LIBRARY CURRICULUM
SEPTEMBER Roald Dahl Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15)
LESSONS:
LIBRARIES ARE FUN!
LIBRARY POLICIES & PROCEDURES
BOOK CARE
LIBRARY ARRANGEMENT
*Opt: SEPT. 11TH (grades 3-6)
*Author Spotlight: Tomie dePaola, Roald Dahl, Jon Scieszka
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
A few paragraphs from any of Jon Scieszka's "Guys Read" stories to spark interest
"My Friend Rabbit" by Eric Rohmann
"Library Lion" by Michelle Knudsen
"America is Under Attack" by Don Brown
"The Man Who Walked Between The Towers" by Mordicai Gerstein
"Lily's Purple Plastic Purse" by Kevin Henkes
"The Art Lesson" by Tomie dePaola
"The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn
"Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" by Lois Ehlert
"The Leaf Man" by Lois Ehlert
"A Ball for Daisy" by Chris Rashka
"A Ball for Daisy" by Chris Rashka
OCTOBER National Bullying Prevention Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15)
LESSONS:
FICTION vs. NON-FICTION
THE PARTS OF A BOOK
ABC ORDER
HALLOWEEN
Opt: Dia de los muertos Nov. 1st and 2nd
*Author Spotlight: Steven Kellogg; Jeanette Winter (illustrator for "The Librarian of Basra")
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
"The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" by Steven Kellogg
"The Librarian of Basra" by Tony Johnston, ill. by Jeanette Winter
"Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book" by Jeanette Winter
"My Name Is Georgia, and Josefina" by Jeanette Winter
"One" by Kathryn Otoshi (Oct 1, 2008)
"Piggy Pie" by by Margie Palatini and Howard Fine
"There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Bat" by Lucille Colandro
"The Ghost Eyed Tree" by Bill Martin
"It's Halloween", Poems by Jack Prelutsky
"The Widow's Broom" by Chris Van Allsburg
NOVEMBER National American Indian Heritage Month
LESSONS:FAIRY TALES & FANTASY
STORY ELEMENTS
GIVING THANKS, PILGRIMS AND INDIANS
Grades 3-6 Review of "DEWEY"
November 6th is Election Day, share books on Presidents of the United States
*Author Spotlight: C. S. Lewis, Mark Twain
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
"So You Want to be President"? by Judith St. George
"Duck for President!" by Doreen Cronin
Books about Dia de los muertos or Day of the Dead - Nov. 1 & 2
"The Three Pigs" by David Wiesner (wordless)
Favorite Thanksgiving Books:
DECEMBER HAPPY HOLIDAYS
LESSONS:
BIOGRAPHIES & AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
CHRISTMAS
*Author Spotlight: Jan Brett, Jerry Pinkney
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
Jan Brett's Christmas books
Jerry Pinkney's "The Lion and the Mouse"
"Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Jan Brett
JANUARY
LESSONS:
REFERENCES/RESOURCES
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
WINTER & ARCTIC ANIMALS
(Grades K-2, Review ABC Order)
*Author Spotlight: A. A. Milne, Edgar Allen Poe, Rosemary Wells, Bill Peet
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
"Martin's Big Words" by Doreen Rapaport
Books about Winnie the Pooh
"Tacky the Penguin" by Helen Lester
"Snowflake Bentley" by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
"Over and Under the Snow" by Kate Messner, ill by Chris Silas Neal
FEBRUARY National African American History Month/Black History Month
Library Lovers Month
LESSONS:
MYSTERIES & MAKING PREDICTIONS
MEDIA LITERACY
VALENTINES DAY
*Author Spotlight: Jane Yolen, Jeff Kinney, Laura Ingalls Wilder
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
"Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen
Books by Jane Yolen (How do Dinosaurs...? series)
"Jessie Owen, Olympic Star" by David Adler
"Henry's Freedom Box", a story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
MARCH Women's History Month
LESSONS:
FOLKTALES & FABLES
DR. SEUSS/READ ACROSS AMERICA
ST. PATRICKS DAY
March 7th: World Read Aloud Day
*Author Spotlight: Dr. Seuss, Mem Fox, Ezra Jack Keates, Lois Lowry
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
Dr. Seuss' books
Books by Mem Fox
APRIL National Poetry Month; (April 8-14th National Library Week)
LESSONS:
POETRY
BOOK AWARDS
AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS
Grades 3-6: COPYRIGHT/PLAGIARISM
April 30 - Book Fiesta! El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
*Author Spotlight: Pat Mora, Beverly Cleary, Jack Prelutsky (poetry)
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
"Book Fiesta" by Pat Mora
Poetry by Jack Prelutsky
MAY May 1st is Mother Goose Day; NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK
LESSONS:
5 DE MAYO
HISPANIC CULTURE WEEK
(BEGIN COLLECTING BOOKS BACK)
*Author Spotlight: Margaret Rey, Margaret Wise Brown, Patricia Polacco
Read Aloud Book List using monthly themes or books from spotlighted authors:
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
Curious George books
Books written by Patricia Polacco
This is a basic and (flexible) curriculum map for grades K-6. Extensions on the subjects above, learning THE BIG 6, an understanding of the school's on-line library catalog, as well as a simple research project will be done in grades 3-6 beginning in January.
I only have the students for 30 minutes each week, so all subjects will be covered very briefly, as my goal is to get children TO READ, not to teach them ABOUT reading. I also want to read a picture book to the younger grades each week, another reason to keep subjects above short and fun.
These topics could be used by anyone, including teachers, homeschooling parents/teachers, and librarians.
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