Nonfiction November

It's Nonfiction November, and that brings on excitement for the students to learn new facts about the topics they love.  We started out with a discussion on what their favorite topics are, and how to find them using the Dewey Decimal System.  They had fun "hunting" for their favorite subjects.

After our Dewey hunt, we explored our online research databases, PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next.  PebbleGo is the award winning database for reading and research.  The PebbleGo databases make learning  and improving reading and research skills fun, building on children's interest.  Databases are simple to navigate and offer key reading supports such as read-along audio and word-by-word highlighting.  

     

Throughout the month, students are expected to check out at least 1 nonfiction book, then their 2nd checkout book can be any other genre of their choice.  We have thousands of great subject areas for them to choose from, and some of their favorites are from our Scholastic Blastoff Readers collection.  Happy fact hunting, Hornung Students!