Library Curriculum 2011-2012
Here is an overview of plans for the library. Please remember that I can tailor lessons for your class and also plan additional lessons with you as needed.
Week / Kindergarten / First / Second / Third / Fourth / Fifth1
8/22 / Orientation / Orientation / Orientation / Orientation / Orientation / Orientation
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8/29 / Read “Jack’s Talent” and talk about names and talents. Smartboard Activity! / Introduce Show Me nominees on Smartboard / Show Me nominee presentation on Smartboard
Brainpop:
Library / Show Me nominee presentation on Smartboard
Brainpop:
Choosing a book / Mark Twain nominees
Talk about rules, challenge and testing. / Mark Twain nominees
Talk about rules, challenge and testing.
3
9/6 / Book Care!
Read “Mr. Wiggles’ Book” and talk about how to care for books. / Book Care:
Read “The Shelf Elf” and talk about Finding the “Just Right Book” / Book Care! Use book bag activity for teaching it. / Read “Goldilocks and the 3 Librarians” – talk about picking out “Just Right Books” / Overview of genres and getting the perfect book for Book BINGO / Review genres and have students fill out genre sheet, picking out books
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9/12 / First check out of the year. Model how to do it. Sing check out song.
Put books on the table for 1st time. / Exploring the shelves: Show students some areas where they can find good books. Intro. to great authors. / PANDA Camp: Learning how to “Explore the library” on PANDA
Reading a shelf / PANDA Camp:
Learning how to check your account from home.
Keywords
Reading a shelf / PANDA: review how to check your library account from home.
How to search for genres online.
Reading a shelf / PANDA review-Genres
Reading a shelf
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9/19 / No, No, Never, Never book care activity
Picking out books / Read Show Me Nominee: “Twist of Fate” / Read Show Me Nominee: “Twist of Fate” / Read Show Me Nominee: “Twist of Fate” / PANDA review-Genres – Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy / Genre Bingo Game
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9/26 / Fire Safety – read
“Fire Boy to the Rescue” / Twist of Fate smartboard lesson / Twist of Fate smartboard lesson / Twist of Fate smartboard lesson / Genres: Nonfiction and Reference.
How to books / Biographies: How do authors write?
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10/3 / Introduce Building Blocks Book program. Show on SB
Read “Cow Loves Cookies”& do Smartboard Act. / Read “Desert Rose & Her Hifalutin Hog”
B-M-End / Read “Desert Rose & Her Hifalutin Hog”
B-M-End / Read “Desert Rose & Her Hifalutin Hog”
B-M-End, making predictions, drawing conclusions / Search a nonfiction book and write down all the text features you can find.
Sheet for use. / Review Dewey Decimal Classification, if time play game on Quia
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10/10 / Read BB “The Great Monster Hunt” / Desert Rose Smartboard Activity / Desert Rose SB activity / Desert Rose SB activity / Text features in encyclopedias / Library Resources: using Quia quiz have students review by matching Lib. Lingo Match. Xtreme level.
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10/17 / Do Smartboard activity for “The Great Monster Hunt” / Internet Safety / Internet Safety / Internet Safety / Internet Safety-
NetSmartz online / Internet Safety – Smartboard lesson
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10/24 / Halloween: “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Any.“Wolf’s Coming”- / Halloween Story
Too Many Pumpkins / Halloween Story
In a Dark, Dark Room / Halloween Story
Scared Silly / Halloween Story
The Widow’s Broom
Go over rules for MarkTwain nominees / Spooky America
Halloween Story
Go over rules for MarkTwain nominees
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10/31 / Learning parts of a book: BBB “If You’re a Monster” / Finding books of our favorite authors - Author
ABC order SB / More PANDA practice– keywords
Using call slips / PANDA practice– keywords
Using call slips / Internet Safety-
Discussion about emailing and cyberbullying / Internet Safety – discussion about emailing and cyberbullying.
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11/7 / Book Fair DVD BBB “Birds” and activity – extra lesson / Book Fair DVD / Book Fair DVD / Book Fair DVD
Extra class for KC3 / Book Fair DVD / Book Fair DVD
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11/14 / Book Fair / Book Fair / Book Fair / Book Fair / Book Fair / Book Fair
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11/21 / Thanksgiving
Check out only! / Thanksgiving
Check out only! / Thanksgiving
Check out only! / Thanksgiving
Check out only! / Thanksgiving
Check out only! / Thanksgiving
Check out only!
