HMS+Library+2014-2015

=__HMS Library Curriculum 2014-2015__=

=__4th and 5th GRADES__=

__**Sept. 2 - Sept. 9**__


 * Joke**: "Where do you work out?" "At the library."

Make personal spine labels and take class autobiographical pictures.
 * Lesson**: Welcome and introductions. Tour of the new library. Inuit smile greeting.


 * Message**: 4th and 5th Grade:

__**Sept. 11 - Sept. 17**__
 * Joke**:

collected by James Riordan. Pass around story stone and decorate name tags.
 * Lesson**: Read the Origin of Stories from __The Songs My Paddle Sings - Native American Stories__


 * Target:** I can use a library productively.

Use the online catalog, and write down call #’s on paper. Browse fiction, nonfiction, and magazines. Locate desired titles. Read at tables. Follow 4 R’s.
 * Look Fors:**

Dear Library Learners, Today we celebrate the importance of story and communication in a library experience. Did you READ and REMEMBER to RETURN your books? Great! Enjoy repeating the pattern!
 * Message**: 4th and 5th Grade:

__**Sept. 19 - Sept. 26**__
 * Joke**:

individual pictures taken.
 * Lesson**: Take TRAILS Online Assessment on iPads. Make nameplate and have


 * Target:** I can complete a Library assessment using an iPad.

Follow directions using iPad touch techniques Silently, read and respond to questions Answer what you know/think you know
 * Look Fors:**

Dear Library Learners, Today is another day where we learn more about you! Our first sharing will involve iPads, and the second will involve written communication and photography. Then you choose books. How are your 4 R's going?
 * Message**: 4th and 5th Grade:

__**Sept. 30 - Oct. 6**__


 * Joke**:


 * Lesson**: Learn to use the Destiny Online Catalog. Use iPads and fill out worksheets.


 * Target:** I can locate information using the online library catalog.

To answer questions provided, search by author, title, and subject. Write answers on search sheet (Use capitals and underline titles) Work quietly After completing search sheet, use catalog for independent searches
 * Look Fors:**

Dear Library Learners, We hope you enjoyed your book choices from our library. Today, we'll learn (or review for returning students) how to use "Destiny", our online catalog of library materials. There is a practice sheet for you to work on. Now, you can make even more choices than before!
 * Message**: 4th and 5th Grade:

__**Oct. 8 - Oct. 16**__


 * Joke**:

Follow instructions for BioPoem Write using accurate, rich language Use a dictionary, thesaurus, and word lists to help you create your descriptions
 * 4th Grade Lesson**: BioPoem - introduction and fill out worksheet. Introduce online dictionary and thesaurus
 * Target:** I can create a BioPoem.
 * Look Fors:**

Dear Library Learners, Today you will create a BioPoem where you will use precise language to describe yourself. We'll videotape your scripts next week. Yes, you'll be the star!
 * Message**: 4th Grade:

Fill out worksheets and start writing scripts on storyboards.
 * 5th Grade Lesson**: Autobiographical Scripts. Introduce online dictionary and thesaurus

Use the Autobiographical Script checklist Write using accurate, rich language Use a dictionary, thesaurus, and word lists to help you create your descriptions
 * Target:** I can create an Autobiographical Script.
 * Look Fors:**

Dear Library Learners, Today we shall write autobiographical scripts for a video production. You will be the writer and the talent, and we are producers and camera crew. We'll shoot our storyboard/script during the next class.
 * Message**: 5th Grade:

__**Oct. 17 - Oct. 23**__


 * Joke**:

Follow instructions for BioPoem Write using accurate, rich language Use a dictionary, thesaurus, and word lists to help you create your descriptions
 * 4th Grade Lesson**: BioPoem - Create a class Y Chart - what does library class look, sound, and feel like? Finish writing BioPoems using worksheet. Record students reading their BioPoems if there is time.
 * Target:** I can create a BioPoem.
 * Look Fors:**

Dear Library Learners, Today is a relaxed writing period where you will refine, complete, and practice your scripts. Choose your books thoughtfully and use shelf markers.
 * Message**: 4th and 5th Grade:

Review Biography genre. Choose a biography to read within 30 days. Complete Autobiographical Scripts (homework if not finished).
 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Create a class Y chart - what does library class look, sound, and feel like?

__**Oct. 27 - Oct. 31**__


 * 4th Grade Lesson:** Practice and record BioPoems. Read a scary story for Halloween (Cinderella Skeleton by Robert San Souci).


