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5 Benefits of Early Reader Series Books

5 Benefits of Early Reader Series Books

Do you purchase early reader series books for your elementary library? I am a fan of having all kinds of kids book series available for readers. Series books for beginning readers can motivate and excite these young students as they develop a love for reading and build important reading skills. There are many benefits of having easy reader … [Read More...]

Promote Kids Book Series

5 Reasons to Promote Kids Book Series

Do you promote kids book series in your elementary library? Series books can build excitement around reading in unique ways! There are many reasons I believe you should be promoting series books in your elementary library. Kids love to follow the characters! Reading a kids book series like the Magic Treehouse helps students get to know … [Read More...]

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🍁 Happy October! 🍁 🍁 I've got some great

🍁 Happy October! 🍁

🍁 I've got some great ideas for your library lessons this month! 🍁

#librarymediaspecialist #elementarylibrary #schoollibrary #falllibrary

http://trappedlibrarian.org/2021/10/october-library-lessons-2/

Just finished listening to this one and I really l

Just finished listening to this one and I really liked the story of a teenage girl working to prove a homestead claim she inherited in eastern Montana. It’s a great story about the hardships of homesteading, perseverance, and how friends can become your chosen family. Fun fact: this Newbery Honor winner is inspired by the author’s own homesteader grandmother, Hattie! Of course now I want to read the sequel to find out what Hattie does next!

#kidlit #montanalife #homesteading #librariansofinstagram #schoollibrarian

Still need a lesson or 2 for this month?? 🪄Ta

Still need a lesson or 2 for this month??

🪄Take your pick!! 🪄

🪄 Grab a great idea on the blog (at the Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarian )

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for The Lincoln Highway by Amor To

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. ⁣
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🚙 Hubby and I listened to this on our road trip last week and loved it. The characters and the storyline kept us interested through to the end.⁣
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💙 But I have to say the ending caught us by surprise. Our book club had a lively discussion while I was away, and I just had to talk to a couple of the ladies about their impressions when I got back! We all agreed that we loved the book.⁣
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What about you - have you read it? What did you think?⁣
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#teachersread #booklovers #bookclub #librariansofinstagram #audiobook

Instill independence in your students with library

Instill independence in your students with library catalog skills! ⁣
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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 1,500 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:⁣
✅ Scaffolded lessons K-5⁣
✅ Catalog searches for subject, author, title, series, keyword⁣
✅ Use with ANY catalog system⁣
✅ Printable and Digital student pages⁣
✅ Editable title, author, series pages⁣
✅ Tutorial video for Destiny Discover for holds & favorites⁣
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➡ Take a look at the preview at the Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarian⁣
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#elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #thetrappedlibrarian #teacherlibrarian #schoollibraries #librariansofinstagram⁣
#tpt #teacherspayteachers

This September Library Bundle has it all!⁣
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✅ Important library concepts to start the year!⁣
✅ Fun and engaging lessons!⁣
✅ Helpful library resources⁣
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⭐ Take a look at the preview at the Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarian to see how fun it is to make your library the center of your school!⁣
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#elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #thetrappedlibrarian #teacherlibrarian #schoollibraries #librariansofinstagram⁣
#tpt #teacherspayteachers

I started back at my small schools this week and h

I started back at my small schools this week and had fun reading these books to my classes: ⁣
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❤🧡 K & 1st: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗴 by Greg Pizzoli and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 by Mo Willems. We passed around the stuffed pigeon as we each shared our names and favorite colors. We sang Emily Arrow’s “𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲.” We talked about the characters’ feelings throughout both stories. ⁣
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💛💚 2nd & 3rd: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 by Debbie Bertram. Question of the Day: What's Your Favorite Color? As we read the book, we discussed whether we’d enjoy the types of books shown. Afterwards, everyone shared a type of book they would like to read. Then we practiced searching the library catalog for books we’re interested in, whole group, with a couple of students trying it (I projected my iPad for all to see.). ⁣
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💙💜 4th & 5th: 𝗠𝘆 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 by Malcolm Mitchell. We began by reading the author’s note, which details Mitchell’s early reading difficulties and set the stage for the story. These students had lots to say about how 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 it is that he is now an author! Several of them took books out of their desks that they had written themselves, so of course we agreed that they might also become published authors in the future! I had just enough time for a very quick library catalog demo with this group. ⁣
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⏩ The libraries at these country schools are quite small and do not have an online catalog. We are going to learn how to use our public library’s catalog instead, since the bookmobile visits these schools on a regular basis. ⁣
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⭐ It was fun to see the kids for the first time after the summer break and to meet lots of new students too! 𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙤, 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨!!⁣
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#elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #thetrappedlibrarian #teacherlibrarian #schoollibraries #librariansofinstagram⁣
#tpt #teacherspayteachers

🎶 Your Name is a Song 🎶 by @authorjamilah an

🎶 Your Name is a Song 🎶 by @authorjamilah and illustrated by @lupencita is an important story and teaching tool about the importance of names. A variety of names are featured in the book, with pronunciations included. The glossary in the back gives further insight into each name. We need to do our best to get names right. A fantastic back-to-school book for all ages! 🎶

#kidsbooks #diversebooks #namesareimportant #librariansofinstagram #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian

Make your library the center of your school with f

Make your library the center of your school with fun Library Events!⁣
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This Ultimate Events Bundle Includes:⁣
✅ 2 Library Events PD Sessions⁣
✅ Book Tasting Kit⁣
✅ Book Fair Survival Kit⁣
✅ Reading Week Trivia Game⁣
✅ We Love to Read Bulletin Board Activity Kit⁣
✅ Screen Time Awareness Activities⁣
✅ Screen Free Week Bulletin Board Kit⁣
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⭐ All at 20% off individual prices!⁣
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👀 Take a look at the preview to see how this ultimate bundle makes it easy for you to make your library the center of your school!⁣
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Link in Smart.Bio @thetrappedlibrarian⁣
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#elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #thetrappedlibrarian #teacherlibrarian #schoollibraries #librariansofinstagram⁣
#tpt #teacherspayteachers

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