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The Library Doors Library LessonsMaking ConnectionsMostchildrenknow—andlove—thesong“TheWheelsontheBus.”SoprepareforkidstomakeinstantconnectionsbetweenitandThe Library Doors.Infact,youmaywanttointroducethisbookbyeithersingingthetraditionalsongwiththeclassorreadingabookversionfeaturingtheoriginalverses.Herearesomepossibilities:

The Wheels on the Bus Traditional

• The Wheels on the BusbyPaulO.Zelinsky.OrchardBooks,2006.

The Wheels on the Bus Take-offs

• The Seals on the Bus byLennyHort,illustratedbyG.BrianKaras.HenryHolt&Company,2000.

• The Wheels on the BusbyMaryanneKovalski.Little,BrownandCompany,1987.

• The Wheels on the School BusbyMary-AliceMoore,illustratedbyLauraHaliska-Beith.HarperCollins,2006.

“Wheels on the Bus” Additional Verses

Start with the verses and chords at the bottom of the

page, then add in these verses as you wish:

Thewipersonthebusgoswish,swish,swish…

Thebellonthebusgoesding-ding-ding…

Themoneyonthebusgoesclink-clink-clink…

Thegasonthebusgoesglug,glug,glug…

Thepeopleonthebusgoupanddown…

Thedriveronthebussays,“Moveonback”…

Thebabyonthebussays,“Waa-waa-waa”…

Themotheronthebussays,“Shh,shh,shh”…

Thefatheronthebussays,“Let’sgohome”…

Thechildrenonthebussay,“Let’splaygames”…

“The Wheels on the Bus”BeforereadingThe Library Doors, youmaywanttoaskstudentstojoinyouinsinging“TheWheelsontheBus.”

G D G

Thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround, roundandround, roundandround.

G D G

Thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround allthrough thetown.

G D G

Thewindowsonthebusgoupanddown, upanddown, upanddown.

G D G

Thewindowsonthebusgoupanddown allthrough thetown.

G D G

Thedoorsonthebusgoopenandshut, openandshut, openandshut.

G D G

Thedoorsonthebusgoopenandshut allthrough thetown.

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Finger/Hand Play Teachstudentsthefollowingfinger/handmotionstoaccompanyThe Library Doors:

Thelibrarydoorsswing Place hands side by side, pointer fingers aligned.OPENANDSHUT, Turn hands parallel to each other OPENANDSHUT. (to indicate an open door). OPENANDSHUT, Repeat throughout the verse.

ThelibrarydoorsswingOPENANDSHUTallthroughtheday!

Thechildreninourschoolcan Use pointer and index finger to “walk” forward and backward. COMEANDGO, Repeat throughout the verse. COMEANDGO,COMEANDGO.

ThechildreninourschoolcanCOMEANDGOallthroughtheday!

Thekidsatthedoorssay Use pointer finger against lips to shush. SHHH,SHHH,SHHH, Repeat throughout verse. SHHH,SHHH,SHHH,SHHH,SHHH,SHHH.

ThekidsatthedoorssaySHHH,SHHH,SHHHallthroughtheday!

Ourlibraryteachersays Make a beckoning hand motion. COME,LET’STALK, Repeat throughout verse.COME,LET’STALK, COME,LET’STALK.

OurlibraryteachersayCOME,LET’STALKbutwhisperifyoucan.

Wesitontherugto Cup hand around ear. HEARATALE,HEARATALE,HEARATALE.

WesitontherugtoHEARATALEallthroughtheday!

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Thecatalogscreenlists Raise one finger at a time: AUTHORSWELIKE, Pointer;TITLESWEKNOW, Index;SUBJECTSWEWANT. Ring.

ThecatalogscreenlistsBOOKSWENEED Use two hands together, open allthroughtheday! with palms up, to indicate a book.

Weheadtotheshelvesto Hold circled thumbs and pointers over eyesLOOKFORBOOKS, to make glasses for looking. LOOKFORBOOKS,LOOKFORBOOKS.

WeheadtotheshelvestoLOOKFORBOOKSallthroughtheday!

