I recently decided to try a few centers and mini lessons in my 7th grade library classes . So this is what I did- I divided each class into 3 equal groups . After attendance is taken each period, I go over the three 'centers' or activities. Instructions are given about each one.
One is usually at the computers . Six students can go on the computer which works out good in all but my 2 biggest classes which have more than 18. Lately the students are learning about library data bases and currently they are using Fact Monster and World Book.
The other one so far has been a shelf find it game- this was easy . I just took dewey numbers from the collection for the non- fiction and then call letters from the fiction section. Students use the cards to find each number .
The third group is my mini lesson group- I go over the a lesson and students work on an activity that correlates with the lesson.
So far it seems to be working pretty good. I will detail more of these groups at a later date.
One is usually at the computers . Six students can go on the computer which works out good in all but my 2 biggest classes which have more than 18. Lately the students are learning about library data bases and currently they are using Fact Monster and World Book.
The other one so far has been a shelf find it game- this was easy . I just took dewey numbers from the collection for the non- fiction and then call letters from the fiction section. Students use the cards to find each number .
The third group is my mini lesson group- I go over the a lesson and students work on an activity that correlates with the lesson.
So far it seems to be working pretty good. I will detail more of these groups at a later date.
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