Library - Transitional Kindergarten

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. Children in transitional kindergarten have a weekly library class, which includes storytelling, read-aloud, and time to choose and borrow books.

UNITS OF STUDY

• Listening skills
• Care of books
• Use of the library
• Organization of the library
• Parts of a book
• Roles of author and illustrator
• Literary elements (setting, characters, plot, idea)
• Introduce different types of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, other genres)
• Differentiate fiction versus non-fiction
• Visual literacy (wordless books, picture walks, make inferences based on illustrations)

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
• Author visits