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STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY

INFORMATION SKILLS :: STRATEGIES :: GRADES K-2

GRADES K-2

Focus Areas
The learners will:

  • be exposed to a wide variety of resources (print, non-print, electronic)
  • develop personal tastes through guided practice
  • contrast and compare authors, illustrators, genres, and styles
  • identify similarities and differences as related to their environments and personal experiences
  • use simple research models to acquire information
  • share information and activities in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia) to extend content of resources used

 

Competency Goal 2The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information formats.
  2.01 Identify published criteria of excellence for resources.

2.01.1 As a class read award-winning books and discuss why they are enjoyable.

2.01.2 Identify titles of award-winning books. Recognize criteria and symbols of various awards.

2.01.3 Show segment of cartoons and segment of Sesame Street. Compare using a Venn diagram.

2.01.4 Count the number of advertisements shown in a 30-minute slot from a Saturday morning educational program.

2.01.5 View School TV programming identifying award winning books and stories.

2.01.6 Have students choose a TV program to watch with their family. After the program, student will interview each family member using the following questions:
a. Did they like the program?
b. What did they learn?
c. Would they watch the program again?
d. Describe their feelings after the program ends.
Have students present results as a news item on a TV news show.

2.01.7 Have students keep a "TV Viewing Log". Each entry should answer the following questions: How much did you like the program? What did you like about it?

2.02 Apply identified criteria to select resources.

2.02.1 Participate in North Carolina Children’s Book Award process (NCASL and Children’s Services section of NCLA).

2.02.2 Explore Saturday morning TV vs. Educational TV or School TV through listening, viewing, discussion and directed activities.

2.02.3 As a class examine several resources (e.g., books, study prints, magazines, audio, videotapes, encyclopedias, online resources). Compare, discuss, evaluate and choose the best resource for a specific topic or learning activity. Repeat activity several times using other resources and topics.

2.02.4 Read aloud several award-winning books.
  1. Discuss why each book is enjoyable.
  2. Establish a list of standards of excellence by brainstorming and organizing standards into a web or matrix of categories.
  3. Have student committees consider winner and honors for a specific year.
  4. Committees vote and report results.
  5. Compare and contrast class standards with official Caldecott and Honors standards.
  6. Compare different formats of same title (sound book, video, CD).
  7. Decorate the classroom door to represent class-winning title.
2.03 Recognize the diversity of ideas and thoughts by exploring a variety of resources (print, non-print, electronic) and formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia).

2.03.1 Routinely examine and discuss resources (e.g., books, study prints, magazines, audio, video, CD, electronic) and choose which best meet information/personal and/or academic needs.

2.03.2 Recognize and discuss the diversity of ideas and thoughts by exploring a variety of resources and formats.

2.03.3 Throughout the year have students share books they especially enjoyed.

2.03.4 a. Explain what made the books enjoyable and why someone else would enjoy them (e.g., realistic characters, interesting plot, setting, time period).
b. As a class or in groups choose favorite stories.
c. Identify reasons stories were selected.

2.04 Develop and communicate personal criteria for selecting resources for information needs and enjoyment.

2.04.1 Media coordinator/classroom teacher routinely identify and model ways to locate resources (e.g., automated circulation system, NC WISE OWL, search engines, keyword, bookmarks) and discuss their value and usefulness with students.

2.04.2 As a group activity routinely identify, locate, and discuss reliable online sources. Create bookmark files on content-related topics.

2.04.3 As a class identify the elements that make each site useful.

2.04.4 From a variety of identified resources have students identify and record the resources students found most engaging and useful.

2.05 Recognize the power of media to influence.

2.05.1 Media coordinator/classroom teachers view and discuss print and TV ads that try to influence young shoppers (e.g., toy, cereal, fast food). Identify and discuss techniques used to influence audiences.
  1. Discuss what is realistic and what is not.
  2. Identify, discuss, and chart techniques used by companies to influence audiences young and mature.
2.05.2 View "Seeing Through Commercials" video and use accompanying teacher’s guide activities.

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