Fifth+Grade

=Library Use and Care=
 * Dewey Decimal
 * Alphabetizing
 * Catalog search
 * 1) Cruising the Catalog -- 57 Games to Play in the Library or Classroom, p. 79 (09-10 year only)
 * Book Care
 * Reference Resources

=Reading=
 * 1) Crazy Library Game - 3rd Quarter
 * 2) Battle of the Books
 * Banned Books
 * Award winners
 * Genres
 * Maud Hart Lovelace -- 2nd Quarter

=Research=
 * 1) Trivia 100 -- 57 Games to Play in the Library or Classroom, p. 99
 * Keywords
 * 1) Keyword trees
 * 2) Tags for book reviews
 * 3) adding websites to Delicious account
 * Catalog search
 * Encyclopedia
 * Databases
 * Search engines
 * Bibliography
 * 1) Book Scavenger Hunt -- Stretchy Library Lessons, p. 44
 * Copyright

=Technology Skills=
 * Vocabulary
 * 1) Computer Calisthenics -- Pardon Me, but Your References are Showing, p. 14
 * Proper use of equipment
 * Keyboarding
 * Multimedia presentation

=Internet= =1st Quarter= First week (Sept. 6-9)
 * Safety
 * Program use
 * Navigation
 * 1) Activity: Paint sticks - Only students who have not already done so and only when there is another adult in the room. Color sticks with permanent marker.
 * 2) Reading: __Midnight for Charlie Bone__ by Nimmo.
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme: -- Mother Goose Rhymes after reading there should be a few minutes. Go through as many as time allows.
 * 4) Alphabet: When first coming into the library students will put themselves in alphabetical order by first name, without talking.
 * 5) Web sites:
 * 6) No check out

Second Week (Sept. 12-16)
 * 1) Activity: **Yellow stickies for fiction and nonfiction** Discuss classroom rules and how they apply in the library as time allows.
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme: -- Mother Goose Rhymes and Songs flipchart
 * 4) Alphabet: Use alphabet to find books on the shelves
 * 5) Websites:.
 * 6) Friday: How to choose a great book. __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Third Week (Sept. 19-23) Testing - Did not start yet
 * 1) Activity: Return yellow sticky results. How to take care of damaged books. Checkout procedures
 * 2) Reading: Extra check out time
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet: Finding books on the shelves
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: __Midnight for Charlie Bone__ How to choose a great book.

Fourth Week (Sept. 26-30) Testing Banned Book Week
 * 1) Activity:
 * 2) Reading: Discuss Banned and Challenged Books
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme: -- None
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Remind students to return AUPs
 * 6) Friday: __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Fifth Week (Oct. 3-7) Testing
 * 1) Activity: Make login/password cards with name, username, and password. Remind students to return signed AUPs
 * 2) Reading: Listen to __Midnight for Charlie Bone__
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme: -- None
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: testing
 * 6) Friday: __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Sixth Week (Oct. 10-14) Testing
 * 1) Activity: Make login/password cards with name, username, and password. Remind students to return signed AUPs
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme: --
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Website: testing
 * 6) Friday: __Midnight for Charlie Bone__
 * Conferences**

Seventh Week (Oct. 24-28)
 * 1) Activity: At the computers: Log in. Navigate to [|Mrs. Watson's Website]. From [|5th Grade Links] go to the [|Online Art] site
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace books are available
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Website: []
 * 6) Friday: Check out at least one or two just right books. Listen to __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Eighth Week (Oct. 31-Nov. 4))
 * 1) Activity: At the computers: Log in. Navigate to [|Mrs. Watson's Website]. From [|5th Grade Links] go to the [|Online Art] site
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace books are available
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: []
 * 6) Friday: Check out at least one or two just right books. Listen to __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Ninth Week (Nov. 7-10)
 * 1) Activity: At the computers: Log in. Navigate to [|Mrs. Watson's Website]. From 4/5 Links go to Genre game sites
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace books are available
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: Four Genre Games, Genre Battleship, Jumbled Words, Genre Hangman.
 * 6) Friday: No class on Friday

=2nd Quarter= First week (Nov. 28 - Dec. 2)
 * 1) Activity: Listen to Maud Hart Lovelace booktalks
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace
 * 3) Nursery rhymes:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No class

Second week (Dec. 5-9)
 * 1) Activity: Start research project. Discuss [[file:Big6 worksheet.flipchart]], Watch COWS video [Use firefox to avoid difficulties]
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Third week (Dec. 12-16)
 * 1) Activity: Each student will log in on the Harambee Library wiki and start their own page. Welcome viewers to your page.
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: http://harambeelibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * 6) Friday: Same as during the week because of Monday field trip

Fourth week (Dec. 19-23)
 * 1) Activity: Add to wiki page and edit.
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: Read __Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins__.


