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January 6, 2022 by: Laura

Fun Winter Olympics Activities for your Elementary Library

Winter Olympics Activities

It seems that every four years the world is captivated by the fun and amazing feats of the Winter Games. It’s the perfect time to capitalize on this universal excitement with some fun Winter Olympics activities for your elementary library! Collaborate with Other Specialists You may already know what a difference it made in my school when the physical education and music teachers and I

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December 30, 2021 by: Laura

January Library Lessons

January Library Lessons

Happy New Year!! The new year at school brings a fresh start and can help energize your January library lessons. It’s time to help your elementary students get excited about reading again, for one thing. Since the holiday craziness is behind us, it’s a great time to dive deeper into learning without fear of interruption! Here are some topics that I like to cover in

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December 8, 2021 by: Laura

December Library Lessons

December Library Lessons What to Teach in December The Trapped Librarians

December library lessons can be tricky. We want to keep our students engaged in fun library activities, but we need to keep things low-prep. Because schedules can change on a moment’s notice, we don’t want to become frustrated when our plans have to change. So, let’s try some December library lessons that are flexible, fun, and easy to implement! This post contains Amazon affiliate links

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November 10, 2021 by: Laura

November Library Lessons

What to Teach in November Library Lessons

What to teach in your November library lessons? Since this month is usually the start of some crazy ever-changing schedules in my school, I like to use lessons that are engaging, flexible, and fun! Plan to use low-prep activities so you won’t feel so frustrated if (when!) classes are canceled, moved, or added. Your November library lessons can be fun and engaging, AND you CAN

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October 25, 2021 by: Laura

October Library Lessons

October Library Lessons

Take advantage of fun seasonal themes when you plan your October library lessons. I use the first two lessons with my kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classes especially. But you can definitely stretch any of these elementary library lessons to fit your older classes too. Just ask the older kids to become experts in order to model or teach the younger children! The last

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September 22, 2021 by: Laura

September Library Lessons

September Library Lessons

The beginning of a new school year is always full of excitement! It’s important to start with engaging activities and lessons that will set the stage for a year full of active learning for all students. I choose September library lessons that are fun, foundational, and differentiated/scaffolded. I teach all 4 of these topics with all of my grade levels K-5, so that the concepts

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August 27, 2021 by: Laura

4 Tips to Get Organized for Back-to-School in the Library

Get Organized for Back to School in the Library

Although I always hate to see summer come to an end, I do find satisfaction and joy in the preparations I make in my school library each year. I love it when it’s time to get organized for back-to-school in the library, but I also want to have some time to squeeze a little more fun out of summer. Here are some organizational tricks to

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August 8, 2021 by: Laura

How to Color Code Your Teaching Materials to Save Your Sanity

Organize with color code your teaching materials

Picture this: You teach different grade level library classes back to back without a break in between. Although you are working on the same topic with each grade level (maybe library catalog practice), the lesson materials and practice pages are slightly different. After a couple of classes, your teaching area is a mass of white worksheets and you can’t find the materials your need for

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June 19, 2021 by: Laura

Social-Emotional Learning in the School Library

There has been a renewed focus on social and emotional learning, and with good reason. Long term research shows that social-emotional learning has a positive impact on academic achievement, classroom management, overall health, and the prevention of problematic behaviors. After the toll the pandemic has taken on schools, we are wise to place on emphasis on social and emotional learning in the school library. The

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June 15, 2021 by: Laura

The Importance of SEL in the School Library

SEL in the School Library

Most students and educators have just completed the most challenging year in their educational lives. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned our regular school routines upside down, backwards, and on their heads! This has brought stress and anxiety to a myriad of students and the adults who care for them. So, now more than ever it is important to address SEL in the school library. What

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