Fictional Author & Illustrator Studies and/or Thematic Units
Kevin Henkes, Dr. Seuss, Ian Falconer, Doreen Cronin, Tedd Arnold
Seasons, Dinosaurs, Animals, Dragons
Nonfiction books
Informational Problem Solving
Library Citizenship
Fictional Author Studies and/or Thematic Units
Laura Numeroff, Moe Willems, David Shannon, Melanie Watt
Monsters, Penguins, Under the Sea, Seasons
Fictional Illustrator Studies
Informational Problem Solving
Library Citizenship
Parts of an Informational Book
Author Studies and/or Thematic Units
David Wiesner, Drew Daywalt, Judy Blume
Countries, Robots, Fairy Tales, Seasons
Caldecott Award Unit
Parts of an Informational/ Nonfiction Book
Introduction to Dictionary skills & locating information
Author Units: Read Aloud
Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Davy Ocean - Shark School
Dictionary and Thesaurus
Atlas, Almanac & Encyclopedia introduction
Book Genres
Library Catalog
Story Elements
Parts of an Informational Book
Basics on the Research Process
Cyber Safety when doing Research using online sources
Author Unit: Read Aloud
Haunted Library
Sideways Stories at Wayside School
Author & Illustrator discussion
Library Catalog
Book Genres
Dewey Decimal System
Research Process
Note taking
Guided mini projects
citation basics (why, how)
plagiarism basics
Plagiarism, Copyright & Fair Use
Accessing and Interpreting Information within a Nonfiction Source
Cyber Safety when doing Research using online sources
Book Review Components
Book Genre Review
Dewey Decimal System Review
Research Process :The Big 6
mini guided projects
intro to bibliography
using resources- databases
Responsible Use of Information
plagiarism
Cyber Safety when doing Research using online sources
Multi-media presentations
Group & Independent projects using: kahoot.it, coggle.it, powtoon.com
focusing on persuading with technology.
collecting information for data
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