Laake Library Toolbox

  Daily Instructional Lesson Plan Grade: 10th grade Lesson: Book Tasting Date: Teacher: Ashley Laake Materials: Copies of the following books: Scythe by Neal Shusterman, The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Table cloths, signs Lesson Objective: To explore new literary genres, authors, and themes, and develop critical thinking skills by participating in a book tasting activity. AASL Standard Framework for Learners III A 2 Developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group. Activity: Begin the lesson by introducing the concept of a book tasting to the class. Explain that a book tasting is a fun way to sample a variety of books in a short amount of time. Arrange the classroom into several stations, each with a different book displayed on the table. Decorate the tab...

  Daily Instructional Lesson Plan Grade: 7th grade Lesson: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Date: Teacher: Ashley Laake Materials: Number the Stars book, computer, projector Lesson Objective: To analyze the themes of bravery, sacrifice, and empathy in Number the Stars and Elie Wiesel's experience and to apply these themes to our own lives and the lives of others. AASL Standard Framework for Learners III A 2 Developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group. Activity: Hook: Imagine waking up one day to find that your country has been taken over by a foreign power. Your friends and neighbors are disappearing, and you fear that you might be next. Your family decides that the only way to stay safe is to leave everything behind and start a dangerous journey to a new country. This is the situation that the characters in Number the Stars find themselves in. Students will watch Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Elie Weisel. https://youtu.be/Igjj870VMts Ask students to turn a...

  Daily Instructional Lesson Plan Grade: 7th Grade Lesson: Empathy and Acceptance Date: Teacher: Ashley Laake Materials: Wonder Lesson Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of empathy and acceptance by analyzing and discussing character perspectives and actions in the book "Wonder.” AASL Standard Framework for Learners III A 2 Developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group. Activity: Hook: Ask the students what they think the word wonder means? Record their ideas on chart paper or on the whiteboard.  Introduce the book Wonder to the students. You may read the back cover of the book or give a brief summary of the story. Explain that the book is about a boy named Auggie who was born with a facial deformity and his journey to navigate the challenges of school and fitting in. Distribute sticky notes to the students and ask them to write down any questions they have about the book "Wonder". After a few minutes, collect the sti...

                                 Library March Madness Day 1: Promoting the Activity Planning  Select books Plan timeline Plan explanation of March Madness and how it works Promotions:   Flier (See below), will post on library website Preparations Create book talks Create introduction Procedures:  Introduction: Introduce the concept of March Madness and explain how it will be adapted for the library program. Book selection: Select books to be included in the program. Determine how many books will be used and create a bracket. See possible book titles below.  Book Talks: Host book talks to introduce the books to the participants.  Display the first book on the whiteboard or projector and give a book talk to introduce the book to the participants. Share the title, author, and genre of the book. Briefly describe the plot and main characters of the book. Share a personal anecdote or...

  Library Olympics 3 day project Day 1: Minute to Win It Games Planning  Decide on activities for the Library Olympics, based on the interests and skill levels of 6th grade students. Plan each activity for the Olympics Promotions:   Advertise the Library Olympics throughout the school, using posters, announcements, and social media. Encourage teachers to sign their classes up.  Preparations Gather materials needed for each activity, including books, cups, book carts, paperclips, chopsticks,   Set up the library with stations for each activity. Send out emails asking staff members to volunteer Procedures:  On the day of the event, divide students into teams and explain the rules and procedures for each activity. Start with an opening ceremony or parade of teams. Day 1: Minute to Win It (5 rounds) Round 1: Students have 1 minute to stack as many cups as they can. The group that stacks the most cups within the minute wins.  Round 2: Students have 1 m...