Library - 2nd Grade

The mission of the library program is to promote literacy, foster a love of reading, support the school’s curriculum, and create a place where inquisitive young minds feel welcome to explore. Second graders have a weekly library class, which includes storytelling, read-aloud, learning activities, and time to choose and borrow books.

Units of Study

• Review and expand on K-1 skills
• Understand difference between fact and opinion
• Learn and practice posing questions - the start of the research process
• Learn and practice searching for answers to questions
• Introduce concept of evaluating resources
• Create new version of a fairytale
• Differentiate different types of text (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, other genres)
• Connect literature to culture/country of origin with reference to maps, photographs, companion texts
• Visual literacy (compare and contrast different illustrations of the same story or concept)
• Poetry, Stories in rhyme

Approaches to Learning

• Storytelling
• Read-Aloud
• Listening skills
• Critical thinking
• Text-to-self, text-to-world, and text-to-text connections
• Exposure to diverse experiences and perspectives through literature
• Exposure to different genres of literature
• Hands-on exploration of the library
• Hands-on learning activities
• Encourage reading aloud to one another
• Author visits