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 5	The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening and viewing experiences.
	5.01 Respond to reading, listening, viewing experiences orally, artistically, dramatically and in writing. 5.01.1 Retell and/or tell stories using Kid Pix. 5.01.2 Create dramatic activities in response to a story. (Act out Three Little Pigs). 5.01.3 Answer questions about a story or video. 5.01.4 Make dioramas. 5.01.5 Tell, act out, and/or draw alternative endings to stories, fairy tales, folk tales, and tall tales. 5.01.6 Act out stories. 5.01.7 Design posters representing the theme of a story. 5.02 Produce media in various formats. 5.02.1 Record students’ voices and familiar sounds. Select a favorite rhyme or poem. Identify yourself on the tape by saying, "I am _________," before reading favorite rhyme or poem onto a tape. (Everyone in class gets an opportunity.) Place tape in a listening center and/or allow it to be checked out to share with family and friends. Draw illustrations of favorite story. Make finger puppets. 5.02.2 Produce Big Books and other media as a part of classroom units of study and literary experiences. 5.02.3 After listening to a story, draw pictures, develop slide shows retelling story and describing characters and settings with sound effects. 5.02.4 Use digital cameras to create photo albums to communicate concepts/information learned. 5.02.5 Participate in school-wide news broadcasts, featuring weather, cafeteria menu, choral readings and poems, etc. 5.03 Acknowledge resources used in all print, non-print, and electronic products. 5.03.1 Routinely state the source of information when sharing information obtained from people or reading, listening, viewing media. 5.03.2 List title/author of books read on reading log, personal and classroom. 5.03.3 List title, author, publisher, copyright year and call numbers for books read on personal reading log. (Note sources used by about outline for mini-research projects.) 5.04 Collaborate with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information problems and to design, develop, and evaluate information products and solutions. 5.04.1 Media coordinator and classroom teachers use a variety of resources to meet information needs in person, e-mail and telecommunications. Evaluate the quality and usefulness of information. Identify and discuss surrounding issues. Develop and conduct surveys. Exchange Information via e-mail (e.g., cultural, scientific information). Conduct video-conferencing sessions about a specific topics.

Competency Goal 5

The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening and viewing experiences.

5.01 Respond to reading, listening, viewing experiences orally, artistically, dramatically and in writing.

5.01.1 Retell and/or tell stories using Kid Pix.

5.01.2 Create dramatic activities in response to a story. (Act out Three Little Pigs).

5.01.3 Answer questions about a story or video.

5.01.4 Make dioramas.

5.01.5 Tell, act out, and/or draw alternative endings to stories, fairy tales, folk tales, and tall tales.

5.01.6 Act out stories.

5.01.7 Design posters representing the theme of a story.

5.02 Produce media in various formats.

5.02.1 Record students’ voices and familiar sounds.

Select a favorite rhyme or poem.
Identify yourself on the tape by saying, "I am _________," before reading favorite rhyme or poem onto a tape. (Everyone in class gets an opportunity.)
Place tape in a listening center and/or allow it to be checked out to share with family and friends.
Draw illustrations of favorite story.
Make finger puppets.

5.02.2 Produce Big Books and other media as a part of classroom units of study and literary experiences.

5.02.3 After listening to a story, draw pictures, develop slide shows retelling story and describing characters and settings with sound effects.

5.02.4 Use digital cameras to create photo albums to communicate concepts/information learned.

5.02.5 Participate in school-wide news broadcasts, featuring weather, cafeteria menu, choral readings and poems, etc.

5.03 Acknowledge resources used in all print, non-print, and electronic products.

5.03.1 Routinely state the source of information when sharing information obtained from people or reading, listening, viewing media.

5.03.2 List title/author of books read on reading log, personal and classroom.

5.03.3 List title, author, publisher, copyright year and call numbers for books read on personal reading log. (Note sources used by about outline for mini-research projects.)

5.04 Collaborate with others, both in person and through technologies, to identify information problems and to design, develop, and evaluate information products and solutions.

5.04.1 Media coordinator and classroom teachers use a variety of resources to meet information needs in person, e-mail and telecommunications.

Evaluate the quality and usefulness of information.
Identify and discuss surrounding issues.
Develop and conduct surveys.
Exchange Information via e-mail (e.g., cultural, scientific information).
Conduct video-conferencing sessions about a specific topics.

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