In their final year at Brunswick Acres, Fifth Graders are well on their way to being independent library users. They'll spend the year reading, researching, and refining their library skills so that they are ready for the jump to middle school!
Our fifth grade library curriculum covers the following library, literature and research skills:
- Recall information from book talks/recommendations and use it as a guide when selecting books
- Recognize and distinguish among genres
- Recall information presented by visiting authors/illustrators in order to better understand the process of creating literature
- Utilize the OPAC when choosing books
- Take notes using various organizers
- Locate sources using call numbers independently
- Evaluate sources
- Use MLA format to cite sources
- Brainstorm search terms when using the internet
- Differentiate among databases and websites
- Adhere to copyright guidelines and avoid plagiarism
- Create digital finished products to display research