Units:

Book Care

Library Use

Author Study

Skills

Essential Questions

 

 

 

How do you care for a book?

What is a bookmark?

How do you carry a book?

Where do you keep books?

How do you look for a book in the library?

How and when do you return library books?

What is the author’s name?

What books did he/she write?

Where is the Title Page?

What information is on that page?

Content

(topics, unit titles)

 

 

 

Book Care

Library Rules and Manners

Introduce call number

Caldecott Winner

Dr. Seuss

Title Page Information

Skills (verbs)

 

 

 

 

Brainstorm how to care for a book

Hug book that they check out

 

Locate call number on book

Place library card in shelf and return book in place

Find book placed incorrectly on shelf

Match author to book titles

Answer questions about author

Locate Title Page in book

Locates title, author, illustrator, publisher

Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills

 

 

1.1.1

1.1.2    1.2.1     1.3.1

            1.2.3

 

1.1.3                    1.4.3

1.1.4                    1.4.4

 

1.2.2

 

Activities

 

 

 

 

Write list of book care

Read book

Practice carrying book

Practice using library card

Find call number on book

Play “Library Detective”

Read book

Use library rules and manners to earn trophy

Explore author web sites

Observe video from Teachingbooks.net

Play Matching Game

Read books

Sing “Hi-Ho-Librario”, students point to each area as song is sung

Assessments

 

 

Completed list of book care

Teacher Observation

Teacher Observation

 

Teacher Observation

Teacher Observation

Student Participation

Resources

 

 

What Happened to Marion’s Book by Brook Berg

The Shelf Elf by Jackie Mims Hopkins

Shelf Elf trophy

Internet web sites

Matching Game

Variety of books by author

“Hi-Ho-Librario” song

-         Verses 1,2,3

Incorporation: (circle)

 

 

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

Units:

Genre

Book Fair

 

 

Essential Questions

 

 

 

What genre of book is being read?

Why do we have a book fair?

What books would you like?

 

 

Content

(topics, unit titles)

 

 

 

Literature Sharing

Book Fair

 

 

Skills (verbs)

 

 

 

Listen to variety of genres appropriate to age level and time of year

Watch DVD

Fill out wish list

 

 

Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills

1.1.3                 1.4.1

1.1.4                 1.4.2

1.3.1

 

 

Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Students listen to teacher read books from these genres

·        Humorous

·        Fairy Tales

·        Historical

·        Realistic

·         

Watch promotional DVD from book fair company

 

Students look through book fair to complete wish list

 

 

Assessments

 

 

Students identify type of book they check out

Teacher Observation

Completed Wish List

 

 

Resources

 

 

Library Collection

Promotional DVD

Student wish lists

 

 

Incorporation: (circle)

 

 

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF        TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

Units:

 

 

 

 

Essential Questions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

(topics, unit titles)

 

 

 

 

 

Skills (verbs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessments

 

 

 

 

 

Resources

 

 

 

 

Incorporation: (circle)

 

 

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF        TI

GE      HOTS      

CE          MCGF         TI

GE      HOTS