3rd Grade

Yearly Library Topics and Lessons

  • Introductions, procedures, and expectations

  • Book care and shelf care

  • Review library locations and using signage in the library

  • Select “Just Right” books – purpose and five finger rule

  • Distinguish between Fiction, Everybody, and Nonfiction sections and how each are organized – alphabetical by the author’s last name (Fiction and Everybody) and number order (Nonfiction)

  • Review call numbers and how to use to find books in the library

  • Define reading genres and classify books into each genre

  • Introduction to Destiny online library catalog

  • Explore Culturegrams (a Proquest Database - see Resources tab above)

  • FVRL Connect

  • Otter transitional chapter book award and Towner Nonfiction book award nominees

  • Internet Safety - Power of Words

  • Mary Pope Osborne author study (Magic Tree House series) - Buffalo Before Breakfast

  • Introduction to note-taking skills - plagiarism

  • Fact vs opinion

  • Curating multiple sources - cite sources

  • Use print and online resources to take notes about various Native American groups

  • Discuss the purpose of Native American legends and share several

  • Poetry

  • Booktalks

  • Scholastic Book Fairs

  • Vote for Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award

  • Share information about the Sasquatch Book Award, Otter Award and Towner Award (http://www.wla.org/wlma-book-awards) for next year

  • Fort Vancouver Regional Library Summer Reading program (www.fvrl.org)

  • Barnes & Noble Summer Reading program (www.bn.com and search for Summer Reading)