Wednesday: "Week at a Glance" Library Lesson

October Week #2: The Parts of a Book


K-2
Review the following parts of a book with students:
1.  Covers, front and back - protects the pages of a book
2.  Spine - is the backbone of the book
3.  Title - the name of the book
4.  Title Page - 
5.  Author - the person who writes the book
6.  Illustrator - the person who draws the pictures
7.  Publisher - the company that makes the book
8.  Call Number - where to find the book in the library
See the following PPP for review.  http://reading.pppst.com/partsofabook.html


3-6th
Glossary - mini dictionary
Table of Contents - list of chapters
Copyright date - Date the book was printed
Index - Alphabetical list of chapters.
The following PPP is for older grades and you may find additional options as well here.
http://www.freeclubweb.com/powerpoints/languagearts/partsofabook.html

This site is one of the best out there for teacher librarians.  It has just about everything you can imagine and then some things you haven't!
http://mylmcweb.com/book_activities.htm  Go to his home page as well.