Elementary Library

Unit 1 3-5

Week 1 What is a library?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will understand the purpose of a school library. Students will exhibit proper behavior entering and exiting the library. Students will demonstrate whole body listening during a read aloud story.

I can follow directions. I can listen to a story respectfully. I can describe the purpose of a library.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS Choose 1 book to read aloud per grade

4th Grade ●​

The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai

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3rd Grade ●​

●​ The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita L Hubbard

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts ●​ How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander ●​ What Should Danny Do? A School Day by Ganit Levy

5th Grade ●​

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

●​ Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh ●​ We Want to Go to School! The Fight for Disability Rights by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

VOCABULARY Library - a place where books and other materials are kept and from which they may be borrowed Whole Body Listening - using all parts of the body – eyes, ears, mouth, hands, and brain – to pay attention and understand what some

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Introduce yourself.

Say, “Raise your hand with voices off, why do we have a library in our school?”

Acknowledge responses. Say: The purpose of a school library is to support your classroom learning and help you become strong readers. It is a special shared space in our school that has many wonderful books for you to read. It is an integral part of your learning. I am so excited you get to visit every week!

OBJECTIVE & DIRECT INSTRUCTION Step 1: Instruct Students How to Enter the Library Before entering the library:

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