August
Kindergarten
Lib. Intro
Dog Loves
Books-like
me
(1 book each
cycle, under
the teacher's
name)
September
October
November
We Are Like
Books
Finding books
in fiction pt. 2
Author Study
(Kevin
Henkes)
Book Disasters
What is an
author?
What is fiction?
Finding books
in fiction pt. 1
What is
Onomatopoei
a?
What is an
illustrator?
Tools that
they use
Wordless
Books
Lib. Intro
Miss Brooks
First Grade
(1 book
checked out
at a time for 2
weeks)
December
Illustrator
study (Peter
Reynolds)
Dot Activity
Caldecott
Award-What
is it? Previous
winners
Caldecott
Voting
(2 cycles)
January
February
March
Caldecott
Voting
(2 cycles)
-book
evaluation
-persuade us
to change our
minds
Sometimes
we have ?'s
when reading
fiction
Student
research
(subjects vary
i.e. chickens,
insects, ocean
animals,
Australian
animals,
illustrators)
Real vs. Make- Teacher led
believe
mini research
Intro. to non
fiction section
How to find
"Just Right "
books
Finding books
in fiction: call
#hunt
What are
predictions &
summary?
Fairytale
book talks
continued
Nonfiction
(4 cycles)
-finding facts
Finding books
in fiction-(2
cycles)
-search library
for things that
start w/letter
-alpha order
-hunt
All fiction
books have
characters
(2 cycles)
round vs. flat
What is
folklore?
Folklore book
talk
What are
fractured
fairytales?
F.F. book talk
-picking
topics
-Types of
questions
(big vs. small)
All fiction
books have
setting/
problem/
solution
Making
connections
in fiction
What is a
fairytale?
Fairytale
book talk
How to use
t.o.c/index &
practice
-How to use a
t.o.c. /index
How to take
notes &
plagiarism
Irma Black
Award
(3 cycles)
-What is the
Finding books award
in non fiction -Read
(3 cycles)
nominated
-Partner
books
activity
-Discuss
books as go
along
-Vote
April
May
Continue
research
Who is Jack
Prelutsky?
What is
poetry?
Non fiction:
Books that
teach us how to
do something
Poems have a
rhythm and a
beat:
Dancing Feet
create own
rhyme based
on format
Mo Willems
Author Study
-Who is Mo?
Mo Willems
continued
Elephant &
Pigeon
Piggie
mood changes plays
debate
draw/sing
-Amanda & Her
Alligator
Duckling Gets interviews
a Cookie
game
Edwina
Naked Mole Rat
fact vs.
n.m.r. facts
opinion
memory game
August
Second Grade
September
Lib. Intro
How to do the
"Incredible Five Finger Rule
Book Eating
Boy"
Book talk "Just
Right Books"
What are the
different
sections of the
library?
(2 books
checked out a
time for 2
weeks)
October
Reverse
scavenger
hunt
What are
biographies?
Biography
book talks
(2 cycles)
November
December
January
February
Reference:
How to use
Dictionaries
Non fiction:
-how things
are grouped
general to
specific
How to use
Table of
Contents/
Glossary/
Addt'l
Features
Research
Project
(topics vary,
i.e. islands,
APEC
countries,
project with
NYC school)
How to use
Atlases
Non fiction
Intro:
Types of
Questions:
big/small
How to take
notes
What is the
difference
between fact
and opinion?
March
Finish
research
Irma Black
Award
(2 cycles)
What is the
award
-Read
nominated
books
-Discuss
books as go
along
-Vote
Robert
Sabuda and
Pop-Ups
Lib.
Scavenger
Hunt
Third Grade
(3 books
checked out at
a time for 2
weeks)
How to use the
OPAC
Myths vs.
Legends
OPAC practice
What is a
fable? Book
talk legends
What is a
legend?
Book talk
-Legends from
around the
world
-Hawaiian
legends
What is
realistic
fiction? R.F.
book talk
Realistic
Fiction Cont.
-problem/
solution in
realistic fiction
-Who is
Andrew
Clements &
book talk
-Who is Judy
Blume & book
talk
Realistic
Fiction Cont.
-book talk
Dewey pt.2:
-what's it
called?
Dewey pt.1:
-sorting
activity
Dewey book
talk
Dewey
challenge
What are
encyclopedias
? (3 cycles)
-How to use
-Features
-Practice
using
Research
(topics vary,
past topics:
H'wn
monarchy,
H'wn animals.
H'wn plants,
H'wn birds,
sites around
Hawaii
April
Fiction book
talk (moving
away from
red dots)
What is
folklore?
Cinderella
from around
the world
What are talltales? Tall tale
book talks
May
Tall tale book
talk continued
What are
Trickster
tales? Book
talk trickster
tales
(2 cycles)
Book talk
summer
reading
suggestions
Finish
research
Adventure
book talks
What are
adventure
books? Book
talk
adventure
books
What are
graphic
novels? Book
talk graphic
novels
Fourth Grade
(3 books
checked out at
a time for 2
weeks)
August
September
Library
Scavenger
Hunt
OPAC Review
How to use
Biblionasium
(2 cycles)
What is the
Nene Award?
October
Nene Award
Continued
How to use
and access
World Book
Online
(2 cycles)
How to use
and access
Grolier
Online
November
December
How to use
and access
Grolier Online
Continued
Mystery
Continued:
Solve the
library mystery
What is a
mystery?
Characteristics
/book talk
What is
historical
fiction?
-characteristics
-book talk
Mystery Book
talk
January
Finding info
on the
internet:
-allabout
explorers.co
m
-start with a
book
February
Continue
SIRS
Discoverer
How to use
NoodleBib
March
What is
poetry?
Riddle Poems
(2 cycles)
April
May
What is
fantasy?
Categories of
fantasy, book
talks
Science fiction
book talks
Poetry in
Fantasy book
fiction/Novels talks
in verse
continued
-How to use
SIRS
Discoverer
Fourth Grade: Laptop Activities: OPAC, BiblioNasium, World Book Online, Grolier Online, Allaboutexplorers.com, SIRS Discoverer, NoodleBib
What is the
difference
between
fantasy and
science
fiction?
Book talk sci.
fi.
What is the
Newbery
Award?
Book talk
Newbery
winners