November+Stations

November Work Stations Length of time = 3 weeks Students work cooperatively in accomplishing tasks for each table. Students who have completed activities in prior weeks become experts and help new students at that station.

Explanation of Stations for grades 4 & 5
(Because of the short month, students assigned to stations 2 and 3, may choose one or the other. All students for the month will have the experience of learning the elements of writing a Good Book Review and Library Duties.) __Intro to Book Reviews__ || **Station 2** __Thanksgiving Research__ || **Station 3** __Thanksgiving Computer Quest__ || **Station 4** __Library Assistants__ ||
 * **Station 1**
 * TLW: Review Book Reviews written by other students. Identify the main essentials for a good book review.

Procedure: Read a short Book and then read its review. With a partner, analyze the main components that make a good/interesting "I can't wait to read that book" book review.

References: Print out Reviews from [|Spaghetti Book Club] [|SOS for Teacher Librarians], a great site for downloading great ideas and plans.

[| IM-PACTLesson1.doc] [| Book Review Sandwich.pdf] [| Stapletotheworldpermission.pdf] [| What Makes a Book Review.doc] || TLW: students will read about the first Thanksgiving and take notes

Procedure: When was the first Thanksgiving? Why was it celebrated? Who were invited? Students read about and write notes on cards making sure to give credit for their information on each card.

Material: Encyclopedias, Almancs, Atlas, any related books, note cards. || TLW: acquire information on the [|First Thanksgiving] using the site on Nettrekker

Procedure: students may choose with a partner to research one of the three: They may read or listen to narrator. They will write a response on how they connect to what they have read.

Some may want to make a van diagram showing how colonial children, Wampanoag children and today's youth are alike and different.

Material: computers, lined paper || TLW: Enter books to check in. Checkout books to students and organize books on cart. If time allows, they may shelve Fiction books only.

Procedure: The group of about 6 students will be assigned different tasks dealing with library chores.

Two will check out. Two will organize fiction books and shelve as many as time will allow. Students will place a place holder next to their shelved book for me to check later. Two students will organize non fiction books by the 100s for now, but not shelve them. || This was also a difficult rotation. The students really liked the Thanksgiving Computer Quest, but unfortunately our computers are so old that many had difficulty. In the end, I resorted to do away with it after the second week. We substituted using books and creating a van diagram comparing modern students with Native American or colonial children. Book Reviews analysis was a lesson that required more time. It was explained withing 10 minutes before the students were assigned to their tables. They did like reading others book reviews. The Library Assistants are improving in their skills. They are shelving fiction books with few mistakes. ||  || Back to Agnese's pages Intro page  First week with learning stations October Stations November Stations December January/February February March April ||  ||
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