Kristin DePodesta

LMC Lesson Plans

Materials/Resources
Pre-K

Students will:
Develop listening skills through read-a-louds
Teacher will:
Read The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
emphasizing the people that the spider meets
along the way
Students will:
Complete a scene from the book that they
remember of one meet. They will be given a
sheet with just the spider which they will have
to draw one animal the spider met along his
day.
Students will:
Use correct LMC procedure to check out one
book for pleasure.
Common Core Standard:
CC.K.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: With
prompting and support, identify the main topic
and retell key details of a text.
Students will:
Develop alphabet to begin to understand
library organization
Recognize author, illustrator, and their
functions
Teacher will:
Read LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
Point out the title, author, illustrator, and spine
information of the book
Students will:
Decorate the first letter of their name (they will
be premade for each student)
Students will:
Line up in alphabetical order based on the
letters that they decorated
Students will:
Use correct LMC procedure to check out one
book for pleasure.
Common Core Standard:
CC.K.R.F.1.d Print Concepts: Recognize and
name all upper- and lowercase letters of the
alphabet.
CC.K.R.I.5 Craft and Structure: Identify the front
cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
CC.K.R.I.6 Craft and Structure: Name the author
and illustrator of a text and define the role of
each in presenting the ideas or information in a

The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle

Draw the scene activity

LMNO Peas, by Keith Baker

Decorate their letter activity

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1st

2nd

Students will:
Demonstrate comprehension when reading a
variety of literary forms
Recognize and locate non-fiction books
Teacher will:
Read In the Sea by David Elliot
Students will:
Complete the Informational Writing activity as
they listen to the read-a-loud. Students will
summarize the topic as well as highlight (in
both pictures and words) 3 facts derived from
the book.
Students will:
Use correct LMC procedure to check out one
non-fiction book for pleasure.
Common Core Standard:
CC.K.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: With
prompting and support, identify the main topic
and retell key details of a text.
CC.K.W.2 Text Types and Purposes: Use a
combination of drawing, dictating, and writing
to compose informative/explanatory texts in
which they name what they are writing about
and supply some information about the topic.
Students will:
Recognize basic elements of literature
Teacher will:
Read the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by Robert Southey
Using that story, in whole group, model
together as a class how to do a story map
introducing the various pieces of a book
Students will:
Choose a library book of their own to read and
complete a story map
Students will:
Use correct LMC procedure to check out one
more book for pleasure.
Common Core Standard:
CC.2.R.F.4.a Read grade-level text with purpose
and understanding.
CC.2.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Ask and
answer such questions as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CC.2.R.L.3 Key Ideas and Details: Describe how
characters in a story respond to major events

In the Sea by David Elliot

Informational Writing activity

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by

Robert Southey
Story mapping activity

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4th

and challenges.
CC.2.R.L.5 Craft and Structure: Describe the
overall structure of a story, including
describing how the beginning introduces the
story and the ending concludes the action.
Students will:
Recognize/use appropriate sources to answer
information questions
Identify/use steps in the research process
Teacher will:
Read-a-loud The First Dog by Jan Brett
Explain to students that authors must do their
own research before writing a story
Students will:
Work with a partner, and each pair will be
assigned one animal
Each pair must use an encyclopedia and find
information in that encyclopedia to answer the
questions on the Animal Research worksheet
Students will:
Use correct LMC procedure to check out one
book for pleasure.
Common Core Standard:
CC.3.W.8 Research to Build and Present
Knowledge: Recall information from
experiences or gather information from print
and digital sources; take brief notes on sources
and sort evidence into provided categories.
Students will:
Recognize and locate non-fiction books
Produce final product from research
Teacher will:
Explain to students the role of a biography in a
collection at a library
Have each student check out one biography
book that they are interested in reading
Explain to them what they are to be looking for
as they read the book and hand out the biocube planning sheet that they should complete
as they are reading
Students will:
By next library time, complete reading the
biography have
Completed the bio-cube planning sheet
Common Core Standards:
CC.4.SL.5 Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
Add audio recordings and visual displays to
presentations when appropriate to enhance the
development of main ideas or themes.

The First Dog by Jan Brett

Animal Research worksheet

Bio-cube website
Bio-cube planning sheet

 CC.4.W.1.a Text Types and Purposes: Introduce

a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and
create an organizational structure in which
related ideas are grouped to support the
writer's purpose.

5th

6th

Students will:
Demonstrate comprehension reading a variety
of literary forms
Extract information from resources
Teacher will:
Explain the elements of a mystery book
Have students log onto Google Presentation
and review how to create a google presentation
Explain the directions and purpose of the
assignment
Students will:
Locate a mystery book that they would like to
read and check out
Take notes on character, setting, plot, clues and
solution
Create a Google Presentation on those
elements for the mystery book that they
selected
Prepare for their oral presentation on their
presentation
Common Core Standards:
CC.5.SL.2 Comprehension and Collaboration:
Summarize written a text read aloud or
information presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually, quantitatively, and
orally.
CC.5.SL.5 Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics,
sound) and visual displays in presentations
when appropriate to enhance the development
of main ideas or themes.
Students will:
Identify and use an array of print and non-print
sources
Reflect on research process
Teacher will:
Discuss techniques on effecting researching
using a Google Presentation
Students will:
Begin a project on the Holocaust comparing a
book they read involving the Holocaust and
research they do on the subject
Listen to techniques on research

Mystery Elements presentation

Your Mystery assignment

Effective research presentation

 Answer questions pertaining to how they will

structure their research on the topic of the
Holocaust
Locate sources to use in their Holocaust project
Common Core Standards:
CC.6.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite textual
evidence to support analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.
CC.6.R.L.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite textual
evidence to support analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text. CC.6.W.7 Research to Build and
Present Knowledge: Conduct short research
projects to answer a question, drawing on
several sources and refocusing the inquiry
when appropriate.

Holocaust research worksheet