Second+Grade

Second Grade Library Curriculum Map Return to the WIS Library Page


 * The main objectives for the Second 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 2 Curriculum
 * To build a solid background of information regarding terms and concepts as a prerequisite to the formal teaching of information and retrieval skills
 * To review and reinforce the terms and concepts through use
 * To introduce the arrangement of fiction and nonfiction
 * To introduce special areas of literature

**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 Introduced and Reinforced** ||= **Terms and Concepts to be Introduced** ||= **Literature to Explore** ||
 * * Library Procedures
 * Author
 * Title
 * Illustrator
 * Illustrations
 * Publisher
 * Copyright
 * Copyright Date
 * Spine
 * Cover
 * Pages
 * Dust Jacket
 * Characters
 * Main Characters
 * Supporting Characters
 * Setting
 * Plot
 * Parts of a Story
 * Beginning
 * Middle
 * End
 * Fiction
 * Non Fiction || * Place of Publication
 * Dedication Page
 * Title Page
 * Medium and Mood of Illustration
 * Biography
 * Autobiography
 * Collective Biography
 * Dewey Decimal System
 * Arrangement of Fiction
 * Arrangement of Non Fiction || * Folktales around the World
 * Mysteries
 * Seasonal Literature
 * Historical Fiction
 * Caldecott Awards
 * Biographies
 * Tall Tales ||


 * = **Trimester 1: September to November** ||
 * = **September** ||= **October** ||= **November** ||
 * **Welcome to the Library!**
 * What is the purpose of a library?
 * Review Grade 1 Skills
 * Behavior
 * Procedures
 * How do we choose a book?
 * Using Shelf Markers
 * Practice Shelving


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Library themed books


 * Learner Profile:** Caring


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Observational


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Successful completion of:
 * Shelving in the Library Game
 * Order in the Library Game


 * Lessons:**
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_091013_a.doc|September 10]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_091713.doc|September 17]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_092413.doc|September 24]] || **Let's Review!**
 * Do we remember the parts of the book?
 * Front Cover
 * Back Cover
 * Barcode
 * Spine
 * Spine label
 * End pages / End papers
 * Dust Jacket
 * Introduction to Internet Safety
 * ABC Order on the Shelves


 * Read Alouds:**
 * //Full Belly Bowl// by James Aylesworth


 * Learner Profile:** Principled


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * ABC Order Game


 * Summative Assessment: **
 * Graphic organizer / concept map/ of everything that we have learned so far.


 * Lessons: **
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_100113.doc|October 1]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_100813.doc|October 8]]
 * October 15: Book exchange
 * October 22: Book exchange || **Just the Facts, Jack!**
 * The Non Fiction Collection
 * Internet Scavenger Hunt


 * Read Alouds:** A variety of "E" non fiction books


 * Learner Profile:** Inquirer


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Non Fiction games


 * Summative Assessment**:
 * Compare and Contrast Fiction and Non Fiction books of the same subject (ie. fiction: cats to non fiction: cats)


 * Lessons:**
 * November 5: Book exchange
 * November 12: Book exchange
 * November 19: Book exchange
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_112613.doc|November 26]] ||
 * ** Note: ** Due to problems with our technology access, summative assessments for each month has not been completed. The assessments for both September and October will be combined as follows:
 * Mind map of everything that we have learned so far will cover material presented and learned from September to October. Students will also participate in small groups to complete both shelving and order placement games in the classroom during our library lessons in November. ||


 * = **Trimester 2: December to March** ||
 * = **December** ||= **January** ||= **February** ||= **March** ||
 * **Fables and Trickster Tales**
 * Story Elements
 * Inferences and Setting
 * Describing solutions to problems


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Hungry Spider
 * Rabbit Races the Turtle
 * Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish


 * Learner Profile:**
 * How many profile attributes can you find in these three stories?


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Students will prepare a list of characters and identify the learner profile attributes that these characters demonstrate.


