This is the place to come for anything to help with a student teaching placement or a curriculum methods course. Among our resources:

BRIEF GUIDESLESSON PLANS
CHILDREN’S PERIODICALSPICTURES
CURRICULUM BULLETINSTEACHING AIDS
JUVENILE COLLECTIONTEXTBOOKS


Curriculum Bulletins

 Do you need the “big picture” of what you want your students to know at the end of the semester or school year?

Curriculum bulletins will give you those answers. The Kraus Curriculum Development Library is a collection of curricula from all over the country. MOST (1983-2000) are available in microfiche format, but, with the 20th edition (2001), the curricula are available full text online. Both full text and microfiche can be searched on campus at http://kcdlonline.com. If the curriculum is not available full text, the document number of the fiche is given and can be located in the ECC on the first floor of Rosenthal Library (Room 109B). Fiche reader/printers in the adjoining Media Center are available to take notes and photocopy.

All recent New York State materials can be accessed and downloaded

SOME New York City resources can also be accessed and downloaded.


Textbooks

 How to get your students to that big goal at the end of the year?

Look at a Teacher’s Edition from the 4th floor Textbook Collection. The big goals will be broken down by grades into thematic units and lesson plans. See the Textbook Subject list for call numbers.


Juvenile Collection

 Do you want your thematic unit or lesson plan to incorporate children’s literature?

This 4th floor collection can support a broad range of projects. It is arranged like the public library, using the Dewey Decimal classification of subjects, with solid sections of folklore, biographies, poetry, and non-fiction.

Here are some sites to help you make selections:

The Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
The Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature


Lesson Plans

 Ready to be a little more creative?

Many web sites offer lesson plans that allow you to design your own thematic unit. Here are a few to get you started:

The Gateway to Educational Materials
The Educators Reference Desk


Teaching Aids

 Looking for some “props” to avoid becoming a “talking head” teacher?

No need to make or buy all your own materials. To browse a variety of resources:

Pictures

 Need to design a bulletin board to back up your thematic unit?

No need to cut up all your own magazines! Browse the oversized drawers in the ECC for a wide assortment of pictures that MAY be borrowed. The subjects covered can be seen here.

Pictures that can be downloaded are available from the following sites in the Article Databases A-Z under Periodicals Research on the Library Homepage:

Accunet/AP Photo Archive
SearchaSaurus


Children's Periodicals

 Surprise! These MAY be borrowed from the ECC. They are on the shelves to the left of the entrance. Many have additional activities & ideas that can be used in your thematic units.

The following databases in the library Article Databases A-Z have some full text online magazines for children and young adults:

Searchasaurus
Junior Edition K12
MAS Ultra - School Edition (High School level magazines & some books)

If the full text article omits pictures, check CUNY+ to see if the ECC has a hard copy you may borrow.


Brief Guides

 Here are a few guides for popular curricular subject resources:

Children’s Literature Resources in Queens College Library
Elementary Music Education Resources
Elementary Social Studies Resources
Mathematics Education Resources
Science Education Resources
Second Language Education Resources
Suzanne Li
Education Librarian

For Library Information & Services, call 718-997-3700
Last Updated May 2007