Library Information Skills
Kindergarten students will:
- recognize and appreciate all Library Media Center rules.
- understand proper book care.
- locate picture books in the Library Media Center and replace them properly on the shelves through the use of a shelf marker.
- locate non-fiction books in the Library Media Center.
- select books for a variety of purposes.
- develop an appreciation for authors and illustrators.
First Grade students will:
- recognize and appreciate all Library Media Center rules.
- locate and select a variety of books(picture, fiction, and non-fiction) for reading (on their level and for pleasure) and replace them properly on the shelves..
- learn and identify the story elements: characters, setting, problem, and solution.
- define and use the terms: cover, title, spine, author, illustrator, and illustration.
- gather information for research from two sources.
Second Grade students will:
- understand all Library Media Center rules.
- understand the arrangement of books in the fiction and non-fiction sections of the library.
- select material appropriate to their reading level .
- appreciate a variety of genres.
- define and locate the reference collection.
- define and use the terms: cover, title, spin, author, illustrator, illustration, title page, table of contents, glossary, index, and publisher.
- gather and cite information for research from three sources.
Third Grade students will:
- understand all Library Media Center rules.
- locate books in the library by a particular author.
- utilize the online library catalog to locate books by a particular author or subject.
- understand the arrangement of materials in the librarys collection
- appreciate a variety of genres.
- define and use the terms: cover, title, spin, author, illustrator, illustration, title page, table of contents, glossary, index, and publisher, publication place, and copyright date.
- gather and cite resources used in research.
- learn and understand the components of the research process.
Fourth Grade students will:
- understand all Library Media Center rules.
- select and read books from a variety of genres.
- understand the arrangement of materials in the librarys collect and locate sources for assigned, pleasure, and research purposes.
- use a variety of reference sources including: dictionary, atlas, and encyclopedia in both print and electronic formats.
- utilize the districts subscription databases for research.
- define and use the terms: cover, title, spin, author, illustrator, illustration, title page, table of contents, glossary, index, and publisher, publication place, and copyright date, appendix, bibliography, forward, and preface.
- develop an understanding of the Dewey decimal system.
- evaluate and select online resources.
- gather and cite resources used in research.
- create a bibliography.
- utilize the Big 6 research process.
Fifth Grade students will:
- understand all Library Media Center rules.
- select and read books from a variety of genres.
- use a variety of reference sources including: dictionary, atlas, and encyclopedia in both print and electronic formats.
- utilize the districts subscription databases for research.
- paraphrase information from sources for research purposes.
- evaluate and select online resources.
- understand the Dewey decimal system.
- create a bibliography for a research project.
- utilize a variety of formats to present information (oral, written, electronic, dramatic).
- utilize the Big 6 research process.
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