1st Grade Library Lessons:
Book Care & Library Rules
Parts of a Book
Title, Author, Illustrator, Pages, Cover,
Dust Jacket, Bar Code, Call Number
September Skill Focus:
Fiction versus Nonfiction Books
October Skill Focus:
Cumulative or increasing sequence
October Seasonal Book:
Pumpkin Jack - pumpkin cycle
October Authors : Don, Audrey & Bruce Wood
November Skill Focus:
Historical Fiction: New York's Bravest
November Seasonal Book:
Rookie Reader: Veterans Day
November Authors : Lois Ehlert OR Margaret Wise Brown
December Skill Focus:
Story Prediction (Mindset)
and Vocabulary Development
December Seasonal Book:
ABC's of Christmas
December Authors : Mercer Mayer
January Skill :
Nonfiction Text Characteristics
January Seasonal Book :
The After Christmas Tree
January Authors :
Rosemary Wells Raymond Briggs
February Skills:
Compare & Contrast
February Seasonal Books:
Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day & Black History Month
February Author:
Norman Bridwell
March Skills:
Biography
Mitsumasa Anno
March Seasonal Books:
March Author: Dr. Seuss
April Skills:
Image Reading
April Seaonal:
The Best Thing About Easter
April Author
Ludwig Bemelmans
May Skills
Poetry - rhyming words
May Seasonal Books
Mother's Day & Love a Tree Day
May Author
Leo Lionni