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students will author their own trickster tale based on three stories read.


 * Lessons: **
 * December 3: Book exchange
 * December 10 : Book exchange || **Welcome Back! Let's Review and Start our First Guided Inquiry Project**


 * Review:**
 * Library Procedures
 * Library Behavior


 * Inquiry:** It's a Bug's World! (Insects, Arachnids, Centipedes, and Millipedes)


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Non fiction books on the topic
 * Ms. Spider's series by David Kirk
 * Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin


 * Learner Profile:** Risk Taker / Courageous


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


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Assembly Presentation on what they have learned about the insect selected.


 * Lessons: **
 * January 7: Book exchange
 * January 14: Book exchange
 * January 21: Book exchange
 * January 28: Book excange || **It's Snowing in ...!**
 * Introduction to Geographic Reference Materials
 * Northern Hemisphere Seasons
 * Southern Hemisphere Seasons
 * Maps and Globes
 * What is a snowflake?


 * Read Alouds:**
 * //Snowflake Bentley// by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
 * Snow themed books
 * Books about seasons


 * Learner Profile:** Open Minded


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Maps, grids, or globes that are student created


 * Summative Assessment:** To be determined in collaboration with Ms. Beamish


 * Lessons:**
 * February 4: Book Exchange
 * February 11: Book Exchange
 * February 18: Book Exchange || **P is for Poland: An Inquiry**


 * Geography of Poland
 * Regions in Poland
 * The Weather in Poland
 * Wroclaw


 * Read Alouds:**
 * //P is for Poland// by Agnieszka Mrowczynsk


 * Learner Profile:** Thinker


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Drawing the map of Poland
 * Identifying where the capital is
 * Identifying major rivers, borders, etc
 * Identyfiying the location of Wroclaw.


 * Summative:**
 * Mapping Poland: An Edible Map


 * Lessons:**
 * March 4: Intro to the Solar System
 * [[file:Library_Grade 2_Lesson Plan_031114.doc|March 11]]
 * March 18
 * March 25 ||


 * = Trimester 3: April to May ||
 * = **April** ||= **May** ||= **June** ||
 * **April is ... Poetry Month!**
 * Poetry and Poems
 * Famous Poets
 * Shel Silverstein
 * Jack Prelutsky
 * Douglas Florian


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Poetry Books
 * Descriptive Poems
 * Narrative Poems
 * Humorous Poems
 * //A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms// by Paul B. Janeczko

**Learner Profile:** Balanced


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Students will be able to discuss the different styles of poetry


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Each student will create a poem
 * Poems will be collected and put together into a Poetry Anthology book for the classroom


 * Lessons:**
 * April 1
 * April 8
 * April 15
 * April 29 || **We Love Dinosaurs!: An Inquiry**
 * Paleontologists
 * Mesozoic Era
 * Triassic
 * Jurassic
 * Cretaceous
 * Dinosaurs
 * Lizard-hipped Dinosaurs
 * Bird-hipped Dinosaurs


 * Read Alouds:**
 * Fiction Dinosaur Books
 * Non fiction Dinosaur Books


 * Learner Profile:** Communicator


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Students will be able to identify the two-types of dinosaurs
 * Students will be able to identify the major dinosaurs on each of the sub-sections of the Mesozoic Era


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students will become paleontologists and will go to an excavation area (in the park) and the students will be applying the same techniques as paleontologists use when they are digging for bones.


 * Lessons:**
 * May 6
 * May 13
 * May 20 || **Summertime is for Reading Books!**
 * Summer Reading Promotion
 * Our year in the library: A Reflection


 * Read Alouds:** New Books and Series: More Chapter Books!


 * Learner Profile:** Reflective


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Students will collect samples of all of our activities from the year and explain why they have made those choices.


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Based on the choices made by the students, they will put together a presentation to share in the library wiki.


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

media type="custom" key="23770586"