See the Feature Books generated at LibraryThing Shelf List.
Feature Books for 2015
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Introduction to the Junior Library Year 6
This video was recorded using JING.
It’s A Book!
Visiting Authors 2011
Livebinders and Units of Inquiry
Each of these livebinders has been created to support the Units of Inquiry. They are meant to be a frontloading resource for students to begin to grasp the central idea.
JS Library Makerspaces & STEM in the JS:Robotics
This term select students in Year 1 & 2 had the opportunity to explore with WeDo Lego robotics. Students explored the features of the software, developing problem-solving skills through experimentation with Lego and were exposed to what it means to think computationally through programming.
Students reflected on the experience -see the PADLET below.
Screenshots from the WeDo LEGO Robotics Program.
ROBOTICS FOR TEACHERS
Other Robotics News from SALC.
St Andrews hosted a Lego Robotics Day for teachers to explore the possibilities of robotics in the classroom. The day was well received. Thanks to the presenters Peter Kellett and Liz Polentas.
JUST A REMINDER
We offer parents the opportunity to be members of our school library.
We have some parent specific resources in the Parent Library collection as well as resources from the general collection.
Please see the JS Library staff to complete your borrower application.
See below for some reading ideas and recommendations
April: History is a Story
State Records of SA via Compfight
When I think of HISTORY and April the first thing that enters my mind is ANZAC Day.
The Share a Story focus for April is “History is a Story”. The question is posed “What’s your family’s story?” We are challenged to read diaries and letters and books from the past, ‘to hear the whispers from history’.
At the JS Library we are going to explore the HISTORY section of the JS Library with a particular focus on the ANZACs.
- DEWEY – HISTORY 900’S
See below for some ideas for exploring Australian History through quality literature (with reading lists and suggestions).
Aussie Book Lists: Australian History for Young Readers
One of the suggested books from the lists are from my early days of teaching- Five Times Dizzy. Another more recent recommendation is The Dog on the Tuckerbox (see more resources here) and more recent award winning Mirror by Jeannie Baker.
Such books have deepened my appreciation of Australian culture and allowed me to explore the diversity in our stories. Our rich culture of storytelling is also fortunately deepened by the sharing of Indigenous perspectives through the traditional story structure of The Dreaming to more recent publications of Indigenous picture books that provide an opportunity to view life through the eyes of an Indigenous person.
Additionally the stories of Australia have become more accessible through picture books such as Banjo Paterson’s verse, Waltzing Matilda.
See some resources below from Random House
- Meet Banjo Patterson PDF – Random House
- Meet Douglas Mawson PDF – Random House
- Meet Captain Cook PDF – Random House
HISTORY RESOURCES
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM, HISTORY & LITERATURE
Primary School Resources to support the Australian History Curriculum – ASLA
– a comprehensive resource
ANZAC DAY & HISTORY RESOURCES
Bringing history to Life
‘Belinda Murrell: Bringing Australian History to Life’
MY AUSTRALIAN STORY SERIES – SCHOLASTIC
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY FOR BOOK LOVERS PDF
100 Years of ANZAC the Spirit Lives
Gallipoli (YouTube)
Australian War Memorial – Education
This month in Australian Military history
Meet the ANZACs PDF – Random House
So, What is your story or a which book would you recommended book to explore history?
Feel free to share below.
Follow the tweets at #historyisastory and #shareastorycalendar
SALC – Celebrate Literacy 2015
In Term 2 we are going to focus on Literacy and celebrate with an Open Day, activities and events to promote the importance of developing literacy.
The presentation below was created using Project Luca (in Beta).
“Tell your story in minutes with design and animation”
SHARE A STORY – MARCH
SHARE A STORY
In the JS Library this year we are planning to engage with the Share a Story Project and have a focus on exploring literature through the monthly topics in the beautiful Share a Story CALENDAR with the desire to celebrate literacy and learning at SALC.
The Share a Story Project is the idea of the prolific and well respected author Jackie French (who has currently published 103 books!). She is Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014 and 2015 and Senior Australian of the Year 2015.
Share a Story Project
Learn more about this and find some suggested activities here.
MARCH – NAVIGATE A STORY
So many ideas. Here are just a few.
So Let’s Navigate a Story.
- HOW TO navigate a book – fiction and non-fiction.
- HOW TO navigate the library
How to use the JS Library blog post.
- USING DEWEY
Locate ‘navigation’ through subjects such as sailing, explorers, devices such as the compass, maps and mapping or read adventure stories, biographies, Choose Your Own Adventure stories or mysteries.
Have a go at creating your own version of a ‘Choose Your Own ..’ style of story. This tool allows you to create it online.
Mapping and Geography ideas see My place in the World project .
OR EVEN NAVIGATE THE MAKER SPACE & CREATE YOUR OWN BOOK
Storywriting and Digital Storytelling
Follow the tweets at #shareastorycalendar