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 3	The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
	3.01 Describe personal cultural heritage and environment. 3.01.1 Use children’s literature to integrate multicultural studies. 3.01.2 Read widely from multicultural titles in the collection. Identify, discuss, and compare, settings, customs, and characters. 3.01.3 Have students relate stories to their personal heritage and environment. 3.02 Collect information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples. 3.02.1 Collect and discuss information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples from a variety of sources. Chart similarities and differences. 3.02.2 Use flannel board, puppet characters, and storybook characters representing diverse cultures to prompt discussion. (e.g., This is the Way We Go to School, A Book About Children Around the World by Edith Baer). Discuss and decide where each student goes to school using textual and visual clues to predict where each student lives. Use maps to locate the continent, region, state, and city where students live. List similarities and differences observed. 3.02.3 Use books and videos about foods and holidays to discuss different cultures. 3.03 Identify bias and stereotypes. 3.03.1 View cartoon segments to identify and discuss stereotypes (e. g., Road Runner, Tom and Jerry, Tweety Bird). Draw pictures about the story. 3.03.2 Discuss boy books and girl books and discuss the similarities and differences. 3.03.3 During a study of community workers, discuss the fact that both men and women can fill jobs. Read and discuss books about community workers. 3.04 Relate cultural similarities and differences to personal life experiences. 3.04.1 Read a variety of multicultural books to foster awareness of other cultures. 3.04.2 Use multicultural books as a focus for discussion of personal life experiences (examples: Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, Tar Beach, Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky). 3.05 Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge and personal experience. 3.05.1 As a class brainstorm and chart what students already know about a topic. Chart questions they would like to answer. As a group investigate the topic: Use a variety of resources. Add correct answers to chart 3.05.2 Discuss how prior knowledge and experience affect the characters in the story of the Three Little Pigs. 3.05.3 Discuss familiar stories and books to identify the role of prior knowledge and experience.

Competency Goal 3

The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.

3.01 Describe personal cultural heritage and environment.

3.01.1 Use children’s literature to integrate multicultural studies.

3.01.2 Read widely from multicultural titles in the collection. Identify, discuss, and compare, settings, customs, and characters.

3.01.3 Have students relate stories to their personal heritage and environment.

3.02 Collect information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples.

3.02.1 Collect and discuss information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples from a variety of sources. Chart similarities and differences.

3.02.2 Use flannel board, puppet characters, and storybook characters representing diverse cultures to prompt discussion. (e.g., This is the Way We Go to School, A Book About Children Around the World by Edith Baer).

Discuss and decide where each student goes to school using textual and visual clues to predict where each student lives.
Use maps to locate the continent, region, state, and city where students live.
List similarities and differences observed.

3.02.3 Use books and videos about foods and holidays to discuss different cultures.

3.03 Identify bias and stereotypes.

3.03.1 View cartoon segments to identify and discuss stereotypes (e. g., Road Runner, Tom and Jerry, Tweety Bird). Draw pictures about the story.

3.03.2 Discuss boy books and girl books and discuss the similarities and differences.

3.03.3 During a study of community workers, discuss the fact that both men and women can fill jobs. Read and discuss books about community workers.

3.04 Relate cultural similarities and differences to personal life experiences.

3.04.1 Read a variety of multicultural books to foster awareness of other cultures.

3.04.2 Use multicultural books as a focus for discussion of personal life experiences (examples: Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, Tar Beach, Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky).

3.05 Describe how information and ideas are influenced by prior knowledge and personal experience.

3.05.1 As a class brainstorm and chart what students already know about a topic. Chart questions they would like to answer. As a group investigate the topic:

Use a variety of resources.
Add correct answers to chart

3.05.2 Discuss how prior knowledge and experience affect the characters in the story of the Three Little Pigs.

3.05.3 Discuss familiar stories and books to identify the role of prior knowledge and experience.

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