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Aim for the Bullseye in Elementary Library Media Centers. Celeste Ashcraft , LMS Louise Durham Elementary K-2. New Popular Books or Series. Mercy Watson Disgusting Series Books Young Cam Jansen Eloise I Spy Babymouse & other Graphic Novels
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Aim for the Bullseye in Elementary Library Media Centers Celeste Ashcraft, LMS Louise Durham Elementary K-2
New Popular Books or Series • Mercy Watson • Disgusting Series Books • Young Cam Jansen • Eloise • I Spy • Babymouse & other Graphic Novels • Buddy Books – Buddy Bios (Taylor Swift, ZacEfron, Miley Cyrus, etc.) • Dragon by DavPilkey • Skippyjon Jones • Pinkalicious series • Drawing instruction books
Instructional Strategies/Standards, Frameworks, & Curriculum • Books with Crafts (keeps K busy) – Eric Carle books are among my favorites • Read themed books w/ coloring sheets (e.g. Easter, spring, other holidays or seasons) • Teach the Five Finger Rule – poster and book available – Goldilocks and the Three Libearians • Periodicals
Instructional Strategies/Standards, Frameworks, & Curriculum • Tie more than one framework with another concept – e.g. Election Week, read a book about the president, or the election process – covers the nonfiction framework, you can also pull in the source of information framework, and the index framework • Plan a unit: e.g. Penguins. You could tie in fiction/nonfiction, periodicals, print & nonprint media, group collaboration, sequencing, etc. all into a single unit that may stretch over 1 month.
Parental Involvement/ Library Promotion • Grandparents Week • Build-a-Book workshop • Book Fair • Always advertise on radio and in the newspaper, most of the time, it’s free if you just ask to have it placed in announcements or community calendar.
Library Themes • Ocean theme “Reading Paradise” • Movie Theater & Popcorn “Pop Open a Good Book” • Circus “Big Top Reader” • Space “Blast Off Into Reading” • Safari “Wild About Reading”
Building a Collaborating Learning Community • Acquire materials that your teachers WANT to use, but really can’t afford. • Collaborate with your teachers as to what library media frameworks are also covered in the classroom, and cover yours during the same timeframe, so students are getting double the instruction. • Make your teachers feel welcome…that’s the most important element!
Educational Technology • Flip Video (low cost video camera to use for any school function or project – around $100) • Digital Photo Frame for use as book advertisement tool ($200 or less at Wal-Mart) • books in motion (tons of sites available for this, one of my favorites is Tumblebooks -$399 per year, Living Books on You Tube)
Educational Technology • CD Roms –Living Books co. – Stellaluna is my favorite ($15 each) – probably discontinued, and do not work great on newer computers with XP & Vista. • Tie in to realistic fiction: e.g. Skyboys, Pop’s Bridge – project pictures on overhead or online of the real bridges & buildings. Kids love to see the “real thing” and tie it in with the story. • Papa & the Pioneer Quilt – unlimited resources on the Oregon Trail, pictures of real quilts with the Wandering Feet or Turkey Tracks pattern, calendar to give visual as to how long they traveled.
Funds Acquisition • Just ask! My theory is to always have your hand out for more, if there is a need. Show them how bad the need is. All they can say is “no”. Have a collection analysis and show them what the problems are. • ACSIP committee • Parent-Teacher Organization
Resources • Follett’s Titlewave – I keep a running list all the time! • PermaBound - running lists • Library Skills Inc. – Awesome Library Signage (libraryskills.com) • ReallyGoodStuff.com – lots of organizational & classrooms tools • Upstart – Great for Theme items • Oriental Trading Co. – great for theme decorations • Lakeshore – Theme boxes, Big Book Theme Packets ($379 set 8) • Complete Science Specimen Set ($179), Theme Boxes Set of 8 ($379 or $50 ea.), Theme Book Sets to compliment Boxes • School Specialty – Literacy, Science, & Math Bag Sets • Dollar Treee- now you can order directly online