Library - Cycle 6

Cycle 6 Lessons

November 7-21, 2018

Grade 6 – Veterans Day. A look at the meaning of Veterans Day.  Also allow time for an AR check-up.

Grade 5 – Mystery Writing Project. Collaborative writing inspired by images from the Mysteries of Harris Burdick.

Objective: Students will be introduced to the elements of mysteries and expectations for their collaborative writing project.

Library Information Concepts: Using images to inspire writing.

Competencies: Working together to develop a story. Using images to inspire thinking.

Common Core Standard:  CC: W.5.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Grade 4 – Unit on dictionaries and their use. Part 1

We will go over dictionary use and do a worksheet for hands on experience.

Library information concepts: Selecting informational texts & literary non-fiction.

Competencies: Independently use various print and digital reference sources.

CC.1.2 Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.

Grade 3 – “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” We will watch and discuss the video of the Washington Irving classic.

Grade 2 – Read: Cranberry Thanksgiving.

Competencies: Describe key ideas from text read aloud or presented orally or in another format.

Common core standard: CC1.5.B

Grade 1 – Read: “Gus the Pilgrim Turkey.”

Competencies: Confirm understanding of text read aloud or presented orally by asking and answering questions about key details.

Common core standard: CC1.5.B

Kindergarten – Read: “Off to Plymouth Rock.”