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?

How do you identify information on the cover of the book?

Content

(topics, unit titles)

 

 

 

Book Care

Library Rules and Manners

Caldecott Winner

Dr. Seuss

Book Cover

Skills (verbs)

 

 

 

 

Identify bookmarks

Match book care to smile faces

Hug book that is checked out

Place library card in shelf and return book in correct place

Check out library book

Match author to titles

Locate title, author, illustrator on cover of book

Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills

 

 

 

K1.1

K1.2

K2.1

K3.1

K1.3                K4.3

K1.4                K4.4

K2.2

K2.3

Activities

 

 

 

 

Complete bookmark and book care worksheets

Practice carrying books

Practice using library card

Check out books correctly

Practice library manners

Play Matching Game

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

Assessments

 

 

Completed worksheets

Teacher Observation

Teacher Observation

Teacher Observation

Student participation

Teacher Observation

Resources

 

 

What Happened to Marion’s Book by Brook Berg

worksheets

The Shelf Elf by Jackie Mims Hopkins

Shelf Elf trophy

TeachingBooks.net

Matching Game

Variety of books by author

“Hi-Ho-Librario” song

-         Verses 1 and 2

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 for time of year

Watch DVD

Fill out wish lists

 

 

Standards/Benchmarks aligned to content/skills

 

 

 

K1.3                   K4.1

K1.4                   K4.2

K3.1

 

 

Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Listen to book genres:

·        Humorous

·        Fairy Tales

·        Realistic

·        Poetry

Watch promotional DVD from book fair company

 

Students complete wish list

 

 

Assessments

 

 

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      

 

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