Library Curriculum K-4
Kindergarten
Students come to the library once a week for about 45 minutes. During their visits to the library, students are introduced to various authors and illustrators through stories. Terms such as librarian, author, illustrator, title page and borrow are discussed. We also cover fairy tales, nursery rhymes and picture books throughout the year. After students are introduced to the library and the procedures, students will begin to check out 1 book each visit. A book must be returned before checking out another.
1st Grade
Students are scheduled for library as a class once a 6 day cycle for about 45 minutes. Each student may check out 2 books. Throughout the year topics include citizenship, procedures, book care, differentiating between fiction and nonfiction, parts of the book, enjoying literature through a variety of media and recognition of authors and illustrators that are appropriate for the age and reading levels of the students.
2nd Grade / 3rd Grade
Students are scheduled for library as a class once a 6 a cycle for about 45 minutes. Each student in second and third grade may sign out 2 books. Curriculum topics include: book care, library terminology, parts of a book, fiction arrangement, non-fiction arrangement, biographies, autobiographies, introduction to reference books and websites, magazines, Caldecott & Newbery awards, various authors and illustrators, and literature appreciation. Information skills include beginning to search the OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalogue), using ebooks.
4th Grade
Students in fourth grade are scheduled as a class once a 6 day cycle for about 45 minutes. Students may sign out 2 books. Curriculum areas include: Dewey Decimal System, shelf arrangement, electronic and print encyclopedias, parts of a book, various genres, author recognition and research skills. Information skills include search strategies using the OPAC, identifying and using information from a database and e-books.
All students are encouraged to read and locate information using the library. A love for books and reading is created through reading aloud, book displays, book talks and author studies. Books that are read to the students and research queries often correspond with classroom curriculum.
The library is a gateway to traditional and automated information resources which stimulate intellectual curiosity and foster the development of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making. The school library is the vehicle that provides opportunities for students to attain information literacy and to foster a lifelong interest in reading.