I am also in a smaller school (JK - 8), with not a lot of turnover from
year to year. So my students know (or think they know...) much of what I
cover in library orientation. For the past few years I have made up an
orientation crossword (using Puzzlemaker.com) for the older students,
and have the kids answer the questions on the crossword puzzle. In
addition to classic orientation topics like how many books can be signed
out and procedural stuff, I include questions like what topic of books
are found at particular Dewey numbers, titles of books by particular
authors, titles of magazines, etc and tell the kids they have to
actually go to the shelves to answer some of the questions. After 10 -
15 minutes, I call everyone back and we go over the answers together. I
can then expand on some topics that don't lend themselves as well to
puzzle answers, but the kids are willing to listen. It's not a quiet
activity, but it is a fun way to get them moving around the library, and
it beats having me stand up at the front of the room and blather at
them.
Lou Murray Gorvett
Library Technician/Site Administrator
Canadian Martyrs Elementary School
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA
louise.gorvett@wcdsb.ca
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