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Library:
Computer/Technology:
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Information Literacy Standards for student learning If your computer does not run the slide show
(Based on National and
State standards for media literacy) you
might need to download the Powerpoint Viewer.
Library Media Specialist
see also Standards outline with resources Wayback machine
(forthcoming)
Welcome
to the
Check
out the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan 2005-2006 award nominees and this past year’s winners.
Students
Visit Book Adventure.com
Grades 3 through 7 exit slip
Library Classroom rules
Remember that students who miss library
class should still return their book as soon as possible. Other students are waiting for the book!
Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
Curriculum Standards K-2
Students
are looking at Library organization and parts of the book
List
of content standards, links to units,
worksheets, extra reading
Information Literacy
Library
Organization
Author
Study (Frank Asch, the Berenstains, Eric
Carle)
Elements
of story: Character, Setting, Problem and Solution
Parts
of the Story
Independent Learning
Retelling
a story
Caldecott
and/or Black-eyed Susan award books
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2!
Social Responsibility
Care
of a book
Cooperative
listening and working
Listening
to and sharing about a story
Students
are looking at Library organization and parts of the book
Lesson
plan example
List
of content standards, links to units,
worksheets, extra reading
Information
Literacy
(Accesses, evaluates, and
uses information)
Parts
of the book
Spring-time choosing a book that I can read myself
project
Fall Author study (Marc Brown)
Independent
Learning
Literature
appreciation
Social
Responsibility
Sharing information and participating in
groups
Sharing
about stories and books
Students
are learning vocabulary for parts of the book and reviewing rules for good
library citizenship
Letter
of expectations
List
of content standards, links to units,
worksheets, extra reading
Information
Literacy (accesses, evaluates, and uses information)
Read
and do a report about a person who really lived (Biography)
Independent
Learning (including literature
appreciation)
Animal
Research using Enchanted Learning
including specific and general research information resources
Social
Responsibility (including sharing information and participating
in groups)
Returning
signed papers
Sharing
about stories
Working
in groups to do research
Curriculum Standards
3-5
Students continue to work
in groups to research a topic of personal interest in an encyclopedia
Content
standards, Exit slip, Links to units,
Extra reading,
Expectations
Information Literacy
Library
Organization
Genre
Unit:
Ballad
lyrics tell a story. “Rebus” rhymes and riddles challenge the mind and
give a smile.
Enjoy
Amelia Bedelia and have fun with idioms.
Independent Learning
Reference
tools
Thesaurus
activities
Research
skills unit (Turkeys)
and Staple-less
Book.
Social Responsibility
Care
of Books (from Linda Turrell’s
Library Skills series) and materials
Class
Participation and good listening skills
Using
the internet and understanding acceptable use policy.
Group
work
Media Literacy
Understanding
media messages
Students visit the
Reference section to explore ways to locate information
Students are reminded that
Biographies are found in the 900 section but are shelved together as Biography in
the public library and as 92 in the OLGS library.
The second line of a
biography call number begins with the first three letters of the subject’s last
name (for example: George Washington is BIOG WAS or 92 WAS).
Students unable to find a
book in the school library a particular person should go to bcplonline.org to
locate their book. Call the branch that
has it and have it sent to your local branch for you to pick up.
List
of content standards (new standards for
media literacy are not yet reflected), links to units, and extra reading.
Information Literacy
Library
Organization
Genre
Unit
Myth (Icarus example) see
also Icarus asteroid citation
Enjoying
what we read
Bookadventure activities.
Independent Learning
Literature
Appreciation
Genre
unit links
Biographies
and Award Books and book reports
Research skills
Electricity
unit links and worksheets
Maryland
Unit website
Newspapers
(Baltimore Sun, New York Times, USA Today)
See
also Cool links.
Social Responsibility
Care
of books
Giving
credit
What
is an Acceptable Use Policy?
Media Literacy
What
is the purpose of a particular webpage?
Is
the information accurate?
Students are presently reading and discussing the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
Lesson Plan example
Students
will be reading Esther Wood Brady’s Toliver’s
Secret in class beginning January 9.
Students
who have a copy should bring it to class and leave it in the
In
March we will read E.B. White’s Trumpet of the Swan in class and
independently.
In_class_packet_Toliver’s_secret
Revolutionary war biography links
Class
Book Report Choices
|
This
Week’s lessons include skills review and media literacy We have begun to access Bookadventure.com Each
child we be able to use this program to take quizzes on books at school or at
home. Previous
lesson plans, paperwork links here as needed. |
List
of content standards (new standards for
media literacy are not yet reflected), links to units, and extra reading. |
|
Information Literacy Library
organization and Searching skills Think
Quest about the Dewey Decimal System Dewey pages Facts about the Dewey
Decimal system |
Independent Learning Research
skills Revolutionary
war biography links, Revolutionary
war link, and Toliver’s
Secret packet Other
resources for Grade 5 support (plants) see
Houghton Mifflin Social
Studies See
also sites for Revolutionary war biographies: Revolutionary War: Biographies | eThemes | eMINTS and
Revolutionary war history: |
|
Social Responsibility Group
discussions and participation Citing
sources (giving credit) |
Media
Literacy Purpose
of a webpage Giving
credit |
Students will be researching countries
during the winter (factsheet)
Students are continuing to explore ways to
use their unstructured time to develop library skills; all writing is included
in I.L.A. grade
Sharing information with fellow students;
Reading short stories and exploring story
elements;
Researching social studies or science
topics and reporting the topic on library exit slip
Library card letter
Lesson Plan example
bibliography.
