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Halloween Picture Books and Computer Skills

October10

Week 7

For traditional plans using the media center and Halloween picture books, click here. 

Grade/Teacher:

  • Harrison/Media Skills/1st, 2nd and 3rd

  • Week of October 15, Week 7

Unit/Theme:

  • Halloween/Harrison/Media Skills

Standards:

American Association of School Librarians, “Standards for the 21st Century Learner” 

Learners Use Tools, Resources, & Skills to:

  • 2, Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowlege.

  • 4, Pursue personal and aesthetic growth

Scope and Sequence:

Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information Literacy Media Curriculum, 2004:

  • Content Standard 2: “A student who has been educated in library media information skills evaluates information critically and competently.” (Page 7, Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information Literacy Library Media Curriculum, June 2004)

Common Core State Standards:

  • CC.4.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

  • CC.1.R.L.5 Craft and Structure: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

Lesson Objective(s):

  • Students will evaluate picture books based on theme and characterization using the district’s model, ‘The Daily 5.”

  • Students will practice logging into the computer, accessing the blog and, using mouse and typing skills, play the games suggested.

Key Vocabulary (review):

  • Rhyme

  • Rhyming words

Materials:

Preparation:

  • Adaptation of content

  • Links to background

  • Links to past learning

  • Strategies incorporated

Scaffolding:

  • Modeling

  • Guided practice

  • Independent practice

  • Comprehensible input

Group Options:

  • Whole class

  • Partners

  • Independent

Integration of Processes:

  • Reading

  • Writing/Typing

  • Speaking

  • Listening

Application:

  • Meaningful

  • Hands-on

  • Linked to objectives

  • Promotes engagement

Assessment:

  • Individual

  • Group

  • Oral

Transition:

  • Show the key vocabulary words for today and review their meanings, cover examples of rhyming pairs.

Anticipatory Set:

  • Show the front covers of the books above.

  • Indicate the elements of print: author, illustrator, title, etc.

  • Can students predict whether the text will be rhyming in any of them?  What clues can be used?  (Possible answers may center around having previously read the books or knowing about books in the series, i.e., “Arthur” and “I Know an Old Lady Who…”)

  • Review what students know about “good fit” books and how they make selections in the media center.

Instruction/Check for Understanding:

  • Read one or two of the books listed and point other whether they are rhyming or not.

  • After reading, review students’ rhyming predictions and their accuracy.

  • Pull up the blog on the teacher’s station and use the promethean board to direct students to the latest post.

  • Demonstrate how students will access the sites to practice using their mice (mouses?) and typing skills

  • Pass out cards with students’ IDs and tell students to hold on to them because they will be collected as students demonstrate their ability to control their mouse.

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Halloween and Rhyming Words Lesson Plan:

October17

Week 6, 2nd Week of October

Materials:

Scope and Sequence:

Content Standard 2: “A student who has been educated in library media information skills evaluates information critically and competently.” (Page 7, Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information Literacy Library Media Curriculum,” June 2004)

Objective and Purpose:

Students will evaluate Easy books based on pictures, theme, and characters using the district’s literacy model, The Daily 5.

Key Vocabulary:

  • Rhyme
  • Rhyming words

Input:

Show the cover of each book. Indicate elements of print, the author and illustrator. Review the selection process used in The Daily Five and a “good fit book.”

Lesson:

  • For all books, review predictions.
  • For each grade level, read the books that rhyme and point out pairs of rhyming words.
  • Have students practice pairing rhyming words by completing the worksheet.

Preview for Next Week:

Tell students we will watch Halloween videos next week.

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Halloween Fun

October17

Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (what students see) 

Materials:

Scope and Sequence:

Content Standard 2: “A student who has been educated in library media information skills evaluates information critically and competently.” (Page 7, Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information Literacy Library Media Curriculum,” June 2004)

Objective and Purpose:

Students will evaluate Easy books based on pictures, theme, and characters.

Key Vocabulary:

Halloween and Holiday Section.

Anticipatory Set:

Introduce this week’s vocabulary: “Halloween” and “Holiday Section.” Review where the Holiday Section is in the media center and where to find the sticker on the spine of Halloween books.

Input:

Show the cover of each book. Indicate elements of print, the author and illustrator.

Lesson:

  • Read “In a dark, dark tale” and be sure to scare the kids on the final page (read quietly and calmly until you reach “a mouse!” and shout that part. What makes something scary?
  • Read “Space Case” and use illustrations to predict what will happen next.
  • Read “The Hallo-weiner” to practice making predictions using illustrations.

Preview for Next Week:

Tell students we will read more books about Halloween next week.

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Happy Fall!

October12

Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (what students see) 

Grade/Class/Subject:

  • Media Skills, K-3

Unit/Theme:

  • Students will use the media center independently.

Language Objectives:

  • Students will use library terms appropriately.

Key Vocabulary:

  • Check out
  • Due Date

Materials:

  • Magnetic dry erase board with plastic letters (spell out Key Vocabulary words)
  • Basket with shelf markers

Preparation:

  • Links to background
  • Links to past learning
  • Strategies incorporated

Scaffolding:

  • Modeling
  • Guided Practice

Group Options:

  • Whole class

Integration of Processes:

  • Reading
  • Speaking
  • Listening

Application:

  • Meaningful
  • Linked to objectives
  • Promotes engagement

Assessment:

  • Group
  • Oral

Lesson Sequence:

  • Review last week’s words: spine and spine label.
  • Introduce this week’s words: check out and due date.

Lesson:

  • Show the cover of each book.
  • Indicate where they can find the due date label on their books.
  • Read the books and use to questions to determine comprehension.

Checking for Understanding:

  • Students will demonstrate that they understand the reason for using due date stickers.

Preview for Next Week:

  • Tell students we will read more books about Halloween next week.
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