Allen & William Arnold Elementary Library
Year at a Glance Curriculum
Grade
PRE-K/ K
1
2
3
4
September
1. What is the library? (tour/ purpose)
2. Rules/ Procedures
3. Reading for Pleasure
4. Book Care- book babies
Max va a la escuela, Froggy Goes to School
Video/ movement- Storytime song, If you’re
a kid, Wheels on the Bus , We’re Going on a
Bear Hunt + video
1. What is the library? (tour/ purpose)
2. Rules/ Procedures
3. Reading for Pleasure
4. Book Care- book babies
Froggy Goes to School, If you take a mouse
to school, We’re Going on a Book Hunt
October
1. Parts of a book
2. Concepts of print
3. Concepts of title, author,
illustrator
4. Fiction
November
1. Bookfair
2. Fiction/ Nonfiction
3. Stories in threes
4. Readers are leaders
December
1. Concepts- author, illustrator,
publisher, copyright date
2. Fiction/ Nonfiction inquirypolar life
1. Book care
2. Boxtops Program
3. Alphabetical order
4. Locating appropriate books on
the shelf
Alphabet before and after
1.
2.
3.
4.
books about penguins, polar bears,
reindeer, and the people/legends
of the far north, Jan Brett titles
1. Author Study- Jan Brett- The
Hat, the mitten
2. Animal Folk tales/ trickster
3. Different Media for illustrations
1. What is the library? (tour/ purpose)
Rules/ Procedures
2. Book Care- animals should not borrow
books
3. Reading for Pleasure
4. How to choose a book/ AR goals
Amelia Bedelia’s First Day, Manners with a
library book
1. Book care
2. Boxtops Program
3. Alphabetical Order
4. Spine labels and what they
mean
Alphabetical Order ppt
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. What is the library? (tour/ purpose)
Rules/ Procedures
2. Bluebonnet Book Club
3. Genres
4. Using the Library catalog- I can search
destiny
Bluebonnet books of choice, I can search
destiny task cards
1. What is the library? (tour/ purpose)
Rules/ Procedures
2. Bluebonnet Book Club
3. Genres
4. Using the Library catalog- I can search
destiny
Bluebonnet books of choice, I can search
destiny task cards
1. Book Care
2. Boxtops Program
3. Alphabetical Order
4. Dewey System
Alphabetical Order ppt
Order in the library game
Dewey ppt
Halloween stories
1. Book Care
2. Bookmark of important sites
3. Alphabetical order
4. Dewey System
Alpha Order Sheet
Order in the library game
Dewey ppt
Halloween stories
Bookfair
Fiction/ Nonfiction
stories in threes
readers are leaders
Mo Willems titles for mixed media
Bookfair
Fiction/Nonfiction
Flood in the library
Readers are leaders
1. Dictionary Use- Secret Words
2. Award winning booksCaldecott
Caldecott ppt
Halloween stories
1. Bookfair
2. Spine labels and what they mean,
finding a book’s home
3. OPAC/ AR skills
4. Readers are leaders
1. Note taking
2. Using online encyclopedias
3. Paraphrasing vs. plagiarizing
1. Bookfair
2. Spine labels and what they mean,
finding a book’s home
3. OPAC/ AR skills
4. Readers are leaders
1. Paraphrasing vs. plagiarizing
2. Research an animal and its
adaptations to survive- What do
you do with a tail like this? Steve
Jenkins
3. Skimming and scanning for
information
Allen & William Arnold Elementary Library
Year at a Glance Curriculum
5
1. What is the library? (tour/ purpose)
Rules/ Procedures
2. Bluebonnet Book Club
3. Genres
4. Using the Library catalog- I can search
destiny
Bluebonnet books of choice, I can search
destiny task cards
1. Book Care
2. Bookmark of important sites
3. Alphabetical Order
4. Dewey System
Alpha Order Sheet
Order in the library game
Dewey ppt
Halloween stories
1. Bookfair
2. Spine labels and what they mean,
finding a book’s home
3. OPAC/ AR skills- writing book
reviews
4. Readers are leaders
1. Paraphrasing vs. plagiarizing
2. Research country of choiceBook a Trip Projects
3. Skimming and scanning for
information
Allen & William Arnold Elementary Library
Year at a Glance Curriculum
Grade
PRE-K/ K
January
1. Concept of fantasy/ imagination
2. Identify the topic of an informational text
heard.
