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Free Valentine's Day library skills research
Library Search Party - Library Scavenger Hunt - Information Literacy
Library Scavenger Hunt - fun, educational and interesting. Students use information literacy skills to independently search the shelves and answer questions. Reference, fiction, non-fiction materials are all included. Total 1 page (word document).
This activity works in 1-2 class periods (older grades needing less time).
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3rd - 5th
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Biography Research Essay Template (How Can One Person Change The World?)
Need a template to help your students research about a person that has changed the world? This template provides your students with the guidelines for researching the chosen persons life, achievements, and impact. This packet will also provide the groundwork for an essay summarizing all of their work as well as an essay for describing how they can change the world! This research template can be used to create a Brochure through google slides! Check out my Biography Research Brochure Template (Ho
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3rd - 6th
Ellis Island Webquest
This is a 7 page webquest that goes along with the free Scholastic Ellis Island Website.
I use it with my gifted and talented second graders, but it is also appropriate for grades 3, 4 and 5.
The questions on the webquest have students exam photographs, text, captions and maps on the Scholastic website!
I have used it as a whole group activity as we explore the website together on the SMARTboard and as an individual activity.
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2nd - 5th
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30 Minute Library Lessons: What Should I Read Grades 2-5
Students often do not know what they want to look for during library visits. These 10 questions will help them see that life interests are a good place to start. Afterwards, you can collect the information to determine future book purchases for your library, or use the information to create pie charts to analyze with students in future classes.
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2nd - 5th
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Middle School Science: Environmental Issues Research Project
I made this for my class (so it has my name and city specific info inside of it). However, I thought it could be a good place to start when tackling a major project like this.
This word doc contains the various documents that students will need to complete a TN standard aligned research project on environmental issues that humans have caused/impacted. These issues include water pollution, air pollution, the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, release of CFC's, littering, and pesticide/ferti
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5th - 9th
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Scavenger Hunt
Mr. Lemoncello loves libraries, and he knows them well! Test your students' knowledge of the library with this scavenger hunt.With directions and a printable list, your students will be challenged to find a variety of resources that feature a connection to lemons across the Dewey Decimal system. With targets vague enough to work within any library yet a wide variety of requested resources, your students will search many parts of the library to beat out any other teams.This activity can accompa
Grades:
4th - 6th
Research Graphic Organizer
Basic graphic organizer for any subject. Great for use with PebbleGo, World Book Kids, and more!
Grades:
K - 4th
Bald Eagle Research- Free
Let your students practice fine-tuning their research skills with this research study on the bald eagle. Supply your students with a few resources such as books from the library, magazines, reference materials, and the internet (if applicable). Links to kid-friendly sites are provided.
This packet includes:
-internet resources on the bald eagle
-a graphic organizer to be used during research
-a writing prompt
Please visit my post about how I use this in my classroom here: http://mrslirettesl
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1st - 4th
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Annotated Bibliography Handout for Students
Annotated Bibliography Handout for Students Support your students as they begin learning how to generate an annotated bibliography using the MLA format. Save time and send your expectations home on paper as well as upload to your learning management system so there is no question about how to complete an annotated bibliography. *****************************************************************************Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Pu
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6th - 9th
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The First Thanksgiving Research Unit: Pilgrims and Native Americans-Free Version
Looking for a beginning research lesson for Thanksgiving?This unit compares the daily lives of Pilgrims and Native Americans using the Scholastic Thanksgiving WebsiteThis partial lesson focuses on the CLOTHING worn by both groups. Kindergarten and first grade students are introduced to the concept of research by listening/reading the information on the website. They then choose the appropriate words from a word bank and write a sentence to answer a research question.Students choose a picture o
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K - 1st
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Help Find Cupid! Explore the United States to Find Him
Get kids excited about using reference books and the internet as they try to locate Cupid! These 4 worksheets (with answer keys) put Cupid in places all across the United States. Students will be finding out about capital cities, famous people, landmarks, and more as they explore the United States.There are 10 questions on each worksheet.
I have included an extension research activity in this packet.
