September Update: Grades K-3

Welcome to the Searingtown Library Blog! September has been a busy month so far in the library. Our new books have arrived and students are excited about some of the new series that the library has acquired. Katie Kazoo Switcheroo and Geronimo Stilton books are flying off the shelf! Did you know that now you can listen to some of your favorite Geronimo books online? Just click on these links:

• #13: The Phantom of the Subway
• #14: The Temple of the Ruby Fire

For the younger grades, September is a month of library orientation. We focus on book care and the parts of the library. In kindergarten we read the book, Mr. Wiggle's Book. We discussed the proper way to take care of library books and practiced how to check out books. We used the smartboard to review book care rules that would make Mr. Wiggles, a bookworm, happy.

In first grade, we read the book What Happened to Marion's Book? Parents and students, enjoy this funny book by clicking on the above link. Author Brook Berg has put this book online! We also learned about the different sections of the library on the smartboard.

Second graders enjoyed I.Q. Goes to the Library. After creating a list of things in I.Q.'s library, students, clipboards in hand, inventoried what is in our library!

Third graders listened to L is for Library, where new terms such as "keyword search," "URL," and "Reference Sections" were introduced. This was followed up by a library language smartboard lesson.