This year Information Literacy Skills will be collaboratively taught at the point of need. Lessons in the media center are used to introduce, reinforce, or otherwise enhance standards that are taught in the classroom. The first 9 week period will focus on the following:
5th grade - Orientation, Destiny, and Using parts of a book as information sources (glossary, index, appendix, bibliography)
4th grade - Orientation, Destiny, and Using parts of a book as information sources (copyright, appendix, bibliography, preface)
3rd grade - Orientation, Destiny, Comprehension of fiction books, Using guide words and using a dictionary
2nd grade - Orientation, Fiction v. Nonfiction, Numerical order of Nonfiction, Locating a book using Dewey Decimal System
1st grade - Orientation, Book Care, Browsing, Relationship between call number & author's name in the Everybody section, Fiction v. Nonfiction, Numerical order of Nonfiction
Kindergarten - Orientation, Book Care
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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