Need a new idea to try in your library?  

Want a fun way to teach library terms?  

Give this fun game a try. " Who has" is a ask a question get an answer game. 
 I give each student a card  stating : 
 I Have___________________  who has__________________?  
for example:   I have genre .  Who has ...What is a book called that is late ? 
 Someone has a card that reads:  I have overdue.  Who has   .... What are books that contain true information and facts called?  . 
 I have made 30 cards with the first card saying... 
This is the first card Who has.... (question goes ) 
 and the last card says...       the answer and then This is the last card!

Just a fun idea that will make your students pay attention just a little bit more so they can be ready to  jump up and answer.  Give it a try.  

What's your Dewey #?  

This is a great activity to teach your students about the importance of putting your books away correctly using the Dewey Decimal System.

You take your month your where born and the day you where born to find your Dewey #.  Mine is 318.19??
My birth date is March 18 19??



I have been using this idea in my Media Center this week.  
I showed them that what my number was and where I would live on the shelf. I then had the student figure out their DEWEY number.  We wrote it down on a card.  I then had all the students line up in numerical number.  We talked about how important it was to find your place and be proud to reside on that shelf.  Then I took someone away and shoved them in a random numerical order.  We talked about how frustrating it is to use the researchers and be so excited that a book was in but then to find out it had been shelved incorrectly.  What a fun activity.  
Thanks for the great idea Nancy Christiansen (Aspen Elementary).

Do you have a chalkboard in your Media Center?

My daughter got into chalkboard art this summer and inspired me to use the chalkboard in my Media Center this year to share/reinforce areas of focus for our school. I put up this welcome at the beginning of the year, but will be changing it occasionally as we make different challenges to our students. 

In September we are encouraging students to create something for the Reflections Art contest. I have pulled books about art, photography, writing, dance, music, filmmaking and such and created this "chalkboard art" to remind students to be creative this month.

 Remember when we did "Book Spine Poetry" at the Peggy Sharp workshop? I thought I would give it a try in April for National Poetry Month, here are a  couple poems we created from books in my library. Searching/reading the titles really got students looking at books they may normally overlook. It was fun!

GREAT Site!

This is an amazing site for Media Specialists! Powerpoint presentations, bookmarks, posters, worksheets, and all kinds of "helps!"

http://ccssmswikishare.wikispaces.com/

Please share any other wonderful sites you find!