Search Method:
Specific Facet First/Successive Fractions
Database:
Eric
I thought the first facet to try, the most specific one, would be the (fun or enjo* or amus*) facet. I checked them all and I was right. Even though this first facet was the most specific it still gave me over 8,000 hits.
Since that is far too much to sift through, I then moved to a successive fractions search.
The second most specific facet is the (school librar* or media center*) facet, so that was the next facet I entered. That returned over 200 hits, which is not bad, but I'm going to try my last facet, since I have one left.
I entered (party or program* or activit* or contest*) and received 163 hits.
Not bad, but I'm going to try to narrow this using the limit of only items available via TWU's library.
This narrowed it to 23 hits, which is a very reasonable number to examine.
As I look through the first page, I decide that the following sounds like a perfect find:
Libraries, Learning and Fun
Learning can be packaged and promoted as fun. The youngest learners naturally perceive all of life as one big wonder. It is important for school libraries to be the catalyst in helping to position learning as being the "fun" part of school. Sometimes, the simplest learning activity, embellished and celebrated can become a very meaningful experience to a child....
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| Accession No: | EJ706499 |
| Author(s): | Coatney, Sharon |
| Source: | Teacher Librarian v32 n1 p49 Oct 2004 (1 pages) Additional Info: Scarecrow Press, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706. Web site: http://www.scarecrowpress.com. |
| Standard No: | ISSN: 1481-1782 |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Learning can be packaged and promoted as fun. The youngest learners naturally perceive all of life as one big wonder. It is important for school libraries to be the catalyst in helping to position learning as being the "fun" part of school. Sometimes, the simplest learning activity, embellished and celebrated can become a very meaningful experience to a child. In this article, the author describes how her school library sponsors a version of the Vocabulary Parade, based on Debra Frasier's book Miss Alaineus. Classroom teachers collaborate with the teacher-librarian to plan and implement the event. Every child receives a list of grade specific, curriculum related vocabulary words. From that list, students are directed to choose a word, construct a costume and prepare to participate in the parade. |
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I thought this search went very well. I had an extremely reasonable amount of hits (23) and found a very nice hit in there about fun things a librarian has done in her library that promote learning.
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