Elementary Library

Unit 6 K-5

Celebration of Reading Why is reading important?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will reflect on their reading experiences from the past school year.

I can recommend books to my classmates.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS Reading Recommendation Worksheet Crayons/Colored Pencils/Markers

Choose one read aloud per grade:

K-2 ●​ Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier ●​ The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak ●​ How to Eat a Book by Mr. & Mrs. Macleod ●​ Definitely Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee ●​ Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinborough

3-5

●​ Dear Librarian by Lydia Sigwarth ●​ The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce

●​ Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Story-teller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise ●​ Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller by Breanna J. McDaniel ●​ The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeannette Winter ●​ Balderdash! John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel ●​ Tomfoolery! Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children’s Books by Michelle Markel

Selection of books read with students this year, or read often by students for display

VOCABULARY Recommend - to suggest a book to another reader

LIBRARY STANDARDS Standard 3.3: Contribute to a reading and learning community, including recommending reading materials to peers and respecting others' reading choices.

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