Jean Darnell: Awaken Librarian

Kung Hei Fat Choy! I don't know about you, but the Goat was not kind to me last year, though I did blog about the mighty ram ! Therefore, I'm excited to celebrate this Chinese New Year. Cock-a-doodle-doooooo! Welcome to the Year of the Rooster! May it be a wondrous year full of good luck! Here are a few snapshots from our "day of absorption!" Then we did a wee bit of research and learned these fun "superstitions" courtesy of China Highlights ... Please enjoy our "digital dejavu" of how much fun we had! The Year of the Rooster in the Library! from AwakenLibrarian on Vimeo . Next, we fed our brains and coordination skills with The Story of Chopsticks , provided by GetEpic : #FlyHighFriday fun: Learning how to use #chopsticks ! My princess did it! WOO-hoo! 👏🏾 #HISD #chinesenewyear pic.twitter.com/dgr7i3ia6I — AwakenLibrarian (@awakenlibrarian) January 27, 2017 To conclude with some sizzling knowledge, this new year celebr...

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!! I truly appreciate the Chinese culture and am always looking for a way to incorporate various findings into my library. This week we're celebrating the new year! You'll find below an Education Board that I created using Discovery Education's Board Builder ; as long as you have an account, you can login and watch the embedded videos. Be sure to watch the adorable video about a Rocky Mountain goat...she gives birth at the top of the mountain...see what happens! Here's the truly hilarious (and homely made) shadow puppet play that I did with my fabulous and supportive colleague, Mr. Michael Davenport! It's appropriate for grades 2nd-5th. Also, I paired this activity with National Geographic Kids Digital Book, Celebrate Chinese New Year With Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns Otto, Carolyn. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2009. 36 pp. Lastly, I couldn't forget my wonderful video about The Story of Nian, a ...