Elementary Library

Unit 2 K

Week 3 How do we learn from books?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will listen actively during a read-aloud. Students will identify texts as fiction or nonfiction.

I can listen to stories. I can identify a fiction or nonfiction text.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Choose one fiction/nonfiction set: ●​ The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming & Because of an Acorn by Lola Schaefer ●​ My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero & Motorcycles by Meg Greves ●​ Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems & Be A Naked Mole Rat Expert by Alex Hall Display of nonfiction books and display of fiction books

Fiction - books we use to learn through imagination

Nonfiction - books that help us learn through information

Identify - to figure out what it is, or who it is

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning.

Say: What do you think the word identify means?

Lead students through a vocabulary exercise to be able to say, recognize, and understand the word identify.

OBJECTIVE Remind students how to do whole body listening while you are instructing. Display objectives. Say: I can listen to stories. We are getting so good at this! I can identify a fiction or nonfiction text. Did you hear our new word? Today, you will need to identify, or say which books we read are fiction or

nonfiction. Those are two more new words! DIRECT INSTRUCTION & PRACTICE Step 1: Build vocabulary & background knowledge Display words fiction and nonfiction.

Say: Almost all books can be identified as either fiction or nonfiction. Let’s look at nonfiction books first. What do you notice about these books on the table? [You may allow students to approach the display for a closer look] 80