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Information Skills — Grade 1
Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
Objective 1.06. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of types of books and resources (print, non-print, electronic).
Additional related resources
We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.
General resources
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Aligned lesson plans
- Whose habitat is that?
- This lesson is designed to help students explore the surroundings animals find in a variety of habitats. This plan is written for the desert habitat but the same plan should be used for the exploration of a variety of habitat settings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Kelly Stewart.
- My favorite women: My Great Aunt Arizona
- These three (or four) 45-minute lessons will introduce kindergarteners and first graders to Women's History Month. The students listen to the story of author Gloria Houston's great-aunt, Arizona Houston Hughes. During and following the listening and viewing experiences, the students will discuss their experiences with women in their own history who are helping them become good citizens and grow up well.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Floanna Long.
- Features of print
- In this lesson, the teacher introduces the concept of gathering information from chapter headings, bold type and other organizational features of print (such as tables of contents) in non-fiction texts in print and online.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Gail Goodling, Susan Lovett, and Sue Versenyi.
- Digging in the dictionary
- In this activity, students will learn to use an age-appropriate dictionary to find a word, write its definition, write a sentence using that word, and report their results to their classmates.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills)
- By Mary Waldrup.
Resources on the web
- "Adopt" a geographic news story
- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students will be introduced to some stories from National Geographic News and then invited to discuss the reasons why it is a good idea to follow the news. The class will “adopt” a geographic news story, design... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies)
- Provided by: Xpeditions
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