Elementary school library network
In elementary school, the school library is the place for the first reading experiences, it awakens the joy of reading and teaches the first library and media skills.
The School Librarian's Office (Schulbibliothekarische Arbeitsstelle | SBA) of the City Library looks after the school libraries of the primary school library network and is the point of contact for setting up and reorganizing the school library.
Our service:
- Selection and structure of the media stock
- Ordering the media
- Indexing media via the city library's online catalog
- An on-site service in the school library
- Events in the school library to promote reading, writing and information skills. The activities are aligned with the curriculum and are based on the skills set out in the core curriculum of the Hessian Ministry of Culture, Education and Opportunities.
- Integration of the school library into the teaching of all subjects through a media-integrated concept
Events in the school library
Focus on reading skills:
For example, Pippilotheque, The Cultured Wolf, Adventures with Dr. Brumm
- Areas of competence: Conducting conversations, listening, understanding and reproducing what has been heard and seen. Dealing with literary texts.
- Learning objectives: Reading motivation. Encourage enjoyment of stories and language. To awaken enjoyment of and interest in books. To impart and deepen knowledge of the range and lending process.
- Methods: Reading aloud. Playful elements. Creative discussion.
Focus on reading and writing skills
For example Leselollis (tongue twisters), Die große Wörterfabrik, Cowboy Klaus, Kommt die Kuh aus Kuhba? (inventions), Shut up! Film off! Fairy tales! (Fairy tale trailer with iPads.)
- Areas of competence: Conducting conversations, listening, understanding and reproducing what has been heard and seen. Dealing with literary texts. Examining language and language use. Writing a text.
- Learning objectives: Reading motivation. To promote enjoyment of stories and language. To awaken pleasure and interest in books. Creative writing.
- Methods: Reading aloud. Playful elements. Creative realization of individual aspects of the story.
Focus on information literacy
Focus on information literacy:
For example, Oskar the balloonist, library rally, racing reporters, stories from the magic tree house.
- Areas of competence: Understanding and reproducing what has been read. Dealing with literary texts or non-fiction texts. Making prepared speeches.
- Learning objectives: Reading motivation. Knowing the structure of non-fiction books. Extracting and processing information from texts. Arouse enjoyment and interest in non-fiction books and stories. Promote research skills with different media.
- Methods: Complete a cloze text in small groups. Design a poster. Station run. Presentation.
School libraries in a network
The following schools currently belong to the primary school library network:
- Anne Frank School
- Beethoven School
- Buchhügel Primary School
- Hafenschule
- Bieber School (Waldhof and North)
- Mauerfeld School (primary level of the Geschwister-Scholl School)