News
fit to print:
|
Watch
this space for links to lessons of interest: Links:
Egypt Gist template for notetaking |
Useful
and Informative Places to visit: MiddleWeb: a middle school teacher’s site (Teachers) Parents
Choice Foundation (Parents) Brochure
and Publishing templates (if prompted download plug ins for best
results) (Teachers, Students) List
of content standards (new standards for
media literacy are not yet reflected) Research
and Library organization development driven by Geography |
|
Curriculum Base: Information Literacy Help! I am locked in the library “’Do
We’ Really Know Dewey?” (Think Quest about the Dewey Decimal
System) (fall) Genre
(midwinter): Dark Dreamweaver by
Mythology see Bullfinch’s Mythology site and Pandora’s Box story Blue Balliot’s Chasing Vermeer
and study sheet and “Virtual Manipulative Pentominoes.” First person narrator: Shane or Girl
in a Cage (Spring) Biography (Dewey Section 92 and websites like: Beautiful
Jim Key) |
Curriculum Base: Independent Learning Social studies links
Study skills
for Middle School students General Research skills and Social
Studies research Geography information, worksheets Design
a brochure with ReadWriteThink publishing. Geography
Label Me
printouts (see your librarian for a banner-free page) About Longitude
and Latitude (download Shockwave if prompted). Look
at a way to search indexes by using your public library card number |
|
Curriculum Base: Social Responsibility M.L.A.
style Sixth
Grade Bibliographic Format or if server is down try: Nauset Public Schools - Research and Style Manual - Works Cited for Grades
6 Writing
a bibliography worksheet worksheet
(for editing) |
Curriculum Base: Media
Literacy Can we believe everything we see in movies, on tv, or on the internet? Technology Links
developed at |
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Students
are reading a biography of a person known for good works or good choice of
values
Lesson
Plan example forthcoming
The
Ugly book project has begun with a definition of the word: Altruism. See activity.
See Your Teacher’s
Helpful Links below for information about online version of science
text
List
of content standards, links to units
Information Literacy
Parts
of the books
Library
Organization
Interview (November)
Biography:
Ugly book project (December)
Seventh
grade reading suggestions general, adventure/survival,
Teachers
see: tradebooks/lessons
Independent Learning
Introduction
to the Gist method of Notetaking and content reading
(September-October)
Research
tools: off and online (All year)
Musical
artist intermission (January)
Social
Studies History links from a history teacher’s page and Geography
link related to tectonic plates
Scientific
research skills unit links and worksheets (see also book information below)
Plants
(Springtime)
Social Responsibility:
Bibliography
(ongoing)
Reference
book to use in class: A Guide to MLA Documentation by Joseph Trimmer.
Guide
to first weeks of school routines, procedures, rules
Media Literacy (All year)
***
***Your Teacher’s
Helpful links***
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/maryland/student/science/index.html
Integrated
Science: Glencoe Science Level Green
2005
Key
in username and password provided by teacher for online edition
Try
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/world_exp_ppc
For
information and activities related to the Social Studies Texbook: World Explorer People, Places, and Things
See
also: http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html
for science fair information
***
Grade 8
List
of content standards, links to units
Information
Literacy
Independent
Learning
Language
Arts research skills unit links and worksheets
Social
Responsibility
Media
Literacy
(Always visit websites before using with your child or your
students in the event that content has changed!)
Letter about the Library
card for grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Letter about the library
folder
Classroom
newsletters
Enchanted Learning (fundraising
has enabled students to access banner free pages at school)
Explore the Brain and Spinal
Cord (teachers)
(First
time users access through the Encyclopediae
box/Grolier Online (First time Home Use) on the Reference Page.
Fundraising
has enabled our school to subscribe to this resource for school and home use)
Library
exit slip (should be returned signed weekly for
students in grades 3 and up.)
Parents’
Choice Foundation and awards pages
School’s
Reference Page for Students
Sirs Discoverer (The
Maryland Digital Library program, free to participating schools through state
and local taxes,
enables access at home or at school.
Type in the username and password provided by your librarian
and located in your grade 3 and up student’s library folder)
Starting a Book Group (tips from
Bookadventure.com)
Thinkport Family and Community (membership
is free but not necessary to use the site.
But registration allows certain extra goodies.)
About Site
This
site is designed primarily to enable teachers and the Library Media Specialist
to support students in their charge to become information literate individuals,
independent researchers, and socially responsible citizens. We do this by providing access to library
lesson plans, worksheets, and study guides that students use in and outside of
library class; by providing links that help students and their teachers find
important content support and further reading; and by providing information for
parents’ ongoing enrichment of their child/ren’s
learning. We
invite parents and students to use this site for information on what is
happening in library class, to find and reprint copies of lost paperwork, and
to find sites which may enrich your student’s classroom experiences. Where possible information
for a specific group (Parent, Teacher, Student, Media Specialist) may be
parentheses. There may be redundancy; important links might be repeated
if used in different objectives. Any
problems with the site: please contact Mrs.
Hartig.
See also the Reference page
for links to use at home and your student’s library folder for any
username/password information not provided directly on this site.
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