Ramaz Library Curriculum Timeline 2024-2025 Sept
Oct
Nov
Rules & Parts of a Book Community 1st Grade Procedures Identify the front kindness Review borrowing procedures and library rules
& back cover, title, copyright, and table of contents pages
books
Review books that focus on people and jobs in communities
Fiction vs 2nd Rules & Grade Procedures Nonfiction
Wordless Picture Books
Review key differences between fiction & nonfiction. ID markers of each in different books
Identify the plot and themes of a story through the illustrations of a wordless picture book
Wordless 3rd Rules & Procedures Picture books Grade
Biography vs. Autobiography
Review borrowing procedures and library rules
4th
Grade
Dec
Jan
Feb
March
April
Fairy Tales Read fairy tales from different cultures and identify common themes. Compare illustration styles
Author Study Read different books from the same author to learn about style and voice
Finding the just-right book Use questions and techniques, 5-finger rule to find a “just-right-book.” Begin fully independent book selection
Finding Picture Books Intro to searching a particular section. Learn to read Picture Book Section call numbers
Poetry Month Find poetry section and browse independently. Read different forms of rhyming poetry
Illustrator Study & Summer Reading Preparation Read different books from the same illustrator to learn about style, technique, and visual storytelling
Library Collections
Basic Catalog Searching
Understand how & why the library is divided into sections. Learn section codes, identify location of sections in the library
Learn basics of keyword search in the library catalog. Identify call numbers in catalog, find books on shelves
Poetry Month Search the catalog for poetry books using different keywords. Read & create acrostic poetry
Award Winning Books & Summer Reading Preparation Identify focus & purpose of different awards. Read various award winners
Intro. To Dewey Decimal Identify the purpose and basic structure of the system. Organize basic Dewey call numbers
Nonfiction study Select topic and identify in nonfiction collection. Use DDS to browse topic books
Poetry Month Use Dewey Decimal System to identify the poetry section. Read and write haiku poems
Fairy Tales & Summer Reading Preparation Read fairy tales from different cultures and create fairy tale in class
Library Databases Identify and access various library databases. Locate articles on a given topic in database
Book Talks
Poetry Month
External Sources Study Identify trustworthy and useful information from external sites
Genre Study Read books and excerpts across multiple genres and learn to identify them. Learn how to identify and locate genre books in the library.
Book Reviews Write a book review that will be displayed in the library using the language of reviews
Review borrowing procedures and library rules
Create image board for a wordless picture book created by the class
Review the differences and identify each in read-alouds
Rules & Procedures
Understanding the Catalog
Advanced Searching Skills
Review borrowing procedures, library rules
Identify catalog organization, function. Identify components of an item record
Find books in the catalog using the Subject field. Identify related books using links in item metadata
Basic Catalog Searching Use of Title and Author search fields
Review of Dewey Decimal Identify sections without catalog, Organize detailed call numbers
Identify key components. style of a book talk. Present book talk to the class
Use the catalog to identify specific poetry forms in the collection. Read and write blackout
May
June
look at MS library catalog