Elementary Curriculum for
First Grade - Library / Media

Orientation / Circulation

• Demonstrate an awareness of authors and illustrators.
• Develop effective communication and listening skills.
• Demonstrate appropriate etiquette in the library media center.
• Demonstrate the proper care and use of equipment and materials.
• Evaluate personal progress and communicate need for support.
• Identify basic parts of books.
• Understand and use library media center vocabulary.
• Demonstrate proper checkout procedures.
• Identify physical layout (areas) of library media center.
• Use location skills to find materials.

Literacy Appreciation

• Participate in recreational reading.
• Demonstrate an awareness of authors and illustrators.
• Recognize and appreciate a variety of literary types.
• Participate in literature discussions.

Information Processing

• Be introduced to a systematic approach to information problem solving.
• Define the task.
• Initiate search strategy.
• Locate the resources.
• Extract information from the sources.
• Synthesize information.
• Evaluate.
• Utilize and/or communicate information without plagiarizing.

Technology

• Be aware that technology is a part of the lifelong learning process.
• Demonstrate the proper care and use of equipment and materials.
• Develop effective viewing, listening and communication skills in a variety of settings.
• Develop strategies to find information.