Fourth+Grade

Fourth Grade Library Curriculum Map
 * The main objectives for the ****Fourth 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 4 Curriculum
 * To correlate skills closely with the classroom academic curriculum
 * To continue to introduce and reinforce parts of the book and parts of the story
 * To introduce the use of periodicals (Online) as reference tools
 * To introduce, review, and reinforce OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) skills
 * To introduce and reinforce online reference tools:
 * Author Books
 * Biographical Dictionaries
 * Atlases
 * Almanacs
 * To introduce the proper form of a bibliographic entry (Works Cited)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">To review and reinforce the Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">To continue to introduce different genres to continue to devlop students' interest areas

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**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.

School Mystery Mystery-Detective Historical Seasonal Animal Fantasy Biography Science Fiction Humorous Foreign Setting ||
 * = **Terms, Concepts, and Skills to be Introduced or Reinforced** ||= **Literature** ||
 * * Parts of the Book
 * Glossary
 * Frontispiece
 * Preface, Foreword, or Introduction
 * Verso Page
 * Parts of the Story
 * Dialogue
 * Action
 * Anthologies
 * Author Reference tools
 * Biographies
 * Dictionaries
 * OPAC Skills (Online Public Access Skills)
 * Searching by: Author, Title, Subject
 * Decoding information from the catalog results
 * Cross References
 * Location of Materials on the shelf
 * Dewey Decimal Classification System
 * Ten Main Classes
 * Bibliography
 * Encyclopedias
 * Volume
 * Cross-references
 * Headings
 * Paraphrasing || Family


 * = **Trimester 1: September to November** ||
 * = **September** ||= **October** ||= **November** ||
 * **Welcome Back to the Library!**
 * Review of Library Procedures
 * Review the organization of the "E" section
 * Review the organization of the "F" section
 * How to choose a book
 * Five finger rule
 * Reading
 * to myself
 * to others
 * others reading to me


 * Learner Profile:** Caring


 * Read Alouds:**
 * //This way we go to school: A book about children around the world// by Edith Baer
 * //Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing// by Judy Blume


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Observation of:
 * Listening skills
 * Following directions


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Crate a graphic organizer about the different topics we have learned about this month.


 * Lessons:**
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_091013.doc|September 10]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_091713.doc|September 17]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_092413.doc|September 24]] || **Doing the Dewey Dance! in the Library**


 * Skills:**
 * Knowledge and Understanding of the Dewey Decimal Classification System
 * **Ten Main Classes**
 * Reference
 * Philosophy and Psychology
 * Religion
 * Social Science
 * Science
 * Applied Science
 * Fine Arts
 * Literature
 * History, Geography, and Biography


 * Learner Profile**: Principled


 * Literature for the Month:**
 * Mystery Stories
 * Detective Stories
 * Fiction and Non Fiction


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * The Story of Dewey
 * Dewey's Journey
 * Practice with Dewey


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Presentation during an Assembly Program of what students have learned in September and October during their library lessons.


 * Lessons:**
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_100113.doc|October 1]]
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_100813.doc|October 8]]
 * October 15: Book exchange
 * October 22: Book exchange || **The Dewey Dance - Part 2 in the Library!**


 * Skills:**
 * Knowledge and Understanding of the Dewey Decimal Classification System
 * **Ten Main Classes**
 * Reference
 * Philosophy and Psychology
 * Religion
 * Social Science
 * Science
 * Applied Science
 * Fine Arts
 * Literature
 * History, Geography, and Biography


 * Learner Profile**: Inquirer


 * Literature for the Month:**
 * Historical Fiction
 * Seasonal


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Be a Magazine Expert


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students will create a board game using their knowledge of the DDCS.
 * Trials Assessment - Online


 * Lessons:**
 * November 5: Book exchange
 * November 12: Book exchange
 * November 19: Book exchange
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_112613.doc|November 26]] ||
 * **Reflections:** ||


 * = **Trimester 2: December to March** ||
 * = **December** ||= **January** ||= **February** ||= **March** ||
 * **Let's Wrap Everything Up from September to December!**
 * Selecting "Just Right" Books
 * Reading to self, to others, and others reading to me
 * DDS Ten Main Classes


 * Learner Profile: ** Review of the learner profiles discussed so far: Caring, Principled, and Inquirer


 * Literature Review: **
 * Books about school
 * Mystery and Detective stories
 * Fiction and Non-Fiction


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * Seasonal
 * //There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow// by Lucille Colandro
 * Selected by the Students


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Retelling and sequencing of a story that they listened to during library lessons.


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Diagrams that the students have created to illustrate everything that they have learned so far during library lessons.


 * Lessons:**
 * December 3: Book Exchange
 * December 10: Book Exchange || **More Parts of the Book!**
 * Frontispiece
 * Verso
 * Preface
 * Foreword
 * Introduction


 * Learner Profile:** Risk Taker / Courageous


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * Fantasy


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Observational: Students will identify the additional parts of the book


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Students will illustrate the new parts of the books with a creation of their own.


 * Lessons:**
 * January 7: Book Exchange
 * January 14: Book Exchange
 * January 21: Book Exchange
 * January 28: Book Exchange || **Decoding the Online Card Catalog**
 * Title Search
 * Author Search
 * Subject Search


 * Learner Profile:** Thinker


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * Animal Fiction
 * Animal Non Fiction


 * Formative Assessment:**
 * Decoding an Online Catalog Card
 * Card Catalog Practice


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * To be determined


 * Lessons:**
 * February 4: Book Exchange
 * February 11: Book Exchange
 * February 18: Book Exchange || **Decoding our OPAC Results**
 * Call Number
 * Author
 * Title
 * Illustrator
 * Publisher
 * Copyright Date
 * Number of Pages
 * Type of Search:
 * Author
 * Title
 * Subject
 * Type of Book
 * Fiction
 * Non Fiction
 * Easy / Everybody


 * Learner Profile:** Thinker


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * Biographies


 * Formative Assessment:**


 * Summative Assessment:**


 * Lessons:**
 * March 4: Introduction to Inventors and Biographies
 * [[file:Library_Grade 4_Lesson Plan_031014.doc|March 11]]
 * March 18:
 * March 25: ||
 * **Reflections:** ||


 * = **Trimester 3: April to June** ||
 * = **April** ||= **May** ||= **June** ||
 * **Just the Facts, Jack! - Introduction to the Reference Section**
 * Biographical Dictionary (Online)
 * Gazetters (Online)
 * Reference Books (Print)
 * Cross-References


 * Learner Profile:** Balanced


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * Realistic Fiction


 * Formative Assessment Activities:**
 * Reference Books
 * Biographical Dictionary
 * Gazetteers
 * Cross-References


 * Summative Assessment:** To be Determined


 * Lessons:**
 * April 1
 * April 8
 * April 15
 * April 29 || **More Facts, Please!**
 * Encyclopedias (Print and Online)
 * Headings
 * Basic Bibliography


 * Learner Profile:** Communicator


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * Science Fiction


 * Formative Assessment Activity:**
 * Headings


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Based on the current UoI


 * Lessons:**
 * May 6
 * May 13
 * May 20
 * May 27 || **I Love Facts and Trivia!**
 * //The World Almanac//


 * Learner Profile:** Reflective


 * Literature of the Month:**
 * End of the School Year
 * Summer Reading is Fun!


 * Formative Assessment Activities:**
 * World Almanac 1
 * World Almanac 2
 * World Almanac 3


 * Summative Assessment:**
 * Student created game based on Trivia Pursuit using the information learned with the //World Almanac.//


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