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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Information Skills — Grade 4

Goal 2: The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.

Objective 2.02. Apply identified criteria to select resources.

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

Aligned lesson plans

Sell me on Dewey!
Students create short, snappy, written commercials about the main categories in the Dewey Decimal System. Commercials are viewed by the class to reinforce Dewey, and help students locate books in the Library Media Center. Dewey Commercials can be used in Library Media Center Orientation for grades 3-5.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills)
By Sonja Beckham.
Recognizing reference sources
Students will become familiar with five different reference sources in the Media Center: Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Card Catalog (Look Up Station), and the internet. Students will be able to decide which is the BEST source to use to answer specific questions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills)
By Marybeth Hauss.