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JK-5 Library Curriculum at a Glance 2026

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Junior Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

Read Alouds The Kissing Hand Llama Llama Misses Mama Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes Biscuit Goes to School Room on the Broom Where’s My Mummy ? Pumkin, Pumkin The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks The Little Fir Tree Thanks for Thanksgiving Pumpkin Soup The Polar Bear and the Snowstor m Snowy Day Bear Snores On Santa’s Stuck Santa's Stuck Owl Babies Winter Snow Hibernation The Chinese New Year Love The Busy Little Squirrel Penguins Love Spring The Cat in the Hat Hop on Pop One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Green Eggs and Ham

The Tiny Seed Planting a Garden A Seed Is Sleepy The Curious Garden Are You My Mother? Mama, Do You Love Me? The Family Book Love You Forever The Night Before Father’s Day Daddy's Little Girl Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Summer Sisters Library Skills

indergarten Scope & Sequence (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

Read Alouds The Kissing Hand Llama Llama Misses Mama Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes Biscuit Goes to School Room on the Broom Where’s My Mummy ? Pumkin, Pumkin The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks The Little Fir Tree Thanks for Thanksgiving Pumpkin Soup The Polar Bear and the Snowstor m Snowy Day Bear Snores On Santa’s Stuck Santa Owl Babies Winter Snow Hibernation The Chinese New Year Love The Busy Little Squirrel Penguins Love Spring The Cat in the Hat Hop on Pop One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Green Eggs and Ham The Tiny Seed Planting a Garden A Seed Is Sleepy The Curious Garden Are You My Mother? Mama, Do You Love Me? The Family Book Love You Forever The Night Before Father’s Day Daddy's Little Girl Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Summer Sisters

Content

Collabora tion

All about me & five senses Transpor tati on Transpor tati on Disguise activity or holiday stories

Grade 1 (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

September

& Mother’s Day Summer & family themes

activities

Read Alouds The Snowy Day The Little House Llama Llama Red Pajama When I Was Young in the Mountain s The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Thanks for Thanksgivin g Bear Says Thanks The Legend of the Poinsettia Thanksgivin g is Here Thanks for Thanksgivin g The First Thanksgivin g The Pilgrims of Plimoth The Polar Express The Christmas Mouse The Nutcracker Holidays Around the World Owl Moon Winter Snow The Snowy Day Chinese New Year Stories Love You Forever Guess How Much I Love You The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade Green Eggs and Ham The Lorax Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! Horton Hears a Who! The Tiny Seed Planting a Garden A Seed Is Sleepy Wishtree Are You My Mother? Mama, Do You Love Me? My Mother’s Saurus Happy Mother’s Day The Night Before Father’s Day Dad and Me Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Summer Sisters

Library

Skills

Content

Collabora tion

Library orientation

Book care Parts of a book Call numbers, authors & illustrators Caldecot t & Illustrato r Reading narrative small moments Reading nonfiction, main idea Story elements, realistic fiction Review Wrap-up

Narrative writing Character studies Writing small moments Persuasive speeches Reading about weather & the world Fables & morals Literary essay & reviews Story elements Review & reflections Summer reading activities

Grade 2 (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

Read Alouds The Snowy Day The Little House Llama Llama Red Pajama When I Was Young in the Mountain s The Little Old Lady and the Big Storm The First Thanksgivin g Bear’s Thank You Llama, Llama Holiday Drama

Thanksgivin g is Here Thanks for Thanksgivin g The First Thanksgivin g The Pilgrims of Plimoth The Polar Express The Christmas Mouse The Nutcracker Holidays Around the World Owl Moon Winter Snow The Snowy Day Chinese New Year Stories Love You Forever Guess How Much I Love You The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade Green Eggs and Ham The Lorax Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! Horton Hears a Who! The Tiny Seed Planting a Garden A Seed Is Sleepy Wishtree Are You My Mother?

Library Skills Library orientation Book care Call numbers, ABC order Call numbers, continued Laptop cart Destiny Discover Genres & collections Poetry & narrative writing

Content

Collabora tion

Mama, Do You Love Me? My Mother’s Saurus Happy Mother’s Day The Night Before Father’s Day Dad and Me Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Summer Sisters

Wrap-up Summer activities

Language arts activities Language arts activities Fiction genres & stories Writing reviews & opinion pieces Weather & world nonfiction Fables & morals Literary essays Reading historical fiction Reflectio n & review activities Summer reading prep

Grade 3 (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

September

Read Alouds

Henry Huggins

Charlotte's Web

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Stuart Little The Scarecro w's Secret

Thanksgivin g Day

The Giving Tree

The Legend of the Maple Leaf

Sarah, Plain and Tall

The Thanksgivin

g Door

The Great Thanksgivin

g Escape Thanksgivin

g on Thursday

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever The Nutcracker (adapted version) Olive the Ostrich's Christmas The Christmas Quiet Book

Little House in the Big Woods

Snow The Snowy Day Winter

Inside Out and Back Again

The Name JAR

A Single Shard

The Year of the Dog

Frog and Toad Are Friends The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane The BFG James and the Giant Peach

The Secret Garden A Little Princess The Gardener Hurrican Child Little House in the Big Woods Amelia's Notebook

The Hundred Dresses

The Year of Billy Miller

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summer of the Monkeys

The Summer of the Swans

The Summer of the Great Grandmot he r

Grade 4 (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

Read

Alouds

Because of Winn-Dixie The One and Only Ivan Hoot Fish in a Tree The Halloween Tree A Turkey for Thanksgi vin g Grateful The Autumn Leaf The Great Thanksgivin g Escape The Pilgrim Adventures Thanksgivin g at the Tappletons Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano The Christma sau rus The Gift of the Magi A Christma s Carol (abridged) The Legend of the Poinsettia

Wintering Ice Dogs The Snow Queen (adapted) Winter Comes to Sunflower Street The Red Pencil Esperanza Rising The Year of the Rat Dim Sum for Everyone

Because of Winn-Dixie The The Tiger Rising Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Hoot

The Mysterious Benedict Society Black Beauty The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

The Moorchild Number the Stars

The Tale of Desperea ux

Bridge to Terabithia Frindle

The Summer of the Swans The Summer of the Grown-Ups

The Summer of the Flying Saucer

Grade 5 (2025-2026) Scope & Sequence

Read

Alouds Holes The Secret Garden The War That Saved My Life Out of My Mind The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Thanksgivin g at the Tappletons Thanks and Giving The Harvest Festival

Thanksgivin g on Thursday The First Thanksgivin g The Pilgrims of Plymouth The Thanksgivin g Prayer The Nutcracker The Christmas Carol (abridged) The Legend of the Poinsettia Holidays Around the World by Emily Kelly

Holes The Winter Room The Call of the Wild (excerpt) The Children’s Blizzard: A Novel The Nightingale The Girl with the Pearl Earring Chains The Book Thief The One and Only Ivan The Trumpet of the Swan The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew) Restart

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley There’s A Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom Sticks and Stones

The Secret Keepers The Mysterious Benedict Society The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Boy at the Back of the Class A Wrinkle in Time

The Last Summer (of You and Me) Summer Brothers The Summer of Broken Things Beach House for Rent

Content

Collabora tion

Narrative s & author craft

Themes & storytelling Persuasive

writing Fairy tales & fairy tale analysis

Fiction genres & themes

Graphic novels & visual stories

Writing reviews & opinions

Classical literature & plays

Reflectio n & review activities

Summer reading prep

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