Themarkersintheshelveswill Hold left palm open and lay right hand, HOLDOURSPOTS, held vertically, on top, to indicate a shelf marker. HOLDOURSPOTS,HOLDOURSPOTS.

ThemarkersintheshelveswillHOLDOURSPOTSallthroughtheday!

Weopenthecoversto Hold left palm open and use right to turn pages.READ,READ,READ, Repeat throughout the verse.READ,READ,READ,READ,READ,READ.

WeopenthecoverstoREAD,READ,READallthroughtheday!

Thekeysoncomputersgo Hold fingers on both hands in typing position and “type.”TICKETYTICK, Repeat throughout the verse.TICKETYTICK,TICKETYTICK.

ThekeysoncomputersgoTICKETYTICKallthroughtheday!

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Wesearchonlinefor Raise one finger at a time:TOWNSANDSTATES, Pointer;FAMOUSFOLKS, Index;ANIMALS. Ring.

Wesearchonlinefor Hold fingers in typing position again.FACTSWENEEDallthroughtheday!

Thelibrarybookscheck Hold left hand open with palm up. INANDOUT, Use right hand to “stamp.”INANDOUT,INANDOUT.

ThelibrarybookscheckINANDOUTallthroughtheday!

Ourtimeisupsowe Wave goodbye with one hand. WAVEGOODBYE, Repeat throughout the verse.WAVEGOODBYE,WAVEGOODBYE.

OurtimeisupsoweWAVEGOODBYEtoourlibrarian.

Shemakesuspromisewe’ll Make beckoning motion with right hand.COMEAGAIN, Repeat throughout the verse. COMEAGAIN,COMEAGAIN.

Shemakesuspromisewe’llCOMEAGAINtomorrowifwecan.

We’resadtoleavebut Make the “thumbs up” sign. WE’LLBEBACK, Repeat throughout the verse.WE’LLBEBACK,WE’LLBEBACK.

We’resadtoleavebutWE’LLBEBACKallthroughtheyear!

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Add a VerseInvitestudentstoworkingroupstoaddanewversetothesong.Whengroupshavefinished,invitethemtosharetheirverseandbrainstormfinger/handmotionstoaccompanyit.Singthesongagain,add-inginthenewverses.

AskstudentshowtheywouldsuggestthatNadineBernardWestcottshouldillustratethenewverses.

Act it Out!Invitestudentstoformsmallgroupsoffourorfivestudentsandactoutthestoryastherestoftheclasssingsthesongtothem.

OnomatopoeiaExplainonomatopoeia(whenawordmakesthesoundthatitdescribes)tostudents.Askthemtothinkofexamplesingeneral.NowpointthemtoThe Library Doorsandchallengethemtofindthetwowords/phrasesthatareexamplesofonomatopoeiainthestory(“shhh”and“ticketytick.”)

Toextendtheactivity,challengethemtothinkofothersoundwordstheyhearinthelibrary.

Action WordsUsinglivelyverbsisessentialforgoodwriting.Re-mindstudentsthatanimportantkindofverbisanACTIONword.Challengestudentstoexaminethestory,versebyverse,todiscovertheverbsthattellwhathappensinthelibrary:

• doorsSWING

• childrenCOMEandGO

• COMElet’sTALK

• WHISPERifyoucan

• SITontherug

• HEARatale

• catalogscreenLISTS

• HEADtotheshelves

• LOOKforbooks

• markersHOLDourspots

• openthecoverstoREAD

• SEARCHonline

• CHECKINandCHECKOUT

• WAVEgoodbye

• MAKESusPROMISE

• COMEagain

More Action WordsChooseoneoftheverbsfromtheliststudentsgeneratedintheACTIONWORDSactivity,suchas“LOOKforbooks,”andinvitestudentstocomeupwithsynonymstouseinaphrase.Forexample:

• SEARCHforabook

• HUNTforabook

• DISCOVERabook

• EXPLOREbooksontheshelves

• SEEKagoodbook

• FINDabook

Searching the Online CatalogBuildonthetwoverbactivitiesabovebychallengingstudentstodiscussthesteps(verb-by-verb)insearch-ingtheonlinecatalog.Forexample:

• SITdownatthecomputer

• STEERthemouse

• CLICKonthesearchbox

• TYPEinaword

• READtheentries

• CHOOSEabook

• WRITEthenameornumber

• SEARCHforthebookontheshelves

Hold that SpotInThe Library Doors,studentsuseshelfmarkerstoholdtheirspots:

Themarkersintheshelveswill HOLDOURSPOTS,HOLDOURSPOTS,HOLDOURSPOTS.

