Library Activity Cards Set (Cards and Teacher's Manual)

This flexible resource contains over 70 activities presented in laminated A4 card format. Each activity takes about fifteen minutes and focuses on developing basic library and information skills for upper primary and lower secondary students. Teachers may choose to have the entire class work on one activity or, alternatively, students can work individually through each activity card over a number of lessons.

The Teacher's Manual contains learning intentions, teaching notes, answers and photocopiable templates for each activity card.

Topics include:

• Arranging words into alphabetical order
• Basic bibliography writing
• How to use contents pages in a book
• Looking at words and dictionaries
• Using World Book Encyclopedia
• Looking at fiction books
• Following instructions such as recipes
• Genres in books
• Using glossaries
• Using indexes in books
• Keywords
• Locating information
• Locating non-fiction books
• Internet search strategies
• Library vocabulary
• Website evaluation

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The Software accompanies the Library Activity Cards and is presented in PDF format.