Today, we're going to listen to Hoda Kotb share two books she wrote in connection with the recent adoption of her two daughters.   Ms. Kotb is a host on the Today show.

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th. We know we're not in school to help you make a gift for your Mom, so here are some ideas that you might can use to create something especially for your Mom to celebrate her special day.

Let's visit Mexico!

Before we depart, let's learn a little bit about Mexico. Click here for an overview. If you want to know more about Mexico, be sure to visit CultureGrams - Kids Edition inside the Cobb Digital Library.

Activity:  Leave a post on the blog sharing one interesting fact you learned about Mexico.

Today is Star Wars Day and has absolutely no connection to the release date of the original Star Wars movie way back in 1977.   Since then, the Star Wars franchise has turned out a variety of movies, books, toys, and other items. You can visit the official Star Wars site to learn more.  

Reader's Digest published an interesting article on the history of how Star Wars Day and the phrase "May the Fourth be With You" came to be. You can read the article here. 

Star Wars was created by a man named George Lucas. You can read his biography here.  You can learn about all of the movies, TV shows and other items his company, Lucasfilm, owns by going here. 

So in honor of Star Wars Day, we're going to make our own Jedi Light Sabers. This maker activity was almost as popular as the slime table I hosted at the Smyrna Library's Kid Con event last year!  Watch the video below and/or visit this site to learn how to make your very own DIY light saber from a pencil.

Let's celebrate this final day of National Poetry Month! If you'll remember, we studied Poetry during one of our early morning small-group Reading Enrichment sessions.  Let's review poems and poetry for today's lesson.

Remember, you can access BrainPop/BrainPop Junior through Cobb Digital Library/MackinVia or CLEVER.

Grades 2-4 - Login into Brain Pop Junior and watch the video POEMS.

• Complete the quiz
• Choose 1 activity:  Word Play or Write About It
• Do something fun:  Activity, Pop a Joke or Games
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Grade 4 Advanced Content + Grade 5 - Login to Brain Pop and watch the video POETRY. 

• Complete the quiz
• Click on RELATED READING.  Look under LANGUAGE tab - make sure you are familiar with all of these vocabulary words. 
• Do something fun:  GAMES