ES Library Home Edition: April 27

Dear ASD Learners,

Welcome back to your virtual library visit! This week, we’ll feature ebooks, audiobooks, authors and activities with an Earth Day theme. Please share any of your favorite books or activities. How did you celebrate Earth Day this week?

Your library team,
Ms. Jones, Ms. Pollock, Ms. Mara, Ms. Parvis and Ms. Briar

Visit the link: ES Library Home Edition: April 27

Highlights include:

• Ms. Jones reads Creepy Carrots and Ms. Pollock reads Alfie
• Earth Day celebrations with Todd Parr
• Visit National Geographic
• Curious Garden reading, song and book making

ES Library Home Edition: April 20

Dear ASD Learners,

Welcome back to your virtual library visit. Explore the ebooks, audiobooks, authors and activities. We loved hearing from some of you last week. Please share any of your favorite books or activities in your SeeSaw journal or send Ms. Jones and Ms. Pollock an email! We can add your photos to the K-12 Library Instagram. @ASDlibraries

Your library team,

Ms. Jones, Ms. Pollock, Ms. Mara, Ms. Parvis and Ms. Briar

Visit the link: ES Library Home Edition: April 20

Highlights include:

• They All Saw the Cat read aloud, song and drawing activity
• Reading and cooking with author Aisha Saeed
• Research with PebbleGo
• Nonfiction books with TrueFlix

ES Library Home Edition: April 13

Dear ASD Learners, 

Welcome back to your virtual library visit. Explore the ebooks, audiobooks, authors and activities. We loved hearing from some of you last week. Please share your favorite books or activities in SeeSaw or send us an email! We can add your photos to the K-12 Library Instagram! @ASDlibraries

Your library team,

Ms. Jones, Ms. Pollock, Ms. Mara, Ms. Parvis and Ms. Briar

Visit the link: ES Library Home Edition: April 13

Highlights include:

• Be A Friend read aloud, song and drawing activity
• Suggested ebooks and audiobooks
• Dr. Seuss Raps with Wes Tank
• Ms. Mara reads a story

ES Library Home Edition: April 5

Dear ASD Learners,

Your ES Library Team will offer you a virtual library visit each week. We will offer suggestions for reading, exploring, creating, playing and learning from home. You and your family will see new books, databases and ideas to explore. If you find something you enjoy, why not post on your SeeSaw journal and tell your classmates about what you read or discovered? Together, we can stay connected and keep learning from each other.


Your library team,
Ms. Jones, Ms. Pollock, Ms. Mara, Ms. Parvis and Ms. Briar

Visit the link: ES Library Home Edition: April 5

Highlights include:

• Louise Loves Art read aloud, song and drawing activity
• Suggested ebooks and audiobooks
• Link to visit Harry Potter World
• Craft books available online

Bilal Cooks Daal...and so do we!

In celebration of reading Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed, we cooked daal ourselves! Students chopped tomatoes, coriander, pressed garlic, grated ginger, squeezed lemons, measured spices and mixed it all together!

We had so much fun! And, the daal was absolutely delicious! 

Students also reflected on their own favorite food to eat at home with family - just like Bilal. 

Here is our recipe that we modified slightly, based on the recipe in the book:

ASD Daal Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cans lentils

1 cup water

6 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon turmeric

2 teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoons cumin

2 teaspoons coriander powder

1 tablespoon garam masala

2 onions diced

1 teaspoon fresh ginger

4 cloves of garlic

2 tomatoes diced

Squeeze of ¼ lemon

Fresh cilantro

Directions:

1. Heat tinned lentils in a slow cooker for 30 minutes with 1 cup of water.

2. Fry onions in olive oil until soft. Stir in spices.

3. Add tomatoes, ginger, garlic, lemon, cilantro and bring to a boil.

4. Combine all with lentils and bring back to a boil.

5. Serve with rice and yogurt.