Term 3 Stage 2 - Stage 3 Library Program 2017

CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK _CBCA

Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books, and
Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers and librarians conduct activities relating to a
theme to highlight the importance of reading.

At Copacabana Public School library, term 3 library lessons will focus on responding to texts
from the Childrens Book Council Shortlist.

Students, will be asked to vote for the book they think should win the Childrens Book Council
award

Each student will have a voting sheet to record his or her vote. After the winning book is
announced by the CBCA, students that have voted for the book will receive a lollypop as a
prize.
Criteria for voting students will consider are:

1. Front cover is appealing and makes you want to read the book,

2. The illustrations help tell the story, are interesting or colourful.

3. The story made them feel something, e.g. happy, made them laugh, made them sad or
reminded them of something in their own lives.

As part of Book Week celebrations lessons will focus on the shortlisted titles from the
Picture Book Category.

Students will respond creatively to the texts. Resources will be mainly, sourced from the
Escape to Everywhere booklet created by the Ipswich Teacher Librarian Network.\

English Syllabus Outcomes covered:

Stage 2

EN2-12E
identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an
understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter

EN2-10C
thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when
responding to and composing texts

Stage 3

EN3-7C

thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and
identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts

EN3-3A

uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a
wide range of texts in different media and technologies

EN3-5B

discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening
range of audiences and contexts
 Book Week Celebrations
Stage 2 and Stage 3
week Lesson sequence Resources
1 Read Mechanica by Lance Balchin (chapter 1-
history)
Introduce Book Week celebrations and Childrens
Book Council awards. Students will be voting just as
the council do, to choose the Best book from the
shortlist.
Discuss how voting sheets will be used to record
favourite book from Picture Book category.
Discuss costumes for Book Parade.
Discuss Book Fair.
Students decide on an animal they wish to
transform into a Mechanica. Students find a photo
in google of full body image of chosen animal.
2 Read One Photo by Ross Watkins, illustrator, Liz Art paper, Mechanica
Anelli, worksheets, Mechanical
Discuss how old-fashioned film cameras work. parts to create Mechanica
Students predict why is the father taking photo collage.
of ordinary everyday things in the house and not of
his family?
Students work on Mechanica artwork sketch an
outline of their chosen animal.
Start to consider what your animal will be to
complete Mechanica worksheet. consider power
source, purpose, size, specifications etc.

3 Read Home in the Rain By Bob Graham Art paper, Mechanica

Discuss text How does Bob Graham give us a clue worksheets, Mechanical
to what the babies name will be? Quote at the start parts to create Mechanica
of the book. collage.
Remind students about Book Fair and book parade
next week. Work on Mechanica art Remind students
book fair and book parade are held next week
Students work on Mechanica artwork using
photocopied mechanical parts to create a collaged
mechanical animal.
4 Book Fair and Book Parade.
Take Photos of students behind Escape to
Everywhere board to celebrate the theme for Book
Week 2017.
Wish list Monday.
Book Fair Tuesday to Thursday
Parade Wednesday.
5 Read Out by Angela May George, illustrated by
Owen Swan

Discuss a book about refugees

Students work on Mechanica animals artwork

6 Read My Brother By Oliver Huxley illustrated by

Dee Huxley and Tiffany Huxley.
Discuss text - A book about loss of a sibling. Told
using metaphors (The definition of a metaphor is "a
figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in
which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used
of one thing is applied to another. For example, "the
curtain of night" or "all the world's a stage.")
Continue work on Mechanica Animals.

7 Read The Patchwork Bike By Maxine Beneba Lolly pops

Clarke, illustrated by Van T Rudd.
Discuss
Book Week Shortlist winners announced 19th August.
Check CBCA website and print out winners and
honour books.
Announce winner to classes this week. Give lollypops
to students that have voted for the winning title.

8 Read Gary Leila Rudge (Illust: Leila Rudge)

Discuss. A book about friendship.
Suggested title (programed by Casual teacher)
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Programed by casual teacher. (away on LSL)

10 Programed by casual teacher.(away on LSL)