ABC & Dictionary Centers for the Library



ABC & Dictionary Centers for the Library

Primary 1st & 2nd grades

Center 1 – ABC Bears

1. Print and laminate the ABC Bear that has the directions for the students.

2. Make a set of cards with author’s last names (vary depending on grade level)

3. Print off copies of the Title and Author page for each group

Center 2 – Dictionary Markers

1. Print and laminate the Dictionary Marker with directions for the students

2. Cut strips of construction paper (different colors)

3. Write words from the dictionary on each paper (vary depending on grade level)

4. Print off the Definition page for Dictionary Markers for each group

Center 3 – ABC Spines

1. Print and laminate the ABC Spines with directions for the students

2. Print off the book spines and make copies for student groups

3. Provide scissors and glue and construction paper

Center 4 – ABC Computer

1. Print and laminate the ABC Computer sheet with directions for students.

2. Locate your own abc computer games and links or use mine

Center 5 – ABC Games

1. Find board games, tiles, pictures for students to play

Center 6 – ABC Pictures

1. Print and laminate the ABC Pictures with directions for the students

2. Tear off a sheet of butcher paper for students to write the alphabet onto

3. Provide magazines, catalogs, newspapers for them to cut and paste

4. Students will need markers, glue and scissors

Center 1 – ABC Bears

Materials Needed: Pre-made author cards

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|ABC Bears |

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|Take a set of cards |

|Put them in ABC order |

|Find a book by each author’s card and bring it to your table |

|Write the title and author on your sheet |

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Center 1- ABC Bears

|Adler, David |Brown, Marc |Child, Lauren |

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|ADL |BRO |CHI |

|Fleming, Denise |Giff, Patricia Riley |Hoffman, Mary |

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|FLE | |HOF |

|Lester, Helen |Mayer, Mercer |Park, Barbara |

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|LES |MER |PAR |

|Polacco, Patricia |Rylant, Cynthia |Sierra, Judy |

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|POL |RYL |SIE |

|Thaler, Mike |Wells, Rosemary |Woods, Audrey |

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|THA | |WOO |

Center 1 – ABC Bears

Title and Author page for ABC Bears – Center 1

|Author’s Name |Title of the book |

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|Dictionary Markers |

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|Put the words in ABC order |

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|Find each word in the dictionary and use the marker to hold its place. |

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|Go back to the first word and fill out the definition sheet. Write what the word means and draw a |

|picture. |

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Center 2 - Dictionary Markers

Center 2 – Dictionary Markers

Suggestions of words:

1st grade – crayon, earth, feather, horse, lizard, picnic, recycle, star, toe

2nd grade – address, birthday, doctor, forest, knight, mountain, palace, puddle, rhyme, scramble, somersault, thumb, twinkle,

Center 2 – Dictionary Markers

Definitions

|Word |Definition |Illustration |

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Center 3 - ABC SPINES

Materials needed: Scissors, glue, and construction paper

Center 3 - ABC Spines PRIMARY GRADE 1

Center 3 - ABC Spines PRIMARY GRADE 1

Center 3 - ABC Spines PRIMARY GRADE 2

Center 3 - ABC Spines PRIMARY GRADE 2

Center 4 – ABC Computers

Materials needed: Internet access, computers and previewed web sites

Center 4 – ABC Computers

Websites to link















Center 5 – ABC Games

Center 6 – ABC Pictures

Materials needed: Markers, butcher paper, magazines, catalogs, papers, scissors, and glue

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MAR

Chicka Chicka

Boom Boom

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CAR

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RYL

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YOL

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VAN

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SEN[pic]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Relatives Came

Owl Moon

Where the Wild Things Are

The Polar Express

Bill Martin Jr.

Eric Carle

Cynthia Rylant

Jane Yolen

Chris Van Allsburg

Maurice Sendak

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OCO

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JOH

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ARN

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EHL

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RAT

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GRO

Fancy Nancy

Tell Me a Story Mama

Goodnight Gorilla

Growing Vegetable Soup

Fly High, Fly Guy!

Bad Dog, Marley!

Angela Johnson

John Grogan

Tedd Arnold

Lois Ehlert

Peggy Rathmann

Jane O’Conner

Dr. Seuss

Mem Fox

Arnold Lobel

Margie Palatini

The Foot Book

Patricia Polacco

Chris Van Allsburg

The Butterfly

Koala Lou

Frog and Toad

Bad Boys Get Cookie

Jumanji

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PAL

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LOB

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FOX

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VAN

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SEU

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POL

Tedd Arnold

Denise Fleming

Mary Hoffman

David Shannon

Fly Guy, Fly High

Harriet Ziefert

Lauren Child

Class Pets

Barnyard Banter

Amazing Grace

No David!

This is Me, Clarice Bean

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SHA

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HOF

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FLE

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CHI

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ARN

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ZIE

ABC – Games

1. Sit down and open the game

2. Follow the game instructions

3. If you finish, you may play again.

ABC Pictures

1. Write the alphabet NEATLY on the butcher paper

2. Go through the magazines and cut out things that start with the letter A.

3. Glue it under the letter A on the butcher paper

4. Go through the magazines and cut out things that start with the letter B,C,D all the way to Z

5. Glue them under each letter on the butcher paper.

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ABC Computers

1.Go to our library website

2.Click on library games on the left hand side

3.Find ABC Computers

4.Click and Play

1. Cut out all of the spine labels

2. Fold a large piece of construction paper in half (hot dog style)

3. Draw a line to half the paper so it looks like a shelf

4. Put in alphabetical order by the author’s last name on the construction paper

5. Glue the labels to look like books sitting on a shelf

ABC Spines

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