Check out below for help finding information, specific resources, and research hints for more specific areas within the broader subject of Elementary Education.
Manipulatives Collections on Reserves
The library has recently purchased several classroom manipulatives kits that can be checked out and used in the classroom/for lesson planning exercises.
Come ask at the circulation desk to see the kits. They include:
Cuisenaire Rods
Cubes to form a tower
Kindergarten and Grade 2 visual learning poster lessons
Two kits each including different wooden shapes and manipulatives
You can also find the records for these collections in the online catalog by setting the Search by box to Subject. In the search, type in "Manipulatives Education" to find the wooden and plastic manipulatives, or type in "Art museums educational aspects handbooks manuals" to find the records for the visual learning lessons.
If doing a quick search, set the quick limit to Juvenile books.
If doing an advanced search, click on the more limits button, then set location to juvenile collection. Then click the set limitsbutton.
Finding Curriculum Materials
To find curriculum materials here at Millikin to help with developing lesson plans, there are two basic ways that you can search.
First, in the online catalog, from the quick search window, click the button where it says More Limits. Once you are on the search limits page, under location, choose Curriculum Collection and then hit the Set Limits button. Now type in a subject area, such as Math, and see what comes up.
The second method is probably the easiest. Simply come to the library and go up to the second floor. On the south side of the west end, you'll see the shelves of juvenile books, and just to the west, are the shelves of curriculum materials. Feel free to browse.
Videos and Sound Recordings:
Videos can be located via MILLINET select Films/Videos in the Quick Limits drop down options, or through browsing the video collection on the library's first floor. Use the call number ranges above to look for videos on a particular aspect of education.
To find Sound Recordings, in the online catalog select Music Recordings or Spoken Word Recordings in the Quick Limits drop down option, or by browsing the music collection on the third floor of the library. We have both compact discs and records.
Bilingual Education
Keywords and phrases for searching in an article database:
bilingual
bilingualism
education, bilingual
English second language
ESL
English language study and teaching
multilingualism
second language acquisition
second language instruction
second language learning
Subject terms to include in your searching in the online catalog:
biculturalism
bilingualism
bilingualism United States
education bilingual United States
English language study and teaching
language acquisition
linguistic minorities
minorities education
multicultural education
Useful reference resources for the study of bilingualism/multicultural literature:American Ethnic Writers,
REF. PS 153 .M56 A414 2000
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language,
REF. P 29 .C64
Encyclopedia of Education,
REF. LB 15 .E47 2003
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature,
