Integrating the GSF books into your 4-6 th grade library curriculum WHY??? GETTING MORE “BANG FOR YOUR BUCK” You spend a lot of $$$ on these books – for me it’s 20% of my book budget! CONSTANT REINFORCEMENT If you mention the books every time you see the students they are more likely to read the books PEER READING RECOMMENDATIONS Lots of ways students can recommend titles to other students COMMON THEME REINFORCEMENT OF READING CURRICULUM R—5—17 Demonstrates participation in a literate community by… R—4—17.1 Self-selecting reading materials aligned with reading ability and personal interests R—4—17.2 Participating in discussions about text, ideas, and student writing by offering comments and supporting evidence, recommending books and other materials, and responding to the comments and recommendations of peers, librarians, teachers, and others

FITS INTO MANY PARTS OF OUR INFORMATION LITERACY CURRICULUM 5 TH GRADE Recognizes the role of librarian Understands that the library has materials to borrow and use Recognizes the library as a source of information and reading materials Knows that materials in the library are in a specific order and has an understanding of how to keep library materials in order Understands proper care of materials borrowed Follows circulation procedures Chooses own materials to borrow Respects the rights of other library users Is comfortable and confident in library use Locates different sections of the library Locates a fiction book by author’s last name Participates in discussions about literature Understands the concept of genres Understands the difference between fiction and non-fiction Demonstrates knowledge of available resources of the school library Uses library catalog to locate materials Understands Dewey Decimal system and uses Dewey call numbers to locate materials Locates biographies Uses encyclopedias independently Develops an understanding of the different types of reference resources and uses them with assistance Develops an understanding of keyword searching techniques to locate materials Develops an understanding of the ethical use of information and the concept of copyright and plagiarism + Develops an understanding of the creation of a simple bibliography/works cited list Develops an understanding of how to structure a search to broaden or narrow a topic

Standards for the 21 st -century learner – COMMON BELIEFS Reading is a window to the world …the degree to which students can read and understand..is a key indicator of success… Inquiry provides a framework for learning Ethical behavior in the use of information must be taught …students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives…. Technology skills are crucial for future employment needs Equitable access is a key component for education …all children deserve equitable access to books and reading… The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed ….multiple literacies….(are) crucial skills for this century…. The continuing expansion of information demands that all individuals acquire the thinking skills that will enable them to learn on their own Learning has a social context …learning is enhanced by opportunities to share and learn from others… School libraries are essential to the development of learning skills American Association of School Librarians, 2009

You’ve bought the books… now what????

Books Spine labels, color coded for years, or years written on the spine Extra cataloging (genres, state award, local tags) Book review pockets in each book Write a Great Stone Face Review! - write the title of the book - write your name - write what you liked or tell why someone else should read it - give it to the librarian

Read them all yourself…. Practice what you preach!

Cataloging Our online catalog = DestinyDestiny Use marc fields 690 local tags for “Great Stone Face book” 586 Award winner with year that the book won 856 url to GSF page or your blog Create an online resource list for the titles Put Lexiles and AR data into records

Introducing the GSF books to your students PowerPoint or book jacket images Books Brochures Nancy Keane’s podcasts (or make your own)Nancy Keane’s podcasts Blog Animoto videoAnimoto

Brochures Photocopy one for each student and hand out when you introduce, let students mark their favorites, use for holds, keep as a reading record Use GSF stamp or stickers for students to mark what they’ve read Give to teachers for additional promotion Laminate for display Enlarge to make a small poster for bulletin board or wall Make a pdf and put on your website

Book Display Ideas Table top display Book shelf display Display on open shelves above fiction or tops of book cases Keep one on your desk with a small sign

Key ring 3x5 promo cards File folder/fake books PowerPoint screensavers on your computer(s) Point out books at beginning of every class Check circ and then display (poor book, nobody’s read it!) Wordle reviews created by you or student Book review pocket poster Recommend previous year’s titles as classroom read-alouds

GSF Reading Challenge Challenge students to read all 25 books before they vote in April Create a reading record/chart to track How will you celebrate their accomplishment? award / certificate / party

Games Book bingo – play to introduce/reinforce/before voting free online software Trivia – “in what book” Sshhh Library Baseball Trivia Online jeopardy Battle of the books

Blogging Great Stone Face Book Blog Blogging PowerPoint Blogging permission letter VT Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award blog

Other library lessons tied with GSF Bibliographies Use GSF books when you teach how to find information students need to create a bibliography OPAC – teach search strategies using titles/subjects/keywords Genres Use GSF books to teach about fiction genres (genre ppt) Other book awards (Newbery) – compare/contrast criteria Read aloud – read the previous year’s winner Author study

Technology tidbits Wordle – use for displays, book reviews Podcast use Audacity, an iPod, built in sound recorderPodcast Videos (BookTube) Animoto promosAnimoto Picasa slideshows on blog orPicasa library website Turn PowerPoint into jpgs and use as screensavers Author websites – Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman Technology Club – use recess time to have students create the podcasts, etc

Voting Review titles with PowerPoint or book jackets Let students speak about favorite books Talk about why we vote / privileges of voting Use an excel or word spreadsheet for voting results Ballot box Display results of school voting & put on blog/website Announce results on school PA system Put in school newsletter

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