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Lesson Planet Article
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Get it, Use it, Love it! Library Card Sign-Up Month

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Library cards are promoted during the month of September. Show your students how to get one, the great ways to use one, and the joy of having one!
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Lesson Planet Article
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Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Motivate your class to acquire and utilize a library card all year long.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Seven Ways to Instill a Love for Libraries

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Show your classes the knowledge, resources, and fun a library has to offer!
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Unit Plan
Roseburg Public Schools

Library Skills and Literature

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
The library is such a valuable resource for kids of all ages. Help elementary readers learn all about parts of the library, text features for both fiction and nonfiction text, and different ways to find books that they want to read.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Three Little Pigs: Human, Natural and Capital Resources

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
First and second graders will learn about natural, capital , and human resources through the story The Three Little Pigs. They will listen to the story, write down what they know about straw, wood, and brick, then complete a chart...
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Professional Doc
National Education Association

Racial Justice in Education Resource Guide

For Teachers K - 12th
Strive for racial justice within your classroom community with help from an 80-page resource guide. Five modules move scholars through thoughtful, and reflective grand conversations to making a plan, then taking action. Learners write...
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Lesson Plan
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Hunting Through the Library

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine a library database system. They are given practical exercises to explore the database system. Finally, the student selects two books, locates the books in the library, and uses these sources for reading and research.
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PPT
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Welcome To Your Library

For Teachers K - 2nd
As an overview of the positive things the library has to offer, this would be a helpful presentation. However, it does not provide much information. This presentation could be augmented by adding details about the Dewey Decimal system or...
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Handout
International Reading Association

Children’s Choices 2014

For Teachers K - 6th
Books for kids, chosen by kids! What could be better? This packet is made up of book lists, each with approximately 30 books included, organized by age group. Kids will enjoy the summer reading materials they choose from this resource!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping the Library

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners compare their school library with another library such as: town library, for example, or a virtual library and identify the most important features. Students use their observations to create a map of the school library that can...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Library Curriculum: What Would a Wonderful Library Be Like?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a KWL chart about libraries. They create a book using writing patterns of a particular author. Students decide criteria for awarding the Second Grade Librarian Award to books in the classroom library, and use a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Library Writing

For Students 1st - 2nd
Tie reading and writing to library appreciation! Learners answer four questions about the library and draw a picture of the location they most often visit. Extend the activity by taking a trip to a local library and checking out books to...
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PPT
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Let's Learn Library Language

For Teachers K - 4th
This PowerPoint presentation provides a review of 'library language', vocabulary associated with books and the library such as cover, title, author, illustrator, call number and fiction/nonfiction. Each slide of this PowerPoint displays...
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Handout
PBS

Arthur’s World Neighborhood: Bibliography for Kids

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Support young learners as they expand their cultural awareness with this list of children's literature on countries from around the globe. Including both fictional and non-fictional texts. This resource will help students across the...
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Lesson Plan
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine Library organization. In this logic instructional activity, students watch a Between the Lions episode and consider how the library has been organized. Students each list their 3 favorite book titles and how they would...
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Lesson Plan
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Gwendolyn the Library Fairy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story.  For this rhyming words lesson, students learn what rhyme is, read Gwendolyn the Library Fairy and identify rhyming words.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basic Search Methods Using Online Resources

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice using technology to gather information. In this online research lesson, 2nd graders use technology to find information for a research project. Students write a research paper, and give a presentation to the class...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Learning About the Library - School/Home Links, Book Links

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this home-school literature worksheet, learners go to a library and pick out a book they would like to read. They check out the book, and write down the title and author. They read the book with their learning partner before...
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Lesson Plan
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I Want To Go To the Library

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to the library as a resource to obtain reading material. After a review of the way to correct reading mistakes, students travel to the school library to select a book according to their reading level. They...
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Lesson Plan
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Leo the Library Mouse

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders share how they should take care of library media center books and display their ideas for others to see. They read the book, LEO THE LIBARY MOUSE and discuss book care rules and reflect on how they compare with the main...
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Lesson Plan
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For the Birds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe, identify, and document birds sighted at the library feeder station. They observe and document birds in order to begin their birder's life list. They apply scientific concepts and principles by using library...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Library Skills: Biography

For Teachers 2nd
Biographies deserve special attention when training youngsters how to use the library because they are alphabetized by subject rather than by author. Guide children through the process of finding biographies over a two-visit series. On...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We're Going on a Library Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a library scavenger hunt. Using a database, they practice typing in words to search for as they look for a book. They complete a worksheet with instructions to finish the scavenger hunt. To end the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Designed World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students visit a school or public library and study how information is organized. For this information management lesson, students answer a group of questions about the organizational method of the library. Students then practice sorting...

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