TEKS & TAKS 3rd Grade |
| TEKS | TAKS Objectives | Library Instructional Collaboration | Resources |
Information Acquisition |
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| Language Arts: 110.3.12F- Locate important areas of the Library Media Center. | Locate and use important
areas of the Library Media Center.
Lesson- Orientation |
Exploring the Library by Alice K. Flanagan; I took my Frog to the Library by Eric A. Kimmel; The Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler; Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman | |
| Language Arts: 110.3.1B- Respond to directions and questions. | Demonstrate appropriate
behaviors for locating, checking out, returning, and caring for library
materials according to district procedures
Lesson- Orientation as needed per class |
Library Resources Page Teacher Handout | |
| Technology Applications: 126.3.4A- Apply electronic search strategies in the acquisition of information. 126.3.4B- Select strategies to navigate and access information on LANs and WANs. | N/A | Acquire library
terminology, such as due date, barcode, overdue, renew, call number,
shelving cart, online catalog and online resources.
Lesson- Orientation as needed per class |
Library Resources Page Teacher Handout |
| Language Arts: 110.3.12C- Use parts of a book to locate information. Social Studies: 113.3.16D- Use various parts of a source to locate information. | N/A | Identify and use the
parts of a book to gather information, including glossary, copyright,
title, spine, spine label, chapter titles, guide words, publisher, title
page, index, and table of contents Lesson - Guide Word Trees Produce a student or class book.
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Libeary Skills: (Grades Four through Grade Six) by The School Librarians of Chambersburg, PA 0513020446 pp. 8-12 |
| Language Arts: 110.3.12D- Use multiple sources to locate information that addresses questions. | Use the online catalog and keyword, author, title, and subject searches to locate materials | Meriwether
Library Resources Page Teacher Handout
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| Language Arts: 110.3.12B- Use alphabetical order to locate information. Math: 111.3.15A- Identify mathematics in everyday situations. | Locate specific
materials using alphabetical order and the Dewey Decimal System
Library Lesson - Meriwether, Dewey Decimal Apron Kit, KidsClick! Dewey, |
Dewey
and the Decimals by Paige Taylor. 1579500501
Stretchy Library Lessons by Pat Miller 1579500838
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| Language Arts: 110.3.12D- Use multiple sources to locate information that addresses questions. | Consider and list
possible print and non-print sources for use in problem solving process,
including dictionaries, nonfiction books, thesauri, encyclopedias,
experts, CD-ROMs, and Internet resources
Lesson - Meriwether
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Meriwether | |
| Language Arts: 110.3.9F- Make and explain inferences from texts. 110.3.9J- Distinguish fact from opinion in various texts. 110.3.12J- Draw conclusions from information gathered. Social Studies: 113.3.16C- Interpret oral, visual, and printed material by identifying main idea, cause and effect, and comparing and contrasting. | TAKS Reading #4: The student will apply critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Analyze information by
distinguishing fact from opinion, determining cause and effect, and
predicting outcomes to determine usefulness to problem solution
Lesson-Cause and Effect |
Cause
and Effect Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell; Why
the Chicken Crossed the Road by David Macauley
Predicting Outcomes Giggle Giggle Quack by Doreen Cronin; The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson; Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett; Bark, George by Jules Feiffer Fact and Opinion |
Reading Literacy |
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| Language Arts: 110.3.1A- Determine the purposes for listening. 110.3.1E- Listen responsively. Math: 111.3.15D- Use real objects, manipulatives, and technology to solve problems. | TAKS Reading # 1: The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts. TAKS Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Listen
actively, critically, and purposefully to gain information, to solve
problems, and for enjoyment
Lesson - Share a story to support curriculum and ask questions that infer good listening strategies.
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See
Librarian for books to support you classroom and unit needs.
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| Language Arts: 110.3.7B- Read from a variety of genres to acquire information. | Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Read
regularly in independent-level materials
Lesson - Book Talk Genres
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Book Reports Ideas |
| Language Arts: 110.3.11E- Identify literary terms such as title, author, illustrator, playwright, theater, stage, act, dialogue, and scene. 110.3.13- Increase knowledge of cultures. Social Studies: 113.3.14- Understand the importance of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities. | TAKS Reading #2: The student will apply knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts. | Explore culturally diverse works of various authors and illustrators | See Librarian to help select books and materials to support your author/illustrator study. Where, Where is Swamp Bear? by Kathi Appelt will illustrate a simple play. |
| Language Arts: 110.3.6D- Self select independent-level reading. | Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Self-select
materials from a variety of literary genre for pleasure reading and/or to
acquire information
Lesson - Library Orientation |
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| Language Arts: 110.3.7A- Read classic and contemporary works. | TAKS Reading # 1: The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts. TAKS Reading #2: The student will apply knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts | Explore works from award lists, including Bluebonnet, Newbery, and Coretta Scott King titles, and recognize the significance of these awards | Display.Newbery and Bluebonnet posters |
| Language Arts: 110.3.1E- Listen responsively to stories and other texts read aloud. 110.3.7B- Read from a variety of genres for pleasure and acquiring information from both print and electronic sources. 110.3.11C- Recognize genres. 110.3.11F- Understand literary forms. | TAKS Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Read or listen to, and understand, literary forms such as fiction, poetry,
myths, fables, tall tales, folktales, plays, informational books,
biographies, and autobiographies Lesson -T-Chart (Compare and contrast two types of genre. Venn Diagram (Compare and contrast genre) "Family Feud", "$20,000 Pyramid"
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Children's
Literature: Promotion, Use, and Teaching in the School Media Center
ed. by H. Thomas Walker 0874366666
Cinderella Around the World Writing Webquest
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| Language Arts: 110.3.11B- Distinguish fiction from non-fiction. 110.3.11E- Identify literary terms such as title, author, illustrator, playwright, theater, stage, act, dialogue, and scene. | Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Identify and understand literary terms such as author, illustrator, fact, fantasy, fiction, and nonfiction | Libeary Skills: (Grades K through GradeThree) by The School Librarians of Chambersburg, PA 0513020438 pp. 71-77 |
