5th Grade

General Activities

Almanac Questions - submitted by Sarah Thorn
Twenty-six questions that can be answered using the almanac

Bibliographic Entry Sample - submitted by Sarah Thron
Examples of MLA style bibliographic entries

Big 6 - by Gloria Redwine

Big Six Lesson - by Jayme Karen

Bix Six Researching 4-5 - by Margaret Quartel

Biography - by Cheryl Smith
General summary of biographies and how to locate them in the library

Book Review Sample - by Sarah Thorn

Books - by Margaret Quartel
An overview of fiction and non-fiction books including how they are organized in a library

Books, Lessons - Teaching Six Writing Traits - submitted by Kim Murff
A list of books for each writing thrait that can be found in the Bethany Elementary School Library

Dewey Decimal System - by Cindy Kurjakovic

Dewey Order - Patti Evans

Dictionary Usage - submitted by Sarah Thorn
Worksheet for dictionary practice

Genres - Patti Evans

Genres - by Sarah Thorn
Fiction genres defined with examples

Get Caught Reading - by Rene Hobbie

Headlines, Headlines
A guessing game using clues from favorite literature

Information Literacy Skills Survey  - by Brenda McElyea

Library Review - by Margaret Quartel

Library:  Who Wants To Be a Millionaire - by Amy Guthrie

Library Orientation - by Margaret Quartel

Library Scavenger Lesson - by Kim Lewis
Assist students in learning the correct rules and behaviors for the library
Library Scavenger Cards

Making inferences and Summarizing
Students develop inferencing and summarizing skills using Miss Alaineus by Debra Frasier .

Millionaire Read-In #1 - by Ann Steffes

Millionaire Read-In #2 - by Ann Steffes

Millionaire Read-In #3 - by Ann Steffes

Millionaire Read-In #4 - by Ann Steffes

Newbery Award Winners - by Pattie Evans
Trivia quiz

Nonfiction - - by Patti Evans
General overview of the Dewey Decimal System

Oklahoma - submitted by Mary Elam
Students research the history and geography of Oklahoma in preparation for Camp Clausen

Oklahoma Sites - submitted by Mary Elam
Use with Oklahoma lesson above.

Ranger Rick (Looking Through Periodicals) - submitted by Kim Murff
Students practice reading for information.

Reference Preference - submitted by Kim Murff
Students practice deciding which reference to use.

This Is a Test:  Observation - submitted by Sarah Thorn
This Is a Test:  Answers
This is a fun question and answer activity.

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