 * Target:** I can perform a BioPoem.
 * Look Fors:** My script includes accurate information. I spoke clearly and with expression. I projected my voice loud enough to be heard easily. My eyes were mostly on the camera. My body was still. I was a good audience during my classmates' performances.

Scary Poems for Two Voices. Students will be assigned to work in pairs to practice and perform a poem together. You Read To Me, I'll Read To You - Very Short Scary Tales To Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman
 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Practice and record Autobiographical Scripts.

My eyes were mostly on the camera. My body was still. I was a good audience during my classmates' performances.
 * Target:** I can perform an Augobiographical Script.
 * Look Fors:** My script includes accurate information. I spoke clearly and with expression. I projected my voice loud enough to be heard easily.

Dear Library Learners,
 * Message**: 4th and 5th Grade:

__**Nov. 4 - Nov. 10**__


 * Joke**: Floyd, I think we turned the clock back way too much!


 * 4th & 5th Grade Lesson**: Introduction to Reference Books. Keynote slide show and Reference Workbook - Being an Independent Investigator.


 * Target: I can identify Reference Books. I can locate information in reference books.**

Dear Library Learners, Do you know how to use the tools of an independent investigator? You will after our next activities together in class!
 * Message:**

__**Nov. 13 - Nov. 19**__

Writing response: Is the Pen Mightier Than The Sword? Exit Ticket - Primary/Secondary Sources
 * 4th Grade Lesson** - Primary/Secondary sources using Thank You Sarah, The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson


 * Target:** After Reading __Thank You, Sarah__, I can describe primary and secondary source material related to Sarah Hale.

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners, Today's lesson is about a determined woman who lived in New England and wrote for four decades which included the Civil War and five Presidents. We will also learn about primary and secondary sources. What do you suppose this has to do with Thanksgiving? Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms Kelly
 * 4th Grade Message**:


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Inside Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - History Channel Documentary
 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Primary/Secondary sources using Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet


 * Target:** After Reading __Balloons Over Broadway__, I can describe primary and secondary source material related to Tony Sarg.

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: Today we read a true story of a talented artist whose name rhymes with aargh! He was a puppeteer who lived from 1880-1942 and his name was Tony Sarg! This book has examples of primary and secondary sources. Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms. Kelly

__**Nov. 21 - Dec. 1**__


 * 4th Grade Lesson:** Reference Workbook - additional pages. Y-Charts and behavior expectations.


 * Target: I can identify Reference books. I can locate information in Reference books.**

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners, Complete your reference work packet so you can be ready to do independent research in your future! Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms. Kelly
 * 4th Grade Message**:


 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Biography BioPoems.

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: Today we'll talk about a way to plan and write a BioPoem based upon a biographical reading. This will help you communicate succinctly and poetically! Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms. Kelly
 * Target: I can create a BioPoem about a biography that I read from beginning to end.**
 * 5th Grade Message:**

__**Dec. 3 - Dec. 9**__


 * 4th Grade Lesson:** Works Cited. Students create a handwritten example.


 * Target:I can create a works cited entry for a book.**

Dear Library Learners, Today we'll create a works cited entry to make sure you understand how to cite a source! Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms. Kelly
 * 4th Grade Message**:


 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Biography Character BioPoem worksheet. Works Cited using a book the students make up about themselves.


 * Target: I can create a works cited entry for a book.**

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: Dear Library Learners, Today we'll create a works cited entry to make sure you understand how to cite a source! Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms. Kelly
 * 5th Grade Message:**

__**Dec. 11 - Dec. 17**__


 * 4th Grade Lesson:** Elijah's Angel.

Read: Rosen, Michael J. __Elijah's Angel__. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace & Company. 1992. __Summary:__ At Christmas-Hanukkah time, a Christian woodcarver gives a carved angel to a young Jewish friend, who struggles with accepting the Christmas gift until he realizes that friendship means the same thing in any religion.


 * Target: I can listen to a story about Hanukkah and Christmas and understand the universality of friendship.**

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners, We'll read a seasonal tale where we see how friendship means the same thing in any language. In this story, friends are important. Sincerely, Ms. Rote & Ms. Kelly
 * 4th Grade Message**:

Read The Christmas Menorahs and watch part of the documentary Not in Our Town. ( Includes primary sources)
 * 5th Grade Lesson:**

Read: Cohn, Janice. __The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate__. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company. 1995 Summary: Describes how people in Billings, Montana, joined together to fight a series of hate crimes. -Began this section of lesson by reading p. 26, which gave the history of Hanukkah. -Next read student pp. 6-18, which started the story of the Schnitzer family and their experience in Billings, MT. -Show documentary of __Not in Our Town__, specifically the section about the Billings, MT incidents.


