LIBRARY INSIDER
Need to Know:
Sunday Hours Return to Merrillville Branch
Starting September 11, Merrillville Branch will once again be open on Sundays!
Sunday hours will be noon to 4 PM. Please stop in and see us!
Featured Program:
National Library Card Sign Up Month
September is National Library Card Sign Up Month! Join our honorary chairs, sisters Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel, to find your voice at the library!
Kids (from birth to 8th grade) who get a library card this month, or who show the card they already have, will get some cute swag and a chance to win a $10 gift card.
The gift cards will be different at each branch, and you can only enter once, so choose carefully! Stay tuned to our social media to see what each branch is offering.
See what else is happening at the library!
From the Stacks:
Staff Recommends: Planet-Saving Books for Kids
Have a kid who wants to save the world? We recommend these kid-friendly books on nature and conservation.
Have You Tried
Get to know America the Beautiful with detailed info on each of the states! Perfect for school projects and lesson plans.
You Asked, We Answered!
Question: I was wondering if you have any questions/study guides for books. I'm tutoring someone in 4th grade readings. Right now in particular I'm looking for questions about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Answer: We offer resources like this through our colletion of databases. Perhaps your best option would be TeachingBooks.
When I search there for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I find five different lesson plans, two activity packs, two vocabulary lists, ten author/illustrator interviews, and quite a few other resources besides.
There are questions here, both specific comprehension questions and more general questions meant to enhance the students' reading.
There are also guides for reading, including a page for taking notes on story elements and a page with a Venn diagram for comparing and contrasting two different characters.
There are even some more "fun" elements, such as bookmarks to color, a maze, a word search, and other more open-ended activities.
TeachingBooks is available to anyone in the state of Indiana. Try it now!
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood & Bruce Wood
Skills:
• Background Knowledge
• Print Awareness
• Vocabulary
• Phonological Awareness
• Letter Knowledge
Practices:
• Reading
• Talking
• Playing
Extend the book with a counting activity!
Seagull & Sea Dragon by Sydni Gregg
Skills:
• Vocabulary
• Background Knowledge
Practices:
• Talking
• Reading
Extend the Book with a counting activity!
How does READING help my child get ready to read?
Lake County Public Library
1919 W 81st Ave
Merrillville, IN
(219) 769-3541