Penn Library Curriculum
Kindergarten
· Selects an “Everybody” book to share at home
· Identifies fiction as “made-up” story and nonfiction as “real”
· Identifies a book as fiction or nonfiction in the library
· Defines author as the person who writes the words
· Defines illustrator as the person who makes the pictures
· Located everybody and nonfiction sections of the library
· Identifies cover, spine, and title page
First Grade
· Points to picture book design elements
· Uses picture book design elements to make predictions about the text
· Predicts what could happen next in the story
· Identifies the story’s problem and solution
· Distinguishes between a fantasy story and a realistic story
· Identifies nonfiction books as informational text
· Locates relevant sections of the library based on personal interests or needs
· Applies alphabetical order skills to everybody section
· Identifies cover, spine, title page, title and call number
· Distinguishes between fact and make-believe
· Identifies information after reading or listening to a nonfiction text
Second Grade
· Distinguishes between several types of literature, such as biography, poetry, and folktales
· Creates mental pictures from text and shares them through telling, drawing, or writing
· Identifies elements of character, plot and setting with support through participation in discussion or use of graphic organizers
· Applies alphabetical order skills to all fiction sections of the library
· Matches call number prefix with section of library
· Identifies author and illustrator
· Identifies facts in nonfiction text with support
Third Grade
· Restates meaning of text verbally or in writing through oral literature or note-taking process (summarizing)
· Identifies types of literature through activities such as oral literature, reading promotion programs, booktalks, or reading logs
· Reads different types of literature through reading activities collaboratively planned by the teacher librarian and the classroom teacher
· Identifies text features (such as headings, fonts, captions, and graphics) with support
· Checks out a variety of “Just Right” fiction and nonfiction from the library
· Uses call number to locate fiction and nonfiction books on library shelves with support
· Uses library catalog to locate materials with support
· Uses online databases (such as GALE or Britannica Online) to locate information with support
· Formulates questions or keywords to guide information search with support
· Uses keywords to search library catalog or table of contents with support
· Uses note-taking strategies to record information with support
Fourth Grade
· Reads different types of literature through reading activities collaboratively planned by the teacher librarian and the classroom teacher
· Identifies types of literature through activities such as oral literature, reading promotion programs, booktalks, or reading logs
· Identifies point of view independently through reading activities
· Identifies text features (such as headings, fonts, captions, and graphics) independently
· Checks out a variety of “Just Right” fiction and nonfiction from the library
· Briefly identifies the main points or gist of text through oral literature or note-taking process
· Locates fiction and nonfiction books on library shelves by call number
· Uses library catalog to locate materials
· Uses online databases (such as GALE or Britannica Online) to locate information with support
· Formulates questions or keywords to guide information search with support
· Uses keywords to search library catalog or table of contents
· Uses note-taking strategies to record information with support
· Demonstrates appropriate technology skills such as keyboarding and word processing
· Records sources of information with support
· Locates bibliographic information in a source with support
Fifth Grade
· Asks questions with support before, during, and after reading literature or informational text
· Creates a reading list of books for independent reading based on personal interests
· Uses selected online resources to locate information
· Selects appropriate resources from a results list obtained from an electronic search
· Identifies keywords to guide information search
· Uses keywords to search library catalog or index
· Uses note-taking strategies to record information
· Demonstrates appropriate technology skills such as keyboarding and word processing
· Locates bibliographic information in a source with support
· Creates a bibliography with support
· Demonstrates proper care of library materials
· Returns library materials on time
· Demonstrates proper use of computers and other equipment
· Listens and participates respectfully
· Uses internet as instructed for educational purposes
· Uses student network accounts responsibly and ethically
Sixth Grade
Asks questions with support before, during, and after reading literature or informational text
Formulates questions or keywords to guide information search
· Uses keywords to search library catalog or index
· Uses note-taking strategies to record information
· Demonstrates appropriate technology skills such as keyboarding and word processing
· Determines authenticity, suitability, and relevancy of information sources with support
· Locates bibliographic information in a source
· Creates bibliography with support
Uses Internet as instructed for educational purposes
· Uses student network accounts responsibly and ethically
· Works actively and productively in groups
· Identifies plagiarism as copying the work of others
· Recognizes need to cite information sources