Using the Online Catalog

Second graders have been practicing how to use our online catalogs, including working on a bingo card. (You can read about the full lesson HERE.) Students searched the catalog on iPads for clues related to author, title, and subject searches. To wrap up their work, DC Elementary students tried a "new to them" app--Sock Puppets--to share important tips for online searching.

After generating a class list that included several key ideas for searching the catalog, students created a Sock Puppets scene.

Below are some of their creations:

Practice with the Online Catalog

Second graders have been hard at work practicing how to use the online catalog and then finding books on the shelves. We began with a brainstorm and modeling session--we talked about some of the common terms we use when we search, and we looked at how to do that searching on our computers. Then the partner fun began!

Students worked in partners to complete two tasks: an online catalog handout and a scavenger hunt.

Click HERE to access the handout.

Click HERE to access the scavenger hunt.

Over the course of two cycles, students completed both handouts. Many liked the scavenger hunt so much they asked for more sheets so they could keep looking for books!