Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
Dalina Cavazos
Week 1
1/8-1/9
Week 2
1/12-1/16
Pre- K/ Kinder
Concept of fantasy/ imagination
Concept of fantasy/ imagination
1st
Animal research using books- group lesson
modeled
Animal research using online
encyclopedia- pairs create a tagxedo
about their animal
2nd
Creating a simple word document
Creating a simple word document
3rd
Creating a word document
Creating a word document
Generate a list of topics of class wide
interest and formulate open ended
questions about one or two of the topics;
4th
Animal Adaptations Research
Bloom’s Taxonomy Lesson
Anchor Chart
Students sort images as fantasy/
realism
Bear Snores On
All About ME Name Acronym
Animal Adaptations Research
Summarize the main idea and supporting
details in text in ways that maintain
meaning;
create a comic life explaining
5th
Book a trip Research
Students choose a country and begin
research
Book a trip Research
Summarize the main ideas and
supporting details in a text in ways that
maintain meaning and logical order;
Create a comic life about the
country
CLCs
3rd grade Book Club
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Week 3
1/19-1/23
Week 4
1/26-1/30
Week 5
2/2-2/6- TCEA Conf.
2/9-2/13
Week 6
2/16-2/20
BENCHMARKS
Identify the topic of an
informational text heard.
Identify the topic of an
informational text heard.
Compare and contrast
Big Book on Nonfiction
texts
United streaming video
on sea mammals
Epic ebook- seals
Big Book on Nonfiction
texts
United streaming video
on sea mammals
Epic ebook- seals
Students explore
augmented reality with the
ColAR app.
Read Sheep in a Shop ebook
Students color ColAR sheep
and watch it come to life.
Epic- read aloud nonfiction
books
“Piglets”
Presenting information using
ipad app such as pic Collage
Epic- Read aloud nonfiction
books
“Badgers”
Teachers requested time to
read and test
Biomes Research
Summarize the main idea
and supporting
details in text in ways that
maintain
meaning;
Big 3 Research
Take simple notes using a
graphic organizer
Identify the details or facts
that support the main idea;
Create a comic life
Introduce I Love My Library
Art Contest
Students explore
augmented reality with the
ColAR app.
Students color ColAR boogie
bear and watch it come to
life.
Introduce I Love My Library
Art Contest
Creating a word document.
Features of word.
Wonderopolis.org
Introduce I Love My Library
Art Contest
Take simple notes and sort
evidence into provided
categories or an organizer;
Creating a word
document. Features of
word.
Continue comic life
create a comic life
explaining
Biome Research
Summarize the main ideas
and supporting details in a
text in ways that maintain
meaning and logical order;
Introduce I Love My Library
Art Contest
Students explore
augmented reality with the
ColAR app.
Students color ColAR water
bird and watch it come to
life.
Take simple notes and sort
evidence into provided
categories or an organizer;
record data, utilizing
available technology
Comic Life to share what has
been learned about the
Readers are Leaders/
Read to Succeed
Folklore
Readers are Leaders/
Read to Succeed
Biographies
Readers are Leaders/
Read to Succeed
Genres in Fiction- historical,
fantasy, realistic, mystery
Readers are Leaders/
Read to Succeed
Genres in Fiction- historical,
fantasy, realistic, mystery
Readers are Leaders/
Read to Succeed
Introduce I Love My Library
Art Contest
Creating a word document.
Features of word.
Introduce I Love My Library
Art Contest
Genres in Fiction- historical,
fantasy, realistic, mystery
Theme
Readers are Leaders/
Read to Succeed
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
Dalina Cavazos
about the biome
Pre- K/
Kinder
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
biome
Week 1
1/8-1/9
AR Party 1/8/15
Shelving at new libraries in the
district 1/9/15
AASL 21st Century
Learner Standards
ELAR TEKS
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
Dalina Cavazos
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
Dalina Cavazos
Week 2
1/12-1/16
Pre- K/
Concept of fantasy/ imagination
Kinder
Knuffle Bunny book and video
Phonics practice- Endless Alphabet
app on ipads
1st
STAR reading placement test- mid-year
checkpoint
2nd
STAR reading placement test- mid-year
checkpoint
3rd
STAR reading placement test- mid-year
checkpoint
4th
STAR reading placement test- mid-year
checkpoint
5th
STAR reading placement test- mid-year
checkpoint
AASL 21st Century
Learner Standards
4.1.5 Connect ideas to own
interests and previous
knowledge and
experience.
ELAR TEKS
2.1.3 Use
5(A) read aloud
gradelevel
appropriate text
with fluency (rate,
accuracy, expression,
appropriate phrasing)
and comprehension.
strategies to draw
conclusions from
information and apply
knowledge to curricular
areas, real- world
situations, and further
investigations.
