Offers suggestions for library activities based on a football theme. Six examples of activity forms are provided, and addresses of football organizations are given. Eighty-two books on football suitable for grades 4-8 are listed, including fiction and nonfiction, bibliographies, reference, picture books, poetry/riddles, audiovisual materials, and…

Describes how to use storytelling in elementary education to teach the Big6 research process. Strategies for implementation are presented, including modifying a story, writing a story based on the curriculum connection, and using puppets. (LRW)

Developed as a direct response to requests from librarians and principals for a scope and sequence guide for library/information skills for students in grades prekindergarten through 12, this document is designed to help librarians and teachers not only to present and document mastery of the mandated essential library/information skills, but also…

Describes a program at an independent college preparatory school which introduces primary grade students to research techniques and tools through a carefully planned sequence of encounters with library research and reference aids. (CLB)

Describes some of the most active school library programs for introducing elementary and secondary school students to online searching. Highlights include searches performed by librarians and students; skills acquired by students (search strategy, choosing appropriate databases, accessing information online); frequently searched databases; and…

Based on cats in literature, the seven short lesson plans presented here were developed for grades K-four and follow the goals and objectives of the North Carolina Competency Based Curriculum Guide (CBC) for Library/Media Skills. Activities based on puns on the word cat are also included. (19 references) (LRW)

Presents a unit designed to be a beginning step for second- to fourth-grade students toward completing a total research project later in the school year. Objectives, project goal, an introduction and two lessons, classroom integration, and evaluation are included. (LRW)

Discusses the use of 39 new fiction and nonfiction travel-related titles to enable children to practice thinking skills in a nonthreatening environment. Examples for teaching inference, observation, prediction, comparison, and contrast are provided. Examples can be used as entry points for booktalks or introductions to other kinds of programs.…

Describes a research project for 10th-grade students that was developed to produce independent researchers who had a clear understanding of the research process and a knowledge of some of the research materials available in the school library media center. Independence was emphasized by discouraging help from the teacher or librarian. (LRW)

Suggests an activity for the evaluation of students' information skills learned through the year that involves cooperation between teachers and the library media specialist to provide students with questions to be correctly answered for extra privileges. Questions on particular subjects, using specific reference sources, and with time limits are…

Each year the Continuing Education Committee of the Library Instruction Round Table of the American Library Association selects the top 20 journal articles and publications for the previous year. This collection presents these bibliographies for nine years from 1985 to 1993. Each bibliography is annotated and offers a sampling of the 20 best or…

This document is made up of materials supporting a presentation about a program designed to encourage freshman and sophomore high school mathematics students to use the school library to research famous mathematicians. The handouts that compose the document are: (1) a description of the assignment, "Conversations with Mathematicians"; (2) a list…

This book presents a systematic approach to integrated library and information skills instruction that is based on six broad skill areas necessary for successful information problem-solving, otherwise referred to as the "Big Six Skills." It begins with definitions and explanations of the Big Six Skills approach, moves to a discussion of…

This publication provides guidelines designed to assist Maryland library media administrators and specialists in planning, developing, and implementing kindergarten through twelfth grade library media programs. It provides a broad outline from which local systems may construct library media programs integrated with other curricular units. The…

This paper describes the problems, services, and role of school libraries and media centers in the developing countries, and an experimental research project at the Abadina Media Resource Center (AMRC) in Nigeria. Six problems facing developing countries in the provision of school media services are discussed. An overview of the present state of…