Getting+to+Know+Non-fiction

=Library Skills - Getting to Know Non-Fiction= GRADE 3, 4, 5, 6 - Project - submitted by Claire Bazylak

Materials - any web sheet to record information on Non Fiction areas - personalized placeholders

Partners - time - 10 - 15 min (each week new section) - assign area of nonfiction – 0-99/100’s/ 200’s…..900's - use book place marker/placeholder - choose 2 books side by side in 1 area ex. -0-99 - each person in the pair chooses in a different place,beginning/middle/end, of this 1 area to get a wider view of the area - find a spot to check out the connection/big idea/ what is common to this area - record your idea on one area of the web given - find an interesting idea/bit of info from one of your books - record the book& idea with page # (for possible inquiry project)

Sharing Circle/Closing (last 15 minutes) - each pair share findings of their section of nonfiction (what is in this area – big picture/idea/content/ topics) - share interesting information - others – listen – record 1 or 2 words for topic on web - each pair puts away their books back where their place markers are after discussing which book goes first

Over several weeks, all of the nonfiction areas will be covered through exploration or in the sharing time Interesting findings may lead to an inquiry project