ChristaAdams

Introduction: Park Avenue Enhanced Option Elementary School is located in the heart of Nashville, TN. It services grades Pre-k through 4th grade. The school has 588 students, 562 of which qualify as economically disadvantages. The population is 97.6% African American, 1.9% white, .3% Asian or Pacific Islander, .2% Hispanic, 291 girls and 297 boys. The part of the population I decided to focus on was the 85 second graders who are divided into seven classes. They are currently beginning to explore the idea of researching different topics. Each student will be assigned an animal to research to answer the questions they made as a class to form their base. This is the first research project for most of the students. I made a paper survey of eight questions that addressed the use of the card catalog, call numbers, and sections of the library to see if there was a need for these skills to be taught. I found that 64.71% of the students do not know where the card catalog is located, 71.76% of the students do not know how to read a call number, and 62.35% could not locate a section based on the subject. Based on this assessment further lessons are needed.

Objective: The students will be able to use the library catalog to locate a book, use the call number to locate the book in the correct part of the collection.

Materials needed: Map of the library, Dewey decimal system PowerPoint, Pencils, Crayons, Paper, Computer, Elmo, Screen, Treasure map, library

Lesson Plan: Day 1: Students will be introduced to the Dewey Decimal system using the Dewey Decimal PowerPoint. Only go over the first five of the system. Day 2: Students will review the first five systems of the Dewey Decimal system and then finish the PowerPoint presentation on the other five. Day 3: Introduce the students to the online catalog. Show them where they can access it in the school and at home. Point out the search box, talk about misspellings, and point out the call numbers. Introduce them to the F, R, E, and B part of the call number. Day 4: Review the Decimal system, call numbers, and F,E,R, and B meanings. Then the students will practice looking for different books and locating them in the library. They can begin looking up their animals and habitats. Day 5: Continue looking for books to supply information about their animals. Then the students will pair up and participate in a scavenger hunt to find the books, call numbers, and topics on the list. The first three groups with the correct answers will receive a free book. Day 6-7: The students will complete their animal reports and take a post survey to monitor their learning.