Kindergarten Library Lesson Plan
Lesson Synopsis:
Read: When the Library Lights Go Out
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K.21A Listen attentively by facing speakers and asking questions to clarify information
K.8A retell a main event from a story read aloud.
K.4A predict what might happen next in text based on the cover, title, and illustrations.
K.1A recognize that spoken words can be represented by print for communication
K.1G identify different parts of a book (e.g., front and back covers, title page).
K.10.D. use titles and illustrations to make predictions about text.
K.10.B. retell important facts in a text, heard or read
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When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald
Books
Shelf Markers
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
ENGAGE
1. Last week we sang the words in the book The Library
Doors and practiced using a shelf marker. What did you
learn about the library? What do you think might happen at
night when the library is closed?
EXPLORE
1. Look at the front and back cover and tell me what you see?
EXPLAIN
1. Closed may mean closed to you but to three library puppets
it means the library is open for adventure Let’s read and
find out what adventures they have in the library after it
closes.
ELABORATE
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Look around the library. What do you think Rabbit, Lion and Hermit
Crab would see in our library after it closes? What kind of adventures
could they have?
Review The Library Doors and What Happened to Marion’s book.
Practice using shelf marker and turning pages in books.
EVALUATE
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Who was missing? Why was Hermit Crab missing? What were some
of the adventures that Rabbit, Lion and Hermit Crab had in the library?
Notes for Teacher
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