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February 8, 2024 by: Laura

Library Lesson Plans: Practical Tips for Elementary Librarians

Library Lesson Planning for Elementary Librarians

We all know that creating engaging and effective library lesson plans can feel like a never-ending challenge, but fear not! I’ve got some game-changing tips to help you transform your lesson planning routine! By following these tips, you’ll not only survive but thrive in your elementary library. Tip 1: Plan in Batches Let’s kick things off with a game-changer โ€“ planning in batches. Say goodbye

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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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April 30, 2021 by: Laura

How to Make School Library Assessment Fun

Assessment in the School Library

Assessment in the school library can be tricky. In my opinion, it’s not strictly a paper-pencil thing. We see our students on a limited basis (for me it was once a week, now it’s once or twice per month). The skills we are teaching in our library classes support lifelong learning – they’re definitely important! Therefore it makes sense that we want to check that

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February 26, 2021 by: Laura

7 Fantastic Easy Readers for 2021

7 Fantastic Easy Readers for 2021

Are you looking for some new easy reader books for your elementary library or classroom? I’ve got some fun recommendations. But first, have you heard of the Cybils Awards? The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the childrenโ€™s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.  http://www.cybils.com/ Volunteer panelists and judges from the blogging community read nominated titles

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January 16, 2021 by: Laura

Why You Should Teach About Advertising Techniques

Teach About Advertising Techniques

My son begged me to buy an Oreck XL vacuum when he was in first grade. Let me stop you before you assume that Nick was one of those kids who loved to clean. Nope. He was the kid who would drag his feet on chore day, complaining that it took soooooo long. So he was NOT dying to push a new vacuum around the

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January 2, 2021 by: Laura

Reimagine Your School Library in the New Year

Reimagine Your School Library in the New Year

I don’t know if there’s ever been a time in my life that I’ve seen so many people ready to kick the current year out the door and welcome a new beginning! The new year brings new goals in our professional lives as well as our personal lives. Are you as eager as I am to reimagine your school library in the new year? I’ve

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September 25, 2020 by: Laura

School Library Book Displays to Hook Your Readers

Seasonal book displays are a great way to brighten up your school library. Eye-catching book arrangements will draw the interest of your students and might just hook your readers on a new book. I’ve got some school library book display ideas for you! Create Monthly Displays The easiest way to get started with book displays in your school library is to start with a monthly

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September 17, 2020 by: Laura

Build a Lifetime Love of Reading with Fantastic Kids Book Series

Kids' Book Series Build Lifelong Readers

You’ve seen it before. A reluctant reader finds a book series they connect with and they won’t stop until they’ve read them all! It’s like magic – one day a non reader, the next day they’re hooked. The challenge is always to help our elementary students find those kids’ book series they will connect with. I’ve got some ideas for you! First Chapter Fun I’ve

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๐Ÿ“š Elementary School Librarian
๐ŸŒŸ NBCT 2011
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher Author
Blog: trappedlibrarian.org

โ˜€๏ธ This summer, Iโ€™m updating my professional โ˜€๏ธ This summer, Iโ€™m updating my professional development series just for school librarians. Whether youโ€™re ready to recharge, reflect, or get inspired for next year, these self-paced trainings are made with YOU in mindโ€”and theyโ€™re coming soon!

โœ… Starting June 1
โœ… Free updates if you already own the bundle
โœ… New modules released weekly

Visit the blog to learn more and join the list so you donโ€™t miss the launch (and the discounts!).
>>>>> https://trappedlibrarian.org/professional-development-school-librarians/
๐Ÿ˜Ž Add some fun to your end of the year library ๐Ÿ˜Ž Add some fun to your end of the year library lessons with these Summer Bookmarks! Your students will love the summer jokes, summer greetings, and cute characters. Encourage summer reading and spread some end of the year fun in your elementary library or classroom.