| Language Arts: 110.3.11H- Analyze characters. 110.3.11I- Identify the importance of setting to a story's meaning. 110.3.11J- Recognize story problem or plot. | TAKS Reading #2: The student will apply knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts | Understand simple story structure, including character, plot, and setting | Brave
Little Monster, by Ken Baker
Setting - The Raft, by Jim LaMarche Characterization- Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
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| Language Arts: 110.3.9C- Retell or act out the order of important events in stories. | TAKS Reading # 1: The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts. TAKS Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | I. Retell or act out the order of important events in a story. | |
Research and Technology Literacy |
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| Language Arts: 110.3.12A- Identify relevant questions for inquiry. 110.3.20A- Write or dictate questions for investigating. Social Studies: 113.3.18- Use problem solving and decision making skills in working independently and working with others. | Identify and define a
specific problem or task for research, investigation or discussion
Lesson - Brainstorm initial strategy with "How to Select a Restaurant" Graphic OrganizerInspiration Software
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Teaching Information & Technology Skills : the Big 6 in Elementary Schools. Michael Eisenberg . 0938865811 | |
| Social Studies: 110.3.17A- Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences. Language Arts: 110.3.12A- Identify relevant questions for inquiry. | TAKS Writing #1: Composition | Generate ideas or
relevant questions as a basis for inquiry/research
Lesson -Brainstorm List Inspiration Software
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Defining
a Research Topic
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| Language Arts: 110.3.8C- Use resources and reference materials to build word meanings and to confirm pronunciation of words. 110.3.12D- Use multiple sources to locate information that addresses questions. | Select and use
appropriate print and non-print sources, such as nonfiction books,
dictionaries, thesauri, atlases, encyclopedias, experts, CD-ROMs, and
Internet resources to locate information relevant to research questions
Lesson - Matrix of Resources
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Online
Database Matrix
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| Language Arts: 110.3.12E- Interpret and use graphic sources of information. Social Studies: 113.3.16C- Interpret oral, visual, and printed material by identifying main idea, cause and effect, and comparing and contrasting. | TAKS Reading #110.3: The student will use a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Interpret graphical information, including pictures, charts, graphs, timelines, graphic organizers and maps | |
| Social Studies: 113.3.18- Use problem solving and decision making skills in working independently and working with others. | TAKS Reading #4: The student will apply critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Analyze information to
determine usefulness to problem solution
Lesson - Brainstorm initial strategy with "How to Select a Restaurant" Graphic OrganizerInspiration Software Lesson - Trash and Treasure
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Teaching Information & Technology Skills : the Big 6 in Elementary Schools. Michael Eisenberg . 0938865811 |
| Language Arts: 110.3.20C- Take simple notes from relevant sources. | TAKS Reading # 1: The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts. | Extract useful
information from resources using keywords and main ideas
Lesson - Trash and Treasure |
Big6 #4 |
| Language Arts: 110.3.12G- Organize information and systematic ways. 110.3.9H- Produce summaries of text selections. Social Studies: 113.3.17B- Create written and visual materials. | TAKS Reading #4: The student will apply critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Synthesize information from a variety of sources into a final product | Big6 #5 |
| Technology Applications: 126.3.3A- Follow acceptable use policies when using computers. 126.3.3B- Model respect of intellectual property by not illegally copying software or another individual's electronic work. | Demonstrate knowledge of
copyright policies
Lesson -Fair Use Harbor,
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Citations & Copyright | |
| Language Arts: 110.3.12H- Demonstrate learning through productions and displays. 110.3.20D- Apply notes using available technology. Social Studies: 113.3.18- Use problem solving and decision making skills in working independently and working with others. | TAKS Reading # 1: The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts. | Demonstrate learning by
compiling notes into outlines, reports, summaries or other written efforts
using available technology
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| Social Studies: 110.3.18A- Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, consider options, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate a solution. Technology Applications: 126.3.9A- Use software features to evaluate work progress. | TAKS Reading #4: The student will apply critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Evaluate problem solving
process and final product based on specific research task or information
needs.
Lesson -Brainstorm List Inspiration Software
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| Social Studies: 110.3.18- Use problem solving and decision making skills in working independently and working with others. Technology Applications: 126.3.4- Use a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources. | Use multiple technologies to locate and gather information, such as online encyclopedias, Internet resources, PAC, and curriculum-based software | Library Resources Page | |
| Technology Applications: 126.3.4A- Apply electronic search strategies in the acquisition of information. | Understand and use appropriate electronic search strategies, including keyword, author, title, and subject searches | Library
Resources Page
Library Resources Page Teacher Handout
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| Technology Applications: 126.3.3A- Follow acceptable use policies when using computers. | Comply with laws and
examine issues regarding use of technology in society, including following
district and federal copyright laws
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Citations & Copyright | |
| Language Arts: 110.3.12H- Demonstrate learning through productions and displays. Social Studies: 113.3.17B-Create written and visual materials. Technology Applications: 126.3.7- Use appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. | TAKS Reading #4: The student will apply critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts. | Synthesize information from a variety of print and non-print sources into final product. | Big6 #5 |
| Technology Applications: 126.3.11A- Publish information in a variety of media. | Use available technology to create research product and/or presentation, such as presentation software, digital camera, and video equipment | ||
