Library orientation high school

The only purpose of a school library orientation is to “orient” students to various locations in the school library. This simple approach will make your students’ first library vi…

This is a collection of fun ideas for middle school library orientation. It includes video clips, an elementary vs middle school presentation, and more!

For the last couple of years, I have made a concerted effort to make freshman library orientation more engaging and more meaningful for our first-time high school library-goers. I gradually moved away from the dreaded rules lecture to half rules/half scavenger hunt, and then finally this year I may have hit the winning combination. I had heard of Aurasma before, but I had never really envisioned much of a use for it at the high school level. After exploring some ideas of how to create a…

The library offers many resources to help you succeed. You just need to learn where to find them. This program will give you an overview of what is available in the South Side MS/HS Library and where to locate those resources.

You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. And so, each year I find myself searching for orientation inspiration. Whether it’s your incoming kindergartners, sixth graders, ninth graders or those returning students you already know and love, you’re going to want to welcome them back in a special way. And you are […]

A library orientation lesson needs to support classroom learning and set the tone of library visits for the entire school year. Here's the rationale for what I do...and DON'T do...at my first visit with new-to-the-school students. #NoSweatLibrary #library orientation #ELA #reading fiction #middleschool #handsonlearning #readingpromotion

Library orientations are a part of back to school every year. Here are five ways to improve your library orientation this year.

This Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt is the perfect back to school library activity! It's easy to prepare, gets students up and moving, and it's fun!

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.

Engaging ideas for teaching literary genres with literature units in middle and high school ELA. Explore some activities you can try today!