What are essential library skills?
We focus our learning on:
1. Choosing good fit books
2. Searching and locating materials in the library and online
3. Digital citizenship and safety
4. Love of Literature
These essential skills are learned during library time through lessons, projects and hands-on practice. They ensure students are ready to be independent users of libraries, information, and technology after they leave Orchard Hill Elementary.
Choosing good fit books
Kindergarten
- I can pick fun books to read.
- I can ask my library teacher or another adult for help finding books.
- I can read the pictures, the words, or with someone.
First-Third Grade
- I can use the “I PICK” strategy to choose a good fit book.
- I can use the “Five Finger Test” to choose a good fit book.
Fourth-Sixth Grade
- I can use my checkout history to evaluate what I read and to make a reading plan for myself.
- I can use a browsing strategy to find books I want to read:
- use the card catalog
- check the special shelves (Children’s Choice, new books, graphic novels, etc.)
- read the back, read the inside cover, or read the secret summary
- I can use recommendations from Destiny Quest to find books I want to read.
Search and Locate in the Library
Kindergarten
- I can find my favorite author’s shelf.
- I can find my favorite non fiction shelf.
First-Second Grade
- I can locate fiction books on the shelf using the author’s last name.
- I can locate nonfiction books on the shelf using nonfiction neighborhoods.
Third-Sixth Grade
- I can use the online card catalog to find books by author, title, subject and keyword.
- I can use a call number to locate fiction and nonfiction on the shelf.
Search and Locate Online
Kindergarten
- I can use links/bookmarks to find websites.
- I can find the letters in my name on the keyboard.
First-Second Grade
- I can use links/bookmarks to locate websites.
- I can enter usernames and passwords to use digital resources.
Third-Sixth Grade
- I can use the AEA online resources to locate information online.
- I can choose effective keywords to use when searching online.
- I can identify relevant and authoritative websites from a list of online search results.
Digital Citizenship and Safety
Kindergarten
- I can follow school computer rules.
- I can tell if I see something that makes me feel bad.
First-Second Grade
- I can follow school computer rules.
- I can be an upstander and tell if someone is making me or others feel bad.
- I can stay safe online. I ask before sharing my name, address, or picture.
- I can tell where I found pictures or words that are not mine.
Third-Sixth Grade
- I can follow the district Acceptable Usage Policy by:
- Protecting myself and others - keep information private and ask before I share online
- Respecting myself and others - be kind and positive when sharing online. Report bullying
- Respecting copyright - cite the source for all images, videos, music and information I use
- Protecting school computers and devices - be careful and keep devices nice for everyone
