Tomas And The Library Lady Study Guide
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:. summarize the events of Tomas and the Library Lady. explain the Dewey Decimal System. outline steps for conducting research at the library Length. 1.5 to 2.5 hours Curriculum Standards. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Tomas And The Library Lady Story
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). Materials. A copy of Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora. Paper copies of the text lesson. Paper copies of the text lesson.
A worksheet created using the and the from the associated text lessons. Access to the school library Instructions. Begin by reading Tomas and the Library Lady aloud to the class. What does the library give Tomas that he did not have before?. How does the library lady help Tomas?.
Have you ever gone to the library? If so, how did you find the books that you wanted?.
Has anyone ever heard of the Dewy Decimal System?. Pass out the paper copies of the text lesson.
Have students take turns reading a sentence each aloud from the text lesson. In what section of the library would Tomas' dinosaur book have been located?. How about his lion book?. How can the Dewy Decimal System help us find books for research?. Pass out the paper copies of the text lesson now. Once again, have students take turns reading a sentence each aloud from the text lesson. Pass out the worksheet and have students work independently to complete it.
Tomas And The Library Lady Read Aloud
Activity. Now ask students to write down something that they might be interested in researching at the library. Next, have them make a concept map organizer for that topic like the one featured in the Library Research text lesson. Take the class to the library.
Tell them to use the 'Dewey Decimal System' text lesson first to visit each of the sections, writing down the title of one book they found in each of the sections. When they've listed one book for each of the sections, have them pull out their concept maps and use them along with the 'Library Research' text lesson to find a book that would be helpful in completing the research on their topic. They should write the name of the book they found down on their concept maps before returning to class. Finally, have everyone share the books that they found in each section and the book selected to complete their research. Extensions. Instruct the class to return to the library to check out the books selected in order to complete their research. Have students write a short story explaining their day at the library.
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