Reference Sources Activities for Distance Learning

Whether you're teaching about reference sources in a distance learning situation, a virtual classroom, or a brick-and-mortar school setting, these activities will add fun and engagement to your existing unit or help you create a new one for your Google Classroom™.

This product covers the use of an almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus.

Included, you'll find 20 interactive Google Slide™ Task Cards with movable elements. The PDF you download with the product includes the link to the slides and the answer key. You’ll also get a self-grading Google Form™ quiz with ten questions.

Here’s how you access your products:

1. 1. Make sure you have a Google Account and that your students have access to Google products through your school division’s technology.
   2. Click the links in the second page of the PDF.
   3. Sign into your Google account if you’re prompted.
   4. Click the “make a copy” button.
   5. Make sure to save the copy to your Google Drive
   6. Assign your students their own copies so they won’t alter your original.

PDF Activities for References:

Reference Sort

This sort is another way to help students think about how to use reference sources. The activity can be a center and worked independently with the self-checking answer key. This could also be an alternative assessment to see whether students really understand how to use references.

Reference Task Cards

These 20 task cards will help students differentiate between reference sources. The activity can be a center and worked independently with the self-checking answer key. This could also be an alternative assessment to see whether students really understand how to use references.

Reference Scavenger Hunt

This scavenger hunt will give students experience with actual reference materials. The activity can be a center and worked independently with the self-checking answer key. This could also a cooperative grouping activity or an alternative assessment to see whether students really understand how to use references.