Library Skills Lesson Plans

41. Brandi Fergus0n
Brandi Ferguson April 4, 2002 Reading Independency Rationale :Students need to be able to read fluently and independently in order to become avid readers. As children become independent readers, they need to acquire the skills on how to choose appropriate reading material so that they will become avid readers later on. This lesson will introduce students on how to choose literature in their library and to promote voluntary reading by teaching them to choose reading material that is reading-level appropriate. Materials :students,...

42. Voting in Legislatures Voting in Legislatures
Information Institute of Syracuse _ Printer friendly text Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria Copyright Statement Lesson Plan : AELP-GOV0200 Voting in Legislatures Source: School Library Media Activities Monthly, (6:6, February 1990) Grade Levels: 7, 8 Subject(s): Social Studies/US Government Information Literacy/Research Skills Library Media Skills Objectives: The student will use publications of the local state authorities to find out about state government. The student will use a newspa...

43. Finding and Using Reference Materials
...il: Jan.Rounds@k12.sd.us School District: Huron Date Added: 7/30/2002 1:28:53 PM Date Last Revised: 7/30/2002 1:28:53 PM Peer Reviewer: Shirley Twedt Peer Reviewer E-mail: SD Content Standard Goals (SD Content Standards): Communications/Language Arts Students will use critical listening and viewing skills in various situations and for a variety of purposes. SD Content Standard Indicators: 1. Students will understand the placement of different categories of books within the library and be able to locate reference materials. 2. Students will understand the function of organizational features and use them to lo...

44. Writing mythological monologues
...eference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Jan Little Email: arlittle@bellsouth.net School/University/Affiliation: Hunters Lane High School Date: September 12, 1999 Grade Level(s): 10 Subject(s): Language Arts/Literature/Mythology Language Arts/Writing (composition) Duration: Two 45-minute sessions in library and one class period for presentations Description: Students research Greek gods and heroes; write a brief monologue, and then make a presentation as if they are that character. This project helps them remember characters from Edith Hamilton's Mythology and reinforces the material before beginning the Ilia...

45. Animals in Winter Animals in Winter
Lesson Plan : AELP- ANM0201 Animals in Winter Source: School Library Media Activities Monthly, (6:6, February 1990) Grade Levels: 2, 3 Subject(s): Science/Animals Information Literacy Library Media Skills Objectives: The student will use book indexes to find out about animals in winter. Curriculum (subject area) Objectives: These activities may be used in connection with a...

46. Water Water
Information Institute of Syracuse _ Printer friendly text Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria Copyright Statement Lesson Plan : AELP-EAR0200 Water Source: School Library Media Activities Monthly (October 1994, p. 28) Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4 Subject(s): Science/Earth Science Information Literacy Library Media Skills Objectives: The student will prepare a simple outline web to show the relationship between ideas. The student will identify main and subordinate ideas. Curriculum...

47. "The Rug Merchant" Business Letter/English/Grade 9
...hoice. They will proofread and edit their letters before mailing. Goal/Standard/Level/Benchmark 3.B.4.b KRSP Knowledge: State information about personal consumer satisfaction or dissatisfaction to customer service department in business. Reasoning: Evaluate product or service performed by business. Skills: Compose letter to business stating praise or complaint about produce or service. Revise business letter after proofreading. Products: Business Letter Assessments Other: Description: Short business letter. (Reasoning, Skills, Products) Freshman_Letter_Rubric.doc - Rubric Instruction What activities will stu...

48. Researching
...electing "File", then "Save As" from your browser's pull down menu. The file name extension must be .html. This lesson provided by: Author: Angela Martin System: SELMA CITY School: SELMA HIGH SCHOOL Title: Researching Overview/ Discuss different types of reference Annotation: materials located in a library. Arrange an orientation of the library with your Media Specialist. Create a story map to represent information the class knows about the Titanic. Question students to determine what they know about the Titanic. (Examples: where its voyage began and ended, who the captain was). Explain to students that afte...

49. Build Skills - Thesaurus
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Return to Unit List Grade 3 3 Unit 6: Making Decisions Teacher's Edition p. 433 Build Skills Build Skills Thesaurus From the Student Web Page BBC: Wonderwords Meet The Saurus and learn about wonderwords. Then write a poem! Click What is a Wonderword? Read and take the quiz. Click Submit to check your answers. Click the Back arrow twice. Scroll down and click Help Me Write a Poem Full of Wonderwords...

50. LCPS Libraries
Lesson Plan Title: "Mind Teasers" 20th Century Media Curricular Subject: History Library Subject: Research Techniques Grade Level: 6-8 National Standards: Standard 1 State Standards: SOLs 6.3, 6.9, 7.6, & 8.4 Local Standards: 6.3 Student will use the index to a set of encyclopedias 6.7 Student will select and use appropriate reference sources to answer specific questions. All Grades: The stude...