Madame Pince and the School Library

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It’s Snowing!

January23

Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (what students see)

Grade/Class/Subject:

  • K-3/Harrison/Media Skills

Unit/Theme:

  • The organization of media center/snow

Standards

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

  • 1.4.1, Self Monitoring Strategies, Monitor own information-seeking processes for effectiveness and progress, and adapt as necessary.

Content Objectives

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

  • Content Standard #1: A student who has been educated in library media information skills accesses information efficiently and effectively.

Language Objectives

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

  • Kindergarten: R.CM.00.03, “begin to make connections across texts by making meaningful predictions based on illustrations or portions of texts.”
  • 1st Grade: R.CM.01.03, compare and contrast relationships among characters, events, and key ideas within and across texts to create a deeper understanding by mapping story elements, graphically representing key ideas and details, and asking questions as they read.
  • 2nd Grade: R.CM.02.03, see details above for 1st grade (the description is similar)
  • 3rd Grade: R.CM.03.03, see details above for 1st grade (the description is similar)

Key Vocabulary:

  • Review: Spine label, Alphabet, Alphabetizing

Supplementary Materials:

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
  • Lesson Sequence

Transition:

  • Review what students remember about the organization of the media center. Review elements of the cover and spine. Review the key vocabulary words and apply their meanings to the media center.

Anticipatory Set:

  • Point out the letters on the spine of the books in the media center.
  • What information is available on the spine label?

Instruction/Check for Understanding:

  • Read the books and interject questions to promote listening.
  • After reading each book, ask students to identify the section of the media center in which they would find the book (i.e., Easy, Fiction, Nonfiction) and what letters go on the spine for the author’s last name.

Preview for Next Week:

  • Tell students we will read more books about winter next week.
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“It’s Snowing!”

  1. January 10th, 2015 at 7:42 pm       Connie Harrison Says:

    This lesson plan evolved from its original version to one that focused on the pros and cons of different formats. I projected the digital version on a Smart Board and demonstrated the advantages. However, the district’s internet crashed, ironically, which allowed me to demonstrate the advantages of old fashioned print.


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