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Library/Media Curriculum
Kindergarten:
Book Care: students learn how to care for books, by having clean hands, keep
library books away from pets, keep them in a dry and safe place.
Check Out: students learn the procedures for finding books in their section
of the library. They learn to use a shelf marker and to check out using the
electronic check out station. They also learn to return their items each week.
Genre: students are introduced to the following genres: humorous stories, animal
stories, fantasy stories, realistic stories and age appropriate non fiction
books.
1st Grade:
Book care is again introduced and reinforced, along with checking out books
and returning them on time.
Library Check Out: students learn to locate books in the Everybody section
of the library using their shelf markers. They now are able to check out
2 books per week and return on time.
Parts of book: students learn about the cover, spine and body. They also
learn the importance of the spine label.
Genre: these students are learning about humorous, animal, realistic, fantasy,
fairy tales and age appropriate non-fiction books.
2nd Grade:
Book care again is reinforced.
Library Organization: these students will learn about spine labels and
their importance to locating books in the library. They also learn about
title pages in books and author dedications. They will learn ABC order
and its importance in our library.
Genre: These students are learning about the same genre as the earlier
grades, but also are introduced to historical fiction, folk tales, and
poetry.
Author Studies: Students will learn about some famous authors and identify
and contrast writing styles, characters, and word use.
Award Books: students will learn about Caldecott Award Books and how they
are chosen.
3rd Grade:
Locations of Books: students learn to use the automated system to find
books to find books by title, author or subject.
Book Parks: students learn how to use table on contents in fiction and
non-fiction books. They also learn about an index and glossary.
Dewey Decimal System: students are introduced to the Dewey Decimal System
as a way non fiction books are organized.
Literature Development: students learn to identifying themes, setting,
plot, conflict, characters, and resolution.
Genre: students learn about Native American Stories, biographies, science
non fiction, joke and riddles, along with the previously mentioned genres
from other grades.
4th Grade:
Students will learn and practice using the computer system for finding books
by title, author, subject and key word.
Students will learn how to find titles on the shelves in Fiction and non-fiction
using spine labels.
Students will learn the Dewey Decimal System for organizing the collection of
non fiction books.
Students will learn to use the following reference materials: Almanacs, Encyclopedias,
and Dictionaries.
Literature development will include the following genres: humorous, mystery,
folk tales, fairy tales, biographies, realistic fiction, poetry, fantasy, short
stories and non-fiction. Students will continue to develop skills in identifying
setting, characters, plot, climax, resolution, and sequence.
Reading Counts to promote comprehension continues.
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