Here is what I have gotten so far:
i"ve played "Who Wants to be a Millionnaire" with the students and they have
a lot of fun. I do it in powerpoint. One student (picked randomly) sits in
the hot seat and has to guess the answers. I make sure they "win" by having
the choices pretty obvious or by giving them verbal clues like, "BE very
careful with this one."
The kids really pay attention because it is funi"ve played "Who Wants to be
a Millionnaire" with the students and they have
a lot of fun. I do it in powerpoint. One student (picked randomly) sits in
the hot seat and has to guess the answers. I make sure they "win" by having
the choices pretty obvious or by giving them verbal clues like, "BE very
careful with this one."
Last year, I did a tic-tac-toe game to go over rules of the library and how
to best use the online catalog. I used book pockets and created the board
with check-out cards marked with Xs and Os to go in them. I divided the
class into two teams and if they got the question right, they got to choose
where their team put their X or O. They seemed to enjoy it.
Another team game I used was to divide classes into four groups. They were
given an envelope with 5-6 slips of paper citing items to find in the
library. They had to bring them back to their table and show the rest of the
class: 1, what was written on each slip; 2, what they found to go with it;
3, what part of the library they found it in. Included were things such as
an atlas, an encyclopedia, a book from a series that we shelve on top
together, a juvenile fiction book, several examples of non-fiction books,
i.e. "find a dinosaur book," "find a science experiment book", "find a horse
book", "find a book on religion," "find an art book." This was a little
harder, but it challenged them and they tried to see who could get back to
their table with all their items first.
Another one they seemed to like was charades. I made up cards that had
things written on it about library behavior and rules. Some they had to do
alone, some with a partner. They acted out what was on the card and the rest
of the class had to guess. They also had to say if it was something they
should or should not do in the library. Examples: How to properly enter the
library, How not to enter the library, How to use a shelf marker, how NOT to
use a shelf marker (as weapons, scraping the spines, etc.), how to talk in
the library, talking too loudly or roughhousing. This was fun because most
of them know what's expected in the library and they were quick to identify
what wasn't appropriate, but it was a fun review.
My approach is traditional: Our Language Arts teachers bring their classes
to the library the first week of school to get their students started on
their incentive reading program. I take care of the nuts and bolts then
(how to use the on-line cat (in the library and remote access, and how to
locate a book on the shelves; borrowing procedures, overdues, etc.)
I teach library resources in context, as they are needed. I
introduce/reinforce resources as classes come in throughout the year to
work on projects requiring them,
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! :-)
> * * * * * * * *
> 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.
This year I made an orientation video and followed it with a scavenger hunt.
They seemed to enjoy it.
This activity wouldn't be included in your scavenger hunt, but it's fun
anyway.
I used it with grades 3-6, modifying it for the lower grades. I photocopied
book
covers of well known characters and pasted them individually onto
construction
paper. The kids had to guess the character name and book title. Some
characters
I included were Shiloh, Pippi Longstocking, Stellaluna, Max of Where the
Wild
Things Are, Freak the Mighty, Bunnicula, Number the Stars, Brian of Hatchet,
and
Tom Sawyer. I made about 30 of these, and passed five of them out to each
table. The kids would try and guesss in a matter of time, then pass them
on.
Hope this is something you're looking for. My 6th graders loved it,
especially
books they read as a child because they knew it by cover but forgot the book
title.
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