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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Library Mouse

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Use Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Daniel Kirk's Library Mouse is a delightful anchor text for comprehension strategy work and to inspire your students to become writers, perfect for drawing connections between reading and writing.
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Asking Questions with Library Mouse

Build on your students' natural curiosity about what is happening at the library with this asking questions mini lesson to use with Daniel Kirk's Library Mouse.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.1,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.1c,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.13A,2.8C,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.6I,2.6E,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Determining Importance with Library Mouse

Teach your readers to pay attention to the clues author Daniel Kirk uses to highlight the important information in Library Mouse. Careful readers will use the repeated words and details in the illustrations to help construct meaning.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.2,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9C,2.8C,2.8A,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6G,2.6E,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Library Mouse

Daniel Kirk sets a clear purpose for writing Library Mouse which makes this text and mini lesson perfect for students beginning strengthen their reading comprehension by identifying the author's purpose.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.2,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7D,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.10A,2.9C,2.8C,2.7E,2.1A,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Synthesizing with Library Mouse

While reading Library Mouse, students will have an opportunity to combine what they know about libraries with what they learn about Sam and the mysterious new books that keep appearing on the shelves. Tracking how their thinking changes as new information from the story is added will help them understand the story more fully.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.1,RL.2.2,RL.2.3,RL.2.4,RL.2.5,RL.2.6,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9C,2.8C,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.6I,2.6H,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Understanding Text Structure with Library Mouse

Paying attention to the sequential text structure Daniel Kirk used when writing Library Mouse will help your students become better readers (and may inspire them to become writers as well!).
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.4,RL.2.5,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7E,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.9C,2.8C,2.7F,2.1A,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.6I,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Diphthongs with Library Mouse

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk as a springboard for instruction focused on diphthongs.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how diphthongs ow and ou are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
RF.2.3,RF.2.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Library Mouse

This set of vocabulary development resources for Library Mouse highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.2.4a,L.2.5a,L.2.6
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2.7E,2.7F,2.3A,2.3B,2.3D
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Comprehension Assessment with Library Mouse

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Library Mouse.
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Running Record with Library Mouse

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Library Mouse. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Writing with Library Mouse

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Asking Questions with Library Mouse (Spanish)

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Determining Importance with Library Mouse (Spanish)

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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Library Mouse (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with Library Mouse (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with Library Mouse (Spanish)

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Writing with Library Mouse (Spanish)

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Title: Library Mouse
Author: Daniel Kirk
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Adventure
ISBN: 9780810989290
Publisher's Summary:
Sam loved to read. He read so much that finally one day he decided to write books himself. Sam shared his books with other library visitors by placing them on a bookshelf at night. Until there came the time that people wanted to meet this talented author. Whatever was Sam to do?
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