• 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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