The 2nd 9 week period will focus on the following:
5th grade - Research! I am working with the 5th grade teachers on a collaborative immigration project. It will encompass many skills: Use encyclopedias, atlases, internet resources to answer information questions; Recognize appropriate uses of information technology; Select and evaluate print and non-print resources; Use basic research techniques; Takes notes from resources using skimming, identifying keywords and paraphrasing avoiding plagiarism; Use cross-references in multiple types of sources; Demonstrate ethical and legal use of technology and information; Cite bibliographic information; Produce final product from research such as paragraph, poster, model, etc. using a research process.
4th grade - Guide words in an encyclopedia; Use encyclopedias, atlases, thesauri and internet to answer information questions; Use GALILEO for basic information searches.
3rd grade - Research! I am working with the 3rd grade teachers on a collaborative American heros project. It will encompass many skills: Demonstrates comprehension of non-fiction; Uses encyclopedias, A-V, non-fiction books, and internet resources to answer information questions; Identify the steps of the research process; Use basic research techniques, Take notes from resources using skimming, identifying keywords,and paraphrasing avoiding plagiarism; Demonstrate ethical and legal use of technology and information; Recognize appropriate uses of information and information technology; Cite bibliographic information.
2nd grade - Use parts of a book as information sources; Use guide words to locate information in beginner dictionaries; Use a variety of media (dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, internet) to locate information
1st grade - Identify parts of a book; Understand purpose of title page and table of contents; Acquire information through reading.
Kindergarten - Browsing; Idenify parts of a book; Know the arrangement of the Everybody section
In addition to these lessons, teachers may bring their students to check out books as a class or send them individually as needed. Destiny, our online catalog, is now available for school or home use!
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