 * Holiday Break**

Fifth week (Jan. 2-6)
 * 1) Activity: Continue editing wiki page. Import image used for desktop wallpaper. Size to a smaller icon.
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhymes
 * 4) Alphabet
 * 5) Websites: Mrs. Watson's website, http://harambeelibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * 6) Friday: Same as during the week since no class on Monday

Sixth week (Jan. 9-13) Testing
 * 1) Activity: Show Maud Hart Lovelace DVD. Discuss online etiquette. Watch Dolphins, “Patty” and posting pictures videos
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace
 * 3) Alphabet
 * 4) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 5) Websites: Testing
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Seventh week (Jan. 16-20) Testing No class on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
 * 1) Activity: Start book review process. Students read quality book reviews written by 7th & 8th grade students. Decide what features make the reviews quality work.
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace
 * 3) Alphabet:
 * 4) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 5) Websites: Testing
 * 6) Friday: Same as during the week since no class on Monday.

Eighth week (Jan. 23-27) Testing
 * 1) Activity: Discussion of online etiquette.
 * 2) Reading: Award winning books
 * 3) Alphabet:
 * 4) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 5) Websites: Testing
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Ninth week (Jan. 30 - Feb. 3)
 * 1) Activity: Completing work on wiki pages. Each student will score their work on the [[file:Wiki page Rubric.xls.xlsx]].
 * 2) Alphabet:
 * 3) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 4) Websites: http://harambeelibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * 5) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Tenth week (Feb. 6-10) Class on Monday & Tuesday only
 * 1) Activity: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace
 * 3) Alphabet:
 * 4) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No Friday class

This did not happen for this grade this quarter: = = = = =3rd Quarter= Objectives: Students will read books nominated for the Maud Hart Lovelace award and understand basic requirements for winning the award. Students will participate in the "Crazy Library Game". Students will demonstrate the ability to create a bibliography using an online form. Students will understand the issues created by spam. Students will consider and discuss issues concerning friends in online social networks.
 * 1) Activity: Using only one keyword from title, students search online catalog for books in their lexile range.
 * 2) Reading: Using lexile level to find appropriate books of interest. Fill out [[file:Finding the perfect book (3).pdf]]
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:Harambee online catalog, www.lexile.com
 * 6) Friday: Correct tests
 * Reading**
 * Technology**

First Week (Feb. 27 - March 2) Short week
 * 1) Activity: New seating Scavenger hunt: Search for titles in online catalog and find the books on the shelf
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No Friday class

Second week: (March 5-9)
 * 1) Activity: Start writing book reviews at round tables
 * 2) Reading: Crazy Library Game Read a book with a **red cover** and Maud Hart Lovelace
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Third week: (March 12-16)
 * 1) Activity: Continue writing book reviews at round tables. Students who have finished can start posting them on their wiki page.
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace and Crazy Library Game = **Book from the bottom shelf**
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: http://harambeelibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Fourth week: (March 19-23)
 * 1) Activity: Continue book reviews. Students who have finished should start posting them on their wiki page
 * 2) Reading: Maud Hart Lovelace and Crazy Library Game = Find a book that our library has **more than 1 copy**
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: http://harambeelibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Fifth week: (March 26 - March 30)
 * 1) Activity: Finish posting book reviews. Maud Hart Lovelace vote. Discuss ways to find a book that has X,Y, or Z in the title.
 * 2) Reading: Vote for Maud Hart Lovelace favorite and/or Crazy Library Game = Find a book that has **X, Y or Z in the title**
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: http://harambeelibrary.wikispaces.com/
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Sixth week: (April 2-3) No class Wed.- Fri.
 * 1) No online activity because of short week. Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__
 * 2) Reading: Crazy Library Game = Check out a book with an author that has a last name that starts with the same letter as yours.
 * 3) Alphabet:
 * 4) Nursery Rhymes:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No class on Friday

Seventh week: (April 9-13) Testing?
 * 1) Activity: Activity: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone?__ In classroom during testing. Discuss the [|Classroom Poster]. We also talked about how ads help support tv shows or websites. [|Admongo student worksheet 1]. We still did not get to this. Instead we discussed truthfulness in advertising.
 * 2) Reading: Crazy Library Game = none because of check out in classroom
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: No online activity allowed during MCA testing.
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Eighth week: (April 16-20) Testing?
 * 1) Activity: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__
 * 2) Reading: Crazy Library Game = None because of .check out in classroom
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme: Learn more
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:No online activity allowed during MCA testing.
 * 6) Friday:

