UNIT : MORE ABOUT THE LIBRARY 1st Grade

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1 Learning Outcome: UNIT : MORE ABOUT THE LIBRARY 1st Grade Day 1: Reinforce Book Care with Penelope Popper Day 2: Reinforce role of Librarian with The Boy who was raised by Librarians and care of library materials (crayons, etc) Day 3: Understand books have a special place in the library Day 4: Reinforce that books have a special place! Introduce Fiction versus Nonfiction Introduce: Title and Author (will not be assessed for first grade until Oct) Background Information: N/A Date: September Subject/Grade: 1st Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: NA Learning Resources: Books Props Handout Penelope Popper BIG IDEA Treat Books with Care, Turn pages Carefully! The Boy who was raised by Librarians I know this is a long book, paraphrase if necessary BIG IDEA Librarians are here to Help! Take care of crayons/markers book hospital, box with book hospital label picture books enough for each kid to look at two Paint Brush (or KSU image) meet brad/ chart paper, white board, or bulletin board paper to make a list on that is big enough for kids to read (please contact me if you cannot find a big enough piece of paper) none The image cutout, copies for each student. The Library Gingerbread copies of Number gingerbread people and

2 Man BIG IDEA Libraries are organized in a special way Mr. Wiggle Loves to Read BIG IDEA Special sections of the library have a special name cards/people cards (provided by Amanda) you will need the projector gingerbread man are posted around the library AND one man at the Little Free Library What s wrong with this picture handout

3 Learning Outcome: Reinforce Book Care Background Information: n/a Day 1 Penelope Popper Book Doctor McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template Date: One Subject/Grade: 1st Grade Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A Learning Resources: Books Props Handout Penelope Popper Book Hospital, picture of a doctor None stacks of picture books to look through Opening Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students attention? Show students the book hospital. What is that cross sign? See if anyone answers anything about a hospital. Show students a picture of a doctor. Tell students today we are reading a book about a girl who wanted to be a doctor. Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? Read Penelope Popper book doctor. Talk about the different ways books got damaged. Reinforce a good way to turn pages and how to hold the book so the spine isn t damaged. Feel free to paraphrase a little bit if you need to. Show students how you have special glue and special booktape that is for books only and reinforce that kids should not try to fix books themselves. You Do It (Independent Practice) Have students look through books to see if they need repaired (and they put them in the book hospital. Reinforce they are NOT using tape, glue, etc themselves they are NOT book doctors.

4 Closing Solidify the learning Review and Practice Celebrate : How will I affirm students efforts and learning? Thank students for helping you look through the books.

5 Day 2 The Boy who was Raised by Librarians McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template Learning Outcome: Reinforce Book Care, Introduce Illustrator Talk about how librarians help you in the library Background Information: Date: Two Subject/Grade: 1st Grade Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A Learning Resources: Opening Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students attention? Paint brush (Alternatively, a KSU image) Ask students if they know what an illustrator is? The illustrator of this book is Brad Sneed. He went to KSU to learn how to illustrate and now he lives near Kansas City. Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? This is a story about Melvin, a boy who spent so much time in the library, that it was as if the librarians had raised him! Everything has its place in the library and Melvin likes it that way. His favorite people Marge, Betty and Leeola are always in their places behind the reference desk. When something interests Melvin, the librarians help him find the very best information on the subject. Melvin can always find the answers to his questions and a lot of fun in the library. Then one day he goes off to college to learn new things and read new books. Body Teach the Content with Rigor Instruct: How will I teach the content and build competency? On chart paper keep a record of how the Librarians helped Melvin 3. How did the librarians help Melvin when he wanted some information about snakes? 4. How did the librarians help Melvin when he brought his jar filled with bugs to the library?

6 5. How did the librarians help Melvin when he was cast as the Enormous Eggplant in the school play? 6. What were some of the special activities at the library that Melvin enjoyed? 7. How did the librarians help Melvin when he collected baseball cards? 8. How did the librarians help Melvin achieve success in his other school activities? Review Questions to ask after listening to story (As time permits) 1. Why do you think Melvin loved going to the library? 2. Why do you think the librarians loved to see Melvin at the library? 9. What do you think about the career Melvin chose for himself? Have students draw a picture of a helpful Librarian Closing Solidify the learning Review and Practice Celebrate : How will I affirm students efforts and learning?

7 Name: Teacher: Draw a Helpful Librarian!

8 Day 3 The Library Gingerbread Man GINGERBREAD PREP!!! You will need to put Gingerbread cards out in the library beforehand. Put them near the Library Labels. Also McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template Learning Outcome: Title Books go in a special place Background Information: Date: Three Subject/Grade: 1st Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: Learning Resources: Gingerbread cards with Numbers on Them Opening Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students attention? Put the Gingerbread Man in a small bag, book, etc (hide him) Open it very carefully and pretend to sniff. Tell them the character of the book today smells very good. Tell them that you have to be careful because he will run away if you pull him out of the bag. Have the Gingerbread Man peek out of the bag and make a big show of stuffing him back in and closing it up. Ask students what they know about the Gingerbread Man. Use the title finder to find the title of the book. Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? Read the Library Gingerbread Man, stopping at each area to put up the number and card for the different sections, making sure to put them in order! Please shorten the number to just 398, 180, 818, etc. At the end read aloud the numbers with the class in order ex. 001, 180, 292, 298, etc

9 Point out how the first number goes 0, 1, 2, 3 Reinforce that books go in a SPECIAL PLACE and students need to use SHELF MARKERS You Do It (Independent Practice) As a class go through the library looking for special numbers (ie labels on the shelves) and the Library Gingerbread Man! You will end up at the Little Free Library where there is another Library Gingerbread Man! Closing Solidify the learning Review and Practice Celebrate : How will I affirm students efforts and learning?

10 Day 4 Mr. Wiggle Loves to Read McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template Learning Outcome: Reinforce Parts of the Library, introduce title introduce concept of fiction and nonfiction Background Information: fiction versus nonfiction won t be assessed til Oct/Nov Date: Four Subject/Grade: 1st Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: n/a Learning Resources: Mr. Wiggle loves to read copies of a book with real animals in it Copies of a book with a storybook cat om/whats wrong What s Wrong with this Picture ation.com/tv/printables/fe/p c/0,, ,00.pdf Opening Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students attention? Show off two books, one with a fake cat and one with a real cat. Which is real? Which is fake? introduce fiction versus nonfiction Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? Find Fictional Items in a What s Wrong Picture Game wrong What s wrong with the pictures here?

Review how books have numbers and go in special places in the library sing our library song If you want to read fiction books look this way! If you want to read nonfiction look this way!

12 Review how books have numbers and go in special places in the library sing our library song If you want to read fiction books look this way! If you want to read nonfiction look this way! If you want to read picture books look this way! Read Mr. Wiggle Loves to Read Have students come together and reassess You Do It (Independent Practice) Find what is wrong with this picture 814,00.pdf

13 Closing Solidify the learning Review and Practice Celebrate : How will I affirm students efforts and learning?

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