First, students built their own book box. We agreed that we should practice building before trying to build a little library for others. Students sanded, glued, operated a nail gun (with the help from an expert), and painted their book box. They were so excited to take them home! Below left: A closer look at some striped book boxes. Below right: Smiling faces and painted shirts! "The preschoolers aren't going to like their little library, they're going to LOVE it!" - Julieta In fact, I think we all love it! Good thing we made two because students are already suggesting that HTeNC needs one. This week we'll interview our preschool buddies to find out how we should paint it
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There are many steps to making a library for our preschool buddies. |
Books Deserts | San Marcos Library |
We spent time looking at access to books within our community in San Diego. We mapped out the San Diego County Public Library branches in North County on a class map. Our observations about the library locations led us into learning about a new concept: book deserts, or a location without access to many books. We quickly located a couple places on the map that look like book deserts - there isn't a local library within walking distance of the Oceanside Preschool. | We went to to the San Marcos Branch Library! The children's librarian, Ms. Sandy, taught us so much about the library. She told us about how libraries provide lots of people with so much access to books because the books are free, and anyone can get a library card. She also taught us how to search for books in the library. We got a great tour too! I think a favorite for all of us was the sorting machine behind-the-scenes! Librarians feed a book into the machine and it sorts the book to make re-stocking easier. After the fieldwork, we came back and shared the notes we took from the library. Then, we wrote a reflection about what makes a good library. I was most impressed by the thoughtful thank-you letters the children wrote to Ms. Sandy afterwards. Their writing continues to grow more detailed, personalized, and "On Target". I cannot wait to deliver the letters to Ms. Sandy (along with the books we checked out from the library). |
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