3. Identify different forms of media:
newspaper, magazine, advertisement
1. Animal research using online
encyclopedia
2. Presenting information using ipad app
such as pic Collage
3. Identify the topic and explain the
author’s purpose in writing about the text.
February
1. What is a fairytale?
2. Compare and contrast
3. Describe characters in a story
and the reasons for their actions.
2
1. Creating a simple word document
2. Big 3 Research
3. Identify the topic and explain the
author’s purpose in writing about the text.
4. Take simple notes using a graphic
organizer
1. Readers are Leaders
2. Biographies
3. Compare and contrast folktales
4. Describe characters in a story
and the reasons for their actions
and feelings.
3
1. Creating a word document
2. Identify the details or facts that support
the main idea;
3. Creating an effective informational
poster
4. Generate a list of topics of class wide
interest and formulate open ended
questions about one or two of the topics;
1. Animal Adaptations Research
2. Summarize the main idea and supporting
details in text in ways that maintain
meaning;
3. Take simple notes and sort evidence into
provided categories or an organizer;
1. Readers are Leaders
2. Genres in Fiction- historical,
fantasy, realistic, mystery
3. Theme
4. Describe the interaction of
characters including their
relationships and the changes
they undergo;
1. Readers are Leaders
2. Genres in Fiction- historical,
fantasy, realistic, mystery
3. Theme
4. Describe the interaction of
characters including their
relationships and the changes
they undergo;
1. Book a trip Research
1. Readers are Leaders
1
4
5
1. Readers are Leaders
2. Folklore
3. Compare and contrast folktales
4. Explain function of recurring
phrases such as “Once upon a
time”, “Happily Ever After”
March
TELPAS TESTING
SPRING BREAK
1. BOOK FAIR
2. Retell a main event from a story
read aloud;
TELPAS TESTING
SPRING BREAK
1. BOOK FAIR
2. Sorting in conceptual categories
such as: Living and Nonliving,
opposites
3. Retell a story’s beginning, middle,
and end
TELPAS TESTING
SPRING BREAK
1. BOOK FAIR
2. Antonyms and Synonyms
3. Similarities in plots and settings
4. Internet Safety
TELPAS TESTING
SPRING BREAK
1. BOOK FAIR
2. Prefixes and suffixes
3. Sequence and summarize the plot’s
main events and explain their
influence on future events;
4. Internet Safety
TELPAS TESTING
SPRING BREAK
1. BOOK FAIR
2. Review prefixes and suffixes/ root
words
3. Sequence and summarize the plot’s
main events and explain their
influence on future events;
4. Digital Citizenship
TELPAS TESTING
April/May
1. Nursery Rhymes- rhythm/
repetition
2. Books in a series
3. BOOK FAIR
4. Reading Promotions
1. Poetry- What is a poem?
2. Purposes of poetry
3. Book Fair
4. Dictionaries
5. Reading Promotions
1. Poetry- Review Concept of a
poem
2. Rhyme, rhythm, repetition/
Imagery in poetry
3. Book fair
4. Famous Poets
5. Reading Promotions
You read to me and I’ll Read to you
1. Poetry forms and their
purposes
2. Types of poems descriptive,
narrative, lyrical, free verse
3. Book Fair
4. Reading Promotions
1. Poetry structures in relation to
form- rhyme, meter, stanzas, line
breaks
2. Poetry- tone and mood
3. Book Fair
4. Poetry Purposes/ Types of
poems- humorous
5. Reading Promotions
1. Poetry purposes- expository
Allen & William Arnold Elementary Library
Year at a Glance Curriculum
2. Summarize the main ideas and
supporting details in a text in ways that
maintain meaning and logical order;
3. Take simple notes and sort evidence into
provided categories or an organizer;
record data, utilizing available technology
2. Genres in Fiction- historical,
fantasy, realistic, mystery
Theme
4. Explain the roles and functions
of characters relationships and
conflicts;
SPRING BREAK
1. BOOK FAIR
2. Review prefixes and suffixes/ root
words
3. Foreshadowing
4. Digital Citizenship
2. Poetry sound effects (e.g.,
alliteration, internal rhyme,
onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme)
3. Bookfair
4. Reference- dictionaries, atlas,
encyclopedia, thesaurus
5. Reading Promotions