Lesson+Plan+Ideas

=Here are some of our favorite library lessons that we are happy to share.=

Dewey Decimal
(Stephanie) I'll get us started...Here is my favorite Dewey Decimal Rap YouTube video. My students beg me to play it, and we all __#|agree__ that it's completely addictive.

Dewey Decimal Rap

5th Grade Dewey Decimal Wordle lesson


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Poetry
(Stephanie) In April I always do I a poetry lesson to go along with National Poetry month. I read a variety of poems to the students and then have students create their own poems. My favorite style poem for students to create is a Bio Poem. Here is a template for creating a Bio Poem from ReadWriteThink...

Bio Poem Template

Reference Sources
(Stephanie) I teach a unit on a variety of reference sources including dictionaries (definitely not the most exciting topic). Most students think of dictionaries as the thing teachers use for write offs, and they try to avoid them. To get my 5th grade students interested, I have them look at the components of a dictionary and then write a dictionary entry for themselves. They must include all of the components of a dictionary entry such as a syllable-divided entry word, a pronunciation guide, parts of speech, and a minimum of 3 definitions. Usually, they love writing about themselves and end up writing a multitude of definitions.

(Sue) This is the ppt for my reference source unit. Hope you can use or modify part or all of it. I use parts of it as I teach a reference. Before TCAP it's a good review.

Author Studies
(Stephanie) One of the most fun things I've ever done as a teacher is video chatting with an author. Many students thought Skyping with an author was way cooler than meeting with the author in person. Our free 15 minute Q&A session with Eric Berlin was perfectly timed to go with one of the Volunteer State Book Award nominees for last year. Here is a great resource for finding authors who will Skype with __#|classes__...

Virtual Author Visits

Genres
(Stephanie) After learning about a variety of fiction genres, my students have fun playing Genre Jeopardy. We usually play boys vs. girls, and there is always a huge competition going on. Here is my PowerPoint template for the game...



Library Skills Standards
Kindergarten Library Skills Standards 1st Grade Library Skills Standards 2nd Grade Library Skills Standards 3rd Grade Library Skills Standards 4th Grade Library Skills Standards 5th Grade Library Skills Standards

(Carol) Here's a website I found that has lesson plans based on AASL standards and Common Core standards. You can also add your own lesson plans to their database! :) []

Book Care
(Carol) I found this PowerPoint on the blog The Centered School Library

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This is a quick PowerPoint to teach book care called Why Animals should Definitely not Borrow Library Books. Obviously it goes along with the book __Animals should definitely not wear clothing__, which would be fun to read before this PowerPoint.=====

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This will something fun and easy to do to remind kids at the beginning of the year to take care of their books! And their cute drawings can be hung on a bulletin board or out in the hall.=====

I always show this TeacherTube Book Care video to my 2nd graders - they love it and it gets the point across very well! :) []

**Fable or Myth**

 * (Sue)** I made this PowerPoint last year to use with second and third grade.