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Collaborative Library Lessons For The Primary Grades

by Brenda S. Copeland, Patricia A. Messner
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Overview

This book consists of tried and tested collaborative lesson plans for teacher librarians to use when planning lessons with classroom teachers to use with students in the primary grades. These lessons integrate research skills instruction with curriculum standards in science and social studies. Lessons are developed using standard reference materials such as biography, atlas, encyclopedia, and the almanac. Each lesson contains all patterns, worksheets, and plans necessary to immediately implement the lesson.

This book consists of tried and tested collaborative lesson plans for teacher librarians to use when planning lessons with classroom teachers to use with students in the primary grades. These lessons integrate research skills instruction with curriculum standards in science and social studies. Lessons are developed using standard reference materials such as biography, atlas, encyclopedia, and the almanac. Each lesson contains all patterns, worksheets and plans necessary to immediately implement the lesson. Grades K-3.

Synopsis

This work presents collaborative lesson plans that will help elementary school librarians and classroom teachers cooperate to meet curriculum standards. The lessons integrate research skills instruction with curriculum standards in science and social studies. Lessons are in units on using biographies, encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, online catalogs, and the Internet. Each lesson comes complete with all of the patterns, worksheets, and plans necessary for immediate use. Author information is not given. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

About the Author, Brenda S. Copeland

BRENDA S. COPELAND is an elementary librarian the Palmyra School District of Palmyra, Pennsylvania. She earned her MLS degree from Kutztown University and her BA in Elementary Education at the University of Delaware.

PATRICIA A. MESSNER is an elementary media specialist in the Lebanon City School District of Lebanon, Ohio. She earned her Masters of Education degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and her BA in Elementary Education at Asbury College.

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Editorials

From the Publisher

"This book offers tried and tested collaborative lesson plans by school librarians….patterns and worksheets are also included."

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Christian School Teacher

"The book includes ready-to-use work-sheets that are aligned with national standards, and lessons designed for 45-minute class sessions covering seven topics: thematic, biography, atlas, almanac, encyclopedia, online catalog, and the internet."

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American Libraries

"Taking us up one step on the collaboration ladder, Copeland provides library lessons aimed at the primary grades that are linked to national standards and that have definite roles for both the teacher and the teacher-librarian to play in the teaching of a particular skill."

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Teacher Librarian

Book Details

Published
February 1, 2005
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Pages
174
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781591581857

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