Third+Grade

Third Grade Library Curriculum Map
 * The main objectives for the ****Third Grade **** Library Curriculum are: **
 * To continue to explore the use of the library and its resources for the students to meet all of their information needs
 * To make connections with the Units of Inquiry developed in the PYP Grade 3 Curriculum
 * To have students demonstrate mastery of the terms, concepts, and skills introduced, reviewed, and reinforced in Kindergarten through Second Grade.
 * To continue to expand their knowledge on the parts of a book
 * To introduce and teach to use the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
 * To introduce and teach encyclopedia skills (online)
 * To introduce and teach how to uses atlases (online)
 * To introduce the different genres of literature to further develop students' interests in books and reading

**From:** Lewis, Marguerite, and Pamela J. Kudla. //Hooked on Library Skills!: A Sequential Activities Program for Grades K-6//. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 1988. Print.


 * = **Terms and Concepts to be Mastered** ||= **Terms, Concepts, and Skills to be Introduced or Reinforced** ||= **Literature: Genres** ||
 * * Library Procedures
 * Parts of the Book:
 * Author
 * Title
 * Illustrator
 * Illustrations
 * Publisher
 * Place of Publication
 * Copyright
 * Copyright Date
 * Spine
 * Spine Label
 * Front Cover
 * Back Cover
 * Barcode
 * Pages
 * End Papers / End Pages
 * Dust Jacket
 * Dedication Page
 * Title Page
 * Copyright Page
 * Main Characters
 * Supporting Characters
 * Setting
 * Plot
 * Parts of a Story
 * Beginning
 * Middle
 * End || * Table of Contents
 * Index
 * Alphabetizing
 * Arrangement of Fiction
 * Arrangement of Non Fiction
 * OPAC Skills
 * Author
 * Title
 * Subject
 * Record Information
 * Locating materials on the shelves
 * Biographies
 * Encyclopedias (Online)
 * Key Words
 * Citation
 * Locating Information
 * Atlas (Online)
 * Physical and Political Maps
 * Location Skills || * Fables
 * Historical Fiction
 * Mysteries
 * Animals
 * Biography
 * Humorous
 * Seasonal
 * Science Fiction
 * Family and School
 * Adventure
 * Poetry
 * Fantasy ||


 * = **Trimester 1: September to November** ||
 * = **September** ||= **October** ||= **November** ||
 * **Welcome to the Library!**
 * What is the purpose of the library?
 * Review Grade 2 Skills
 * Behavior
 * Procedures
 * How do we choose a book? - Five Finger Rule
 * Reading to myself
 * Reading to others
 * Others reading to me
 * Using Shelf Markers
 * Practice Shelving
 * Revisiting the "E" Everybody Collection
 * Revisiting the "F" Fiction Collection


 * Read Alouds:**
 * The Talking Eggs by Robert D. Sna Souci
 * The Mitten
 * Stone Soup
 * The Three Billy-Goats Gruff
 * Cinderella
 * Little Red Riding Hood


 * Learner Profile:** Caring


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Question and Answer Sessions
 * Demonstrations


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Shelving in the Library Game
 * Order in the Library Game


 * Lessons:**
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_091013_b.doc|September 10]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_091713.doc|September 17]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_092413.doc|September 24]] || **Let's Be Safe Online!**
 * Internet Safety
 * Information vs. Adds
 * Confidentiality
 * Computer care and use
 * Review the Parts of the Book


 * Read Alouds**:
 * A gathering of series


 * Learner Profile:** Principled


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Internet Safety Game


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students create a poster in A4 about Internet Safety for students in K-2


 * Lessons:**
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_100113_a.doc|October 1]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_100813.doc|October 8]]
 * October 15: Book exchange
 * October 22: Book exchange || **The OPAC and Other Adventures!**
 * Let's Do Dewey
 * Beyond Spine Labels
 * Book Look Scavenger Hunt


 * Read Aloud:**
 * //Wolves in the Walls// by Neil Gaiman


 * Learner Profile:** Inquirer


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Question and Answer Session
 * Finding books on the shelf when the call number is provided


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students will create a scavenger hunt for students in Grade 4


 * Lessons:**
 * November 5: Book exchange
 * November 12: Book exchange
 * November 19: Book exchange
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_112613.doc|November 26]] ||
 * < **Note:** Due to problems with our technology access, summative assessments for each month have not been completed. The assessments for September and October will be combined as follows:
 * Students will create a game about Internet safety based on their experiences of playing the Shelving and Library Order games.

