Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Discovering Plants: Vocabulary [Pdf]
A one-page glossary of words that might be used by young students when studying plants.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Recognizing Letters of the Alphabet
This instructional activity reviews the alphabet with very young learners and introduces the concept of shelving in the library. The instructional activity incorporates software, reading, and games to address individual learning modes of...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Hooking Reluctant Ell Readers
In this excerpt from her essay "Literacy Development for Latino Students," published in The Best for Our Children: Critical Perspectives on Literacy for Latino Students, Teacher's College Press, the author describes the reading program...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Can You Read a Spine Label?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a library skills lesson on how to read a call number on the spine label for fiction and everybody books (5th graders also studied biography spine labels). Followed by small group evaluation,...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Branding of America
This Library of Congress resource page includes information about American brands names and products. The history of advertising as a whole as well as the history of Coca-Cola TV ads, and the beverage industry are also covered. There are...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The History of the Cylinder Phonograph
A learning module that begins with "The History of the Cylinder Phonograph" by The Library of Congress, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Arts in Every Classroom: Teaching Music
Two different schools are chosen as examples of varying approaches to best practices of teaching music. The video, interviews, and other resources are good for classroom teachers and for music specialist teachers. Classroom teachers can...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fiction, Non Fiction and Dewey Decimal
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students in the Media Center recognize the difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction books and locate items on library shelves using call numbers.