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Library Curriculum

Our mission is to ensure that each child acquires the information literacy skills necessary to become a self-reliant, lifelong learner and to provide a rich literature-related program which will play a vital part in the development of lifelong relationships with libraries, books, and reading.

 

To achieve our mission, the Leal Library strives to provide the following:

  • Equitable access to a variety of reliable and relevant print and digital sources

  • High-quality literarature that helps students appreciate and enjoy reading

  • A well-rounded library program that develops students' interests, engagement, and learning through reading

 

Units of Study - Library, Grades K-5

Kindergarten

 

  • Seasonal literature

  • Book care & library procedures

  • Author study

  • Character identification

  • Listening to story

  • Developing vocabulary

  • Re-enactment of stories

  • Rhyming and repetition

 

  • Seasonal literature

  • Book care & library procedures

  • Usage of Destiny library catalog

  • Cultural fables/folktales/fairy tales

  • Library classification system

  • Compare and contrast literature

  • Caldecott Winners/literature

  • Author study

  • Character identification/analysis

  • Author purpose

  • Vocabulary development

  • Poetry

Grades 1 & 2

Grades 3 & 4

 

  • Seasonal literature

  • Usage of Destiny library catalog

  • Library classification system

  • Compare and contrast literature

  • Character identification/analysis

  • Vocabulary development

  • Literary genres

  • Nonfiction/Fiction

  • National and state award-wining literature

  • Mythology

  • Information and digital literacy skills

Grade 5

 

  • Usage of Destiny library catalog

  • Library classification system

  • Compare and contrast literature

  • Character identification/analysis

  • Vocabulary development

  • Literary genres

  • Poetry

  • National and state award-wining literature

  • Research skills & resources

  • Information and digital literacy skills

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