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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students read books to raise money for the school library. They gain appreciation for books and track and calculate amounts of money collected in a classroom or school-wide read-a-thon. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students research a book that contains content that might be questionable to an elementary library (grades 4 - 6) and write a persuasive letter to the governing board of their school library. They brainstorm with their peers to find books that fit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students exercise their library shelving skills. A worksheet (provided) invites them to come to the aid of two rambunctious students who have made a mess in the school library. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students select a favorite poem from a class poetry unit, or from other online sources or poetry collections in the school library, and create a collage or digitally-produced illustration of the poem's imagery. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students use several sources to determine how the First Amendment protects their access to books in the school library. They examine a Supreme Court decision and their own school district's policy about the removal of controversial books from libraries. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students locate resources within the library and use online resources to answer research questions through a scavenger hunt. They become familiar with their local or school library as well as online. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students create online exhibits in Web page format based on a topic they have chosen and researched in textbooks, classroom discussions and the school library. Students learn about the concepts of viability in selecting research sources and fair use in extracting information from those sources. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students participate in a lesson brings together technology and science that is designed for the technology education classroom. It can be taught individually by the technology education teacher or in collaboration with the school library media specialist. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students compare their school library with another library such as: town library, for example, or a virtual library and identify the most important features. Students use their observations to create a map of the school library that can serve as a guide for others. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss ways in which their own school library is funded, explore organization and funding of other school libraries, research Laura Bush's initiatives for school libraries, and gain experience planning projects and/or writing grants. Full Review »
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