This week has been a regular week filled with shelving and checking out books to students. Every morning (and after every class comes to check out), I restock the tables where students are allowed to choose books from.
These are the tables with picture books, beginning chapter books, and lower level non-fiction.
These are the tables graphic novels, chapter books, and non-fiction.
Monday afternoon, most of our students participated in an online Flipgrid Virtual Field Trip with Dav Pilkey, the author of Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and Cat Kid. The topic was "Create Comics with Dav Pilkey". I have to admit I was a little disappointed in the session even though it was free. When you signed in, it allowed teachers to post questions from students. However, the session was prerecorded so none of the questions were ever addressed. The students were a little disappointed as well. They are obsessed with the Dog Man series and although it was interactive and fun, it felt rushed.
Above is a screenshot from the session with Dav Pilkey.
Thursday afternoon I was able to attend the Georgia Children's Book Awards and Conference of Children's Literature which was held via Zoom. This week's author was Jennifer Nielsen. She is the author of one of my favorite books, A Night Divided. The session with her was amazing! Jennifer has such a passion for researching her books and writing historical fiction. The main discussion was about her book Resistance, which was a winner of the Georgia Book Awards. She showed a slideshow presentation of historical documents and pictures of the real people who inspired her story. Below are a couple of screenshots from the Zoom session.
I have had Resistance on hold through our public library for a while now. After hearing Jennifer Nielsen talk about it, I can't wait for it to become available so I can read it and recommend it to students!
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