Concepts
During the year will cover many concepts including research and technology skills.
During the year will cover many concepts including research and technology skills.
- Week 1: Follow the library rules
- Week 2: Learn the library procedures
- Week 3: Identify call numbers on spine labels and recognize basic shelf order
- Week 4: Making Connections in the Library, National Dot Day
- Week 5: Begin to locate, recognize and find books according to alphabetical order
- Week 6:Identify author/illustrator and their roles
- Week 7: Getting Ready for the Book Fair
- Week 8: Book Fair!!
- Week 9: Monitor Accelerated Reader
- Week 10: Identify parts of a book: front/back, cover, author/illustrator, spine and call number
- Week 11: Begin to recognize and make use of predictions and connections
- Week 12: Monitor Accelerated Reader Review
- Week 13: Begin to recognize beginning/middle/end, character and setting
- Week 14: Use a shelf marker to select books
- Week 15: Begin to recognize library organization
- Week 16: Getting Ready for Barnes and Nobles Book Fair
- Week 17: Holidays Around the World
- Week 18: Identify publisher, copyright date, dedication page, table of contents and glossary
- Week 19: Identify authors and illustrators and their roles
- Week 20: Identify the various fiction genres
- Week 21: Master locating books in alphabetical order
- Week 22: Begin to locate, recognize and find books according to Dewey Decimal order
- Week 23: Identify Caldecott, Newbery and other awards
- Week 24: Understand the purpose of Accelerated Reader
- Week 25: Monitor your own progress
- Week 26: Use and locate fiction and non-fiction books
- Week 27: Master locating books in Dewey Decimal order
- Week 28: Brainstorm key words and utilize internet search skills
- Week 29: Access and navigate websites
- Week 30: Begin to identify and distinguish genres
- Week 31: Search Destiny using title, author, keyword and series
- Week 32: Identify, distinguish among and utilize reference materials