5th GRADE PROGRAM
Our fifth grade students enjoy coming to the library each week to check out library books for free reading. Fifth graders are allowed two books per week: one must be nonfiction informational text, while the other book is of their choice. Students learn appropriate behavior, listening skills, rules for discussion, as well as parts of a book, book care, and genres.
Quarter 1 Learning Targets:
Identify the librarian by name
Identify and explain library rules and expectations
Define and apply key library terms and terminology
Identify the location of the different types of resources in the library
(Fiction Books, Nonfiction Books, Biography/Autobiography Books, Reference, Periodicals)
Identify and explain parts of a book and their purposes
Explain circulation policies and procedures
Explain book care expectations
Identify and use text features to locate information
Use the online card catalog to locate desired materials in the library
Independently locate and checkout a library book
Identify and explain the Dewey Decimal System’s organizational scheme
Utilize the Dewey Decimal System to locate desired materials on the shelves
Quarter 2 Learning Targets:
Arrange words in alphabetical order to second and third letter
Differentiate between primary and secondary sources
Evaluate a website for validity
Compare print reference sources and digital reference sources
Determine which reference source to use for a specific task
Recognize that online information is copyrighted
(Much the same as 4th grade. The level of difficulty will be increased or different expectations will be required.)
Quarter 3 Learning Targets:
Use the following parts of a nonfiction book (informational text) text to locate information:
Table of contents, Index, Glossary, Bibliography, Headings, Subheadings, Diagrams and charts
Identify and use the ten classes of the Dewey Decimal System in order to locate nonfiction books in the library
Use nonfiction materials to locate information
Distinguish between fiction and nonfiction
Compare and contrast nonfiction genres:
Fairy tales, Folk tales,Tall tales, Myths, Legends, Graphic Novels, Poetry, Informational text, Biography,
Autobiography
Begin to evaluate nonfiction books (informational text) for the validity of the information contained within
copyright date and author's purpose
Summarize information read from nonfiction books with the use of note-taking, basic outline, graphic organizers
Compile information from nonfiction books to be used in research
Answer complex text-based questions about information read from nonfiction books
Compare and contrast nonfiction secondary sources to the primary sources from which they are derived
Quarter 4 Learning Targets
Locate books in the library based on purpose and needs
Explain the meaning of copyright date and locate in a book
Identify the fiction call number on a book spine
Explore award-winning literature, including: Caldecott, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King
Recognize and read from a variety of fictional genres: realistic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, adventure
Identify parts of a book, including: title page, copyright page, table of contents, glossary, index
Use the parts of a book to find information within the book.
Make inferences and draw conclusions from collected information.
Select a chapter book for independent pleasure reading.
Compare and contrast a piece of literature in the written form to the visual or oral adaptation of the piece