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Overview
Children learn that the library houses many forms of media for both research
and leisure activities. They also learn that an important resource in the
library is the librarian.
Objectives
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Identify several activities offered at the library |
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Explain that the librarian can help find information in the library
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ISTE® National Technology Standards
Site Preview
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No Internet site is used in this lesson. |
Online Resources
Materials
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Activity sheets (2) |
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Scissors; paste; crayons |
Introduce
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Ask: Have you ever visited
a library? What did you do there? |
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Tell children that today they will pretend they are at the library
and learn some things to do there. |
Teach 1
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Distribute Activity Sheet 1. |
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Tell children that the picture shows a library and have them describe
everything they see. |
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Ask: What seems to be missing
from this picture? Encourage children to predict what kinds
of pictures will fill in the blank spaces. |
Teach 2
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Distribute Activity Sheet 2. |
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Have children cut out, match, and paste each rectangle to the corresponding
rectangle on Activity Sheet 1. They can then color their completed
activity sheet. |
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Discuss the activities represented by the items in the rectangles
as children assemble their sheets, pointing out all the resources
and different media available at the library besides books. (listen
to tapes, watch videos, use the computer, go into cyberspace) |
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Have children imagine that they want to learn about the moon. Ask:
Who in the library can help you find what you want?
Discuss how the librarian's job is to help them find the information
they need. |
Close
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Ask: What can you do at
the library? |
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Ask: What is the librarian's
job? (to help children find books and tapes, to show them how
to use the computer, and to take them online) |
Extend
The following activity can be added for children who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Review the contents of the lesson and then take children to their
school or community library. Ask the librarian to help them explore
a favorite Web site. |
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The Library