Ninth week: (April 23-27) Testing?
 * 1) Activity: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__ As a class play and discuss the [|Friend Finder Game] We were unable to do this because of testing.
 * 2) Reading: Crazy Library Game = None because of check out in classroom
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:No online activity allowed during MCA testing.
 * 6) Friday: Read __Midnight for Charlie Bone__

Tenth week: (April 30 - May 3) Friday report card day Notes: I'd like to do more with online reference resources such as atlases. Here they can play a game and practice latitude and longitude: [] Here they can type in atlas or geography terms and make a wordle type word cloud graphic: [] What about technology vocabulary? Here's a Technology Vocabulary Puzzle [] Reading: Crazy Library Game Each week read something from a different category: = = Not sure when this will happen. 1. Remember old account or start an account on [] bibliography site. Set up 2 lists, one for Maud Hart Lovelace and one for Crazy Library Game books. Delete all other lists. Record account information on card. 2. Take Maud Hart Lovelace book or book with red cover to the computers to use NoodleBib to practice bibliography information: [] Show how to search catalog for information. In annotation area record why book is Crazy Library Game book. 3. Take Maud Hart Lovelace or book from the bottom shelf to the computers to use NoodleBib to practice bibliography information: [] Show how to search catalog for information. 4.Print out Maud Hart Lovelace list from []
 * 1) Activity: Still unable to use computers.
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: No computers
 * 6) Friday: Report card day
 * 1) Blue (red, green, etc.) books
 * 2) Any book with an animal on the front
 * 3) A title that starts with the first letter of your first name
 * 4) An alphabet book
 * 5) An author that starts with the first 3 letters of your last name
 * 6) Biography of a famous American
 * 7) Nonfiction animal books
 * 8) Tear Jerkers
 * 9) Anything about_ __(boats, food, etc.)__
 * 10) Something from the bottom shelf
 * 11) One and only one -- Find an author for which we have only one title
 * 12) Titles with unusual letters (Z or X or Q)
 * 13) Read a title for which we have more than one copy
 * 14) Read a story from a story collection

As a class play [|Follywod Squares] We did not do this for several reasons: Short week, other activities got in the way, testing continued, only had 1 fifth grade class.

=Fourth Quarter= First week: (Tuesday, May 31-Friday June 3)
 * 1) Activity: SpamScam Game Talk briefly about spam then go to computers. When done with this game they can play any of the other games listed on the left on this site particulary Follywood Squares and Friend Finder.
 * 2) Reading: Mention Battle of the Books which will start next week.
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites: []@http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/health.aspx and @http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/friend-finder.aspx
 * 6) Friday: No class on Monday so this will be a regular class.

Second Week: (June 6-10) ** Testing ** AT AUDUBON
 * 1) Activity: Battle of the Books explanation and book talk just for one class on Monday
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: At Audubon

Third Week: (June 13-17) ** Testing **
 * 1) Activity: Battle of the Books explanation OR book talk Start Book review unit for one class
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No Friday class

Fourth Week: (June 20-24) ** Testing **
 * 1) Activity: Book review lesson 1 or start book review planning (lesson 2)
 * 2) Reading:
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No Friday class

Fifth Week: (June 27-July 1) Testing
 * 1) Activity: Start writing book reviews or do the planning sheet
 * 2) Reading: Practice for Battle of the Books
 * 3) Nursery Rhyme:
 * 4) Alphabet:
 * 5) Websites:
 * 6) Friday: No Friday class

If students can complete book reviews at home or over Fourth of July break they will be able to start posting on the wiki

**1 week break for Fourth of July** This means that I'll only have 2 weeks of computer time at the end of the quarter.

Sixth Week: (July 11-15) Student teacher Practice Battle of the Books Online etiquette Complete book review or post on wiki

7th Week: (July 18-22) Student teacher Last practice for Battle of the Books Post on wiki Friday website evaluation

8th Week: (July 25-29) Battle of the Books Competition Friday website evaluation

9th Week: (August 1-3) Post on wiki or Website evaluation.

[|Fourth Grade Online Games] Especially [|Letter Blocks]

Book talk Battle of the Book.
 * Discussed URL suffixes and what they meant. Then, together as a class, look at hoax websites. Compare real sites to the fake ones. Probably no time for this.**

Pretest - 1/2 sheet test [|Exploring the Dewey Decimal System] [|Dewey and the Decimals flipchart] Keyword flipchart: Promethean Planet Keyword Flipchart Possible assignment -- I grew up in Helena, Montana. Using maps tell me what you know about Helena. Denver is called the Mile High city. Why? What other part of the world has mountains comparable to the Rockies? Using a map describe the difference in snowfall for the higher elevations of the mountain region.