Tuesday, November 1, 2011

October 2011 Lesson plans

Grade K

  • Read-alouds: I took my frog to the Library, "Stop said the Library Book", Aunt Sarah and the Amazing Power (electrical safety), Spookley the Square Pumpkin, A very Scary Jack o'Lantern
  • Circle Games: Colors, Hokey Pokey, Pass the Ball
  • Videos: Charley Chapters: How to behave in the library, Kato's Electrical Adventure Game ( review not playing with outlets in media), Scrubby Bear Handwashing program through American Red Cross, Katura and the Cat: Halloween Fairytale

Grade 1

  • Videos: Petunia( classic about caring for a book), Be a Book Buddy with Charley Chapters, Very Elementary Bats, Stellaluna, Katura and the Cat: A Halloween Fairytale, Little Beaver finds a Friend
  • Games: Glad Book, Sad Book, We're gong on a bookhunt
  • Read-alouds: Mr. Wiggle's Book, Book Robot:Don't Knock a Book, Bats in the Library, Bat's Big Games
  • Unit on Bats

Grade 2

  • Read-alouds: Shelf Elf Helps out
  • Review section 500 Science, 600 Technology
  • Review Fiction sections Easy and 398.2, Halloween Fairytale: Katura and the Cat
  • Introduction to Aesops Fables
  • Unit on Elephants ( DVD: Elephants never cry) Book New Pet by Mr. Mike
  • Introduction to 700 section ( arts and sports)
  • Introduction to 300 section ( Day of the Dead, Money, Jobs) Book Bennie's Pennies

Grade 3

  • Review of Dewey Decimal System (non fiction Books)
  • Parts of Book Video and Games
  • Using Zoobooks to find Dewey section, title, author, publisher. place published, copyright date. Also using table of contents and index to find Information
  • Continuing parts of book using State books "hello USA" series
  • Introduction to using an Atlas (book of maps)
  • Reviewing continents, oceans, countries, capitals, map symbols

Grade 4

  • Review of Reference books: Atlas, Almanac, thesaurus, dictionary, encyclopedia
  • Using Heinemann First Encyclopedia to find information on Rat, Mouse. Guinea Pig, hamster such as Where they live?, What they eat? What activities they do? How big are they? Who are their enemies?
  • Learning about the San Francisco Bay area's own Salt Harvest Mouse
  • Using World Book Encyclopedia to find out about our State of California
  • Learning about Alphabetizing Fiction and Easy books by Author's last name and how to find them on shelves

Grade 5

  • Learning about Owney the mail pouch pooch
  • Using www.50states.com and Almanacs to find fifty state nicknames
  • We used Netsmartz Kids Routers Birthday Suprise DVD to learn about Internet Safety
  • We used www.ikeepsafe.org to watched the videos Faux Paw the Techno cat and the Dangerous Download and Faux Paw the Techno Cat Adventures on the Internet
    to learn more Internet Safety and about Viruses
  • Review of Dewey Decimal System using Fribble Mouse comics and Help! I'm locked int the Library Webquest
  • Learning about copyright and registered Trademarks

Friday, September 30, 2011

Lesson Plans September 2011

Grade 1

  • Read-alouds: Teacher from Black Lagoon, I took my frog to the library, Stuart Little in the Library, Librarian from Black Lagoon,
  • Johnny Appleseed Day Stories
  • Videos: How to behave in the library, Alastair in Outer Space ( Book care, Library of Congress, maps, library cards)
  • Circle Games: Colors, Pass the Ball

Grade 2

  • Review of Fiction sections ( Easy and 398.2)
  • Review of 398.2 legends, Fairytales, folktales
  • Introduction to Greek myths sometimes also found in 398.2
  • Review of nonfiction sections 500 Natural Science and 600 Technology
  • Johnny Appleseed Day stories
  • Video: Charley Chapters in Be a Book Buddy
  • Read-aloud: Library Lion. The Shelf Elf Helps out,

Grade 3

  • Video: What's a media center? ( Review fiction, nonfiction sections)
  • Review of Melvil Dewey and Dewey Decimal system categories (10), Table game
  • Review of Fiction section (Easy, and 398.2 Fairytales, Folktales, Fables, Mother Goose, Legends and Myths. Tall Tales)
  • Video: Media Mania Parts of a book
  • Websites to go over parts of a book: call #, title. author, Dewey section, Publisher, place Published, Copyright Date, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • Go over nonfiction books to indicate knowledge of Parts of Books

Grades 4 and 5

  • Video: Media Mania Fiction Nonfiction
  • Review of Fiction section: Chapter Books, Easy, 398.2, Story Collection (SC)
  • Video: Sharps Wits in Dewey Decimal Dilemma
  • Table Games to review Nonfiction Dewey Decimal Sections
  • Introduction to Fiction Genres: Realistic, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction,
    Newbery Medal books, Caldecott Medal Books, Classic, mystery
  • Train game to review library terms
  • Review of Good Fit books
  • Review of Reference materials: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Almanac, Atlas, Encyclopedias