Third Grade students visit the Library frequently for book exchange and occasionally for storytimes.  Sope Creek Elementary participates in the Georgia Book Award program every year, and very often the students will hear stories from the nominee list.

Research & Library Skills

In addition to occasional storytimes, third grade students also receive information literacy instruction.  These lessons occur in conjunction with classroom projects and units. 

In the Spring, the Library Media Specialist worked with two third grade classes to develop a Georgia Jigsaw project about Georgia habitats.  Each student became an expert in one of Georgia's five eco-regions and researched with other habitat experts.  They recorded their information in a Georgia Habitat brochure and transferred their  research to a puzzle piece.  They  then assembled in different groups to present their findings as experts.  The groups will assemble their puzzle pieces to reveal the shape of the state of Georgia.  Click on the blue hyperlinks in the paragraph above for pictures of this project in action!

In the fall, several of the third grade science teachers conducted a science unit on Pond Animals.  They used the steps of the Big6™ to guide their research.  The students developed the questions they needed to answer about each animal and worked with the Library Media Specialist and classroom teacher to create the rubric by which they were graded.  Click here to take a look at the questions and rubric.

Bibliographic Format & Copyright

Third graders are capable of being responsible and ethical users of information.  Part of this responsibility is giving credit where credit is due.  Cobb County schools use the MLA style as the basis for all format and citation questions. 

Using the MLA format as a guide, Sope Creek uses a modified version for each grade level.  Click here to view the third grade bibliographic format template.