LaGrange Elementary--Staff Library Pages
New Materials
New for the School Year are the following:
- Subscription to Instructor and Teaching PreK-8
- Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids. Gail Gibbons. 2002.
- We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. David Catrow. 2002.
- America: A Patriotic Primer. Lynne Cheney. 2002.
Announcements & Events
Mid-Hudson Library System Online Entrance – see below for information on home access to databases.
Home Access to the Public Library
If you have a Public Library Card, you can access the many resources of the Public Library online. Go to http://midhudson.org/alpha.html and click on the link to your home library. From there you can access anything offered by that library. You can even check out other libraries in our area.
Mid-Hudson Library System Online Entrance
http://www.midhudson.org/lifelines/ is a website with homework resources selected for parents and librarians to help students in grades K-12. The site is divided into two sections: one for K-4 subject areas (http://www.midhudson.org/lifelines/lifelines1/default.htm) and the other for grades 5-12 curriculum areas (http://www.midhudson.org/lifelines/lifelines2/default.htm).
School and public librarians and teachers identified the subject areas as being the ones most widely taught in New York State. Within each area there are links to magazine, newspaper and encyclopedia articles, related websites and local history, where applicable. All the articles and websites are age-appropriate, either for younger children or those in the upper grades.
In addition, the public libraries serving our school district now have a new online catalog, located at http://gigcat.midhudson.org/ where anyone with a library card for the Mid-Hudson Library System can search for and order books to be delivered to the local library of their choice.
Great Web Sites
A Word to the Wise:
If you are planning on using websites in your classroom, check them ahead of time to be sure they are not blocked by the filter. If the site you need is blocked, use this form to request it be unblocked. Just print the form out, fill it in and submit it.
Don't trust a URL (website address) to memory or tricky fingering. When you find a site you like, bookmark it. Try to keep your bookmarks organized! If you're unsure, visit me or send me an email SOS. I'll be happy to help you!
Enchanted Learning: http://www.enchantedlearning.com
This site is filled with curriculum connections. Lots of projects, lesson plans and print out sheets on a variety of topics from primary to intermediate.
Ben' s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: http://bensguide.gpo.gov
This is a great site for government information designed especially for kids. It is broken down by grade level K-2 and 3-5.
Arlington Schools: http://arlingtonschools.org/library.html
Our own website has a page titled Cyber Library. There is a wealth of wonderful sites here, organized by category. Left your social studies curriculum guide in school? It's here! Can't remember how to make a folder? That information is here, too! If you haven't checked this site out in a while, do it! You'll be amazed! In fact, it's what I use as my "homepage" in the library. You may also want to use the Reference Shelf for Students or one of our Reading Lists.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
This is one of the best educators' sites around. It's also the home of "puzzlemaker" where you can make puzzles and word searches using your own words and definitions.
LessonPlans.com: http://www.lessonplanspage.com
A great site with over 1500 different lesson plans broken down by grade
and subject area.
Project Power
Are you thinking of assigning a research project for your students? Before you do, may we suggest you:
Focus on a Topic
What is the subject area? (math, social studies, science, etc.)
What is the purpose of this assignment? What do you expect your students to learn?
Contact your librarian
Are there sufficient resources?
What kind of outcome do you expect? (report, debate, visual presentation, skit, PowerPoint presentation, speech, etc.)
Will you need to reserve materials? For how long?
How can we collaborate on ideas and teaching skills?
Project Timeline
Will your students need extra library time?
When is the final due date?
Are there incremental due dates?
Evaluation
How will the students' projects be evaluated?
How will you evaluate the assignment for future use?
If you are surfing the web from home for research sites to use in school, make sure to test school accessibility well in advance of your assignment. You may find our filter blocks the site you want. Use this form if you are sure the site is one that will be beneficial.
Do You Have a Purchase Suggestion for the Library?
If you would like to suggest a book, magazine, video or some other resource for the library to purchase and add to its collection, please print out this Suggestion for Library Purchase Form, fill it out and submit it to your librarian. Your ideas are always welcome! Go here if you need to install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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