Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Library Skills: The Dewey Decimal System

For Teachers 7th
Cyber Dewey? Dewey Made Fun? Do the Dewey Game? After a librarian-led tour of the school library and an explanation of the Dewey Decimal System, class members use the Internet to access MAGNOLIA, a site with resources devoted to library...
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Curated OER

Learning Library Skills during Technology Transitions

For Teachers 5th
Making the transition to a higher-tech school library or computer lab? This plan suggests 5th graders undertake a scavenger hunt and make a PowerPoint to educate younger schoolmates about how to use information resources in an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jelly Bean's Galore

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the origins of the Jelly Bean. They complete a Scavenger Hunt using the jellybean website. Pupils create a bar graph using information collected about jelly beans. Students discuss the time of year that Jelly Beans...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Get to Know Your Library Media Center

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide students with an orientation to the Library Media Center and the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The students will access the Alabama Virtual Library and will participate in a library scavenger hunt as a...