Library Information Skills Lesson Plan

Dixie Elementary Magnet School

Jan Ross, Library Media Specialist

"Learning About Books That Have Won The Caldecott Medal"

Grade Level: 2nd

Objective: 2.10 Students will recognize and appreciate books which have won the Caldecott Medal and other awards.  Students will explain how the Caldecott Medal was named for Randolph Caldecott and name at least two books that have won the Medal.
Connection:

Core Content:

Week One and Week Two: EL-P-RRT-U-3

Students will understand that reading a wide range of literature by different authors, and from many time periods, cultures, and genres, builds an understanding of the extent of human experience.

Week Three and Week Four: RD-EP-2.0.7

Students will make inferences or draw conclusions based on what is read.

Week Five and Week Six:RD-EP-2.0.2

Students will describe characters, plot, setting or problem/solution of a passage.

Week Seven and Week Eight: RD-EP-3.0.2

Students will explain how a conflict in a passage is resolved.
Context: Students have previously been introduced to a variety of picture books and Native American legends. This unit will build on that knowledge by introducing books which have won awards.
Materials/Technology: Caldecott Power Point Presentation, a variety of books and movies which have won the Caldecott Medal
Procedures:

Week 1: Students will view the Power Point Presentation about the Caldecott Medal, then view the downloaded video, "Where the Wild Things Are" and choose their library books to check out. (I can read books by different authors which are from different cultures, time periods and genres.)

Week 2: Students will listen to "The Amazing Bone", by William Steig, then choose books which have won the Caldecott Medal. I can read books by different authors which are from different cultures, time periods and genres.)

Week 3: Students will view the downloaded video "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, by Verna Aardema and then choose their library books. (I can predict what might happen in a book.)

Week 4: Students will listen to "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses", by Paul Goble and "Swimmy", by Leo Lionni, then choose books which have won the Caldecott Medal. (I can predict what might happen in a book.)

Week 5: Students will view the downloaded video "Office Buckle and Gloria", by Peggy Rathmann. (I can describe the plot in a book.)

Week 6: Students will listen to "The Hello Goodbye Window", by Chris Raschka and "Peppe the Lamplighter", by Elisa Bartone, then choose books which have won the Caldecott Medal. (I can describe the plot in a book.)

Week 7: Students will view the downloaded video "Rapunzel", by Paul Zelinsky. (I can explain how a conflict is resolved in a passage in a book.)

Week 8: Students will play Caldecott bingo as a culminating activity. (I can explain how a conflict is resolved in a passage in a book.)

Student Assessment: Students will be assessed as they choose books which have won the Caldecott Medal and name books which have won this award.

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