Learning About Books and Libraries: A Gold Mine of Games

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Summary: Recommended for elementary classrooms and homeschooling.
Review: In Learning About Books & Libraries: A Gold Mine Of Games, Carol Lee and Janet Langford collaborate to present forty seven original, effective, and fun educational games for children in grades K-6. Each game contains a suggested grade level, a description of the instructional purpose or goal, easy preparation instructions with estimated preparation time, simple and clearly written instructions for playing each game, patterns, and further recommended reading. These easy-to-follow learning games are divided into three groups: fiction books likely to be found in most school library collections; games pertaining to nonfiction books, recognition of the Dewey Decimal numbers, map skills, and research resources; games used with thematic units or to stimulate further understanding of particular books listed. Learning About Books & Libraries is enhanced with an index listings each game by grade level and content areas of the curriculum. Designed for classroom use, Learning About Books & Libraries is also highly recommended for homeschool use.

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Summary: Recommended for elementary classrooms and homeschooling.
Review: In Learning About Books & Libraries: A Gold Mine Of Games, Carol Lee and Janet Langford collaborate to present forty seven original, effective, and fun educational games for children in grades K-6. Each game contains a suggested grade level, a description of the instructional purpose or goal, easy preparation instructions with estimated preparation time, simple and clearly written instructions for playing each game, patterns, and further recommended reading. These easy-to-follow learning games are divided into three groups: fiction books likely to be found in most school library collections; games pertaining to nonfiction books, recognition of the Dewey Decimal numbers, map skills, and research resources; games used with thematic units or to stimulate further understanding of particular books listed. Learning About Books & Libraries is enhanced with an index listings each game by grade level and content areas of the curriculum. Designed for classroom use, Learning About Books & Libraries is also highly recommended for homeschool use.

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Summary: A wonderful resource for library media specialists!
Review: This is my first year as a library media specialist. I have used this book with my elementary students very successfully. The games are fun and the students get so excited when they hear we will be playing a game! I have purchased many library skills books and this is one of the best.