Try Your Hand at This! Easy Ways to Incorporate Sign Language into Your Programs (Scarecrow Press, 2006), A Box Full of Tales (ALA, 2008), and Storytime Magic (with Christine Kirker, ALA, 2009). She holds an MLS from the University of Maryland, and her library career includes work at the Maryland School for the Deaf and Carroll County (Maryland) Public Library. Kathy presents storytelling programs introducing sign language through Stories By Hand and offers training and resources for enhancing storytimes through Storytime Stuff.
Christine Kirker is a children’s library associate with the Carroll County (Maryland) Public Library. Since joining the library staff in 2005, Christine has developed and presented many programs for children of all ages and is the coauthor of Storytime Magic (with Kathy MacMillan, ALA, 2009). Previously, Christine spent ten years at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as a research analyst for the Office of Institutional Research. She graduated from UMBC in 1992. Christine presents training and programs introducing ways to enhance storytimes through Storytime Stuff.
Reviews
"MacMillan and Kirker’s new book is a must-have resource for school librarians or teachers who work with kindergartners ... Highly recommended."
--Booklist
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Leading Kids to Books bundle
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Item Number:
7000-7061
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Purchase all three ALA Classics by Caroline Feller Bauer in this specially priced set! |
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Price: $40.00 |
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Storytime Magic: 400 Fingerplays, Flannelboards, and Other Activities
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-0977-5
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A unique addition to the programming shelf, this treasure trove of storytime tools is designed to help veteran librarians refresh and enliven ongoing programs, while providing novice storytime planners what they need to get started! |
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Price: $47.00 |
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