Media+Lessons

Lessons created by teachers for Media K-5 to use with interactive boards.

(A single-page comparison matrix review of text features of various reference books, Gr. 3-5. It is a drag-n-drop fill-the-matrix activity.)

(A two page quick idea for getting students interested in Internet research, Gr 2-3. The first page is the hook. The second page has a shade that should drop from the top in three stages, revealing the questions/steps one at a time. The third question is linked to open a Google window.)

[] A lesson about Internet Safety for Gr. 4-5. The notebook file is too large to upload to this wiki.

This lesson contains several easily adaptable library activities, such as a Vortex for determining Fiction /Nonfiction.

This game is part of a library orientation file created by Angela Masterson at the Witchita Public Schools. The "Order in the Library" game (on page 10) has students "put" books on the shelf in the correct call number order. (Copy contributed by Kelly Brannock, Wendell Elementary School)

Lessons created for grades 6-8.

This is an activity to help 6th grade students review how to catergorize books into genres by introducing middle school titles. (K. Allen, HRMS)

This is an activity to introduce MLA citations to middle school students using the updated 2009 MLA format. At the start, I would have students vote for each reason they believe we cite sources before the lesson begins. (K. Allen, HGMS)