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Students will:
1. Learn how to use the almanac, the atlas, the dictionary and the encyclopedia.
2. Use these resources to answer questions about themselves.
3. Make a poster size collage.
4. Present collage to class.
5. Become familiar with other classmates.
Glasthal, J. (1996). Scholastic children’s dictionary. New York: Scholastic.
Israel, E. (1999). The world almanac for kids. New Jersey: Primedia Company.
Jacobs, D. (2002). The world book encyclopedia (Vols. 1-22). Chicago: World Book.
Paton, J. (1992). The Kingfisher illustrated encyclopedia of animals. New York: Kingfisher Books.
Phelps, K. (1992). The young people’s atlas of the United States. New York: Kingfisher Books.
Sedeen, M. (1991). National geographic picture atlas of our fifty states. Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society.
Whitfield, P. (1998). The Simon & Schuster encyclopedia of animals. New York: Simon & Schuster Editions.
SKILLS ASSESSMENT During class discussion the school library media specialist will be able to determine students’ knowledge of reference resources. A power point presentation about reference resources will be shown to the students. Then the students will have a tour of the children’s reference section in order for the school library media specialists to show the students the reference resources they will be using.
OBJECTIVES Students will:
1. Learn how to use the almanac, the atlas, the dictionary and the encyclopedia.
2. Use these resources to answer questions about themselves.
3. Make a poster size collage.
4. Present collage to class.
5. Become familiar with other classmates.
KEYWORDS Almanac Atlas Dictionary Encyclopedia Adjective Synonyms Acrostic
MATERIALS NEEDED: Paper Pencil. Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas,
Find words in the dictionary that describes you. For example: athletic shy, inquisitive, outgoing, energetic.
Find two synonyms in the dictionary that describes you. For example: happy and joyous, lucky and fortunate.
Using your first name, make an acrostic to describe yourself. For example: Lucky Unusual Cool Young Encyclopedia
If you could have any animal you wanted for a pet, which one would you choose? Would you want an Aardvark or a Zebra? Would you want a Koala bear or a Porcupine?
Look for your new pet in an encyclopedia. What would you need to take care of your pet? What food does it eat? What shelter will it need?
Almanac and Atlas: Plan you dream vacation. If you could go to any state, which one would you choose? What would you like to see, to do or to visit in that state? For example: Do you want to go skiing in Colorado? Do you want to go to Disney World?
Plan your dream vacation from the facts you can find in an almanac and/or atlas. Chart your course to your dream vacation. What interstate highways would you need to take?
Extra credit: You are on your way to your dream vacation destination. Mark at what point of interest you would stop at and what you would do there. To keep your information organized, write down your answers as you find them, Dictionary 1. write the two adjectives that describe you. _________________________________ _________________________________
2. write the two synonyms that describe you. _________________________________ _________________________________
Encyclopedia 1. What animal did you choose for your pet? _________________________________
2. What food or foods does your animal eat? ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________
3. What type of shelter will you animal need? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Almanac and Atlas 1. Which state did you choose? _______________________________________
2. List interesting things to do and see in your state. ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
3. What interstate highways will you be using on your dream vacation? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Student Questionnaire Disagree--------------------Agree
1. Instructions were clear. 1 2 3 4 5
2. Key word list was helpful 1 2 3 4 5
3. I felt well prepared to search information. 1 2 3 4 5
4. I could get help when I needed it. 1 2 3 4 5
5. I like using at least one primary method of data 1 2 3 4 5 collection. What do you think?
6. What were the best parts of this project? _______________________________________
7. What would you change? ___________________________________________________
8. What was the most difficult task you had? Why was it difficult? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
