Overview

Open the cover of this updated popular title and find fresh ways to promote the library with a focus on collaboration and student learning. Customize each lesson and activity to meet local standards. Find a variety of fun, practical, academically sound lessons that can be used today. Many lessons can be completed in one class period and with or without teacher assistance. Get results while getting students actively involved and participating in their learning! This book is filled to the brim with the plans, games, chants and songs, creative dramatics, and virtual field trips that readers count on from national presenter and author Pat Miller. You will reach and involve every one of your readers when you use the lessons and ideas in these hands-on, minds-on lessons!

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9781586832841

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A resource that is for both librarians and the teachers they collaborate with, this book has something for everyone. . . . The variety of activities adds to the book. . . . the book is well written and arranged for ease of use. - Colorado Association of Libraries

A resource that is for both librarians and the teachers they collaborate with, this book has something for everyone. . . . The variety of activities adds to the book. . . . the book is well written and arranged for ease of use. * Colorado Association of Libraries * In this second edition Pat Miller has updated several of her activities, including updated Web sites. She demonstrates how to pair fiction and nonfiction, an important concept for teaching reading comprehension strategies. Her focus includes collaborating and emphasizes student achievement. Her activities cover the spectrum of the elementary school curriculum and provide fun library activities to support classroom learning. She includes information on customizing the lessons and meeting local standards. For librarians working on a fixed schedule, it is important to note that many of her lessons can be completed in a single session. Necessary reproducibles are included. This is a worthy purchase for anyone looking at quick ways to put some zip in their library lessons. * Library Media Connection *

<p> A resource that is for both librarians and the teachers they collaborate with, this book has something for everyone. . . . The variety of activities adds to the book. . . . the book is well written and arranged for ease of use. - <p>Colorado Association of Libraries

Author Information

Pat Miller is a library media specialist from Sugar Land, TX.

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