October+Work+Stations

October Work Stations
Grades 4 & 5 Length of time = 5 weeks Students work cooperatively in accomplishing tasks for each table. Students who have completed activities in prior weeks become the instructors.

Explanation of Stations for grades 4 & 5 __LION__ || **Station 2** __Almanac__ || **Stations 3** __Library Assistants__ || **Station 4** __Information Literacy__ || **Stations 5** __Dictionary__ ||
 * **Station** 1
 * TLW: Search for availability of books in our library using the LION on-line catalog. They will practice searching by “keyword." They will copy the call # of one book and check it's availability in the catalog and on the shelf.

Material: worksheet, computers Assessment: observation & collected papers || TLW: Scan and read to locate answers to given questions by using the Table of Contents and Index

Material: question cards, lined paper Assessment: collected papers & observation || TLW: Take turns in organizing books on cart by Dewey Categories,

Two students receive training to check out books to others

Assessment: observation || TLW: collaborate in locating answers to library information worksheet. Matching columns that will prepare students for future jeopardy game.

Material: worksheet, library charts

Assessment: Observation || TLW: practice locating guide words found in a dictionary

Materia: worksheets, dictionaries

Assessment: Observation in being able to help others. Collected worksheets || View photos of students and some workstations


 * Reflections: **These learning stations were difficult to arrange. Once again, insuring understanding took too long leaving not enough time for instruction and making check out rushed. The students' favorite station was that of being Library Assistant and the LION book search on computers. However, the computers are so slow that not too many questions are being answered. This is also a station where it very beneficial for students to help one another especially those who have already completed this activity on the last visit. The fourth graders found the Almanac activity very difficult especially the Ela S classes where English was an issue. I am hopeful that with consistency and repetition things will get better. Although timing everything just right is still stressful and far from perfect, I'm feeling encouraged.

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