http://www.informationliteracy.org/searchNew plans http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/204This lesson is the library component of a unit on mammals. The day before, children had sorted animal crackers into groups in the classroom as part of the math lesson called "Animal Crackers" and brainstormed favorite mammals in preparation for their visit to the library. In this lesson, children discover the non-fiction section of the library and narrow down their research topic to include one mammal of their choice. Motivation is enhanced because children have a choice of what they will research and ultimately how they will present the results of their research. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/206Students will choose an animal and study how it camouflages itself to hide from its predators, then create a puppet of their animal camouflaged in its environment. This lesson will help sustain attention and establish the relevency of the content for students. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/210There are dinosaur eggs hatching in the library! Second grade students are asked to find information on dinosaurs through a WebQuest. The challenge is that there are dinosaur eggs about to hatch in the library and they must find information about how that dinosaur lived. Students will locate this information through links in the WebQuest and through books provided in the library. With this information they will complete a worksheet, draw a picture, and make a presentation to the class on their dinosaur. Please note: To use the WebQuest it must be opened in a browser. Note: This is a series of lessons that span 7 sessions. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/212This lesson emphasizes making personal connections to a text to enhance reading comprehension. Children are motivated by talking about themselves and what they know. This lesson is based on a teacher's interest in quilts, a book that involves a quilt, and quilts for props, but can be adapted to other interests by changing the book and props. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/225The use of the Internet to play an audio recording of the author's voice reading her own book grabs the student's attention. Connecting Australia and animals to the lesson creates a bridge of relevance to the students own lives, especially when they create their own depictions of animals from their home as a continuation of Mem Fox's story, "The Magic Hat." http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/226This lesson is designed to be used with students who are first being introduced to the Dewey Decimal System of classification for non-fiction books. It should be used after students have an understanding of the difference between fiction and non-fiction. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/229This is an activity that I use with my Kindergarten students. It should be used after a general introduction to the differences between the two kinds of books. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/232This lesson was used as an introduction for a unit on bats. The class has been studying animal habitiats or as they called them "hiding places" as part as of their Voyager program. The hiding place they are now studying is caves. The LMS and I collaborated with the second grade teacher to plan a unit on bats. Note: This lesson encourages students' attention and interest in the subject at the beginning of the lesson by listening to a poem on bats and by having the opportunity to share what they already know about bats. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/236The students will become familiar with several famous people in history. This activity may be included in a social studies unit about famous people of the past. The students will choose a topic, do research, take notes, and create a final document including scanned photographs, building confidence in their ability to achieve the learning requirements. http://www.informationliteracy.org/plans/view/247Have your students imagine themselves as authors. Their books are so good that they have copies of them in the school library! In this lesson students will use library and alphabetizing skills to create a pretend book spine of a "book" that they have authored. Using a template page included in this lesson, each student will title their "book" and create the correct call number using the first three letters of their last name. For interest, students may check in the OPAC to see if anyone with their last name has authored a book in the LMC. Then students will locate the exact spot on the shelves where their "book" belongs; sliding it between the correct two books for the LMS to check. As a secondary project, the class "books" could be put in alphabetical order as a wall or bulletin board display.