ThemarkersintheshelveswillHOLDOURSPOTSallthroughtheday!

Enlargetheshelfmarkerpatternonpage7,cutitout,andadhereittocardstock(orusepaintstirringsticksfromthehardwarestore).Then,invitestu-dentstodesigntheirownpersonalizedshelfmarkerstouseastheyvisittheshelvestoselectbooks.

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Author, Title, or Subject?Askstudentstorememberthethreewaysthatstu-dentssearchedintheonlinecatalogtofindbookstheylike.Oncethey’vementioned“author,title,andsubject,”youarereadytobeginthisactivity.

Beginwithastackofbookswithwhichthestudentsarefamiliar,eitherbecauseyouhavereadthemaloudorbecauseyouknowthattheyhavereadorheardthemintheclassroom.Asyouholdupeachbook,askstudentstoraisetheirhandsiftheyknowoneofthethreecomponents.Asyoucallonthem,askthemtosay,“AUTHOR,”“TITLE,”or“SUB-JECT”andthengivethematchingelement.(Note:youmaywanttolisttheseonachartyouhavecre-atedonyoureaselorwhiteboard.)Taketimetodiscussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenasubjectsearchandakeywordsearch.

Onceyouhaverunthroughallofthebooksinyourstack,askwhetheranystudentscannameadiffer-entbookforwhichtheyknowtheauthor,title,andsubject.Addthesetoyourchartaswell.

Ifstudentsarechoosingbooksduringtheirlibraryvisit,youmaywanttogivethemanassignmenttocometothelibrarynexttimepreparedtosharetheauthor,title,andsubjectofthebooktheyarecheck-ingouttoday.

Facts we NeedThestudentsinThe Library Doorssearchforfactstheyneedabouttownsandstates,famousfolks,andanimals:

WesearchonlineforTOWNSANDSTATES,FAMOUSFOLKS,ANIMALS.

WesearchonlineforFACTSWENEEDallthroughtheday!

Inviteyourstudentstodothesameusingthe“FactsWeNeed”planningsheetonthebackpage.

Ask the Librarian!InThe Library Doors,thelibrariansays,“Come,let’stalk.”Invitestudentstogeneratealistofquestionstheyhaveaskedorwouldliketoasktheirlibrarian—abouttheresourcesinthelibraryorasubject/proj-ect-specificquery.

Youmightchoosetoadapttheactivitymanyteach-ersuseduringtheirmorningmeetingwheretheytossasmallrubberballtoastudent,whocatchesitandinteractsbeforetossingitback.Inviteeachstudenttoaskyouonelibrary-relatedquestion.Givetheanswerifyouareableto.Repeatthetossoftheballuntileveryonehashadaturntoaskyouaquestion.

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Facts we NeedOnline Search Planning Sheet

Iamsearchingforinformationabout:

TownsandStates FamousFolks(People) Animals

Iwillbeginmyonlinesearchbyconsulting:

Towns And StatesThe Internet Public Library: Stately Knowledgewww.ipl.org/youth/stateknow

50 Stateswww.50states.com

Otherhttp://_______________________________________________________________

Famous Folks (People)InfoPlease Biographywww.infoplease.com/people.html

Biographical Dictionarywww.s9.com

Otherhttp://_______________________________________________________________

AnimalsNational Geographic Kids Creature Featureskids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature

World Almanac for Kids Online: Animalswww.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=1&chapter_title=Animals

Otherhttp://_______________________________________________________________