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Mesa 2018-19 Resources

Mrs. Haloin's Resources for Ms. Conrad's Class and Mrs. Murphy's Class

Colorado Children's Book Award
May 16, 2019 - Carl and the Meaning of Life, Idioms and Off to the Future
Reach for the Stars (Serge Bloch)
The World is Your Oyster (Tamara James)
There's a Frog in My Throat (Loreen Leedy and Pat Street)
Reach for the Stars Read Aloud in SafeShare
I Wish You More - Storytime with Ms. Becky
ALSC Graphic Novels 2019
2019 ALSC Summer Reading Grades 6-8
2019 ALSC Summer Reading Grades 3-5
May 10, 2019 - Mother's Day Books - Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin, Sarah Weeks
Doreen Cronin - Simon & Schuster
Betsy Lewin website
M.O.M. at Doreen Cronin.com
May 2, 2019 - Artists - If Picasso Painted a Snowman, da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur
Pictures of some of Mesa Artwork in Word
Greg Newbold Website
10 min. da Vinci painted a Dinosaur Kid Story Time Read Aloud YouTube
3 min. If Picasso painted a Snowman
Amy Newbold Website
I da Vinci...Bookmark page 2
If Picasso Painted a Snowman Bookmark
If da Vinci ... Bookmark
Noisy Paint Box Trailer in safeshare
April 26 - Poetry Month - Kwame Alexander - Tom Lichtenheld
Tom Lichtenheld
Word search for Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish
Mrs. Haloin's Theatre Poem
Keep a Pocket in Your Poem - Penguin Peek
April 19, 2019 - Michael Hall - Picture Perfect and others
Michael Hall Website
mymonkeytime.com
Kitchen Magpie Website - Scone Recipe
Scone Recipe
April 11, 2019 - March Book Madness Winners - 2018 CYBILS Award Books - Possibly Kwame Alexander
CYBILS BLOG
March Book Madness Champions 2019
The Undefeated - Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson Audio
2.5 Animal Ark Trailer with Kwame Alexander in SafeShare
Youth One Book One Denver 2019
April 4 - 2019 Semi Finalists Cook Prize from Bank Street College of Eduction
Cook Prize Bank Street College of Education
Counting on Katherine Peek inside at Macmillan
Fossil by Fossil Peek inside at Lerner
If Polar Bears Disappeared Peek Inside at Macmillan
Counting on Katherine 1 min. book trailer
...Katherine & ... Sophie at Classroom Bookshelf for Teachers
Nothing Stopped Sophie Trailer by Mooresville IN Public Library
15 min. Barbara McClintock -Artists & Teachers
March 22 - Robert Neubacher - Just Like Rube Goldberg
Just Like Rube Goldberg peek at Simon & Schuster
Wondoropolis with OKGO 4 min. video
3 min. interview with Robert Neubacher on Salt Lake City PBS
How Do You Put Holes in Doughnuts?
How Do You Turn Off a Light?
The Brain
How Do You Cut Your Own Hair?
Just Like Rube Goldberg
The Story of Because by Mo Willems and Amber Ren
March 15 - Boston and Saint Patrick's Day
Girl Runner and Rescue and Jessica
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In honor of her unofficial run in 1966, Bobbi Gibb (right) was given the 2016 trophy by winner Atsede Baysa.

