Activity booklet on a wood background with metal stars and colored pencils.
Screenshot of 1st grade library behavior and title & author activities for "Bats at the Library" by Brian Lies and "A Library Book for Bear" by Bonny Becker
Screenshot of 1st grade reading response activity for "Our Library" by Eve Bunting
Screenshot of 1st grade library orientation lesson plan

1st Grade Library Orientation Read-aloud Unit

$22.00

Review how the library works, library behavior expectations, and book care with 1st grade students by reading 4 picture books with this editable and easy-to-prep unit.

Grade Level:
1st Grade

Teaching Duration:
4 class periods

Printable read-aloud activity booklets with text: K-2 Library Orientation BUNDLE, and 4 to 5 weeks of lessons and activities for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades.This product is also part of the Primary (K-2) Library Orientation BUNDLE!

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Description

Review library behavior expectations, book care, and title, author, & illustrator with these editable, easy-to-prep orientation lessons for four (4) first grade library classes!

After reading one of the four (4) picture books aloud to the class, students check out new books from the library, and then complete the response activity in their response booklet. For remote learning or distance learning, the printable booklet can be sent home for up to 4 weeks of library lessons in districts who do not have access to 1:1 devices.

This 15-page read-aloud unit is completely editable and includes:

Printable Booklet of 4 Reading Response Activities

  • Editable in Microsoft PowerPoint .pptx file format
  • Booklet is printed double-sided on 2 sheets of 8.5″ x 11″ paper, then folded and stapled to make an 8.5″ x 5.5.” booklet.
  • Each half-page of the printable booklet includes a response activity (drawing or short writing) for one of the books.
  • The back page of the booklet shows more library- and reading-themed book suggestions to read or check out from the library.

The books featured in this unit are:

  • “Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library” by Julie Gassman (Bookshop or Amazon or Capstone hardcover or ebook)
  • “Bats at the Library” by Brian Lies (Bookshop or Amazon)
  • “A Library Book for Bear” by Bonny Becker (Bookshop or Amazon)
  • “Our Library” by Eve Bunting (Bookshop or Amazon)
  • If you purchase any books through the affiliate links above, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Comprehensive 1st Grade Lesson Plan, editable in Microsoft Word .docx file format, including:

  • Objective(s)
  • Big ideas and essential questions from the Pennsylvania Library Model Curriculum
  • Standards including:
    • National Common Core Standards (ELA),
    • AASL National School Library Standards for Learners (2018), and
    • Pennsylvania Core Standards (ELA).
  • ​Suggested assessment methods
  • ​Materials needed
  • ​Detailed procedure (great for substitutes!)
  • ​Reflection and notes space
  • ​Bibliography of resources used
  • Lesson plan can be adapted for other grades by replacing the appropriate standards.

Directions & Teacher Notes for assembling the printable booklets.

 

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For teacher-librarians: You may use this product with all of your classes and students.

 

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