Get in the spirit of Valentine's Day as you hunt for Cupid! Check out other packets for this
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3rd - 5th
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Reindeer Research Resources: A Clickable PDF
Your friendly neighborhood TpT librarian has put together a clickable bibliography for you ... centered around our favorite December animal ... the reindeer. This FREE download includes three of my favorite nonfiction titles and six kid-friendly websites. Each of the listed websites is clickable. Simply open your PDF file, click on the website pix, and you're there! Happy researching :)You will get two files. One marked "For Teachers"and the other marked "For Kids". The kids version includes onl
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Grades:
K - 5th
Polar Bear Research Resources: A Clickable PDF
Your friendly neighborhood TpT librarian has put together a clickable bibliography for you ... centered around one of our favorite cold weather animals, the polar bear. This FREE download includes my favorite nonfiction titles, kid-friendly websites, and videos that relate to all different aspects of the polar bear. Each of the resources is clickable. Simply open your PDF file, click on the pix, and you'll be at a book description, a website, or a video! Happy researching :)
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K - 5th
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Library Scavenger Hunt
Hands on activity for middle school/high school students; Students locate print resources (books and magazines) using your library's online catalog and by exploring the shelves to find titles using Dewey Decimal numbers. Approximately 45 minutes-1 hour to complete. May be completed individually or in cooperative learning groups. Suitable for any subject area as an intro to research. AASL & CCRA Standards included.
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6th - 12th
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ABC Research Page
Need a quick research activity that could be done in just one sitting?? Looking for an activity that kids can do independently when their work is done?? How about a twist on an old standby ... ABC Research?? You know - when kids have to find an example or fact about a topic that begins with each letter of the alphabet. The kids always love the challenge! This handout creates a record sheet for their research.
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1st - 5th
Works Cited for Library Research
This handy resource is an excellent tool for your students to use while researching and citing books sources! It helps ensure that students are documenting their sources in the proper format during research. It lists the requirements for book citations within the new MLA format (updated April 2016) and provides an example as well as plenty of room for students to add the books they use for taking notes as they are researching.
Any questions or comments, please let me know! Any feedback and r
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2nd - 6th
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Dictionary Resource Page
A resource page to remind students how to use a dictionary, what a part of speech is, what a guide word is, and the steps to follow to find a word.
Print and have students keep it in their notebooks, or print and laminate as an anchor chart in the classroom!
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Not Grade Specific
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Practicing online research skills and citing sources
This printable will allow students to practice their research skills by requiring them to choose a topic of interest, find three, credible online sources that relate to the topic, and provide appropriate documentation of sources. The printable is scaffold in a way that reviews the requirements for documenting sourcse and makes students feel more at ease with the process. This printable could be used to begin the process for a research-based writing piece or the creation of a PowerPoint.
Than
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6th - 12th
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RAINBOW Research Flipbook FREEBIE
Are your students curious about rainbows? I can tell you, mine sure are! They want to know about the colors and why we don't see them each day. To best address their curiosity and answer those burning questions, I want to study rainbows with the support of the learning app, PebbleGo! This FREE rainbow flipbook was created to support the knowledge gained from this particular app and the verbiage is aligned with the information headers on the app to best support retrieval. : )Included in this FREE
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K - 2nd
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Planet Facts Research Activity
This is a simple science activity designed to be used during a unit on outer space. It combines elements of research with science content.
Students read books and/or use online resources to learn about a planet in the solar system. They identify 2-3 important facts or write a paragraph about the planet. Students finish by coloring the front of the sheet to look like their planet.
From Lessons by Leah
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1st - 4th
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Evaluating Online Sources: Credible vs. Untrustworthy Websites
In this activity, students will consider six different websites and must decide whether they are credible or not. These decisions will be made through the use of a checklist that awards/ takes away points based on the presence or lack of certain criteria in the website (has an author, does not have external links, etc.). This is a great, engaging, and low-pressure activity to help refresh, review, or introduce media literacy!This download comes with:- Links to six websites for students to consid
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7th - 12th
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{FREE} Reference Book Scavenger Hunts
This is a fun scavenger hunt for students to practice using five different kinds of reference books - dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and almanac. This product comes with two different sets of questions. The students have to determine the best reference book to use to answer a question, and then answer the question by using the reference book. This product can be used in the school library or the classroom as a center.
Thank you!
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3rd - 6th
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"The Big 6" Research Model Templates
This freebie will help students solve problems and make decisions through the use of information. Students are required to identify research goals, collect materials, cite information, and then reflect on their work. This would be a great companion for those students starting a new research project.
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3rd - 6th
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Biographies: Famous Person Research & Independent Reading Notes (Free Resources)
The Biography Note-Taking Chart with Guiding Prompts can be used in a variety of ways – including during the research of a famous person or as an assessment of a student’s independent reading of a biography or autobiography. See the implementation ideas for this free resource below! *********************************************************************************************************Implementation Idea #1: Famous Person ResearchDo your students struggle with effective note-taking skills duri
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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