Your Child's Library Media Class

Students will visit the library once a week for Library Media class and for "book exchange".
Library Skills Content
Elementary students take library skills classes throughout the year. The skills introduced and developed include:

• Book Care
• Borrowing a library book
• Authors and Illustrators
• Organization of the library
• What is fiction?
• What is non-fiction?
• Parts of a book
• Types of books
• Reference materials
• Research activities
• How to use technology appropriately
• STEM and Literature

Every year I ensure that students are given many opportunities to create with materials. It could be building a tower, designing a ferris wheel, parachute or covered bridge. All students enjoy these projects (and so do I...)

Fourth and fifth grade curriculum will focus on the following essential questions:
How do I acquire, use, and cite information?
How do I choose a source to meet my information needs?
Which sources of information are appropriate to use?