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Melissa Majewski

Created on March 7, 2020

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GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS

The Potential of Collaboration

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS Kindergarten

Book Scavenger Hunt

Students can finish by partnering with a classmate to show what they found.

Collect a variety of picture books to be displayed around the classroom.

Using the app, PicCollage EDU and a premade template, have students search for front covers, back covers, and title pages.

Reading Informational: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.5 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS 1st Grade

Design a Flipgrid Museum

Use curated resources to gain background knowledge.

Use augmented reality through Flipgrid to bring presentations to life.

Host a Flipgrid museum to explore individuals and reflect.

Social Science: SS.H.2.1: Describe individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS 2nd Grade

Compare Diversity of Life

Use Google Expeditions to guide students through different habitats. Students can make observations to compare life.

Visit explore.org to see plants and animals in various habitats through live cams.

Science: 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS 3rd Grade

Conduct an Interview

Using green screen technology, have "characters" interview each other. Students will prepare by brainstorming questions to ask. They will also answer questions from other students.

Begin by reading a common text; such as "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs."

In small groups, assign roles to students as if they were characters from the story.

Speaking and Listening: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS 4th Grade

Determining Theme

Use mentor texts to model finding a theme and summarizing a text.

Implement close reading strategies to find the theme of a poetry through music lyrics.

Reading Literature: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS 5th Grade

Opinion Piece with Pizazz

Offer enrichment with choice extension activities.

Build excitement and purpose by engaging in the inquiry process.

Utilize proper research skills and citations throughout the research process.

Writing: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY IDEAS 6th Grade

Using Media in Presentations

* Easily Made Interdisciplinary!

Use Canva to create an infographic about an assigned topic that can include graphics, images, music, and/or videos.

Analyze how media is used in visual displays to clarify information.

Speaking and Listening: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.