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Research and Information Fluency: Grades K-1

The Library

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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

• Identify several activities offered at the library
• Explain that the librarian can help find information in the library

National Educational Technology Standards for Students © 2007

Source: International Society for Technology in Education

5. Digital Citizenship
   2. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
   4. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Home Connection

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Site Preview

• No internet site is used in this lesson.

Materials

• Activity sheets (2)
• Scissors; paste; crayons

Introduce

• Ask: Have you ever visited a library? What did you do there?
• Tell children that today they will pretend they are at the library and learn some things to do there.

Teach 1

• Distribute Activity Sheet 1.
• Tell children that the picture shows a library and have them describe everything they see.
• 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

• Distribute Activity Sheet 2.
• 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.
• 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)
• 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.

Assess

The following items assess student mastery of the lesson objectives.

• Ask: What can you do at the library?
• 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 students who completed this lesson in a previous grade.

• 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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