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Not Just Books

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider uses of a library and explore the collections at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City, and create proposals for exhibits of various artifacts.
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The Relatedness of Languages

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Internet and library resources to select and examine the origins of phrases or words, particularly words that have origins in other languages.
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Reader's Paradise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students visit the school or local library (or bookstore) to create short film or radio documentary that records a specific habit or ritual associated with reading, book buying, or book borrowing.
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Where Do I Belong? - Part Two

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students organize library books using their library catalogue numbers. In this library books lesson, students receive four books to identify and then place in order according to their library information.
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Glossaries and Indexes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify parts of a book including the glossary, index, and dedication. In this glossary and index lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet after studying the glossary and index from a Houghton Mifflin Social Studies...
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Library Media

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders find or shelve books in the library. In this library books lesson, 5th graders find books and learn how to shelve books in the library.
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Modesto City Schools Library Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read and understand a variety of genres in a library setting. In this library activity lesson, students act as detectives and use clues in text and pictures to hypothesize the title of the missing book for the library reading...
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28 Things to Do in the Library

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this library activity worksheet, learners complete the 28 sentences with a word or phrase from the word bank that describe the things to do in the library.
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Library Visit 2 Activity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept of using the media center and library. The information is used to write a paper.
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Library Visit Paper

For Students 4th - 7th
For this language arts worksheet, students use the information in order to be come acquainted with visiting the library and as a source of information to write a paper.
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Love of Learning

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss times when learning has been fun and when it hasn't. They imagine that the are going for a ride in an aeroplane. Students imagine that they are looking through the window at the land below, they see the uneven shape...
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Turn, Turn, Turn

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners discover how to select a book and determine if it is too difficult to read. They break into groups of two; with one partner spinning the other around several times with their eyes closed and then the other person guides them...
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Farewell to the Former Library Media Specialist

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a letter to their former library media specialist incorporating brainstormed ideas of what they have liked about the library media center. In this way students let the teacher know about what has been done in the past and...
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Familiarization Fun: Using the Media Center

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a scavenger hunt to locate the different sections of the media center and determine the purpose for each section. They build a jigsaw puzzle as they find each major section of the library such as the reference or...
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Orientation to the Library

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a library orientation that would be helpful for a new student. They explain the organization of their school library and demonstrate how to access information.
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University of Texas at Austin

Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
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Other

Alaska Library Association (Akla)

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to information about the organization, its events and conferences, the resource provides links to numerous libraries within the state.
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Encyberpedia: The Living Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An exhaustive list of links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, glossaries, languages and thesaurus on the web. L.9-10.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning, L.11-12.4c References
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Sources: Libraries and Librarians

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on using libraries and librarians as research sources. It explains what makes them excellent sources of information because of expertise and reference materials available; it also lists the cons of using...
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American Library Association

American Library Association: Library Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
The official career site of the American Library Association offers a wealth of information relating to the many choices available to those interested in careers in libaries.
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State Library of North Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The library provides a wealth of resources online: e.g., access to local libraries and their card catalogs, the "North Carolina Encyclopedia," genealogical research, and newspapers.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: A History of Us Public Libraries

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition tells the story of the American public library system, its community impact, and the librarians who made it possible from the founding of the first US libraries through the first one hundred years of service.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
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Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.