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1 Extension Activities Poetry. Miss Brooks loves to celebrate books. Some of the topics her students are interested in include cowboys, dogs, fairies, and trains. Invite students to write an acrostic poem based on their favorite book topics. In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line lined up vertically spells a word. Example: Wrinkly warts and smelly ogres Are the Reasons That Missy Started loving books Reading. Students may enjoy discovering the classic books that Miss Brooks is so fond of sharing with her students: The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. HarperCollins, Shrek by William Steig. Squarefish, The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff. Random House Books for Young Readers, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. G.P. Putnam s Sons, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins, Read-Alikes. Other picture books that feature finding a just-right book include the following: The Best Book to Read by Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom. Ransom House, Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind by Judy Finchler. Walker and Co., Wild about Books by Judy Sierra. Random House, Writing. Miss Brooks enjoys holidays. Michael Emberley s illustrations depict library celebrations for Halloween, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick s Day, Valentine s Day, Thanksgiving, Groundhog Day, and President s Day. Challenge the students to pick their favorite holiday and create a list of at least five ways it can be celebrated in the library.

2 Rhyme Time Riddles Introduction: Of course Miss Brooks loves books; she is the school librarian! Many people use their special skills to help make schools an interesting and safe place. Suggested Grade Level: K 2 Time Allocation: minutes Objectives: The student will review the definition for rhyme and rhyming words. The student will use knowledge of the school community to solve rhyming riddles. Materials: A copy of Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don t) School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles visual and activity sheet Writing tools Procedure: 1. Introduce the lesson by reading the featured book to the students. 2. Explain to the students that this fun lesson is based on rhyming and riddles. Define rhymes as words that sound the same at the end of the word. Use Brooks and books as an example of words that rhyme. Define a riddle as a puzzling question that needs to be answered. 3. Display the School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles visual. Read the contents to the students. Accept all reasonable answers to the questions. Common answers include Mr. Lad teaches math, Coach McCall is a physical education teacher, and Miss Malone works in the school s office as a secretary. 4. Distribute the activity sheets and writing tools. Students may work individually or in pairs. When students are finished, check for understanding. Part I Answers: 1. D, 2. F, 3. E, 4. C, 5. A, 6. B. Part II answers will vary. 5. Encourage students to share their choices of favorite school worker with the class.

3 School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles Miss Brooks loves books. Of course she does! She is the school librarian. Use the following rhyming statements to figure out what these people do to make school an interesting and safe place. Mr. Lad sure can add. What subject do you think Mr. Lad teaches? Coach McCall plays baseball. What class does Coach McCall likely teach? Miss Malone uses the phone. Where do you think Miss Malone works?

4 School Workers Rhyme Time Riddles Miss Brooks loves books. Of course she does! She is the school librarian. Miss Brooks loves books, and she is a librarian. What if other workers in school had jobs that rhymed with what they were good at doing? Part I Directions: Place the letter of the job you think each person has. 1. Mr. McQueen scrubs things clean. A. School Bus Driver 2. Miss Bell keeps us well. B. Cafeteria Worker 3. Mrs. King likes to sing. C. Art Teacher 4. Mr. Law helps us draw. D. Custodian 5. Ms. Clive sure can drive. E. Music Teacher 6. Mrs. Bunch makes us lunch. F. School Nurse Part II Who is your favorite school worker? List three reasons why this person is your favorite Extra Credit: On the back of this paper draw your favorite school worker.

5 Graphing in the Library Introduction: Miss Brooks loves many kinds of books. She is also a fan of holidays, costumes, and stuffed animals. What if she were to poll her students to see what their favorite things are? Suggested Grade Level: K 3 Time Allocation: minutes Objectives: The student will collect, organize, and display data to make a bar graph. The student will interpret and analyze the data contained on a bar graph. Materials: A copy of Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I Don t) Miss Brooks s Favorite Books and Miss Brooks s Favorite Holidays visuals Sticky notes (one for each student) Bar Graph Terms visual (optional) Assessment activity sheet: Miss Brooks s Favorite Book Topics (optional) Procedure: 1. Introduce the lesson by reading the featured book to the students. As you read the book, emphasize the book titles, holidays, and book topics mentioned in the story. 2. Inform the students they will be using some of the Miss Brooks s favorite things to create a bar graph. Note: If this is a lesson introducing bar graphs, review the Bar Graph Terms visual with the students. 3. Display Miss Brooks s Favorite Books visual. After reviewing the contents of the graph, read the questions at the bottom of the visual to the students and have them respond. 4. Project or display Miss Brooks s Favorite Holidays visual on a surface that will allow students to vote with their sticky notes. 5. Distribute sticky notes to the students. Instruct them to vote for their favorite holiday by placing a sticky note in the proper place in the displayed bar graph grid. 6. Review the students votes as displayed on the bar graph. Ask the students the questions found at the bottom of the visual. The answers will vary from class to class. Assessment Activity: Check for understanding using the Miss Brooks s Favorite Book Topics activity sheet. Answers 1. What is the title of this bar graph? Miss Brooks s Favorite Book Topics 2. How many categories does this bar graph include? 4 3. What book topic has the most votes? Fairy Tales 4. How many votes does Cowboy Legends have? 3 5. What is the least popular book topic? Train Books 6. How many total students voted for a favorite book topic? 14

6 Miss Brooks s Favorite Books 5 Number of Student Votes Where the Wild Things Are The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Runaway Bunny Babar Shrek! Missy and her classmates were asked to pick the book they liked best from Miss Brooks s favorite titles. Each student was given a sticky note and asked to place it on the bar graph. Using the information on the bar graph, answer these questions: 1. What is the title of this bar graph? 2. How many categories does this bar graph include? 3. What book got the most votes? 4. How many students voted for The Very Hungry Caterpillar? 5. What is the least popular book? 6. How many total students are in Missy s class?

7 Miss Brooks s Favorite Holidays 6 5 Number of Student Votes Chinese New Year Thanksgiving St. Patrick s Day Valentine s Day President s Day Questions: 1. How many categories does this bar graph include? 2. What holiday has the most votes? 3. How many votes does St. Patrick s Day have? 4. What is the least popular holiday? 5. What is the difference between the holiday with the most votes and the least votes? 6. How many total students voted for a holiday?

8 Bar Graph Terms Bar Graph Categories Comparing Data Horizontal Vertical Title A graph that shows data using bars The items or data that are being grouped based on their similarities for the purpose of the graph The similarities and differences of the data displayed on the bar graph Information collected about people or things The bottom line of a graph, which goes in the direction of east west. The categories usually appear here. The line on the left side of the graph, which goes in the direction of north south. The number of times for the category appears here. The statement that tells what the bar graph is about

9 Miss Brooks s Favorite Book Topics 5 Number of Student Votes Dog Stories Fairy Tales Train Books Cowboy Legends 1. What is the title of this bar graph? 2. How many categories does this bar graph include? 3. What book topic got the most votes? 4. How many students voted for Cowboy Legends? 5. What is the least popular book topic? 6. How many total students voted for a favorite book topic? Extra Credit: Can you think of some other questions to ask about the information on this bar graph? Write these questions down. Be prepared to share these questions with the class

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