<div dir="ltr">Janet, I appreciate your response! We have AWE computers, so they don't go out on Internet sites. I do have a robotic coding game for them to try, so that's a good idea for library day. Thank you!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 11:59 AM <<a href="mailto:nmythserv-request@lists.zianet.com">nmythserv-request@lists.zianet.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send Nmythserv mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Need 5th grade ideas (Beth Nieman)<br>
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Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 18:02:10 -0700<br>
From: Beth Nieman <<a href="mailto:banieman@cityofcarlsbadnm.com" target="_blank">banieman@cityofcarlsbadnm.com</a>><br>
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We have an elementary school in town that does not have room for a library,<br>
so students walk to the public library during school time.<br>
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I noticed that the fifth graders in particular do not seem to be focusing<br>
on checking out books. I suggested to the teacher that I could give a<br>
library tour as well as some instruction to see if we could get this<br>
classroom interested in borrowing reading materials.<br>
<br>
My question for you, my fellow librarians, is what are some things that are<br>
appealing to the fifth graders you know? The boys in this group especially<br>
are tough. I know gaming is big, and I do have some books on Roblox,<br>
Fortnite, and Minecraft, but I have only so many of those to go around, so<br>
they're usually checked out. I have put out LEGOs for them as a desperate<br>
measure to keep them focused, but that still is not learning to use the<br>
library system to look for information.<br>
<br>
I welcome any ideas you may have for me to consider!<br>
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-- <br>
*Beth Nieman, *MLS<br>
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Youth Services Librarian<br>
Carlsbad Public Library<br>
101 S. Halagueno Street<br>
Carlsbad, NM 88220<br>
575-885-6776<br>
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Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 18:32:06 -0700<br>
From: Janet Phillips <<a href="mailto:librarian@jsplibrary.org" target="_blank">librarian@jsplibrary.org</a>><br>
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Hi Beth,<br>
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It sounds like the students don't come with a particular assignment or <br>
goal from the school's perspective. If that is true, maybe let the <br>
notion that this has to be the year they spend really understanding how <br>
to research at the library go if you can. Feed into what they love.<br>
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If you have enough computers for them to pair up on you could introduce <br>
them to coding using the hourofcode site or Scratch. There are a lot of <br>
tutorials so you don't have to be an expert. Once they see what they can <br>
do (like build their own games) they may get drawn into that. Digital <br>
literacy is certainly a valid teaching function :).<br>
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Along the same lines if you can afford or borrow some of the robotic <br>
simple programming toys like these <br>
<a href="https://www.stemtoyexpert.com/best-stem-toys-coding-programming/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.stemtoyexpert.com/best-stem-toys-coding-programming/</a>, that <br>
would likely engage them in a learning way.<br>
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Or if computers and budget are slim you could present a different STEAM <br>
challenge each week and leave some books out that will tie into it. For <br>
example, a bridge building challenge and your bridge books. You can find <br>
numerous challenges online involving simple materials like straws, <br>
toothpicks, crafts sticks, paper, etc...<br>
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Best Wishes,<br>
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Janet<br>
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On 3/5/2020 6:02 PM, Beth Nieman wrote:<br>
> We have an elementary school in town that does not have room for a <br>
> library, so students walk to the public library during school time.<br>
><br>
> I noticed that the fifth graders in particular do not seem to be <br>
> focusing on checking out books. I suggested to the teacher that I <br>
> could give a library tour as well as some instruction to see if we <br>
> could get this classroom interested in borrowing reading materials.<br>
><br>
> My question for you, my fellow librarians, is what are some things <br>
> that are appealing to the fifth graders you know? The boys in this <br>
> group especially are tough. I know gaming is big, and I do have some <br>
> books on Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft, but I have only so many of <br>
> those to go around, so they're usually checked out. I have put out <br>
> LEGOs for them as a desperate measure to keep them focused, but that <br>
> still is not learning to use the library system to look for information.<br>
><br>
> I welcome any ideas you may have for me to consider!<br>
><br>
> -- <br>
> /Beth Nieman, /MLS<br>
><br>
> Youth Services Librarian<br>
> Carlsbad Public Library<br>
> 101 S. Halagueno Street<br>
> Carlsbad, NM? 88220<br>
> 575-885-6776<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font size="2"><font size="4"><i>Beth Nieman, </i>MLS<br></font></font></span><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><br>Youth Services Librarian</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Carlsbad Public Library</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">101 S. Halagueno Street</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Carlsbad, NM 88220</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">575-885-6776</span><br></font></font></font></font><i><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"></font><font size="1"></font><br></font></font></i></div></div></div>