Here is the hit a number have asked for. I am going to branch out and
try my first iMovie presentaion with many of these ideas set to music.
Wish me luck!
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How about a power point with upbeat music and lots of pics of activities
of
kids in your library? You might add some spoofy ones too .... like a
stand
on your head contest (they could use book shelves for balance) and link
to a
book title that you know of... things like that.
Follow up with questions and answers about favorite books and reading
and
your library. Not rules but things they want to know about what will
happen
next year.
Five mins of pics/music and 2 mins of ques ... music always hooks this
age
group.
* * * * * *
*Booktalk the books on next year's state list/s. (I don't know what you
have in Wa., but here in Texas, we have Bluebonnets for the younger set,
Lone Star books for the middle kids, and Tayshas for the oldest kids.
Web site: http://www.txla.org/html/reading.html )
*Show the students some cool web sites that they will be allowed to
access when/if they turn in their AUPs. That's not exactly going over
rules, but just reminding them of district policty...with a dangling
carrot! :-) We don't allow chat, email, or games on our six search
stations, but kids still find lots of cool, fun sites every day. Sites
about sports, video games, etc.
Not enough for a presentation, but something cool to do during
one...Have them guess how many books are in the library by dropping
their guesses and names into a large clear jar. At the end of the day,
as they load their buses to go back to their elementary, call out the
names of the five kids who got the closest. Prizes should definitely be
cool books or posters...or any free stuff you have lying around left
over from Book Fair! :-)
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Over whelm them with a handout of all the research stuff available to
them through your library to complete their assignments. Hint that if
they
still have that great list at the start of next year it will do great
things
for them when they come for their first orientation.
Encyclopedias
Specialized Encyclopedias
science
US history
WWII
Health
Theseaurus (you spell it your way, I'll spell it mine!)
OPAC
keyword
subject
author
Almanacas
Dictionaries, but show them the beast and the science ones
Atlases
Web page
Internet search engines
hints on how to use each one that you like
Where the great reading books are (how to find them)
What teacher requires a reading book at all times
* * * * * * *
Just the plain statement that they will be welcomed might be
important. I was surprised to learn some of the fears of prospective
9th-graders here. Someone had told them that everybody hated freshmen
and the older students would pick on them. A little reassurance might
be a good thing.
* * * * * * * * *
How about an upbeat presentation on all of the neat things they can find
in your library. Not a lesson on searching - just what great stuff you
have waiting for them. Pick stuff they'll be interested in - like sports
stats, fashion, popular fiction, inspirational (like _Chicken Soup For
the Teenage Soul_), etc. Go by what your current students really like
and add in things you wish they'd like.
* * * * * * * * * * *
You are not to go over rules?... but you can emphasize activities that
require people to be respectful of each other and property - for
example...
* What is the rule about backpacks :
o If they can carry them through the day, "What fun - now you can use
all
those neat organizers - lightweight , etc. to manage your needed items"
o If they can't carry them through the day - " Wow, you have a whole
locker to yourself where you can safely store your things so you don't
have
to always be juggling them in the hallways"
That type of thing... - not really going over the rules, but in an
upbeat
way getting the message across..
Perhaps a little role playing: passing in the halls, stair safety, etc.
Some
of the great benefits of the other school - a larger library? Access to
more
resources? Study halls?
* * * * * * *
I have used the phrase, "Come Catch the Magic of Learing'. You can
invite them to come catch the magic of learning at _______ school
(insert schools name) and Have people do some quick overviews of the
middle school and then say "Come catch the magic of learning with us."
It works very well for me.
* * * * * *
Let's see....get pictures of principal, guidance coyunselors, teachers,
librarian, scan them and do a "Meet the Faculty" presentation on
powerpoint.
As a topper, you could have a Concentration Game matching the person to
name or job. Hand out Starburst candies to those who correctly match
the pictures.
Another idea might be a presentation on all the extra-curricular
activities. Maybe invite a few student leaders to give a presentation,
question-answer period, etc. If you do, then come up with about a dozen
canned questions and "plant" them in the audience so the kids aren't
left looking like dummies if nobody asks anything.
* * * * * * * *
This may not be new but here are some suggestions:
1. "ask mr parsons" (you could even role play this) - where should you
find a
book about "wrestling?" who is the author of are you there god...? where
should i look for books by r.l. stine? what is our school website?
2. do a few short booktalks.
3. put out a newsletter with the rules, comments and stories from
students -
what every sixth grader should know about the lmc!!!
4. how 6th graders can help in the lmc
let me know what you do.
--
Larry A. Parsons
Ilwaco Junior/Senior High School
404 School Road NE
Ilwaco, WA 98624
larry.parsons@ocean.k12.wa.us
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