• ABC letters and sounds
• social development
• counting to 100
• Apples, Pumpkins, Needs of Plants and Animals
• Body Parts of Spiders
• Holidays Around the World

• Spiders
• Festival from different cultures (Dios de les Muertes, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Chinese New Year)
• China - mostly animals from China, and Tidepool ecosystems
• Brave people who have changed the world

• Owls
• Solar System/Space
• Plants
• States of Matter
• Maps
• Native Americans

Fall

Use literature to pursue personal interests, expand understanding and reaching academic goals

Winter

Gathering, Organizing and Presenting Information

Spring

Use information and resources safely, effectively, legally and responsibly.

Fall

Washington state, land and erosion.

Winter

Oregon Trail/ Lewis and Clark

Spring

Birds

Late Spring

Energy

• Water
• Spiders and Insect
• China Intertidal Zone

Standard/Focus

Library Orientation
AASL 1.2.2
Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in the selection of resources and information

• K: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care and selection
• 1st: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care and selection
• 2nd: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care and selection
• 3rd: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care and selection
• 4th: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care and selection
• 5th: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care and selection

Standard/Focus

Book Utilization
AASL 2.4.4
Develop directions for future investigations

• K: Book utilization, shelf markers, library etiquette, book selection: illustrations
• 1st: Book utilization, shelf markers, ABC order by author, book selection: illustrations
• 2nd: Book utilization, call numbers, spine labels, ABC order, using books, book selection
• 3rd: Book utilization, parts of a book, call numbers, spine labels, Follett Check Out system, book seelction
• 4th: Check out time
• 5th: Book utilization, introduce Dewey Decimal system, Follet Check Out system, reference books

Standard/Focus

Book Interaction
(K-2) AASL 4.1.1; read, view and listen for pleasure and personal growth; gathering data
(3-5) AASL 1.1.4; find, evaluate and select appropriate sources to answer questions

• K: Book interaction, storytelling, sequencing, parts of a book, library organization, book walks
• 1st: Book interaction, storytelling, sequencing, parts of a book, library organization, ABC order, book walks
• 2nd: Book interaction, storytelling, sequencing, parts of a book, library organization, ABC order, book walks
• 3rd: Reference books, storytelling, sequencing, parts of a book, library organization, ABC order
• 4th: Check out time
• 5th: Reference books, dictionaries, storytelling, sequencing, parts of a book, library organization

Standard/Focus

Literature Expansion
(K-2) AASL 4.2.4; show  appreciation for literature by electing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary genres, gathering data
(3-5) AASL 1.1.4; find, evaluate and select appropriate sources to answer questions

• K: Literature expansion, storytelling, sequencing, parts of a book, library organization
• 1st: Literature expansion, introducing a variety of types and parts of books, sequencing, book walks, library organization
• 2nd: Literature expansion, introducing a variety of types and parts of books, sequencing, book walks, library organization
• 3rd: Reference books, selected web sites, sequencing, book walks, library organization
• 4th: Check out time
• 5th: reference books, selected web sites, sequencing, book walks, library organization

Standard/Focus

Organizing data
AASL 4.1.6
Organize personal knowledge in a way that can be called upon easily

• K: Fiction and non-fiction, illustration
• 1st: Fiction and non-fiction, story retelling
• 2nd: Fiction and non-fiction: compare and gather information, story retelling
• 3rd: Topic selection, story retelling
• 4th: Library orientation, rules and procedures, book care, parts of books, Follett Check Out system
• 5th: Check out time

Standard/Focus

Exploring Literature
(K-2) AASL 4.1.3; Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres; Presenting Data
(3-5) AASL 3.1.4; Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess

• K: Exploring literature, author study (retelling, sequencing, elements of a story)
• 1st: Exploring literature, author study (infer, predict), super3 process
• 2nd: Exploring literature, author study (summarize), Caldecott Award: illustration analysis, super3 process
• 3rd: Research and presenting information, retriveal skills, citation, super3 process
• 4th: Library orientation, rules and procedures, library organization, keyword searches
• 5th: Check out time

Standard/Focus

Pleasure reading
AASL 4.1.1
Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth

• K: Pleasure reading, book talks, super3
• 1st: Pleasure reading, book talks, super3
• 2nd: Pleasure reading, book talks, super3
• 3rd: Pleasure reading, book talks, read across America, super3
• 4th: Pleasure reading, book talks, Newberry Award, read across America, super3
• 5th: Check out time

Standard/Focus

Respond to diverse literature
AASL 4.1.2
Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading

• K: Respond to diverse literature, folk tales, multi-cultural literature
• 1st: Respond to diverse literature, fairy tales, multi-cultural literature, compare and contrast, sequencing
• 2nd: Respond to diverse literature, trickster tales, multi-cultural literature, super3
• 3rd: Respond to diverse literature, tall tales, legends, fables, fairy tales, multi-cultural literature, super3
• 4th: Respond to diverse literature, poetry, genres: mystery, science fiction, etc, super3
• 5th: Check out time

Standard/Focus

Information and technology use
AASL 3.1.6

• K: Sequencing, organizing, super3
• 1st: Sequencing, organizing, super3
• 2nd: Library home page, summer reading program, super3
• 3rd: Library home page, summer reading program, databases, super3
• 4th: Internet safety, evaluate sites, summer reading program, databases, homework help, super3
• 5th: Check out time

Standard/Focus

Use AASL 3.1.6
Use information and technology ethically and responsibly

• K: Sequencing, organizing, super3
• 1st: Sequencing, organizing, partner reading, super3
• 2nd: Library home page, summer reading program, super3
• 3rd: Library home page, summer reading program, databases, super3
• 4th: Internet safety, evaluate sites, summer reading program, databases, homework help, super3
• 5th: Check out time