Library

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 8

All Grades K – 8 will attend library classes weekly at a regularly scheduled time.

Classes or individuals may also make use of the library during open library periods at the request of the teacher for additional research or for other purposes (computer use, Accelerated Reader testing, etc.)

The Library curriculum will be taught during scheduled library classes or in cooperation with classroom teachers.  Library instruction focuses on the skills shown below.  Skills, once introduced, will be reinforced during the subsequent years until mastered.

Kindergarten

• Library citizenship
  
• Listening skills
  
• Following multiple step instruction
  
• Book care
  
• Parts of a book (cover, spine)
  
• Job of author and illustrator
  
• ABC order
  
• Differences between fiction and non-fiction
  
• Location of picture books and easy non-fiction
  
• Appreciation of literature
  
• Self-selection of appropriate materials

Grade 1

• Library citizenship
  
• Listening skills
  
• Following multiple-step instructions
  
• Reinforce alphabetical order
  
• Alphabetizing skills
  
• Parts of a book (title, table of contents)
  
• Book selection techniques
  
• Caldecott Award
  
• Literature appreciation and response
  
• Authors and illustrators
  
• Introduction of reference materials (Atlas)
  
• How to locate books by call number

Grade 2

• Library citizenship
  
• Location of picture books, easy non-fiction, chapter books, biographies
  
• Accelerated Reader is introduced
  
• Reference materials – dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas
  
• Introduce basic works cited (author, title, publisher, copyright)
  
• Introduce library automated catalog
  
• Literature appreciation
  
• Self-selection of appropriate materials
  
• Parts of a book (index)
  
• Caldecott Award
  
• Introduction to different genre

Grade 3

• Library citizenship
  
• Review parts of a book – reinforce use of information
  
• Call numbers – Dewey Decimal System
  
• Fact, Fiction and Opinion
  
• Automated catalog – keyword, author, title, subject
  
• Reference skills using dictionaries, atlases, and encyclopedias
  
• Caldecott Awards
  
• Copyright
  
• Works cited format
  
• On-line encyclopedia
  
• Big three elements of research
  
• Authors and illustrators
  
• Self-selection of appropriate materials
  
• Accelerated Reader
  
• Genre: Biographies

Grade 4

• Library citizenship
• Dewey Decimal System
• Use of automated catalog
• Print electronic resources
• Basic web using selected search engines and directories
• Research/Selection of relevant information
• Works cited format
• Copyright and Plagiarism
• Authors
• Newbery and King Awards
• All reference materials including almanacs
• Accelerated Reader
• Genre: Non-fiction

Grade 5

• Library citizenship
• Review of all skills learned in K-4, especially reference sources, Dewey Decimal System
• Research strategies
• On-line searching techniques
• Website evaluation
• Advanced automated catalog searching
• Copyright and Plagiarism
• Periodical Indexes
• Literature Appreciation
• Newbery Award
• Accelerated Reader
• Genre: Historical fiction

Grade 6

• Library citizenship
  
• Literature Appreciation/Response
  
• Review of all previous instruction in:
  
• Dewey Decimal System
  
• Reference Materials
  
• Automated Catalog
  
• Copyright and Plagiarism
  
• Works Cited
  
• Web Searching
  
• Website Evaluation
  
• Accelerated Reader
  
• Genre: Realistic Fiction

Grades 7 and 8

Grades 7 and 8 will attend sessions for research and project-based assignments as needed or requested by classroom or specials teachers at which time all skills will be reviewed and updated as necessary.  Students are allowed to check materials out at any time.