skip to main content

Tamarac Elementary Library Curriculum

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Library Procedures Locate books and recognize order Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction Circulation procedures	Information Literacy Skills Organization: how materials in the library are organized Sequencing: how stories have a beginning, middle and end Classification: fiction books are separate from non-fiction books Main idea: what is the main ideal of the story Following directions Listening
Literacy Understanding and Appreciation Continue to introduce literary styles and genres Folk and Fairy Tale Study Children are made fully aware of Caldecott Award books	Technology Use of computers, databases and websites appropriate to grade level Computer log-on procedures Introduction to computer vocabulary

Third Grade

Library Procedures Introduction to OPAC (online public access catalog) Locate materials on shelf using call numbers Parts of a book (title page, index, glossary, table of contents) Circulation procedures	Information Literacy Skills Use of electronic and print reference materials/sources Locate and use biographies Summarizing Note Taking Organizing Paraphrasing Evaluation Use of information Introduction to internet safety
Literacy Understanding and Appreciation Exposure to different cultures through literature Increase appreciation of poetry Expand book selection to a wider range of genres Encourage students to read books appropriate to their ability	Technology Use of Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Reinforcement and exploration of different databases and websites Introduction to Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Slides, Classroom) Use of computers and Chrome Books

Fourth Grade

Library Procedures Increased use of OPAC (online public access catalog) Locate materials on shelf using call numbers Introduce Dewey Decimal System usage as appropriate Circulation procedures	Information Literacy Skills Use of electronic and print reference materials/sources Locate and use biographies Summarizing Note Taking Organizing Paraphrasing Introduce bibliographies Introduce website evaluation Continue practice of internet safety
Literacy Understanding and Appreciation Exposure to different cultures through literature Increase appreciation of poetry Expand book selection to a wider range of genres	Technology Word Processing skills Use of electronic databases Introduction to selected software applications

Fifth Grade

Library Procedures

Use of OPAC (online public access catalog)
Locate books using Dewey Decimal System
Circulation procedures

Information Literacy Skills

Use of electronic and print reference materials/sources
Identify sources
Gather, summarize, organize and synthesize information
Time Management
Writing Reports
Plagiarism
Internet Safety
Website Evaluation
Continued practice of internet safety
Learn to create an accurate bibliography entry
Introduce website evaluation
Continue practice of internet safety

Literacy Understanding and Appreciation

Exposure to different cultures through literature
Increase appreciation of literature
Expand book selection to a wider range of genres
Distinguish between fact and fiction and fact and opinion

Technology

Word Processing skills
Increased use of electronic databases
Continue usage of selected software applications

Back to the Tamarac Elementary Library Page