Library

“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.” Laura Bush

OVERVIEW 

Students increase their understanding that it is part of God's plan that people should be able to read, and that one of the ways that God speaks to us is through His written word. Students listen, read, and respond to a variety of books with more complexity and further develop their knowledge on the different parts of various categories of books. They begin to develop skills in research and learn to use a variety of information sources. The aim of this subject is that students can become effective users of library resources and information to further understand God’s wisdom and power. 

TIME ALLOCATION 

• 2 periods per cycle 

TOPICS INCLUDE 

• Library resources and their organisation 
• eBooks and audiobooks 
• Research skills: questioning, note-taking, summarising, keyword searching, Dewey Decimal classification system, reference books, online databases 
• Databases: World Book Online, A to Z of World Culture 
• Reference tools: street directories, atlas, encyclopedias 

REQUIREMENTS 

• Booklist items 

ASSESSMENT 

• Class Activities 
• Unit Assessments 
• Observations 

“Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do and whatever else you do, develop good judgement.” Proverbs 4:7 NLT