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April Is Poetry Month (and Baseball Season!)

March27

Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (what students see) Click here to download printer-friendly plans that have been adapted for a computer lab. Grade/Class/Subject: GRADES K-3/Harrison/Media Skills Unit/Theme: April is Poetry Month For more poetry ideas, try Shel Silverstein’s website and click on the link to the Poetry Workshop Kit. Standards American Association of School Librarians, Standards for […]

What’s So Funny?

March19

What students see (this lesson has been updated a bit)  Grade/Class/Subject: K-3/Harrison/Media Skills Unit/Theme: Literature Patterns, Humor Standards American Association of School Librarians, Standards for the 21st Century Learner: 1.2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new siutations, and create new knowledge. Content Objectives Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information […]

St. Patrick’s Day Lesson

March4

Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (What students see) Week 26 Click here to find my lesson plan that incorporates two books by Tomie dePaola with a lesson on using the library’s OPAC and its Visual Search function to find Holiday books. The two books I use are: DePaola, Tomie. Jamie O’Rourke and the big potato: an Irish […]

Every Picture Tells A Story

February13

Note: This week’s lesson can be found in: Carrol, J.A., Gladhart, M.A., & Petersen, D.L. (1997). Character building: literature-based theme units. Carthage, IL: Teaching and Learning Company. I have simply modified the authors’ lesson plan to fit my district’s SIOP lesson plan format. It’s a good source for books to teach core values and has […]

Valentine’s Day

January30

 Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (what students see)  Grade/Class/Subject: K-2/Harrison/Library Information Skills Unit/Theme: Elements of fiction(i.e., characterization)/Valentine’s Day Standards (AASL): 4.1.3. Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres. Content Objectives (Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information Literacy Media Curriculum, 2004): Content Standard #4: A student who has been […]

Once More With Snow

January9

Mrs. Harrison’s blog (what students see)  Week 19 Grade/Class/Subject: K-2/Harrison/Media Skills Unit/Theme: Identify fiction, recognize print reading materials and read for pleasure. Standards (American Association of School Librarians, “Standards for the 21st Century): 4.1.3. Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres. Content Objectives (Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media […]

Stellaluna and Are You My Mother

February10

Note: This week’s lesson can be found in: Carrol, J.A., Gladhart, M.A., & Petersen, D.L. (1997). Character building: literature-based theme units. Carthage, IL: Teaching and Learning Company, p.39. I have simply modified the authors’ lesson plan to fit my district’s SIOP lesson plan format. It’s a good source for books to teach core values and […]

Valentine’s Day On The OPAC

February6

Grade/Class/Subject: K-2/Harrison/Media Skills Unit/Theme: Literary Devices/Holidays Standards (AASL): 4.1.2. Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world and previous reading. Content Objectives (Dearborn Public Schools Department of Media Services, K-12 Information Literacy Media Curriculum, 2004): Content Standard #1, A student who has been educated in library media information skills accesses information efficiently […]

One More Time With Santa

December10

  Week of December 17 Subject/Grade Media Skills, Kindergarten – 3rd Grade Unit/Themes: Locating materials in the media center/Holiday books Standards: AASL 4.1.3 Scope and Sequence: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively. Content Objective(s): Students will respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres. Language […]

Happy Grinch-mas Day!

November20

  Mrs. Harrison’s blog (what students see) Week 13, First week of December Grade/Class/Subject: Media Skills, K – 3rd Grade Unit/Theme: Christmas in books and on the web Standards: AASL Shared Foundation V: Explore Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by: Reading widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of […]

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