River Valley School District Curriculum Template |
Course name: Library Media | Credit(s) or Grade Level: 1st grade |
Academic Standards: Wisconsin Standards for Information & Technology Literacy
Wisconsin ELA Standards | Prerequisite(s): none |
Course Description: The library is a place that promotes a love of reading. The library supports students in their personal reading needs. The general goal is to help to develop an continual appreciation for literature that will remain with the learner into adulthood.
First grade library media focuses on beginning reading readiness through the introduction of the love of reading through the sharing of stories and the understanding of fairy tales. Fairy tales are foundational stories that help children learn how to handle problems, build emotional resiliency,learn a common language, learn elements of story structure, develop imagination and critical thinking skills and learn life lessons. First grade skills also include learning about the library and books. Students will be given the opportunity to learn about a popular grade level author through an author study. Students will be able to help choose a book that is nominated for a Wisconsin book award.
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Library Introduction
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September (1 week) | - I can learn my library media specialists name.
- I can identify the purpose of a library.
- I can learn and follow the rules of the library.
- I can learn about my school library.
- I can follow directions given by my teacher.
- I can follow directions for checking out books.
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Book Selection | Year Long | - I can choose a favorite story.
- I can choose a “just right” book.
- I can choose a book that interests me.
- I can ask a question about finding a book.
- I can understand that the library has different places for different types of books and materials.
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Book Care
| September (2 weeks) | - I can choose proper book care behaviors.
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Author Study (Mo Willems)
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April-May (6 weeks) | - I can learn about an author.
- I can listen to and respond to questions about a story.
- I can identify an author.
- I can learn about different types of books from one author.
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Wisconisn Golden Archer book award | November-December (4 weeks) | - I can help choose a book for an award.
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Fairy Tales
| October - March (19 weeks) | - I can identify a nursery rhyme.
- I can recite 2 nursery rhymes from memory.
- I can identify story structure in a fairy tale; conflict, resolution, plot, setting, and characters.
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Digital Citizenship
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May (1 week) | - I can identify how to stay safe while using the computer.
- I can recognize how information put online creates a digital footprint and can leave a “trail” online (digital footprint).
- I can relate positive behavior offline to positive behavior online.
- I can recognize how personal information creates your identity.
- I can seek trusted adult if a website asks for any personal information and begin to identify inappropriate content.
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STEAM Hands on activities
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Year long | - I can learn by creating artifacts related to my learning.
- I can learn important Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math skills.
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All about a book
| Year long | - I can identify the author of a book.
- I can identify the illustrator of a book.
- I can identify the title of a book.
- I can Identify literary and informational texts. (fiction/nonfiction)
- I can describe the job of an author and an illustrator.
- I can define the role of the author and the illustrator in presenting the ideas in a text.
- I can tell 2 differences between a fiction and a nonfiction book.
- I can enjoy all kinds of books by listening to a reader or by reading them myself.
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