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Intro To References 3rd Grade

This document provides information about different types of reference books: atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, and periodicals (magazines and newspapers). It explains that atlases contain maps and geographic information, almanacs contain yearly facts and statistics, dictionaries provide definitions and other information about words, encyclopedias have general information about many topics organized alphabetically, thesauruses list synonyms and antonyms, magazines are published weekly or monthly on various topics, and newspapers are published daily with local news, weather, and events. The document aims to teach students about the key features and uses of these different reference materials.

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Intro To References 3rd Grade

This document provides information about different types of reference books: atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, and periodicals (magazines and newspapers). It explains that atlases contain maps and geographic information, almanacs contain yearly facts and statistics, dictionaries provide definitions and other information about words, encyclopedias have general information about many topics organized alphabetically, thesauruses list synonyms and antonyms, magazines are published weekly or monthly on various topics, and newspapers are published daily with local news, weather, and events. The document aims to teach students about the key features and uses of these different reference materials.

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Reference Books

Introducing the..
Atlas, Almanac, Dictionary,
Encyclopedia, Thesaurus, and
Periodicals (Magazines and Newspapers

Goals for Todays


Lesson
I can look at a reference book and

find the different text features.


I can circle the ones I find on my
graphic organizer
I can read about each reference book

on a PowerPoint slide
I can write down what kinds of
information I will find in each
reference book

Directions
On the next slide you will find your first reference

book. Find it on the table.


Write the name of the reference in the first column of
your graphic organizer
Look through the reference book.
Circle the text features you notice in the second
column
Think about how would you find information in this book.
Read or listen to the slide

Write down what kinds of information can be found in


this reference book. The bold words will help you.
Think about how you might use this book.
Do the same thing for the next 5 slides.

Atlas
An atlas is a book of maps. You will
find information about continents,
countries, landforms, natural
resources, and even some
information about the people who live
in different places.
The important fact to remember is that
an atlas is a book of maps.

Almanac
Librarians often call an almanac a
year book, because it is published
(or made) once a year. An almanac is
mostly about things that happened
during that year. It is important to
remember that an almanac has lists,
facts, and up to date information
about many things that happened
during that year or right before.

Dictionary
A dictionary is a reference book that
contains words listed in alphabetical
order. It gives the following
information for each word
O Definition or the words meaning
O Part of speech (noun, verb,
adjective)
O Pronunciation or how to say the
word
O A sample sentence so that you can
see how the word is used in a
sentence.

Encyclopedia
A book, a set of books or volumes, or
an online site that contains general
information about a lot of
different subjects. The information
is in alphabetical order by the subject.
You can find information about
history, geography, science, and
famous people past and present. It
is a good place to go if you want to
know more about a place, a person, or
something that happened in the past.

Thesaurus
The word thesaurus means a treasury
or storehouse of words. A thesaurus is
much like a dictionary except that it
gives a list of synonyms or words that
mean the same thing. Many
thesauruses give antonyms or
opposite words also.
A thesaurus is a good place to go if you
are writing and want to find a different
word for what you want to say.

Periodicals:
Magazines and newspapers are called periodicals
because they come out periodically or every once in
a while.
Magazines

Newspapers

Magazines are printed

Most print newspapers

once a week, monthly,


or 4 times a year.
They have up to date
information about
sports, news, or
special topics such as
fashion, nature, art, or
science.

are printed every day


Newspapers have
information about
weather, sports,
government and
important things that
might be happening in
a city or town.

What did you learn?


O Go to the link below
O Click on the green pencil
O Type your first name only
O Tell us what you learned by typing the

sentence I learned ____________


O When you are finished click anywhere
on the wall and your sentence will
show up on the wall.
O Link

All Done?
Try out this fun game
about reference books.
Just click on the word
game.

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