At the school level, especially the elementary , signage is important. If you have library vocabulary for each grade level ( I do- and they are overlapping) then it is a good idea after introducing each term to make the word into some kind of signage.
After I introduce a term by the following week, I like to make a sign for it. Depending on the word I may also place it where the items are ( example- Fiction and its defination by the fiction section)
I make a sign for the word and a separate sign for the definition. This way I will occasionally take the definition down and see if the students knows what the word means.
Other times I will move them around to different spots in each section, or put them completely in a wrong section. Then we play a game - " What library words/ vocabulary are in the right place?" This helps student be more observant of the signs and gets them to read them.
How does this help? For starters, students see the term and the definition each time they are in the library. If there is question about the word they can quickly look and see the definition. I can review with students by having them notice how many library vocabulary we have learned each month and year.
This also helps to make the library a bright and colorful place to be. I use bright construction paper or colors on black. Sometimes I save the signs from year to year. Sometimes I make new ones. The signs also show the staff and administration that in our learning library there is always something new to learn and remember.
I will continue this thread with more ideas on signage and vocabulary. What do you do about library signs and library vocabulary?
After I introduce a term by the following week, I like to make a sign for it. Depending on the word I may also place it where the items are ( example- Fiction and its defination by the fiction section)
I make a sign for the word and a separate sign for the definition. This way I will occasionally take the definition down and see if the students knows what the word means.
Other times I will move them around to different spots in each section, or put them completely in a wrong section. Then we play a game - " What library words/ vocabulary are in the right place?" This helps student be more observant of the signs and gets them to read them.
How does this help? For starters, students see the term and the definition each time they are in the library. If there is question about the word they can quickly look and see the definition. I can review with students by having them notice how many library vocabulary we have learned each month and year.
This also helps to make the library a bright and colorful place to be. I use bright construction paper or colors on black. Sometimes I save the signs from year to year. Sometimes I make new ones. The signs also show the staff and administration that in our learning library there is always something new to learn and remember.
I will continue this thread with more ideas on signage and vocabulary. What do you do about library signs and library vocabulary?
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