Elementary Library

Unit 1 3-5

Week 3, 4, or 5 How do I find the book I want?

This lesson will be most successful if students bring their own school devices to the library, but can be modified for whole group instruction using a single teacher device with the screen projected. 3rd graders will be introduced to the catalog for the first time, while 4th and 5th graders should be able to move through this lesson at a faster pace. STUDENT OBJECTIVES I CAN… Students will locate books by call number. I can locate a book using the call number.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Call Number - the numbers and letters on the spine of the book that are the address of the book’s location on the library shelves

Call Number Worksheet (Optional) Poster or Whiteboard Examples of books from each call number Student devices Pencils Choose 1 high-interest read aloud - either a picture book or first few pages of a chapter book

Locate - to find a book on the shelf

Browse - to look at the library shelves for a book to read without knowing first exactly what you want Search - the process of using the library online catalog to find the right book or information you need

Fiction - books we use to learn through imagination

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Before permitting students to enter the library, review entering and seating procedures. Practice entering the library with the class. Repeat as needed. Settle students in seats at tables and instruct them not to open their devices until you direct them to. Congratulate them on their behavior and following directions. Explain again any reward system for behavior in your school library. Say: Last week, we learned to use the library catalog. Who remembers what a catalog is and what our catalog is called? [An organized, online list of every book in the library and Destiny Discover]

OBJECTIVE Display objectives.

Say: Today, we are learning how to use Call Numbers to find books in the library. Every single book has a call number. Those are our goals for today: I can locate a book using the call number. This is important so that you can be independent library users! 48