Ms. Conrad's Challenge - How many yards (feet) in a marathon?
Bobbi Gibb 3 min. on her Boston Marithon Run
7 min. Leprichaun's Never Lie Mr. Eisenberg Read Aloud 9 min.
Jessica, Patrick, and Rescue 5 min. interview at Candlewick
March 8 - CCBA Winners - Woman's History Month Books - 
Turning Pages: My Life Story Trailer at RIF
RIF Turning Pages Criss Cross
I Dissent 15 min. read-aloud by CML Library
February 25 - Read Across America Day - Dr. Seuss Birthday March 2
Februrary 22, 2019 - VOTE for 2019 CCBA and select nominations for 2020 CCBA
2020 CCBA Jr. Book Mesa Possibles
mesa ccba possible picture books for 2020
February 15, 2019 - Show more banners, talk about possible nominations for 2020 CCBA
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Guidelines to nominate books for 2020 CCBA
2020 Mesa CCBA possible Juior Books
February 4, 2019 - Corina Luyken - CCBA picture books not yet read
Corina Luyken Website
 January 25, 2019 - Animalphabet - Julia Donaldson - Alphabet books (wordplay) - Baby Monkey Private Eye
Look inside Animalphabet in Safeshare - 1 min.
Baby Monkey, Private Eye at Scholastic
Baby Monkey, Private Eye Page
Aron Nels Steinke 1 min. intro
Mr. Wolf's Class Show and Tell Trailer 30 sec.
Mr. Wolf's Class Scholastic Trailer 39 sec.
January 14, 2019 - Finish Banners/pictures - Jacqueline Woodson in honor of MLK Day
Audio name pronunciation
January 7, 2019 - Cut out banner pieces - Friends and Foes, Pie is For Sharing
Pie is for Sharing Macmillan Website
Friends and Foes Poems for Us All at Simon&Schuster
December 20, 2018​ - Night Before Christmas Collection

December 14 - Art work for banners 
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World's Collide Cover in Word
Wish Cover in Word
Missing DPL Books - Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt, Baby Mouse Miss Communication, I Wanna Go Home
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Ms. Haloin's Books - We Don't Eat Our Classmates & The Rabbit Listened
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December 7, 2018 - Chanukah
November 30, 2018 - Banners - Land of Stories "Worlds Collide" - Wish
Some Banner Photos from 2009-2012
Student made Storyboard Worlds Collide
Worlds Collide Cover in Word Document
Wish Cover in Word Document
November 14, 2018 - Thanksgiving and Turkey Stories
Alligator Arrived with Apples Author Homepage
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2018
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving Bio. of Dav Pilkey
Nov. 9, 2018 - Ryan T. Higgins
Nov. 1, 2018 - Laura Vaccaro Seeger 
October 26, 2018 - Yuyi Morales - David Catrow
Making Viva Frida Yuyi Morales 4 min. Safeshare
Yuyi Morales Books
October 11, 2018 - Jennifer and Matthew Holm, Ben Clanton
Graphic Novel Terms Worksheet
Matthew Holm Website
Jennifer Holm Website
Ben Clanton's Squiggles and Scribbles Website
October 5, 2018 - Jory John & Lane Smith 
Lane Smith Website
Grandpa Green Trailer in YouTube
Goodnight Already! Trailer in Safeshare
It's a Little Book Trailer in YouTube
It's a Book Trailer in YouTube
Penguin Problems Trailer in SafeShare
Giraffe Problems Trailer in SafeShare
Learner's Dictionary
Word Central
September 28, 2018 -  Jess Keating - The Creativity Project - Adam Gidwitz
Creativity project - pictures and links for all contributors
September 20, 2018 - Mac Barnett & Just for Fun - Sheep 101
Mac Barnett's Website
Triangle Read aloud YouTube 3 min.
Triangle Candlewick Trailer
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse Trailer YouTube
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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole Trailer in Safeshare
Mac B. KidSpy Scholastic Fall Preview 2 min.
Mac B. Spykid 30 sec. official trailer
September 14, 2018 - International Dot Day September 15thish
Reynolds Center for Teaching Learning Creativity
Link to Broomfield Library/Children's- Tumblebooks
Peter H. Reynolds 2018 Worksheet
Celebridots
Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds
September 7, 2018 - 2019 Picture Book Nominee Trailers - 
Mrs. Haloin's Honey Cake Recipe
2019 Picture Books from libraries
2019 Picture Books links to trailers in word document

August 31, 2018 - 2019 CCBA Junior Books 
2019 Junior Books from libraries & links

August 24, 2018 - Amy Krouse Rosenthal (1966-2017)
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