Several weeks ago, I asked this group about ready-made library lesson plans.
I hope I thanked everyone who responded personally, but if I forgot, my
apologies and please accept my thanks now. I am sorry it has taken me so
long to post this hit, but here are the responses (in no particular order)
to my question.
Marci Mathers, MLIS
Media Specialist
Mountain Vista K-8 School
Coolidge, AZ
mediamarci@hotmail.com
I purchased a set of the Library Skills, Grades K-1, 2, 3, 4, & 5. I am not
impressed with them at all--wish I had my money back.
I had no library curriculum books, so I bought these this year.
TITLE AUTHOR ISBN
Digging Into Dewey Diane Findlay
1-932146-18-0
Stretch Library Lessons-Library Skills Pat Miller 1-57950-083-8
Instant Library Lessons-Kindergarten Karen Wanamaker 1-932146-14-8
1st grade
1-932146-12-1
2nd grade
1-932146-13-X
Complete Library Skills:K-2 Linda Turrell
0-7424-1952-5
: Grade 3
0-7424-1953-3
: Grade 4
0-7424-1954-1
: Grade 5
0-7424-1955-X
Collaborative Lib. Lessons for Primary Brenda Copeland 1-59158-185-0
100 Library Lifesavers Pamela S. Bacon 1-56308-750-2
Ready to Use Library Skills Games Ruth Snoddon
0-87628-721-6
Although I got mine through Follett Library Resources, the 4 books on
Complete Library Skills are also available through www.frankschaffer.com.
The Hooked on Library Skills, Library skills games are not all that great.
I'm not familiar with those titles but I LOVE is Instant Library Lessons by
Karen A. Farmer Wanamaker through Upstart. She has only K, 1 and 2 available
but they are fantastic.
I LOVE Pat Millers Stretchy Library Lessons series. She has some fun,
creative ideas. I have used them for library skill programs I have done with
my homeschool group. I also went to see her at a workshop and she just was
fantastic- full of ideas!
The second set are okay basic books, I think, but not too exciting (to me)
and not necessarily last minute ideas. I think Hooked on Library Skills is
pretty outdated. It talks about card catalogs for instance. I don't own the
survival guide, but I have seen it (long ago) and remember that it is more
about library administration. Library Skills games is okay, but I really
liked 57 Games to Play in the Library or Classroom ($11.53 at Amazon).
However, they are not last minute grabs because you have to make the games
generally. Once you have made them you will have this tool for many years to
come. The "Stretchy" series is also okay and they are cheap at Amazon. I
wouldn't use every one, but I have used some. Recently, the best purchase I
have made is Teaching Library Media Skills in Grades K-6 by Carolyn Garner
$65.00 at Amazon. Now don't pass out--it is practically an entire course of
study for grades K-6, and it comes with a CD so you can print your
worksheets, project instructions, or lesson plans right out. I find it is
really good for those brain dead days. So, bottom line right now--if I
wanted to spend less than $100 right now, I would buy 57 games and Teaching
Library Media Skills K-6. (Though I have several other really good ones that
I sometimes use on my shelf.)
Some of these were in my lmc before I got there. I did not find them helpful
and felt they were canned. We always attempt to have our lessons relate to
classroom content so each year, I make new lessons for each grade as I need
them. Perhaps you should purchase one such book and make up your own mind.
There are some excellent web sites with lesson ideas as well.
http://hcps2.hanover.k12.va.us/instruction/media/LessonPlanBook.htm I would
suggest looking at these plans first. Many librarians in Virginia use them
as a resource, and the price is right!
I think I have those, left by a former librarian. I have not used them much,
as the graphics are dated as I remember, or for some reason, I didn't find
them very helpful. I think library instruction has changed a bit since those
were published.
Pat Miller has a series of library lessons - "Stretchy Library Lessons"
(from Upstart, I think) and then I got some books from Scholastic ?? that
may be called "Instant Library Lessons" or something like that - each
written for a different grade level.
On the whole I think books like you are looking for are hard to find as most
require worksheets and that's a lot of paper for my school.
I did not have the ones you mentioned, but the one I had that I used a LOT
when I was in an elem. school library (the two years prior to this) was
Teaching Library Media Skills in Grades K-6: A How-To-Do-It Manual and
CD-ROM by Carolyn Garner and Jamie Crabtree (Paperback - May 2004) I ordered
it through Follett, but it is also available on Amazon. It has a CD Rom so
that if you want to print out some of the lessons or worksheets you can. The
thing I loved about this book was that it was divided into sections
according to grade level.
I also got a lot of neat lesson ideas from Library Sparks magazine.
The book unless it has been updated (I am at home) is from late 80s or early
90's. Still has tape recorders, filmstrips, etc. Card catalog use. It does
have a lot of vocabulary kids need to know, has some computer stuff but it
is dated. I do keep my book and get it out but my advice to you is to look
in Linworth or Upstart for newer material.
I like the "Stretchy Library Lessons" series by Pat Miller. The lessons are
on target for information literacy skills and easy to make longer or shorter
--depending on your time frame. (hence the stretchy part, I guess!) I bought
mine through Amazon... about $10-11 and worth every cent!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings
by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book.
To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation.
* LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
* LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
* EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/
* LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------
LM_NET
Mailing List Home