Lesson Plan # 10 My Librarian is a Camel: How Books are Brought to Children Around the World by

Margriet Ruurs

Standards: See curriculum map for description of standards: www.jenmcm04.wordpess.com/curriculum-map SS: 3.1 SS: 3.2 SS: 3.8 SS: 3.10 CCELA: RS for Literature grade 3: 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 RS for Information: 7, 9, 10 Speaking and Listening: 3,4 Essential Questions:

• What do you think of when you hear the word library?

• How are books brought to libraries around the world? Objectives:

• Students will read for information.

• Students will locate each country on a map that is mentioned in the book.

• Students will describe different transportation used to bring books to children around the world.

• Students will explain why specific transportation is used based on the location of each country.

Materials:

• Story My Librarian is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World by Margriet Ruurs

Instructional Plan:

• As you read the story to the students have them locate each country on a map. • Ask the students if they have ever been to a library, either in school or a public

library in their town. • Ask the students what the title of the book means. • After reading about each country in the story, have the students discuss the

transportation used, and what type of library is located in each country. Assessment: Students will choose one country and write a compare and contrast paper focusing on how books are transported to the library in that country compared to the library that the students attend.