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New activity for 40 minutes library time

We have 40 minutes for students spend their time at the library. They'll come with their homeroom (about 30 students). Any idea what they're going to do beside check in books?

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Permalink Reply by Beth Kiger on May 27, 2009 at 7:05am

Anyone else out there have ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Beth Kiger on May 27, 2009 at 7:07am

I am using a template I found online and with 3,4,5 we will play Almanac Jeopardy using the LCD projector. There is also a book I love using called The Mysteries of Research by Sharron Cohen. It uses almanac, encycloped, atlas to solve "mysteries or crimes". K-2 it is so hard to keep them busy for 40 minutes. K, we are reading books about Ocean Animals which they are studying in their classroom. I let them use magnifyers to examine ocean treasures I brought back from the beach. I have two huge new book orders that have not been shelved. I put these on tables and the classes have about 5 minutes to peruse, examine, enjoy the books and then we move to another table. With 3-5 I set it up like a restaurant and call it the book buffet.
Kiger

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Permalink Reply by Noora Snelling on May 28, 2009 at 11:18pm

Thanks so much. I'll try to do jeopardy and mysteries of crime. Thanks again.

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