Rebecca Francik - Librarian
Lesson Plans
May 6-10, 2013
May 6
May 7
May 8
May 8
May 8
May 10
Lesson
Teacher Appreciation Week
Happy Birthday Molly Harker
Round Table, Math Focus
National School Nurse Day
Staff Potluck
Staff Meeting, 7:50
Testing has begun so students are squirrely.
Review attached sheet for computer lab accessibility.
1. Welcome students
2. Have them check out books and sit and quietly read
3. Continue discussion of how we follow human evolution through bones
4. Show Smithsonian links to human reconstructions timeline
5. for 4th
MOTTO:
People who read more Know more!
Book
“Dem Bones” by Bob Barner - 1st-3rd
“What Body Part is That? By Andy Griffiths - 4th
Purpose
Questions
:
Web
Links
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Continued discussion of fossil record and what our modern body looks like.
Consider creation story about bodies such as What body part is that by Andy Griffiths versus
Information in “Dem bones” and “You are Weird” by Diane Swanson.
Support growth and development units being taught in the spring
Think about ecosystems and their interdependence and importance
Think about role of evolution as formed by changes in behavior
Learn to use resources to answer questions 600 section
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtOGLETMNnk Dem Bones music
Smithsonian site: http://humanorigins.si.edu/
http://humanorigins.si.edu/exhibit/early-human-reconstructions pictures of humans
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species human fossils organized by time period
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive timeline organized by
discoveries
http://humanorigins.si.edu/human-characteristics/bodies functions of modern body
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Lesson Plans
May 6-10, 2013
EALR
1.3
GLE
2.4.1
4-5 SYSC
Systems
have
inputs and
outputs.
 Investigate and Think Critically: Research, manage and evaluate information
and solve problems using digital tools and resources.
 Formulate and synthesize new knowledge.
Teacher will:
5th grade
Provide guidance in creating a Newsletter
about each student importing pictures and
citing their source of information. .
Help students identify resources and clarify
summarizations
Student will
5th grade M,T, Th & F will
Open a word doc. Add title, header and
footer, import picture. Save doc in a
personal folder. Type 5 paragraphs detailing
what they know about frogs.using web
created several weeks ago.
4th grade have students use English sumdog.
Students will:
Review library procedures
Promote new and interesting books
1) Participate in the discussion
2) Explain what they Learned about frogs
using technology to produce report
3) Draw their own frog chart and find facts
on: where frogs live, what they eat,
who eats frogs, what they have
(characteristics), why we care.
check out books that:
a. Meet their information need
Teacher will monitor book selection for reading
level
5th grade
Will demonstrate how to pull information from
websites to create a paper.
T. will monitor student progress. Will guide
students with clarifying questions.
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b. Find books at their level
c. Choose books they like
Will demonstrate using information from
websites to write a paper
will be able to identify how to use website
tools most effectively
Rebecca Francik - Librarian
Lesson Plans
May 6-10, 2013
Objective
1st-4th grade Enjoying literature together through reading books.
Question What can we learn from the world around us? How do we get our ideas and
how do we use them?
www.Psd1.org click on dropbox
Select school-Chess
Select “library” from left nav bar
Select “Lesson Plans
Select Sub Plan April 22
Same as the handout but you can click on the links instead of typing them.
3rd grade
8:20:9:00
8:2
0
Pick up 3rd graders outside cafeteria doors. Bring in through front doors.
Have students put books into book drop.
read Dem Bones by Bob Barner for 1st-3rd and “What Body Part is That? by Andy Griffits for
4th
 See lesson elements above
5th grade
10:0
5–
10:5
1st0/2nd
Grade
9:15– 10:00
Purpose of lesson listed above but also working to teach students to cite information directly
from source
1. Due to testing computer lab has been closed
2. Hand out frog papers to students
3. Teach them to open a Word document and type up their notes answering the 5 questions
from their web paper. Make sure everyone save their work. We will use this work to
copy and paste information into a flyer.
Start lesson with song and dance. Read book. Check out.
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Lesson Plans
May 6-10, 2013
10:5011:30
11:30-12:00
2nd grade
2nd
Walk
students
outside
3:15
2:15
–
3:00
4th
Gra
de
1:30
2:15
12:30 1:15
12:00 –
12:30
Planning
* * lunch break * * *
Library helpers today Work on straightening up the library
Pick up class at 12:30 sharp Their books should be in library so bring them straight to library
Check out books first
Same lesson plan as for 3rd grade.
Read - Dem Bones by Bob Barner for 1st-3rd and “What Body Part is That? by Andy
Griffits for 4th
Collect books and have 2 or 3 students deliver them to the classroom.
Walk the rest of the students out to recess.
Pickup up class outside by 1:30 sharp
Same lesson plan as for 3rd grade.
Read Dem Bones by Bob Barner for 1st-3rd and “What Body Part is That? by Andy Griffits for 4th
Same as for 3rd grade
Walk out to the bus together.
Monday duty day Stand at Basketball court after school. Take the walkers outside some will peel off to wait
for siblings at the flag pole others will go to bus or crosswalk.
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