Primary Lit Night
General Sherman Tree Largest Tree in the World
Lois Ehlert Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
April - coming soon!
March
Students continue to learn about our state book award, the NCCBA picture books. We will continue to learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Students will be introduced to PebbleGo online databases for fact-finding. Students will vote for their favorite NCCBA picture book at the end of March.
February
Students are learning about our state book award, the NCCBA picture books. We will continue to learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Students will be introduced to PebbleGo online databases for fact-finding.
January
Students will also begin a study of Africa and author/illustrator Jan Brett. During this unit, students will be exposed to both fiction and nonfiction text through a variety of literacy activities. Students will also learn about the Caldecott Medal.
December
Students will continue to learn about fiction stories through a study of familiar folk tales. Students will learn about basic story elements and will practice retelling stories.
November
Classes will continue to learn about the parts of a book and the jobs of author and illustrators. Students will be introduced to authors and illustrator of fiction stories and will learn how fiction books are organized. Alphabet concepts will be emphasized.
October
Classes will learn about the parts of a book and the jobs of author and illustrators. Students will be introduced to authors and illustrators of fiction stories and will learn how fiction books are organized. Alphabet concepts will be emphasized. PK students will receive a lesson on how to use a shelf marker to locate fiction books in the Everybody section of the media center.
August/September
Classes will participate in media lessons and begin checking out books. Classes will be held in primary classrooms this year. Students will learn how to care for books and the procedures for checking out books. Kindergarten students will continue to utilize open checkout. PK students will checkout books in the primary hallway until the normalization period ends. Students will listen to stories and participate in read-aloud activities.
June
Students will learn about the CM Library's Summer Break reading program.
May
Students will continue to learn about features of nonfiction texts and to explore a variety of online resources to reinforce the concepts in our literacy lessons.
April
Students will learn about features of nonfiction texts as part of their study of Australia and Oceania. Students will continue to explore a variety of online resources to reinforce the concepts in our literacy lessons..
March
Students will continue to learn about the 2019 NCCBA picture books Students will also use the desktop computers to access resources for learning.
February
Students will learn about the 2019 NCCBA picture books Students will also use the desktop computers to access resources for learning.
January
Students will learn about the Caldecott Medal. Students will also begin using the desktop computers.
December
Students will learn about story elements through the study of Native American folktales. Students will also be introduced to ONE Access resources.
November
Students will complete their unit about parts of a book and counting. Students will create their own counting book.
October
Students will be introduced to a new author/illustrator each week as they learn about the parts of a book, what authors and illustrators do, and how we locate their books in the media center. Students will also practice counting from 1 - 10 as we look at different counting books each week.
August/September
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books. Students will learn how to care for books, how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, and the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Students will listen to stories and participate in read-aloud activities.
June
Students will learn about the CM Library's summer reading program.
May
Students will learn about nonfiction in correlation with their classroom study of South America and reptiles. Students will continue to explore a variety of online resources to reinforce the concepts in our literacy lessons.
April
Students will learn about nursery rhymes. Students will also continue to learn about nonfiction and will explore a variety of online resources. Kindergarten students will practice simple note-making.
March
Students continue to hear the 2018 NCCBA picture books. Students are learning about the difference between fiction and nonfiction, including story elements and text features of nonfiction texts. Students are also learning basic desktop computing skills and are exploring the online database, PebbleGo, as well as sites for eBooks.
February
Students will be introduced to the 2018 NCCBA picture books. Students will continue to learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction, including story elements and text features of nonfiction texts. Students are also learning basic desktop computing skills.
January
Students will learn about the Caldecott Medal. Students will also begin a study of Africa and author/illustrator Jan Brett. During this unit, students will be exposed to both fiction and nonfiction text through a variety of literacy activities. Students will also begin using the desktop computers.
December
Students will continue to learn about fiction stories through a study of familiar folk tales. Students will learn about basic story elements and will practice retelling stories.
November
Students are learning about the parts of a book, authors and illustrators, and how fiction storybooks are organized in the media center. Letter recognition and alphabet skills will be reinforced.
Primary Literacy Night is Friday, November 17, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Please join us! https://www.smore.com/xv5tc
October
Classes will learn about the parts of a book and the jobs of author and illustrators. Students will be introduced to fiction stories and will learn how fiction books are organized. Alphabet concepts will be emphasized. Kindergarten students will begin technology instruction in November.
September
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books. Students will learn how to care for books, how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, and the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Students will listen to stories and participate in read-aloud activities.
