Welcome Back To Term 4

The programs that are being undertaken in the library this term have been designed to support the studies that are taking place in the classroom. An outline of the program for each grade is provided below.

Kindergarten

To support the class unit of study How We Meet Our Needs the students will read factual and fictional texts related to the broad topics of housing, food, belonging, rules and clothing. Each week the text studied will be supported by examining and discussing a relevant Website. The Websites are stored in the hotlist which can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listmeetingd.html

K/6B

Library lessons for K/6B have been designed to support their studies of the theme The Sea. Each lesson will contain a mix of interactive digital stories, which the students love, and an exploration of fictional and factual texts related to the theme.

Year One

In this unit the students will examine the difference between fairy tales and fables. They will be exposed to digital examples of both and will participate in Readers’ Theatre activities as a means of enjoying a shared reading experience. Each class will prepare a different Readers’ Theatre which will be performed for the rest of the grade via video recording. The hotlist for this unit can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listfairytad.html

Year Two

Mrs Lindsay has designed a wonderful unit of work to support the Science theme Schoolyard Safari which explores the world of minibeasts. She has created a pathfinder which incorporates texts from the library and Websites that will take the students on a varied and detailed exploration of the creatures that inhabit the gardens of our school. A hotlist of links to used in this course can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listminibeasd.html


Year Three

Year 3 and 3/4B will be embarking on a detailed author study of Margaret Wild. The study will begin with an examination of the author’s Website and details of her life and writing experiences. We will read a number of her works and explore Websites related to issues in the texts. We will also study the illustrators who have contributed to her works and complete the study with a book review of one of Margaret Wild’s works. The related pathfinder can be accessed at the following link:
http://margaretwild.wikispaces.com/

Year 4

The students will study the work of Margaret Clark with specific reference to two of the books A Home for Gnomes and Joan of Art. We will examine the many Margaret Clark books that are available in the library and discuss issues that are dealt with in her works. We will examine the Websites of illustrators with whom she has collaborated. The pathfinder related to this study can be accessed at the following link:
http://margaretclark.wikispaces.com/

Years 5 and 6

To support the class study of Antarctica, the students will examine a number of Websites and texts. Beginning with a virtual tour of Antarctica via YouTube we will then learn about the adventures of explorers such as John Henry Collinson Close, Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton by reading the books Ice Trap by Meredith Hopper and Antarctica Close Up by Hazel Edwards as well as analysing related Websites which detail these adventures. The hotlist used for this study can be accessed at the following link:
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listantarctide.html