Madame Pince and the School Library

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Where In The World Are You?

April19

Grade/Class/Subject:

1st – 3rd Grade, Mrs. Harrison/Library Media Skills

Unit/Theme:

Reference Materials/Atlases, Maps and Globes

Common Core State Standards (3rd Grade):

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Language Objectives:

Students will become comfortable using common reference terms.

Key Vocabulary:

  • Atlas(es)
  • Maps
  • Globes

Supplementary 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

• Independent

Integration of Processes:

• Reading

• Writing

• Speaking

• Listening

Application:

• Hands-on

• Meaningful

• Linked to objectives

• Promotes engagement

Assessment:

• Individual

• Group

• Written

• Oral

Transition:

Review what students remember about using atlases last week. Go over the Key Vocabulary words.

Anticipatory Set:

Tell students they will watch a video today that might answer some of their questions about information to be found in an atlas.

Instruction:

1. Pass out the focus questions and read them with the students.

2. Tell students they are to write down the answers to the questions as they hear them or see them in the video.

Check For Understanding:

The teacher will observe students as they make decisions throughout the above process. Following the video, students will present their answers to their table mates and come to an agreement about the answers to each question. One student from each table will report out the answers that they have chosen.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of research by the facts they choose to note and their group discussion.

Closure:

Tell students we will continue working on atlases next week.

 

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Fun With “The Cat In The Hat”

March6

Grade/Class/Subject:

  • Lesson Plans: Information Skills, Grades K-3

Unit/Theme:

What is biography?/March is Reading Month

Standards:

AASL 4.1.3

Content Objective:

Students will respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres.

Language Objectives/Students will:

  • Express feelings about characters and events in a story
  • Make connections between stories and their own experiences

Materials (Videos):

Key Vocabulary (Review):

  • Review: Video, VHS tape, DVD, New: Biography, Autobiography

Preparation:

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

Scaffolding:

  • Modeling
  • Guided practice

Group Options:

  • Whole class

Integration of Processes:

  • Speaking
  • Listening

Application:

  • Meaningful
  • Linked to objectives
  • Promotes engagement

Assessment:

  • Group

Anticipatory Set:

  • Review the what students remember about the words listed above from last month’s Valentine’s day lesson. Introduce the words “biography” and “autobiography.”
  • Review the parallels between the Daily 5 concept, ipick, and choices students make when watching movies (specifically comprehension and subject preference)

Lesson:

  • Review what students remember about Dr. Seuss from the lesson a few weeks ago.
  • Show students the biographies of Dr. Seuss and use them as examples of biographies available in print form. Ask students how to find a biography in the media center.
  • Show how to use the Visual Search option in the OPAC to search for biographies.
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Arthur for Valentine’s Day, eBook and Video

January29

1st, 2nd, 3rd Grades/Media Skills:

Unit/Theme:

  • Arthur for Valentine’s Day, eBook and Video

Standards

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

  • 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.

Content Objectives

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

  • Content Standard #3: A student who has been educated in library media information skills uses information accurately and creatively.

Language Objectives

Michigan Department of Education, K-8 GLCE English Language Arts:

  • 1st Grade: 1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
  • 2nd Grade: 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate an understanding of key details in a text.
  • 3rd Grade: 3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Key Vocabulary:

  • eBook
  • Promethean Board
  • DVD

Supplementary Materials:

Preparation:

  • Adaptation of content
  • Links to background
  • Links to past learning
  • Strategies incorporated

Scaffolding:

  • Modeling
  • Guided practice
  • Comprehensible input

Group Options:

  • Whole class

Integration of Processes:

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Listening

Application:

  • Meaningful
  • Linked to objectives
  • Promotes engagement

Assessment:

  • Group
  • Oral
  • Lesson Sequence

Transition:

  • Review vocabulary.

Anticipatory Set:

  • Review procedures for reading an eBook on the Promethean Board. Review descriptive words that the author uses.

Instruction/Check for Understanding:

  • Read “Arthur’s Valentine” and point out clues in the text for how to read the book aloud.
  • Show “Arthur and the Square Dance.”
  • After reading the book and seeing the video, discuss how the characters are similar and different from one medium to the other.

Preview for Next Week:

  • Tell students we will be in the computer lab next week and will start to work on using the library database..
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