Looking to show your administration how necessary school libraries and teacher-librarians are? Here is a terrific interview. Perhaps your administration should taken a listen as well. Tell them it's only 30 minutes out of their day....
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Anatomy of a Pathfinder: Aiding Your Students With Their Research
When I ask students what they think a pathfinder is, they don't know exactly what it is. "Take apart the word", I say, emphasizing path-finder. "Finding a path?", one student replies. "You're on the right track," I respond. A good library pathfinder is created by the teacher-librarian and provides the list of print and non-print resources necessary for a particular topic. Most of the time, resources that are available in that library are shared in the pathfinder. Not all pathfinders will look alike and have the same print and non-print sources. (See "Pathfinder Samples" on the page.) Teachers can request that a specific pathfinder be created to go along with the class curriculum, i.e. "Romeo and Juliet". That is a very specific pathfinder, as opposed to "Shakespeare". The Dewey Decimal number for the topic area should be listed so students know what area of the school or public library to find the book. (Make sure you have good signage.) Below you will find Buffy Hamilton's excellent video tutorial on how she creates a pathfinder.
ABOUT PATHFINDERS
How to Make a Good Library Pathfinder- from Amy C. Mann, MLS
Pathfinders: Helping Students Find Paths to Information- article from Information Today, Inc.
Template for Creating Pathfinders
SAMPLE LIBRARY PATHFINDERS
ipl2 Pathfinder Listing- 10 categories
Methuen High School Pathfinders
Monarch Library Pathfinders- K-5
Pathfinder Index- for teens
Pathfinders for K-5 Graders
Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School- over 120 pathfinders!
Sand Creek Middle School Pathfinders
Springfield Township Library Pathfinders
Thematic Pathfinders for All Ages
Thomas Jefferson High School Research Guides
ABOUT PATHFINDERS
How to Make a Good Library Pathfinder- from Amy C. Mann, MLS
Pathfinders: Helping Students Find Paths to Information- article from Information Today, Inc.
Template for Creating Pathfinders
SAMPLE LIBRARY PATHFINDERS
ipl2 Pathfinder Listing- 10 categories
Methuen High School Pathfinders
Monarch Library Pathfinders- K-5
Pathfinder Index- for teens
Pathfinders for K-5 Graders
Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School- over 120 pathfinders!
Sand Creek Middle School Pathfinders
Springfield Township Library Pathfinders
Thematic Pathfinders for All Ages
Thomas Jefferson High School Research Guides
Searching Family History: 32 Genealogy Resources
All Family of Crests- view for free; $$ for other stuff
Make Your Coat of Arms- choose shield, personalize it
Personalized-Printables.com- 15 free printable crests
ProGenealogists- coats of arms, family crests and surname origins.
Search Family Tree
African-American Genealogy
Ancestory.com- "the world’s largest online resource for family history documents and family trees"
African-American Genealogy
Ancestory.com- "the world’s largest online resource for family history documents and family trees"
Archives-launched in July 2009, cost is $39.95 per year
A Barrel of Genealogy Links-this site is recommended by the History Channel
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet- very extensive listing
Ellis Island- search passenger records
Ellis Island- search passenger records
EngagedIntellectual.org- search Chicano, Hispanic, Mexican-American genealogy
Family and Genealogy 2.0 Websites- social networking
Genealogy Spot- many resources and assistance is here
Genealogy Terms- from Ancestry.com
Family and Genealogy 2.0 Websites- social networking
Genealogy Classes- from Genealogy.com
Genealogy Spot- many resources and assistance is here
Genealogy Terms- from Ancestry.com
The USGenProject- "The USGenWeb Project consists of a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States."
USGenWeb Kidz- How-to-Do Genealogy
USGenWeb Kidz- How-to-Do Genealogy
Surname History
Ancestory.com- learn about the family history of your surname
Ancestory's Videos- YouTube channel
Ancestor Search-Surname origin and meaning
Behind the Name-etymology and history of surnames
Ancestory.com- learn about the family history of your surname
Ancestory's Videos- YouTube channel
Ancestor Search-Surname origin and meaning
Behind the Name-etymology and history of surnames
Surname Finder- over 1 million surnames listed
Labels:
coat of arms,
family crests,
family roots,
family tree,
genealogy
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Your February Holidays and Celebrations
Rather than re-post the resources for each holiday, I updated the master listing for September to June.
You can find Black History Month, Groundhog Day, Presidents' Day, Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year here. Look on the right column of this blog under Books for Reluctant Readers.
You can find Black History Month, Groundhog Day, Presidents' Day, Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year here. Look on the right column of this blog under Books for Reluctant Readers.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Understanding the Severity of a Blizzard: 26 Chilly Resources
One year ago, I posted 32 general sites about the weather, including lesson plans, printouts and videos. This morning in my kindergarten classes, we talked about the impending snowstorm, and it was obvious that the kids had no idea what was ahead. Currently a blizzard is on its way towards the northeast part of the country, (I am looking at 2 feet of snow in the next 24 hours...) I wanted to provide adequate resources to explain how this differs from just a snowstorm.
PHOTO AT THE LEFT: Romeo looks out at the snowfall in 2013.
© J.Greller
11 Facts About Blizzards
12 Historic Photos of the World's Most Formidable Snowstorms- from The Week
Blizzard- earth facts and information
Blizzard Lesson- includes printables
Blizzard Sentence Examples- use "blizzard" in a sentence
Blizzard Slams of the Northeast- NY Times slide show
Blizzards: Winter's Perfect Storm- photo essays
Blizzards and Snow Themed Page- from Teacher Planet
Build a Kit- get ready for an emergency
Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book- winter storms is on pages 19, 20
Pictures of Blizzards- from Google image search
Science of a Blizzard- from History.com
Snow and Blizzards- Q and A from Scholastic
Snow Facts for Kids
Top 10 Big, Bad Blizzards- slide show from TIME
Weather: Adjectives Worksheet for Snow
Winter Storms- from WeatherWizKids
Winter Word Search Puzzle
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