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2.2 Cross-Curricular Integration – Library Education, Slovenian (L1)
And/Or Foreign Languages (L2) -
A READING WORKSHOP IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
by school librarian, mag. Mirjam Francetič, and teacher, Lucija Škvarča
SAMPLE LESSONS:
THEME: STORIES COME ALIVE IN THE LIBRARY
SCHOOL SUBJECT - SLOVENIAN: getting to know a Slovenian tale .
Work material: Slovenian tale: PETER KLEPEC by France Bevk
Sample lesson prepared for learner audience: learners from 6 to 15
INTRODUCTION
As part of the Reading literacy programme, the librarian and the teachers at Osnovna šola
Pivka often carry out lessons in the Library and Information Sciences. Their goal is to get the
pupils accustomed to the environment and atmosphere of a library, develop a positive
attitude towards the library and its material, with emphasis on proper book-handling, and
motivate pupils to engage in reading and aesthetic enjoyment. By using the library material
and other sources of information, the pupils get to know the problems and learn efficient
reading strategies, as well as develop various skills and competences including
communicational, informational, investigative competences. For this purpose, a colleague
teacher and myself carried out four lessons, in which we combined working with the text,
listening, discussing, explaining and collaborative learning to get the pupils better
Pedagogical tasks of the school library stem from the need to train its users how to use the
library, its material and sources of information independently. They are, therefore,
integrated into the school's educational process via the literary and Information proficiencies
offered. The goals of the curriculum include cross-curricular integration and cooperation, as
well as a team approach to teaching that involves the use of the school library. The following
sample lesson features an example of a cross-curricular integration of Library and
Information Sciences with the Slovenian language class, which can be used in all three triads
or levels that is for learners from 6 to 15 years of age.
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