3rd grade library curriculum

 
Author of the week
Genre of the month
Lesson of the day
Week 1  

 

3 Rs: Respect, Responsible, Resourceful
   What is a library - BrainpopJr.com
Week 2ScieszkaAdventureHow to find a good book
Week 3McClosky

 

Book Adventure set up

   Punctuation Day -Eats, Shoots, Leaves game
Week 4Dahl Alphabetize titles of Dahl
October   
Week 5Julie EdwardsMysteryUsing the catalog and How to search OPAC
Week 6 Molly Cone Scavenger hunt A / hunt B
Week 7J Hurwitz 

What is a call number? with big spine examples
and Where do they go? Which branch

Week 8Cameron Dictionary day - guide words worksheet
November   
Week 9Kinsey-WarnockHistorical Fiction Halloween topics in Encyclopedias
Week 10

Sharmat

 

Author part of a call number / quia matching /
What section of the library - call #s quia matching

Week 11Lindgren Author order 2 / author order 3
Week 12MD Bauer How are they arranged on shelf
 Auch game - Author/Title/Subject/Series
December  CATs for books- worksheet / online w book
 MacDonald, G. Author searching Last names
worksheet
 Atwater call # order / Which Shelf
 Avi book recommendations
January  Scholastic BookFair and bookmark contest
 Haywood Newbery minihunt - catalog POWER searching
 Bond book fair video
 Milne book fair
 Allard  
February   
 Duffy CATs for books
 Hoban Find a book - OPAC author
 Adler Find a book - OPAC subject
 Bonham call # order EC spines
March  Dr. Seuss - alphabetize titles
 MacLaughlin History of books - worksheet (Highsmith)
 Lowry How a book is made Aliki
Publishing a book Thinkquest
How a books is made - Penguin FLASH
 Sachar  
 MacDonald, Betty Different kinds of- My Librarian is Camel
B is for Bookworm (T=traveling libraries)
 King-Smith  
April  due April 1Sasquatch / Young Readers Choice vote
 Chew / Bonners Univ. Bookstore Bookmark contest / Poetry page
 Cleary Cleary - alphabetize titles
 Warner poetry online
 Giff Scieszka - Stinky Cheese man, parts book
May   
 Estes Title page - example 1 - example 2 - example 3
 Selden Title page - connection to record of book
 Lobel Table of contents
 Osborne Index
 Butterworth Call # order
   USBORNE BOOK FAIR

 

 

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