Mission Statement

The mission of the Alvarado, Kitayama, and Pioneer Elementary Media Centers is to provide all students with access to the library media center which, supports standards-based curriculum by providing instruction in library media curricula including 21st Century Literacy skills to ensure students become lifelong learners and productive citizens in our community and society.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Lessons 3/9 - 3/15

5th - 3rd Grade: Using CATS
1. "Dewey Search" Worksheet
2. Read each sentence, circle keywords which may be helpful in a subject search in CATS
3. Using CATS, on overhead, show how to look up #1 & 2.
4. Check Out
5. If time permits, students may use CATS to start looking up #3- end.
6. Collect papers for next week.

2nd Grade Finding E & F Books
1. Using Call Number Cards, give each student one, who will then go and find a book which corresponds to that card.
2. Check out books.

Kinder - 1st: Fiction VS Nonfiction
1. Using Fiction/Nonfiction cover cards, students sort in T-chart
2. Read aloud, "Astronauts" Fiction or Non-Fiction? How do we know?
3. 1st Grade checks out books, Kinder to computers WWW.TVOKids.com