LEARN NC

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

Goal 1

The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.

Objective 1.01

Participate in read-aloud, storytelling, booktalking, silent and voluntary reading experiences.

Resources aligned to this objective

The Sneetches and teaching diversity
This lesson uses The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss as an introduction to diversity and tolerance. Its kinesthetic element makes it doubly appealing to students.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Information Skills)
By Robin Boltz.
Put It Back Where It Belongs
Primary students will learn the basics of library organization. They will be introduced to the use of call letters.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Information Skills)
By Caryl Houghton.
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 1 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Floanna Long.
Learning language strategies through repeated readings of storybooks
This lesson will guide and teach students how to process and produce language at higher levels through meaningful, redundant, contextually appropriate, and intrinsically rewarding center-based activities related to a storybook theme.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Elizabeth Winborne.
Learning about Ezra Jack Keats
Students will learn about Ezra Jack Keats using a variety of resources in the media center.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Brittany Basinger, Jenni Conine, and Vickie Mcmillan.
Beary good facts about bear books
Students will begin to differentiate between fiction and non-fiction as general genres.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Floanna Long.