Elementary Library

Unit 6 K - 5

Week 1 - Library Etiquette Why are rules in the library important?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will demonstrate proper library etiquette

I can follow library rules and procedures.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS Choose 2 read alouds appropriate for the grade

Suggestions: ●​ Selection from the Beehive Book Award Nominees (all categories) ●​ Selection from current year ALA Award winners (Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Schneider, etc) ●​ The Yellow Bus by Loren Long ●​ Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo McClear ●​ Big by Vashti Harrison ●​ The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed ●​ Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang ●​ 100 MIghty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochellee4r ●​ Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford ●​ Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle ●​ The Iguanadon’s Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put A Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again…and Again by Sean Rubin ●​ Sakamoto’s Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory by Julie Abery

LIBRARY STANDARDS Standard 1.1a: Establish reading behaviors for lifelong learning and growth. a. Select texts from a variety of formats and genres to read for enjoyment, acquire knowledge, and answer questions.

Standard 3.3: Exhibit library etiquette.

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning.

Think-Pair-Share: What was something good that happened over spring break?

OBJECTIVE Bring to attention.

Say: Since we have been out of school for a week, we are going to review our rules and expectations in the library today. 138