2.1.3 Use strategies to draw
conclusions from
information and apply
knowledge to curricular
areas, real- world
situations, and further
investigations.
2.1.3 Use strategies to draw
conclusions from
information and apply
knowledge to curricular
areas, real- world
situations, and further
investigations.
2.1.3 Use
strategies to draw
conclusions from
information and apply
knowledge to curricular
areas, real- world
situations, and further
investigations.
2.1.3 Use strategies
to draw conclusions from
information and apply
knowledge to curricular
areas, real- world
situations, and further
investigations.
8(A) retell a main event
from a story read
aloud;
3(B) use knowledge
of letter-sound
relationships to
decode regular
words in text and
independent of
content (e.g., VC,
CVC, CCVC, and
CVCC words);
4(A) read aloud
gradelevel
appropriate text
with fluency (rate,
accuracy, expression,
appropriate phrasing)
and comprehension.
3(A) read aloud
gradelevel
appropriate text
with fluency (rate,
accuracy, expression,
appropriate phrasing)
and comprehension.
1(A) read aloud
gradelevel
stories with
fluency (rate,
accuracy, expression,
appropriate phrasing)
and comprehension.
1(A) read aloud
gradelevel
stories with
fluency (rate,
accuracy, expression,
appropriate phrasing)
and comprehension.
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*Battle of the bluebonnet Books 1/16/15
Week 3
1/19-1/23
Pre- K/
Kinder
Concept of fantasy/ imagination
Epic- Buttercup’s lovely day
Life cycle of a cow
AASL 21st Century Learner
Standards
4.1.5 Connect ideas to own
interests and previous
knowledge and experience.
ELAR TEKS
24(C) record basic
information in
simple visual formats
(e.g., notes, charts,
picture graphs,
diagrams) (with
adult assistance).
25(C) record basic
information in
simple visual formats
(e.g., notes, charts,
picture graphs,
diagrams).
1st
Epic- read aloud nonfiction books
“Piglets”
2.1.2 Organize
2nd
Epic- Read aloud nonfiction books
“Badgers”
2.1.2 Organize
3rd
Teachers requested time to read and
test
2.1.6 Use
4th
Biomes Research
Summarize the main idea and
supporting
details in text in ways that maintain
meaning;
2.1.1 Continue
create a comic life explaining
5th
Biome Research
Summarize the main ideas and
supporting details in a text in ways
that maintain meaning and logical
order;
Create a comic life about the
biome
knowledge so that
it is useful.
knowledge so that
it is useful.
the writing process,
media and visual literacy, and
technology skills to create
products that express new
understandings.
an inquiry- based
research process by applying
critical- thinking skills
(analysis, synthesis, evaluation,
organization) to information
and knowledge in order to
construct new understandings,
draw conclusions, and create
new knowledge.
2.1.1 Continue an inquiry- based
research process by applying
critical- thinking skills
(analysis, synthesis, evaluation,
organization) to information
and knowledge in order to
construct new understandings,
draw conclusions, and create
25(A)
generate research
topics from personal
interests or by
brainstorming with
others, narrow
to one topic, and
formulate openended
questions
about the major
research topic;
24(A) follow the research
plan to collect
information from
multiple sources of
information both
oral and written,
including:
24(A) follow the research
plan to collect
information from
multiple sources of
information both
oral and written,
including:
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
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new knowledge.
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
Dalina Cavazos
Week 4
1/26-1/30
Pre- K/
Kinder
Identify the topic of an informational text
heard.
Big Book on Nonfiction texts
United streaming video on sea
mammals
Epic ebook- seals
AASL 21st Century
Learner Standards
2.1.3 Use strategies to draw
conclusions from
information
ELAR TEKS
26(A) create a visual
display or dramatization
to convey the results of
the research (with adult
assistance).
1st
Presenting information using ipad app
such as pic Collage
3.2.1 Demonstrate
2nd
Big 3 Research
Take simple notes using a graphic
organizer
2.1.2 Organize
3rd
Identify the details or facts that support
the main idea;
2.1.4 Use
Wonderopolis.org
4th
Take simple notes and sort evidence into
provided categories or an organizer;
Continue comic life
5th
Take simple notes and sort evidence into
provided categories or an organizer;
record data, utilizing available technology
Comic Life to share what has been learned
about the biome
leadership and confi dence
by presenting ideas to
others in both formal and
informal situations.
knowledge
so that it is useful.
technology and
other information tools to
analyze and organize
information.
10(C) discuss the ways
authors group
information in text
25(A) gather evidence
from available
sources (natural and
personal) as well as
from interviews with
local experts
13(A) identify the details or
facts that support the
main idea;
2.1.4 Use
technology and
other information tools to
analyze and organize
information.
