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I have had alot of E-mails requestings these hits. I had been waiting to=20
gather as many as possible. These are the ones that where not yet posted. =20
Thank you all!!! Christine S.
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I put together a powerpoint presentation that showcases my media center,=20
digitalpictures of various areas and accompaning procedures. i run this at a=
=20
get aquainted meeting we have with each class the first week of school. It=20
highlights expectations of behavior as well as check out policy. We are=20
putting together a video of mock situations that might arise ie long checkou=
t=20
line too many students at the lookup station etc.as well as a humourous look=
=20
at other procedures we have. We will be using teachers children who have to=20
=A0report to school early like their poor parent.I expect the kids to enjoy=20=
the=20
video.
elisa collins
media specialist/tech coordinator
St Andrew Catholic School
Cape Coral,Fl
k-8 500 kids
p40p@aol.com
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Christine,
There are two attachments.
Animals in the Library. Here's something someone
shared with me. Permission is granted through the
website where it was first found.
Previous articles from the LMNet.
PJ Kelley
Elementary Media Specialist
Columbus Public Schools
pinkpanther880@yahoo.com
I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson>=20
I am really happy with the way we do orientation these days.=A0 I have a 6-1=
2=20
school
and I provide an orientation for the 6th graders.=A0 I have developd a scave=
nger
hunt format.=A0 The students are divided into groups of 3 or 4.=A0 They have=
a map
of the library and a list of "stuff" they have to mark on the map - the=20
fiction
section the reference section, the circulation area etc.=A0 It is always a=20
challenge
to them to find the pencil sharpener!=A0 There are also questions that have=20=
to
be answered using the OPAC.=A0 They are given a list of our library rules an=
d
policies regarding behavior expectations, loan limits etc.=A0 There is a=20
policy/procedure
question for each team.=A0 There is also at least one question that says - y=
ou
have to go to Mrs. Henry (me) to introduce yourself and find out the answer
and another one that requires them to go to my assistant. The first team tha=
t
thinks they are finished, goes to their teacher or my assistant to get their
map and answer sheet corrected.=A0 If they have a mistake, they have to go b=
ack
to work.=A0 If they are 100% correct, they are the winners.=A0 Everyone is=20
required
to finish however in order to be eligible for second prize.=A0 First prize i=
s
a "fun size" candy bar, a book mark, and a coupon for a free ice cream from
the cafetria.=A0 2nd prize is a "fun size" candy bar and a bookmark. When we=
are
all done all the students go to their tables and each group shares the=20
"policy/procedure
questions that they had to answer.=A0 That way everyone hears them and I get=
a
chance to expand on them a little and allow for questions.=A0 The kids reall=
y
love it.=A0 It gets them up and moving, and they remember what they need to=20=
know
much better than when I used to just read a list of procedures to them.=A0 I=
t
also requires the active involvement of the teacher.=A0 I have usually sched=
uled
them via their English teacher - but this year I think I will pick the Socia=
l
Studies teachers - next year thru Science, the=A0 year after Math.=A0 That w=
ay I
will get a big chunk of the teachers into the library which will help us=20
advertise
our services to more teachers.
Good luck.=A0 Hope=A0 you will post a "hit" so all of us can benefit from th=
e=20
ideas
you get.
Jacquie Henry
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I am new to the field myself and I am planning to use these ideas (which I=20
stole from another librarian).=A0 For the younger kids, Stella Louella & the=
=20
Runaway Library Book by Ernst is a hoot and it reinforces the idea that book=
s=20
must be returned the following week.=A0 For the older kids (5&6 graders), I=20=
am=20
going to try Tomas and the Library Lady which is a bit long but is based on=20=
a=20
true story which should engage the kids.=A0 I am also working on drawing a m=
ap=20
outline for the library for a worksheet that the kids can color & label the=20
sections.=A0 Hope this helps.=A0 Please share if you get some really good id=
eas.=A0=20
I need all the help I can get.
Pat
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I work in a building of 600 first, second and third graders. I see one half
of each class once a week for 35 minutes. The other half of the class goes
to the computer lab. We alternate weeks.
I can't recommend anything on your list, but I would like to tell you what I
do. It's really long, because I have ansewed this before and copied and
pasted to make this the right stuff I wanted to say to you.
The first week I talk about what I expect and how the library works. My
superintendent is really into classroom management, so we have rules.
=A0 =A0 My rules are
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 1. Follow all directions (this is after years of Walk don't=20=
run,
...raise your hand ...sit like a pretzel....I changed it
because sometimes we sit at tables ... sometimes we call out... and it was
too confusing. )
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2. Keep books safe and dry.
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 3. Keep your book in your desk or your backpack.
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 4. Remember your manners.
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 5. Only LOOK at the fish tank.=A0 (trying to keep the rules=20=
positive,
you know!!)
=A0 =A0 These are posted by the door where the class lines up at the end of=20=
each
period.
=A0 =A0 After we review the rules, I play a game with the little ones. I hav=
e a
box (like a big single dice)=A0 with smiley faces on three sides, and frowny
faces on three. We sit in a circle and each student rolls the box. If a
smiley face lands on top, the student says something that is good to do in
the library (mostly they parrot one of the rules) If a frowny face lands on
the top, they must tell something that would be wrong to do in the library
(like stand on the table and scream really loud) The kids really enjoy this
game and get really silly with it.
=A0 =A0 Also - I send home a Library Permission slip at the beginning of the
year. It is folded like a pamphlet into thirds and includes a welcome note
from me, the rules listed above, some library facts from the ALA website,
and an explanation that lost or damaged beyond repair library books must be
paid for before any other books can be borrowed. It has a tear off sheet
that the parent must sign. It has a part for the parent to check - either
"My child may borrow books" or "My child may not borrow books."
=A0 =A0 If the parent sends in the slip but it is marked "no" I let the stud=
ent
take a book but it must stay in school - most of the time this works out
very well. If the book goes home and I find out that student may not borrow
any more (since mom said no in the first place)
=A0 =A0 No returned slip means no library books....I hand out some two or th=
ree
times. The kids who have a hard time with the permission slip also have a
hard time returning homework (according to the classroom teacher) and
library books too.
=A0 =A0 I keep track of the permission slips in my roll book - a check for t=
hose
returned with a yes, and a NO for the ones returned with a no, and blank for
the ones not returned. Each student is entered in the computer - we sort
them by classroom teacher - but a white sticker is placed over the ones who
can't borrow. That way there are no mistakes, especially if a sub or a
parent is helping with check outs.
The powerpoint presentation of rules, the game, and explaining the
permission slip makes up my first lesson of the year.
The second week we take a short tour of the sections of the library they
will be using for borrowing books,and we might borrow some, if their
permission slip is back.
I then do a lesson or two on ABC order and the non fiction section (nothing
too elaborate - more like, here's the dinosaurs, here's poems etc. ) (to
practice using the shelves to find books the students want. Then I do
literature lessons. Get out Curious George. Read it out loud with them. Talk
about what Curious means. Talk about where his books stay on your shelves.
Show the different titles you have, and invite the kids to borrow them.
I do this with Clifford, Arthur, Little Critter, Corduroy, Frog and
Toad..... any of those popular characters. I do the same thing with
authors.... Pull out all the Jan Brett books, do a little author talk, read
one or two...Lots of authors have their own web pages with coloring pages
you can print and copy to hand out at the end.
When a holiday approaches, pull out a few of your favorites and read them
with the kids. I have a special holiday section for anything about a
holiday, and I direct the students to those shelves to find more books.
I find that as I teach using the literature, the kids will ask how to find
this or that, and I end up teaching skills without even trying!
Karen DeFrank
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