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11/28 / Caldecott and CS King Award – read / Read “Minnow and Rose” / Read “ Minnow and Rose” / Nonfiction poems:
Meaning, author’s purpose, figurative language. / Read “Minnow and Rose” and do SB activities / Cause and Effect
Drawing conclusions,
Reading a caption on text features.
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12/5 / BB “Pete the Cat” / Minnow and Rose smartboard activity / Minnow and Rose smartboard activity / Minnow and Rose – story and smartboard activity / Minnow and Rose Smartboard Activity / Citing Sources: why is it important and how to do it.
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12/12 / Pete the Cat smartboard activities / “Itsy Bitsy & Teeny Weeny” / “Itsy Bitsy & Teeny Weeny” / “Itsy Bitsy & Teeny Weeny” / Copyright: why is it important? / More on copyright: lesson on Plagiarism
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12/19 / Holiday story and check out! / “Stars Above Us” / “Stars Above Us” / “Stars Above Us” / Holiday story and check out! / Holiday story and check out!
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1/5 / Check out only / Check out only / Check out only / Check out only / Check out only / Check out only
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1/9 / Story Elements:
Using Smartboard for lesson. / Intro. to biographies: MLK / Dewey Decimal System / Dewey Decimal System / Types of Sources: DE Streaming, oral, print, digital, databases / Types of Sources: DE Streaming, oral, print, digital, databases
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1/17 / BBB “Ready for Anything” / Read “Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library” / Read “Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library” / Read “Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library” / Keywords / Keywords
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1/23 / Smartboard: “Ready for Anything” / Dewey Smartboard Activity - Intro. to DD system / Dewey Smartboard Activity / Dewey Smartboard Activity / Fact and Opinion / Fact and Opinion
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1/30 / Maps, globes, continents use Smartboard lesson / “Peace Week in Miss Fox’s Class” / “Peace Week in Miss Fox’s Class” / “Peace Week in Miss Fox’s Class” / Fact and Opinion / Fact and Opinion
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2/6 / BBB “For Just One Day”- do Smartboard Activity / “Finding Lincoln” / “Finding Lincoln” / “Finding Lincoln” / Predicting: “Finding Lincoln” / “Finding Lincoln”
Talk about segregation
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2/13 / President Story: “Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek” “My Country” / Finding Lincoln Smartboard Activity / Finding Lincoln Smartboard Activity / Finding Lincoln Smartboard Activity
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2/21 / Intro. to nonfiction features – use paddles to practice / “Testing the Ice” / “Testing the Ice” / “Testing the Ice”
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2/27 / Fiction/nonfiction balloon bust on Smartboard / “Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, Marine and Miracle” / “Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, Marine and Miracle” / “Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, Marine and Miracle”
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3/5 / Dr. Seuss story / Show Me Voting / Show Me Voting / Show Me Voting
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3/12 / BBB “Terrible Plop” / Finish up smartboard activities from Show Me books / Finish up smartboard activities from Show Me books / Finish up smartboard activities from Show Me books
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3/26 / Terrible Plop smartboard activity / Finish up smartboard activities from Show Me books / Finish up smartboard activities from Show Me books / Finish up smartboard activities from Show Me books
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4/2 / BBB “Interrupting Chicken”
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4/9 / Research
Animals: where they live, what they eat and what they look like
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4/16 / Research sharing
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4/23 / MASL “Mr. Tanen’s Ties”
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4/30 / BBB “Silly Tilly” and SB lesson
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5/7 / Last class: Beach Party – games
Read “Miss Bindergarden Celebrates the Last Day of K.” / Last class: Beach Party/ Read “No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher’s Dirty Looks” / Last class: Beach Party/ Read “Thunder Cake” / Last class: Beach Party/ Read “Thank You, Mr. Falker” / Last class: Beach Party? Read “Mr. Peabody’s Apples” / Last class: Beach Party / Share good things about each student. “ROSES”
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5/14 / Country Library Visit – Summer Reading / Country Library Visit – Summer Reading / Country Library Visit – Summer Reading / Country Library Visit – Summer Reading / Country Library Visit – Summer Reading / Country Library Visit – Summer Reading
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5/21 / Inventory and Egg Toss / Inventory and
Egg Toss / Inventory and
Egg Toss / Inventory and
Egg Toss / Inventory and
Egg Toss / Inventory and
Egg Toss