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The Poland Elementary Library Media Center is committed to providing quality print and electronic resources while fostering information literacy skills through effective research and retrieval as well as developing a lifelong love of reading.
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum can be found here. AASL (American Association of School Libraries National School Library Standards) here.Book Location Skills Literature Appreciation Media
Research (bogus websites)Using References to Locate Information Guys Read Bibliography Blunders Put these books in ABC order Read Kiddo Read Research Skills from Australia Bob the Ailen Discovers the DDS (youtube video) Finding Information (parts of a book; skimming and scanning)
Trash-n-Treasure Method for Notetaking Alphabetizing 4 words "What should I read next?" - check out Bookhive Basic Steps in the Research Process Ordering Decimals Passwords Copyright for Kids Shelve it! by Mrs. Lodges Computer Viruses and Threats Fact Fragment Frenzy Glog on the Big 6 (with videos)How to do research from Kentucky Virtual LibraryPlagiarism Video Easy Who Is (website info) Goblin's Plagiarism Game An infographic I found, here, on "Library Instruction: Student Success"....check it out!
Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Kindergarten
- Literature appreciation
- How to choose a just right book (video)
- Listening skills
- Authors/Illustrators
- Book location skills in E section
- Finding books by author (call# - E, video)
- Start checkout in second month
First Grade
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Literature appreciation
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Continuation of skills, review book care (link)
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Difference between fiction and nonfiction (information books) (link) (video)
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Book location skills in E and F sections
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Parts of a book (cover, spine, title page, call #, text) (link) (link) (links) (link), video, video
- ABC order (activities) (link) (video)
Second Grade
- Literature appreciation
- Review K and First grade skills
- OPAC and cataloging information
- Biography unit (link)
- Introduction to reference unit
- Book location skills in E and F section
- Fractured Fairy Tales Unit (link)
- Dictionaries/glossaries (turtle dictionary - vid/games)
- Nonfiction video (link)
- Magazines (link)
- Google Apps For Education (slides, docs, classroom)
Third Grade
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Literature appreciation
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Use of encyclopedias (print and computer)
- Book location skills E, F,
- NF sections, Dewey Unit (intro video, video and video); glogster; Review games (Connect Four: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- NF Text Features (link)
- Map and globe awareness (link) (link)
- Topographical maps (link)
- Dictionaries (link)
- Reference Review (link)
- Google Apps For Education (slides, docs, classroom)
Fourth Grade
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Literature appreciation
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Book location skills (all areas)
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OPAC and cataloging information
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Use of print and computer reference materials
- Beginning research skills - how to access information; Note Taking (link)
- Evaluating websites using RADCAB (link)
Fifth Grade
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Literature appreciation
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Continued use of Reference materials (link)
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OPAC and cataloging information
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Book location skills (all areas)
- Caldecott/Newbery Award Book Reviews