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Third Grade Library Lesson Plans Third graders meet once a week for 35 minutes. Students focus on the difference between fiction and nonfiction. They learn the many parts of a book including the title page and table of contents. During the second semester students study a folk and fairy tale unit. |
| Date | Story | Lesson |
| Aug. 8-10 | Tomas and the Library Lady | Welcome and Procedures |
| Aug. 13-17 | Choosing a book/ Using the Visual OPAC | |
| Aug. 20-24 | Rent a Third Grader chp 5 | ABC order worksheet |
| Aug. 27-30 | Parts of a Book, table of contents and index | |
| Sept. 4-7 | "Fiction or Nonfiction" worksheet | |
| Sept. 10-14 | The Little Chapel That Stood by Curtiss | |
| Sept. 17-21 | "Fiction books" worksheet | |
| Sept. 24-28 | "Fiction Call Numbers" worksheet | |
| Oct. 1-5 | RIF #1: Color picture of favorite book | |
| Oct. 8-11 | High Rise Private Eyes by Rylant | Mystery elements |
| Oct. 16-19 | "Putting Fiction Call Numbers in Order" worksheet | |
| Oct. 22-26 | Book Fair | |
| Oct. 29- Nov. 2 | The Biggest Pumpkin Ever - Plot, characters, setting | |
| Nov. 5-9 | What is a Reference book? show examples | "Reference Books" worksheet |
| Nov. 12-16 | Using an encyclopedia | "Encyclopedias" worksheet |
| Nov. 19-20 | Thank you, Sarah | |
| Nov. 26-30 | "Dictionaries" and "Guide Words" worksheets | |
| Dec. 4-7 | RIF # 2 | Choose RIF books |
| Dec. 10-14 | "Dewey Intro" worksheets | |
| Dec. 17-20 | The Christmas Blizzard | |
| Jan. 7-11 | Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair by Polacco | |
| Jan. 15-18 | look at a textbook | ""Parts of a Book" worksheet |
| Jan. 21-25 | ||
| Jan. 28-Feb. 1 | Thundercake by Polacco | Patricia Polacco author study |
| Feb. 4-8 | Good Enough Anna by Flowers | |
| Feb. 11-15 | Mirandy and Brother Wind | Black History Month |
| Feb. 19-22 | biography books | "What is a Biography" worksheet |
| Feb. 25-29 | The Star Maiden an Ojibway Tale (398.2 Esb) | |
| Mar. 3-7 | RIF #3 - Dr. Seuss (Read Across America) (Gertrude McFuzz) | Choose RIF books |
| Mar. 10-14 | Play Caldecott Bingo | |
| Mar. 17-20 | "Title Page" worksheet | |
| Mar. 25-28 | "A Table of What?" worksheet | |
| Mar. 31-Apr.4 | Review parts of a book. | |
| Apr. 7-11 | How a Book is Published by Kalman | |
| Apr. 14-18 | Over the Green Hills by Isadora | |
| Apr. 21-25 | Mercy Watson to the Rescue by DeCamillo Chp. 1-6 | |
| Apr. 28-May 2 | Mercy Watson to the Rescue by DeCamillo Chp. 7-12 | LAST CHECKOUT |
| May 5-9 | Mercy Watson Activities | 1. Write a newspaper article detailing the
events of Mercy's adventures. 2. Word Search 3. Other Activities |
| May 12-16 | Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Pulver | Activity (.pdf file) |
| May 19-23 | Play Newbery Bingo | |