In this study, we focused on the implementation of a disciplinary literacy inquiry unit with a group of sixth-grade students. Guided by us, students learned about a local budgetary crisis, researched subtopics of interest to them (e.g., the effect of budget cuts on school athletics), and then wrote letters to their state's governor sharing their…

This article describes ways that physical educators and librarians can team up to improve student learning in both content areas. The authors worked together at Trevilians Elementary School in Louisa County, Virginia for nine years. The suggestions included in this article are based on techniques they used and on the contents of a typical…