SMART Lesson Activities:
Ten Little Gingerbread Men.notebook
decorate the gingerbread man.notebook
gingerbread man poem revised.notebook
Three Bears Size Sort.notebook
June
Students will learn about the CM Library's Summer Break reading program.
May
Students will continue to learn about features of nonfiction texts and to explore a variety of online resources to reinforce the concepts in our literacy lessons. Students will learn about the CM Library's Summer Break reading program.
April
Students will learn about features of nonfiction texts as part of their study of Australia and Oceania. Students will continue to explore a variety of online resources to reinforce the concepts in our literacy lessons..
March
Students will be continue to hear some of the 2017 NCCBA picture books as well as learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction, including story elements and text features of nonfiction texts. Students will vote for their favorite book the week of March 20-24.
February
Students will be introduced to the 2017 NCCBA picture books. Students will continue to learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction, including story elements and text features of nonfiction texts.
January
Students are participating in the Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship course. They are learning how to use computers safely.
December
Students will learn about story elements through the study of Native American folktales. Students will also be introduced to Pebble Go as an online resource.
November
Students will complete our counting book unit and will create their own counting book. Students will illustrate their own counting book.
October
Students will be introduced to a new author/illustrator each week as they learn about the parts of a book, what authors and illustrators do, and how we locate their books in the media center. Students will also practice counting from 1 - 10 as we look at different counting books each week.
September
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books. Students will learn how to care for books, how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, and the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Students will listen to stories and participate in read-aloud activities.
September
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books. Students will learn how to care for books, how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, and the difference between fiction and nonfiction. Students will listen to stories and participate in read-aloud activities.
October
Students will be introduced to a new author/illustrator each week as they learn about the parts of a book, what authors and illustrators do, and how we locate their books in the media center. Students will also listen to stories and participate in read-aloud activities.
November
Students will focus on the concept of fiction and will be introduced to traditional folktales. Students will learn about story structure, including characters, setting, and basic plot. Technology will be infused throughout each lesson.
December
Students will continue to focus on the concept of fiction and will be introduced to traditional folktales. Students will learn about story structure, including characters, setting, and basic plot. Students will practice retelling stories. Technology will be infused throughout each lesson.
January
Students will begin a study of Africa and author/illustrator Jan Brett. During this unit, students will be exposed to both fiction and nonfiction text through a variety of literacy activities. Students will also begin using the desktop computers.
February
Students will begin a study of the NCCBA picture books and will continue to learn about story structure. Students will be exposed to nonfiction text and will continue to gain practice using the desktop computers.
March
Students will continue their study of the NCCBA picture books and will vote for their favorite book the week of March 14. Students will also continue to learn about nonfiction through exploring online databases.
April
Students will learn about the Caldecott Medal as well as study familiar nursery rhymes. Students will continue to gain practice using a desktop computer by exploring a variety of online resources.
May
Students will learn about nonfiction in correlation with their classroom study of South America and reptiles.
June
Students will learn about the CM Library Summer Break program.
2014-2015
September
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books. Students will learn how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, the difference between fiction and nonfiction, and listen and participate in read-aloud activities.
October
Students are learning about fiction books and parts of a book cover. Students are also practicing counting skills through exposure to a variety of literacy activities.
November
Students will create their own counting books as well as learn about the job of illustrators. Students will be introduced to a variety of illustrators.
December
Primary students are learning about the story elements character and setting through listening to a variety of Native American folktales that correlate to their Native American study in the classroom. Students are also learning how to use the PebbleGoonline databases.
January
Primary students continue to learn about fiction story elements through listening to selections of this year's NCCBA picture books. Students are also learning about the concept of nonfiction and will explore online databases such as Britannica andPebbleGo as resources for factual information.
February
Primary students continue to learn about fiction story elements through listening to selections of this year's NCCBA picture books. Students are also learning about the concept of nonfiction and will explore online databases PebbleGo and Britannica as resources for factual information. Kindergarten students will be able to locate articles about animals and label parts of each animal. Students will also begin a study of Asia through listening to Asian folktales.
March
Students will continue their study of Asia through listening to Asian folktales. Students will identify the characters, setting, and basic plot of each story. Students will also continue to learn about nonfiction through viewing country information on theCultureGrams database. Students will vote for their favorite NCCBA picture books later in the month.
April
Students will begin a unit about nonfiction. Students will learn about elements of nonfiction and will explore nonfiction topics in print and online sources.
May
Students continue to learn about elements of nonfiction. Students are exploring WorldBook's Early World of Learning online database.
June
Students will learn about summer reading opportunities!
2013-2014
May
Primary students are currently learning about poetry. They will also begin an author study later this month about Jan Brett, to correlate with their study of Africa.
