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