 * Target: I can learn how a town in Montana fought hatred (through primary and secondary sources).**

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: We'll read a book and see a related film about families in Montana who fought hate. This is a moving seasonal story. Sincerely, Ms. Rote & Ms. Kelly
 * 5th Grade Message:**

__**Dec. 19 - Dec. 23**__


 * 4th Grade Lesson:** Finish Reference Workbook.


 * Target: I can locate information in reference books.**

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners, Today work with a partner to complete your reference practice workbook. You should feel confident about looking up facts after this work!
 * 4th Grade Message**:


 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Work on Biography BioPoems


 * Target: I can complete a BioPoem about a Biography that I**
 * read from beginning to end.**

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: Today we will work on completing your Biography BioPoems.
 * 5th Grade Message:**

__**Jan. 6 - Jan. 14**__

and read The Two Sisters from __Songs My Paddle Sings - Native American Legends__ collected by James Riordan
 * 4th Grade Lesson:** Start Canada Unit. Canada Map Activities on computers


 * Target: I can identify the provinces, territories, and capitals of Canada.**

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners, We are going to explore Canada using Library Resources. Today, you can begin a map activity on the computer so you will know exactly where our Northern neighbor is located. We'll also read a short tale about mountains in British Columbia, a western Province of Canada.
 * 4th Grade Message**:


 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Finish writing Biography BioPoems and tape them.


 * Target: I can complete a BioPoem about a Biography that I**
 * read from beginning to end.**

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: Today we will work on completing your Biography BioPoems.
 * 5th Grade Message:**

__**Jan. 14 - Jan. 22**__

Lesson: Introduction to Canada DVD - Geography
 * 4th Grade Lesson:**

Message Grade 4 Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Welcome to Canada! Bienvenue au Canada (Bee-N-VEH-NOO OH CAH-NA-DAH)! Today, well join Canadian students as they examine the regions of Canada to see how the land formations, climate, river systems, and natural resources have affected the growth of this nation.

Sincerely,

Ms Rote & Ms. Kelly


 * Target: I can identify the provinces, territories, and capitals of Canada.**

__**Jan. 26-Feb. 5**__


 * 4th Grade Lesson:**

Newfoundland/ Duncan's Way


 * Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Today we begin our study of Canada. Well share a special story about a fisherman and his family on the island of Newfoundland in the province called Newfoundland and Labrador. Real life if the inspiration for this book. Ms. Rote met the author/illustrator, Ian Wallace, when she studied in Toronto, Canada.

Sincerely,

Ms Rote & Ms. Kelly ||

Students are introduced to Canada, including where it is located, its provinces, etc. Read the story __Duncan's Way__ by Ian Wallace.


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 * 5th Grade Lesson:** Finish writing Biography BioPoems and tape them.


 * Target: I can complete a BioPoem about a Biography that I**
 * read from beginning to end.**

Dear Fifth Grade Library Learners: Today we will work on completing your Biography BioPoems.
 * 5th Grade Message:**

__**Feb. 3 - Feb. 9**__ __**Snow Days**__

__**Feb. 11 - Feb. 24**__

Grade 4 Lesson: Quebec/The Hockey Sweater Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Today we travel to Ste. (Sainte) Justine Quebec (1940s) where all the boys in the village want to play hockey like their hero, Maurice "The Rocket" (in French is sounds like Maawreece Reechar). The author is famous, and the book is also.

Sincerely,

Ms Rote & Ms. Kelly

. Students will continue their study of Canada by identifying the province of Quebec maps.

Learning Targets:
 * On a map of Canada, I can identify the province of Quebec.

5. Read __The Hockey Sweater__ by Roch Carrier.

__**Feb. 26 - Mar. 4**__

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Today, we discover how important the unique Canadian spirit and values have been in shaping the history of Canada. We'll learn about first Nations and Inuit cultures, European fur trappers, and Canada's growth as a nation with provinces and territories Sincerely,

Ms. Rote & Ms. Kelly Canada map assessment (pre-test!): Assess the students' knowledge oft he provinces/territories and their capitals. Students will watch the video: History of Canada. During the video, students will use a graphic organizer to write facts about the history of Canada.