April
Primary students will vote for their favorite NCCBA book. They will begin a unit about poetry and explore different types of poems through a variety of activities.
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March
Primary students continue to learn about fiction story elements through listening to selections of this year's NCCBA picture books. Students are also learning about the concept of nonfiction and will explore online database PebbleGo as a resource for factual information. They will also vote for their favorite NCCBA picture book during the week of March 31.
February
Primary students continue to learn about fiction story elements through listening to selections of this year's NCCBA picture books. Students are also learning about the concept of nonfiction and will explore online database PebbleGo as a resource for factual information. Kindergarten students will be able to locate articles about animals and label parts of each animal.
January
Primary students will be introduced to the World Book Online encyclopedia for the very young - "Early World of Learning". Kindergarten students will demonstrate their learning by doing a simple performance assessment of our story structure and folktale unit of study.
December
Students continue to focus on the concept of fiction and will be introduced to traditional folktales. Students will learn about story structure, including characters, setting, and basic plot. Technology will be infused throughout each lesson.
November
Students will focus on the concept of fiction and will be introduced to traditional folktales. Students will learn about story structure, including characters, setting, and basic plot. Technology will be infused throughout each lesson.
October
Students are learning basic skills for using the computer. Students are also being introduced to the Mozilla Firefox browser. Students will learn about the new Primary Symbaloo.
September
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books. Students will learn how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, and basic skills for using the computer.
2012-2013
May
Primary students completed their nonfiction unit this month. They will also do an author study of Jan Thomas. Students will also be introduced to the Professor Garfield Web site.
April
Primary students will learn about nonfiction text features as well as be introduced to the World Book Online encyclopedia. Kindergarten students will continue to learn keyboarding skills using the Type to Learn 3 software.
March
Primary students will finish an author study of Jan Brett and continue to learn about story elements through listening and discussion of picture books. They will learn about the Caldecott medal this month and will also vote for their favorite NCCBA picture book during the week of March 18. Students will also learn about career-related resources during an interactive lesson with Ms. Effie.
Kindergarten students continue to learn basic keyboarding skills using the Type to Learn 3 software program.
February
Primary students continue to learn about story elements through listening to selections of this year's NCCBA picture books as well as books of author Jan Brett.
Kindergarten students will begin to learn basic keyboarding skills using the Type to Learn 3 software program.
January
Primary students continue to learn about story elements through listening to selections of this year's NCCBA picture books. Students continue to learn about the PebbleGo online databases as well as be introduced to the Discovery Education site to learn about the animals of the arctic regions. PK students are learning how to logon and off their computers independently.
December
Primary students are learning about the story elements character and setting through listening to a variety of Native American folktales that correlate to their Native American study in the classroom. Students are also learning how to use the PebbleGoonline databases.
November
Students are learning about what authors do and alphabetical order. We continue to discuss the differences between fiction and nonfiction texts. Students are also learning about NC WiseOwl online resources.
October
Students will learn about sections of the media center, the difference between fiction and nonfiction, parts of books, what authors and illustrators do, basic story elements, and basic skills for using the computer. Students will also be introduced to the SMART Board as a learning tool and eBooks.
September
Students will learn how to use shelf markers, where to locate materials in the media center, and basic skills for using the computer.
August
Classes will participate in media & technology orientation lessons and begin checking out books.
2011-2012
September Info.
Primary students have been learning about media center procedures, such as checking out books. They have also been participating in storytime activities. We have begun to talk about the differences between fiction and nonfiction books.
We are beginning to transition to a flex checkout model, so students may exchange books daily as they finish books, instead of being limited to one checkout per week during class time.
October
Primary students are learning media center vocabulary and the difference between fiction and nonfiction, as well as where to locate both types of books in our media center.
November
Primary students have been learning about the parts of a book and the information found on the cover of a book. Students have also been introduced to the NCCBA program and are learning how to use our new SMART board.
December
Primary students have heard more NCCBA books and have been learning about main idea. They continue to learn about the differences between fiction and nonfiction and how to use the SMART board.
January
Students continue to learn about the differences between fiction and nonfiction and how to use the SMART board. They have heard NCCBA picture books and have been learning about birds.
February
Students are learning about Africa through a variety of activities, including hearing African folktales, locating African countries on a map, and viewing educational Web sites about Africa.
March
Students are learning about Africa through a variety of literature and technology activities. Students will also vote for their favorite NCCBA picture book during the week of March 19.
April
Students are learning about story elements and folklore. Students will also learn about poetry as part of National Poetry Month.
May
Students are learning about story elements and folklore. Students are also learning about poetry.
June - July
See the summer reading page.