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Back to School Visor- Boy
In this back to school craft worksheet, students cut out and assemble a visor to wear. The visor has a color graphic of a boy student and the words Back to School.
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Back to School Coloring Page
In this back to school activity, students color a picture of a boy and girl student and their female teacher. The words say "Back to School. Let's get studying!"
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The Library Dragon
Third graders examine the role of the library media specialist in the school by listening to a read aloud of The Library Dragon and visiting Carmen Agra Deedy's website. They talk about respect for the books and the others using the...
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Back To School Bingo Template
In this Back to School bingo worksheet, cards are cut out that describe various facts or situations about students to be used in a back to school bingo game, where students find classmates who match the descriptions on cards. Worksheet...
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Getting to Know Our School
Students explore their school and the various types of people who work there (school nurse, custodian, and principal). They interview these people and complete an activity based on the information they have obtained.
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Come Visit My School
Students practice basic camera skills. They create several panoramic movies. They create a virtual tour of their school.
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Funding "Great" Schools For All in America
Students use research skills and primary sources to complete a equal educational opportunities scavenger hunt activity in pairs. They locate key facts, examples, and information about the inequities in U.S. schools and create projects...
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Library Orientation with Mythology Emphasis
Students investigate their library's layout and complete a research project for mythology. In this mythology research lesson, students participate in an orientation to their school library's layout and investigate examples of its...
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Places in My Community - Parks, Library, Hospital, School
Students exhibit their knowledge of community. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify areas of their neighborhood and local community by recognizing pictures of various locations, including parks, libraries, hospitals,...
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Save the Library!
Students discuss library resources and how to locate them by answering various scenarios. Role-playing as librarians, they write essays stating five reasons why the library should not be closed down.
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Community Locations - Police Station, Fire Station, Library, Post Office
Learners get excited about their community which can be extended through visits from members of the community or field trips. In this community helpers activity, students demonstrate knowledge of the interaction of location, family,...
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Animals Should Definitely Not Borrow Library Books
First graders practice borrowing library books. In this library lesson, 1st graders discuss what would happen if animals could borrow library books. They visit a website where they watch what would happen. They discuss how to care for...
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Library Scavenger Hunt
Students work together to locate and identify resources in the library. They use the internet to answer research questions. They share the information they gathered with the class.
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Modesto City Schools Library Lesson Plan
Students read and understand a variety of genres in a library setting. In this library activity lesson, students act as detectives and use clues in text and pictures to hypothesize the title of the missing book for the library reading...
Library Sparks
Reference Tools Vocabulary Challenge
Students love the opportunity of going to the library to jump into that one comfy chair in the whole room with a book, or be a lucky one to get to the computers before anyone else. But knowing how to locate books and other reference...
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Learning About the Library - School/Home Links, Book Links
In this home-school literature worksheet, students go to a library and pick out a book they would like to read. They check out the book, and write down the title and author. They read the book with their learning partner before...
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School-Home Links/Book Links
In this visiting a local library worksheet, learners record what stood out in the book they selected to check out, the title, the author, and what they learned about the library. Students write two short answers.
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Library Orientation
Learners visit the school library for orientation and instruction on how to use the online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). They outline an abstract about Harry Potter books and answer questions on a handout about library procedures. ...
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The Designed World
Young scholars visit a school or public library and study how information is organized. In this information management activity, students answer a group of questions about the organizational method of the library. Young scholars then...
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Orientation to the Library
Learners design a library orientation that would be helpful for a new student. They explain the organization of their school library and demonstrate how to access information.
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Bulletin Board Ideas
It's hard to find time to create really good bulletin boards, or stray from your year-to-year comfortable displays. Stress no more! Check out a list of monthly bulletin board ideas guaranteed to get you through the school year. With a...
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Ban That Book!
Take advantage of Banned Book Week to pique students' interest and get them reading! Create a classroom display of previously banned books and allow each member of your class to choose one to read. After they have read their book, get...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Let’s Look Around!: Challenge Activities (Theme 3)
Let's Look Around! is the theme of a unit that offers a plethora of challenge activities. Enhance your scholars' learning experiences and reinforce concepts with activities such as writing a book about farm animals, an imaginary place,...
Carnegie Library
Creative Writing: Middle School Lesson Plan
Enhance a unit on historical fiction with an engaging writing lesson. Learners bring the Industrial Era to life as they compose their own historical fiction pieces based on primary source images of Pittsburgh steel workers.