Elementary Library Media (K-5)
Lesson Plans

Strand 1

Reading for intellectual, personal, and emotional growth

Standard 2

Differentiate between literary (fiction) and informational (non-fiction) text.

• Digital Story Comprehension and Retelling
  In this lesson, students will be asked to read a grade level appropriate story and make a digital storyboard that includes the basic elements of the story. These elements are: characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.  They will illustrate the key elements of the story and use Apple Keynote to create and present a digital slideshow retelling of the story. 
• Fiction/Narrative and Non-fiction/Informational
  1st/2nd grade: Students will use a visual, physically involved activity to understand and categorize fiction/narrative and non-fiction/informational books.
• Goldilocks' Chair - Stem Design (Grade K-2)
  After reading Goldilocks aloud, students will retell identifying the main events and the problem. In collaboration with the classroom teacher they will complete a chair design challenge. The lesson will close by discussing how experiences with fiction and nonfiction can help them solve real life problems with people and objects.
• Round Robin Books (Grade K-1)
  Using a musical chairs format, students will rotate around the circle -- with a book on each chair around the circle. When the music stops students will sit, pick up the book on their chair, and take turns sharing if their book is fiction or informational and why they would want to read it (the purpose for reading -- entertainment, to learn something, etc).
• Staying Safe Online
  This is a lesson designed to help students stay safe online.

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