While literature appreciation is still a primary focus, there is substantial expansion in the library skills which are taught at this level. The difference between fiction and non-fiction is reviewed and reinforced. Fiction arrangement is reviewed, and the Dewey Decimal system is introduced. Biography is defined, and its unique system of arrangement explained. Children delve further into the reference section of the library, and electronic reference sources are introduced.
Children have their first experience with the electronic card catalogue.
Often is it is the parent who takes responsibility for book returns in the lower grades. The focus for this responsibility begins to shift at this age, and children take greater accountability for their borrowing privileges.