Learning how to use the library is an important skill that helps kids in all subjects.
Click here to see sample pages. A visit to the library is an experience that young children enjoy. These books will help teach them that the librarian is a person who can provide them with a wealth of information in a place where their imagination can soar. Topics covered range from teaching students how to properly care for a book; library behavior; literary genres and parts of a book.
Format: soft cover, 8 ½ x 11
Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
Recommended grade: 4th
Concepts are presented through fun worksheets and activities, including technology activities, internet resources, and on-line research activities. Inside this series you will find engaging and interesting library instruction written by an award-winning librarian. The fun and easy-to-use reproducible activities will teach and reinforce the skills students need to successfully use a library.
Beginning with the basics of the library, the series builds upon skills ranging from the parts of a book to the Dewey Decimal Classification® system, dictionaries and encyclopedias, genres of literature, and technology. At the end of the book, you will find a book project, a suggested list of grade-appropriate books, and a list of the Newberry and Caldecott book award winners for the past few years. Fun bookmarks and awards are also included. Whether this series is used by the classroom teacher or media specialist, it will empower students to gain confidence as they learn library skills and look forward to their trips to the library.
Frank Schaffer Publications designed the activities in this book to cover essential skills found in standardized tests. Every activity is aligned to state and national standards and designed to improve performance. Through cooperative efforts with Align to Achieve, an independent, non-profit organization, the instructional contents of this book have been correlated to meet or exceed standards for each state as well as national standards. Click here to see a complete list of items available from Frank Schaffer Publications. |
