First Grade Library Media Lessons

I encourage every first grader to check out a different book every day.  Reading skills greatly improve when children practice reading for 15-20 minutes every day with an adult or older sibling.

First Semester 2007-08 Second Semester

 

Literature appreciation

Continuation of skills, review book care

Difference between fiction and nonfiction (information books)    

Checkout in E section until second semester

Book location skills in E and F sections    

Specific authors and illustrators      

 

 

First Semester

 

 

Week of	LESSON	Activities
August 6	Introduction to the Library Media Center, Expectations, Book Care	Read Curious George's First Day of School by H. A. Rey
August 13	How to behave in the library media center	Watch:  Library Manners  by Jan Ross
August 20	Book location skills in E section Read:	SmartBoard Activity  Use room layout to show students where books are located.  Show students how to find books by call number.
August 27	Show:  The Hungry Catepillar Read The Very Lonely Firefly	Author Study:  Eric Carle
September 3	Read:  The Grouchy Lady Bug E CAR and Ladybugs E 595.76 MUR	Stress the difference between fiction and nonfiction using Smartboard.
September 10	Read Clouds by Tomi DePaola	Nature - Clouds - show different types of clouds on the Smartboard.  Draw clouds.
September 17	Book location skills in E section	Author Study:  Barbara Park
September 24	Read Franklin and the Thunderstorm by Paulette Bourgeois	Science: Thunderstorms Tear paper and glue on paper to make a scene with a thunderstorm.
October 1	Reading is Fundamental	RIF Activity
October 8	Read Hurricane by David Wiesner	Science: Hurricanes: After viewing hurricane information from enchantedlearning and Tracking a Hurricane, students will plot a hurricane path on a map.
October 15	Fiction or Nonfiction?	Author Study:  Norman Bridwell
October 22	Scholastic Bookfair	Read a bookfair book.
October 29		Author Study:  H. A. and Margaret Rey
November 5	Book location skills in E section
November 12	Read Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus	Author Study: Mo Willems
November 19
November 26	Read Growing Vegetable Soup	Author Study:  Lois Ehlert
December 3	Reading is Fundamental	RIF Activity
December 10	Book location skills in E section	Author Study:
December 17
December 21

Second Semester

January 7	Book location skills in F section
January 14		Author Study:
January 21
January 28		Author Study:
February 4	Book location skills in F section
February 11		Author Study:
February 18
February 25
March 3	Reading is Fundamental/Dr. Seuss's birthday celebration	Author Study: Dr. Seuss
March 10	Book location skills in F section
March 17		Author Study:
March 24
March 31		Author Study:
April 7	Book location skills in F section
April 14		Author Study:
April 21
April 28		Author Study:
May 5	Book location skills in F section
May 12
May 19

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