I recently posted about Biography Bowling, something my classes will be doing this week in the library. Before we bowl, however, I wanted to introduce biographies to my students, so we read "Me...Jane" by Patrick McDonnell last week. If you haven't heard of this book, you are missing out! It's a beautifully worded, simple biography about Jane Goodall that reads like a picture book.
After reading the book, we watched some wonderful videos about chimpanzees from the Jane Goodall Institute website. The kids loved seeing the chimps and hearing about Jane Goodall's passion for animals and nature! (Our favorite video by far is one made for Valentine's Day called "Sending You Love from Tchimpounga"--check it out for 61 seconds of melt-your-heart moments starring chimpanzees!) Once the videos were over it was time for a quick trip to the biography section that prompted a discussion on how biographies are arranged on the shelves.
During checkout time, a few well-behaved kids got some help finding books with one of the library's chimps, Jubilee (named after Jane Goodall's stuffed animal from childhood):
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Behavior management is so much easier with stuffed animals around!
Now we're ready to bowl in the library this week! Before I sign off, I have to include a short Biography Bowling video of my buddy Reagan and her class from a couple of years ago. Will she get a strike? Watch and see! |
That's what it'll be like in the library this whole week, and I can't wait!
~Swersty
AH!!! I feel so famous! ha ha ha! I love it! How sweet was that?! I hope I can do it again this year!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog! I love it and I'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteI saw that Biography Bowling on Pinterest but hadn't checked it out yet. Looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteAnd I need to check out those videos!
And ... we're not allowed to have stuffed animals. Cause stuffed animals at school cause childhood illnesses and asthma :(. #sarcasmintended
New follower!