Library Program

Stage One
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Curriculum Outcomes
English K-10
EN1-4A draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in
different media and technologies
EN1-8B recognises that there are different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an awareness of purpose, audience and
subject matter
EN1-10C thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
Content
Stage 1 - Reading and viewing 1
understand how readers' self-selection and enjoyment of texts is informed by personal interests
predict author intent, series of events and possible endings in an imaginative, informative and persuasive text
Stage 1 - Reading and viewing 2
understand that texts can draw on readers' or viewers' knowledge of texts to make meaning and enhance enjoyment, eg comparing
fairytales
select a widening range of texts for enjoyment and pleasure and discuss reasons for their choice
Stage 1 - Thinking imaginatively and creatively
engage in wide reading of self-selected and teacher-selected texts, including digital texts, for enjoyment, and share responses


Teaching/Learning Activities
Week Learning Activities Resources
Registration
1B 1G 1TL 12C 2G 2N 2T
1 No Library
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Introduction to the library and staff.
Moving to and from the classroom to the library quietly and in an orderly
group.
Library behaviour rules are explained to the students - e.g. no running, no
eating, quiet in the library.
Library bags required for borrowing books.
Story: Hooray for Diffendoofer day by Dr Seuss.
Discussion around starting school, differences between our school and
Diffendoofer school.
Quiet reading time allow for students to read quietly a book of their
choosing.
Discuss overdue books, returning books on time etc
Hand out overdue notices
Borrowing - remind students of correct procedure
Encourage use of Library bags
Hooray for
Diffendoofer day by Dr
Seuss
Overdue Notices
Library bags

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Library rules revision.
Picture Book: A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon.
Discussion time.
Quiet reading time allow for students to read quietly a book of their
choosing.
Check return of overdue books
Borrowing
Encourage use of Library bags

A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon.
Overdue Notices

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Class teachers are asked to collect all students Library Bags and books
and send to Library for return or bring tray of books and bags with them to
the Library lesson.
Picture Book: Tree Directory by Julie Kingston.
Discuss how parents find their way when visiting or holidaying etc. What
do they use if they dont know the way? Discuss how, before GPS etc,
that street directories were used (show example).
Explain that we are going to read a book a bit like a street directory. We
cannot go forward page by page but need to follow the instructions on the
map to read the story.
Plot the beetles journey on the map of the tree on IWB.
Discussion
Quiet reading time allow for students to read quietly a book of their
choosing.
Check return of overdue books
Borrowing
Encourage use of Library bags
Tree Directory by Julie
Kingston.
Street directory
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Picture Book : Fire by Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
Ask the class what they know about bushfires. Where are they likely to
occur? When? Do they remember recent news stories? (Be sensitive to
the possibility that individual students have experienced catastrophic fire
at first hand.)
Read the first double spread. Discuss the use of metaphorical language.
In what ways might a fire be like a black snake? For older readers point
out that this is a simile -a comparison that uses like or as' (Like a snake,
fire changes direction quickly, is dangerous to human life and wildlife, the
colour of burnt bush, the tracks the fire makes, the hissing sound of the
fire.)
Ask how bushfires start (lightning, electrical faults, sparks from machines
or tools, tossing cigarettes out of car windows, lighting fires on high risk
days, not putting out campfires or barbecues properly, leaving glass in the
Fire by Jackie French
& Bruce Whatley
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k Monday.pub
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bush, arson}.
Classes are making bookmarks this week to remind students and parents
of their Library day.
Borrowing.
Students are reminded how to line up at the Circulation Desk to get their
books scanned.
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Picture Book: The Gentle Lion and the Little Owlet by Alice Shirley
Teacher reads the story then discusses the fact that the story was real.
Refer to end page in book.
Discussion time.
Children colour Lion, owlet and tree picture.
Borrowing.
Students are reminded how to line up at the Circulation Desk to get their
books scanned.
The Gentle Lion and
the Little Owlet by
Alice Shirley
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Story from Story Box website: The Littlest Pirate by Sherryl Clark,
illustrated by Tom Jellett (Australian Authors, stories and performers)
Performed by Paul Khoury
Themes Adventure, courage, family life
Discussion
Year One students complete a pirate activity sheet
Year Two students will be making a Treasure Map using MS Paint.
Demonstrate how to use the brush, fill, and spray can for sand, trees, etc.
Borrowing.
Students are reminded how to line up at the Circulation Desk to get their
books scanned.

The Littlest Pirate
(online)
Activity sheet: Pirate
colour and count
Computers
MS Paint
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Story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
45
th
Anniversary of the story - discuss
Students watch animation of story using puppets (you tube)
Discussion
Students shown how to access games on the server instead of Internet
using Local Shortcuts folder on the desktop. Demonstrate how to get to
games. Remind students how to log off correctly not by turning off
power button or screen.
Borrowing.
Students are reminded how to line up at the Circulation Desk to get their
books scanned.
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar (you tube)
Computers
Games: Splish
Splash, Buzz Buzz,
GamesV1
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Picture Book: Zog by Julia Donaldson
Discuss Author wrote The Gruffalo etc.
Discussion around rhyming words, going to school, growing up etc.
Discuss stereotypes of princesses, dragons and knights
Borrowing.
Overdue books follow up with children. Give children a wristband to
remind them to return their library books.
ICT Logging onto computers explain to students how to log in using
their user name cards and password: qw. Show students how to access
simple games through the shortcuts folder. Show students how to log off
correctly.
Zog by Julia
Donaldson
Overdue Notices
Wristbands
Computers
User name cards
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Notes Week 8 Casual on Library 19/3. Program not followed for these classes
Week 9 1G was read The Paper Bag Princess as they had already been read Zog by the class teacher. Themes of stereotypes were similar.
Assessment
Questioning
Work samples
Observation
Evaluation