24(C) take simple notes
and
sort evidence into
provided categories
or an organizer;
2.1.4 Use
24(C) record data,
utilizing available
technology (e.g., word
processors) in order to see
the relationships between
ideas, and convert
graphic/ visual data (e.g.,
charts, diagrams,
timelines) into written
notes;
technology and
other information tools to
analyze and organize
information.
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
Library Lessons at a Glance- 4th Six Weeks
Dalina Cavazos
Pre- K/
Kinder
Week 5/ Week 6
2/2-2/6- TCEA Conf.
2/9-2/13
AASL 21st Century Learner
Standards
ELAR TEKS
Students explore augmented
reality with the ColAR app.
Read Sheep in a Shop ebook
Students color ColAR sheep and
watch it come to life.
4.1.2 Read
Technology TEKS (A) use
software programs with audio,
video, and graphics to enhance
learning experiences; and(B)
use appropriate software,
including the use of word
processing and multimedia, to
express ideas and solve
problems.
Technology TEKS (A) use
software programs with audio,
video, and graphics to enhance
learning experiences; and(B)
use appropriate software,
including the use of word
processing and multimedia, to
express ideas and solve
problems.
Technology TEKS (A) use
software programs with audio,
video, and graphics to enhance
learning experiences; and(B)
use appropriate software,
including the use of word
processing and multimedia, to
express ideas and solve
problems.
Technology TEKS (A) use
technology terminology
appropriate to the task;(B) save
and delete files, uses menu
options and commands, and
work with more than one
software application;
Technology TEKS (A) use
technology terminology
appropriate to the task;(B) save
and delete files, uses menu
options and commands, and
work with more than one
software application;
Technology TEKS (A) use
technology terminology
appropriate to the task;(B) save
and delete files, uses menu
options and commands, and
work with more than one
widely and fluently
to make connections with
self, the world, and previous
reading.
Introduce I Love My Library Art
Contest
1st
Students explore augmented
reality with the ColAR app.
Students color ColAR water bird
and watch it come to life.
4.1.2 Read
widely and fluently
to make connections with
self, the world, and previous
reading.
Introduce I Love My Library Art
Contest
2nd
Students explore augmented
reality with the ColAR app.
Students color ColAR boogie bear
and watch it come to life.
4.1.2 Read
widely and fluently
to make connections with
self, the world, and previous
reading.
Introduce I Love My Library Art
Contest
3rd
Creating a word document.
Features of word.
Introduce I Love My Library Art
Contest
4th
Creating a word document.
Features of word.
Introduce I Love My Library Art
Contest
5th
Creating a word document.
Features of word.
Introduce I Love My Library Art
Contest
2.1.6 Use
the writing process,
media and visual literacy,
and technology skills to
create products that express
new understandings.
2.1.6 Use
the writing process,
media and visual literacy,
and technology skills to
create products that express
new understandings.
2.1.6 Use
the writing process,
media and visual literacy,
and technology skills to
create products that express
new understandings.
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software application;
Pre- K/
Kinder
1st
Week 7
2/16-2/20
BENCHMARKS
AASL 21st Century
Learner Standards
Compare and contrast
2.1.5 Collaborate
Readers are Leaders/ Read to
Succeed
with
others to exchange ideas,
develop new
understandings, make
decisions, and solve
problems.
Folklore
4.2.4 Show
an appreciation
for literature by electing to
read for pleasure and
expressing an interest in
various literary genres.
12(A) read independently
for a sustained
period of time.
4.2.4 Show
12(A) read independently
for a sustained
period of time and
paraphrase what
the reading was
about, maintaining
meaning.
Readers are Leaders/ Read to
Succeed
2nd
Biographies
Readers are Leaders/ Read to
Succeed
3rd
Genres in Fiction- historical, fantasy,
realistic, mystery
Readers are Leaders/ Read to
Succeed
4th
Genres in Fiction- historical, fantasy,
realistic, mystery
Readers are Leaders/ Read to
Succeed
5th
ELAR TEKS
Genres in Fiction- historical, fantasy,
realistic, mystery
Theme
an appreciation
for literature by electing to
read for pleasure and
expressing an interest in
various literary genres.
4.2.4 Show
an appreciation
for literature by electing to
read for pleasure and
expressing an interest in
various literary genres.
4.2.4 Show
an appreciation
for literature by electing to
read for pleasure and
expressing an interest in
various literary genres.
4.2.4 Show
an appreciation
for literature by electing to
read for pleasure and
expressing an interest in
11(A) read independently
for a sustained
period of time and
paraphrase what
the reading was
about, maintaining
meaning and logical
order
9(A) read independently
for a sustained period of
time and paraphrase
what the reading was
about, maintaining
meaning and logical
order
9(A) read independently
for a sustained period of
time and summarize
or paraphrase what
Allen & William Arnold Elementary
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Readers are Leaders/ Read to
Succeed
various literary genres.
the reading was about,
maintaining meaning
and logical order (e.g.,
generate a reading log