โœ… 12 Summer Jokes
โœ… 8 Summer Slogans
โญ๏ธ All in full color
โญ๏ธ All in black and white

๐Ÿ™Œ Use in a coloring center or print the colored versions for an end of the year gift! 
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Bookmarks-Summer-Reading-Bookmarks-9514093?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=TL%20Summer%20Bookmarks%20FB
Still in school?? โ˜€๏ธ Grab these fun Summer Boo Still in school??
โ˜€๏ธ
Grab these fun Summer Bookmarks to send home with your students!

โญ๏ธ 12 jokes
โญ๏ธ 8 greetings

Full color and black & white options included - great for early finishers or a coloring center! OR print the color version for an end of the year gift!

https://bit.ly/3pvncvB
National Scavenger Hunt Day is May 24.... It's tim National Scavenger Hunt Day is May 24.... It's time to add some adventure to your library or classroom! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ
My FREE School Supplies Scavenger Hunt gets little learners exploring with a purpose.
Perfect after book checkout or anytime you need a quick, meaningful activity!

โžก๏ธ Get it now at the SmartBio link! 

#ElementaryLibrary #LibraryLessons #LibraryActivities #SchoolLibrarian #KindergartenTeacher #FirstGradeTeacher #TeacherFreebies #ActiveLearning #MovementInTheClassroom #ScavengerHuntFun
โ˜€๏ธ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ โ˜€๏ธ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒโ€”and keep kids reading all summer long! ๐Ÿ“– The latest ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ has tips, freebies, booklists, and resources to make it happen.

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€: 
 โœ… Scavenger Hunt Day ideas
 โœ… LOTS of recommended books
 โœ… Summer-themed activities
 โœ… PD resources to grow your library game

๐ŸŒž ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ to read it all! 
 #libraryhelpersnewsletter #schoollibrarians #librariansofig #librariansofinstagram #librarymediaspecialist #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #elementarylibrary #teacherlibrarian #elementarylibrarian
๐Ÿ“š Do your library books get lonely sitting on t ๐Ÿ“š Do your library books get lonely sitting on the shelves during the summer break?โฃโฃ

๐Ÿ˜ƒ Why not let your students check out a few to read while school's out?โฃโฃ

โœ… This Summer Book Checkout Contract is part of my Summer Reading Kit. โฃโฃ

โžก Grab it here >>>> https://bit.ly/3GKoK9x
โญ๏ธ NEW PRODUCT!! โญ๏ธ Half price for 48 hour โญ๏ธ NEW PRODUCT!! โญ๏ธ Half price for 48 hours!
This new Summer Storytime Kit has fun activities for your K-2 classes. Perfect for end of the year library lessons or your summer library program!

โœ… Grab it at the lowest price today - link in SmartBio!

#summerreading #elementarylibrary #librarymediaspecialist #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #tpt #elementarylibraryfun #schoollibrarians #teacherspayteachers
๐—•๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ข!! ๐ŸŒŸ This fun Summer BINGO ๐—•๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ข!!

๐ŸŒŸ This fun Summer BINGO challenge is included in my Summer Reading Bulletin Board Activity Kit.

๐Ÿคฉ Grab it and promote summer reading in your classes next week!

โžก๏ธ https://bit.ly/3GKoK9x

 #summerreading #elementarylibrary #librariansofinstagram #teacherlibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #tpt #schoollibrarian #librariansofig #teacherspayteachers #schoollibrarians
โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ is a double issue for May AND June, so we've added some ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ to see you through to the end, and give you a head start on summer!

๐Ÿ’› You'll find lots of ideas for summer reading, end of the year games, motivating ideas for book returns, and more. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฆ 20 โ€œ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†โ€ ideas and a yummy recipe for Lunch Lady Brownies! 

This month I'm sharing some of my best ideas for May and June:
โ˜€๏ธ A value-packed ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ
โ˜€๏ธ A fun ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ Library Catalog Practice
โ˜€๏ธ My new ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ School Supplies Scavenger Hunt
โ˜€๏ธ 3 forthcoming books to add to your purchase list for next year
โ˜€๏ธ AND a sneak peak into my summer project (๐—•๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—— ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!)

๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ >>>>> click โ€œ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€ at the link in bio.

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