__**Mar. 6 - March 12**__ Fourth Grade Lesson: Dewey Decimal System Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners:

__**Mar. 16 - March 20**__

Fourth Grade Lesson: Prairies - First Peoples story from On a Canadian Day

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Let's go back in history and read a story about the Plains Aboriginal People who lived in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (The prairie provinces) in the 1600s. Our story is from a book called __On a Canadian Day: Nine__ __Voyages Through History__.

Sincerely, Ms. Rote and Ms. Kelly

We read the story The Buffalo Hunt from __On a Canadian Day: Nine__ __Voyages Through History__.

__**Mar. 24 - March 30**__

Fourth and Fifth Grade Lesson: The Sharp Wits - The Lure of the Library video

Dear Library Learners:

Today we'll review the organization of a library through a group of kids called "The Sharp Wits". We'll look at the latest in children's literature - oh yes, and the best, too! Sincerely, Ms. Rote & Ms. Kelly

Target: After viewing The Sharp Wits - The Lure of the Library video I can describe how books are organized in a library.

__**April 1 - April 8**__

Fourth Grade Lesson: British Columbia 1942 - from __On a Canadian Day__

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Today, we "travel" back in time to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1942. This is a difficult time in Canadian history.

Sincerely,

Ms. Rote & Ms. Kelly

Read __Sent Away__ (from __On a Canadian Day)__, a story that takes place in British Columbia. Students will write in their journals.

__**April 10 - April 16**__

Fourth Grade Lesson: Cultural Mosaic/Culture of Canada DVD

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Today, we look at the culture of Canada. Culture is a particular group of people's way of life, including its language, traditions, arts, skills, food, and music.

Whereas the USA is described as a "melting pot," Canada is a "cultural mosaic." Let's figure out what this means by watching a tape and making a word quilt.

Sincerely, Ms Rote & Ms. Kelly

Students watched a "Culture of Canada" DVD and filled in key words and phrases relating to the culture of Canada within a mosaic worksheet.

__**April 27 - May 1**__ Fourth Grade Lesson: Ontario - Lan's Boat Ride from __On a Canadian Day__ and paper map assessment of Canadian provinces and territories.

Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Our Canadian journey takes us to Muskoka, Ontario in 1979. "Lan's Boat Ride" is a moving story about a Vietnamese refugee who immigrated to Canada. After the story, write a response in your journal to this quotation: "I think the lake is like Canada. Even if you fall in, you have a life jacket to keep you from sinking."

Sincerely,

Ms. Rote & Ms. Kelly

Students will complete their paper map assessment of Canadian provinces and territories.

__**May 5 - May 11**__

Grade 4 Lesson Nunavut Baseball Bats for Christmas

TARGET Learning Target: I can write or say five facts about Nunavut, the Newest Territory in Canada.

1. Joke
 * Dear Fourth Grade Library Learners,

Dear Library Learners, Let's see how much we can learn about Canada's newest territory, Nunavut, from reading a picture book. The author is an Inuit who grew up in Nunavut.

Sincerely,

Ms Rote & Ms. Kelly ||

2. Students were asked to write what they know about the following 5 words on large newsprint: Polar Regions, Canada, Baseball, Christmas, Nunavut. 3. Students watch a short clip from the Geography of Canada DVD relating to the territories of Canada. 4. Read: __Baseball Bats for Christmas__

Displays: Stop sign in Inuit and English Nunavut = "Noon-a-vuut" (voot) = our land Inuit = the people Inuksuk = monument, marker for survival Tuktusiuriagatigitgingnapinngitkptinnga ="You'll never go caribou hunting with me again!" (Invialuktun dialect of Inuktitut) This territory is spelled N-u-n-a-v-u-t and pronounced "Noon-a-voot". It means "our land in Inuktitut,the Inuit language. The nickname is "The Land of the Midnight Sun", and the territorial abbreviation is NU. It is bordered by Hudson's Bay, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Beaufort Sea, the Arctic Ocean and Baffin Bay. The climate is cold and land has permafrost. The type of vegetation is tundra, andthere are no trees since they can not put down deep rrots in the frozen soil. The people are called Inuit, and their alphabet has 15 characters, yet amazingly they have 20 words for "caribou"! An interesting fact for us is that the capital city of Igaluit(means "place of many fish") was founded in1942 as an American airbase. The American military left in 1963. Our story takes place in 1955 which is before Nunavut was a territory. It is an autobiographical picture book. Grade 4 Lesson Nunavut Baseball Bats for Christmas