1st grade 2022

  • Grade 1:

     

    Orientation

    1st cycle September 4-13

    Welcome our 1st graders back to school.  Review expectations and procedures in the library.  

     

    Library Citizenship: 

    Animals Should Not Wear Clothes- Prezi 

     

    Celebrating FALL  September 18-October 3

    Read several books by Lois Ehlert.  

    LEAF MAN

    RED LEAF, YELLOW LEAF

    Create a graphic organizer about FALL

     

    Oct 4-11

    Parts of a book (Title Page, Table of Contents, Glossary)

    Read Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant

     

    Oct 15-28

    Spiders-Research Spiders

    Build our Spider Webs

    Using Pebblego.com- please ask for the username and password

    Reading Creepy Carrots

    Creating our Creepy Carrots

    Nov 4

    Stone Soup-

    Make your favorite soup

     

    Nov 18

    Thanksgiving-Brainpop

    Basic Organization of the Library 

    Reinforce ABC order

     

    Dec 1-6

    When Sophie Gets Angry by Molly Bang

    Discuss emotions and how to deal with sadness, anger, and frustration

    Dec 9-Dec 13

    Christmas Around the World 

     

    Dec 16-Dec 20

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

    Jan 6-Jan 23

     Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keas

    Story Elements

    Students will write about the story using transitional words (first, next, then)

     

    February 

    EXTRA YARN: Make our YARN Bookmarks

    Read Somebody Loves You Mr Hatch- Create Hearts

     

    Reinforce alphabetizing skills

     

    Location skills in Easy fiction section

     

    Fiction vs. non-fiction

     

    Understands a fact as a true statement

     

    Recognizes non-fiction as a source of information

     

    Literature appreciation/response

     

    Caldecott Award

     

    Authors/Illustrators

     

    Self-selection of appropriate materials

     

     

     

    First-Grade Objectives
    •  Student will be able to identify a preselected topic for research.
    •  Student will know we make connections (text to self, text to text and text to world).
    •  Student will recognize realistic fiction, fairy tales and fantasies when a book in one of these genres is read to them.
    •  Student will understand what a book spine is and why a shelf marker is necessary.
    •  Student will follow the norms and procedures that are in place for the library, such as check in and check out.
    •  Student will begin to sort and locate books to the first letter using the author’s last name.