Our November inquiry will most likely be extended into December. ||


 * = **Trimester 2: December to March** ||
 * = **December** ||= **January** ||= **February** ||= **March** ||
 * **Inventions!: An Inquiry**
 * Inventors in fiction
 * Inventors in non fiction
 * Researching an inventor
 * Note-taking
 * Basic citing
 * Communicating and illustrating our learning


 * Read Alouds:**
 * What you never know about fingers, forks, and chopsticks by Patricia Lauber
 * So you want to be an inventor? by Judith St. George


 * Learner Profile:** What learner profiles can we find in the inventor's lives?


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Documents created by the students during the inquiry process


 * Summative Assessment:** To be determined in collaboration with Mr. Flanigan.


 * Lessons:**
 * December 3: Book exchange
 * December 10: Book exchange || **We are ready for our first Author Study!**
 * Beverly Cleary or Roald Dahl
 * Skills:
 * Biography
 * Summarization
 * Note-taking
 * Presentation
 * Book Reviews

**Read Alouds:** Depending on the class selection of the Author; we will be reading books of the selected author.

**Learner Profile:** Risk-Taker / Courageous

Documents generated by the students during the author study
 * Formative Assesment:**


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Platform Presentation Skills


 * Lessons:**
 * January 7: Book exchange
 * January 14: Book exchange
 * January 21: Book exchange
 * January 28: Book exchange || **Discovering the Asia: A Guided Inquiry**
 * Introduction to Geographic Reference Materials
 * Skills
 * Interviewing
 * Researching
 * Summarizing
 * Mapping


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes
 * Mieko and the 5th Treasure


 * Learner Profile:** Open Minded


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Documents created by the students in the inquiry process


 * Summative Assessment:** To be determined in collaboration with Mr. Flanigan


 * Lessons:**
 * February 4: Book exchange
 * February 11: Book exchange
 * February 18: Book exchange || **Where on the globe were you born?**
 * A continuation of the Geographic Reference Unit
 * Skills
 * Interviewing
 * Researching
 * Visual Communication
 * Reading fluency


 * Read Alouds:** These books will be selected by the students based on the countries that they were born.


 * Learner Profile:** Thinker


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Documents created by the students in the inquiry process


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Poster Gallery with feedback forms
 * Online
 * Print
 * Both?


 * Lessons:**
 * March 4: Introduction to Simple Machines
 * [[file:Library_Grade 3_Lesson Plan_031114.doc|March 11]]
 * March 18
 * March 25 ||


 * = **Trimester 3: April to June** ||
 * = **April** ||= **May** ||= **June** ||
 * **April is Poetry Month!**
 * Poetry and Poems
 * Rhyme and Alliteration
 * Using Reference Books
 * Dictionaries
 * Thesaurus


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Poetry Books
 * Descriptive Poems
 * Narrative Poems
 * Humorous Poems


 * Learner Profile:** Balanced


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Student created notes
 * Question and Answer Sessions


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * To be determined in collaboration with Mr. Flanigan.


 * Lessons:**
 * April 1
 * April 8
 * April 15
 * April 29 || **The Rainforest and the animals that call it home: An Inquiry**
 * What is a rainforest?
 * Where are the rainforests located?
 * What kinds of animals live in the rainforest?
 * Why should we protect the rainforests?


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Rainforests books
 * //Welcome to the Green House// by Jane Yolen


 * Learner Profile:** Communicator


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * To be determined in collaboration with Mr. Flanigan


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * To be determined in collaboration with Mr. Flanigan


 * Lessons:**
 * May 6
 * May 13
 * May 20 || **Summer is for Reading Books!**
 * Summer Reading Promotion
 * Our Year in the Library - A Reflection


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Books about summer


 * Learner Profile:** Reflectiv


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Students will create a library portfolio


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students will present their library portfolios to Grade 2 Students.


 * Lessons:**
 * June 3
 * June 10
 * June 17
 * June 24 ||

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