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February 2, 2022 by: Laura

February Library Lessons

February Library Lessons

February library lessons can be engaging and fun for both you and your elementary students because there are so many lively topics to choose from. If you want to make your library the center of your school, paying attention to events throughout the year and tying library activities to them can really help. The month is full of opportunities for you to embrace as you

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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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February 11, 2021 by: Laura

Rosie Revere and Friends will Inspire Your Students!

Rosie Revere and Friends

Strong characters inspire us! Andrea Beatyโ€™s picture book series, The Questioneers, gives our students strong characters to study and to emulate.ย  By diving deep into examining the character traits of Rosie Revere, Iggy Peck, Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez, we can help our kids make connections to their own lives.ย  This can lead to perseverance, following passions, taking risks (good ones!), and higher self-esteem.ย  All

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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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June 6, 2020 by: Laura

Harry Potter Week for Distance Learning

Harry Potter Week for Distance Learning Trapp

I’ve been trying to keep my elementary library lessons fun and engaging for my students while giving them choices during distance learning. You’ve read about Yoga Storytime and Star Wars Week already. We saved the best for last with our Harry Potter Week for distance learning. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience.  If you click on a link and make a purchase,

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April 27, 2020 by: Laura

Print to PDF for Distance Learning

Print to PDF Tech Tips

Learn how to use Print to PDF for distance learning. Extract student pages from a longer document to share while teaching and learning remotely.

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January 4, 2020 by: Laura

Spice Up Your Library Catalog Instruction!

Trapped Librarian Catalog Practice

Library catalog instruction can be dull and boring. It can be difficult to motivate students to care about library search and location skills when they’d rather be playing a game. Why not make your library catalog search and location practice into a game with additional activities just as fun as playing a game?! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience.  This means that

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November 9, 2019 by: Laura

Have a Spooktacular Time with Halloween Storytime!

Halloween Storytime The Trapped Librarian

October brings an interest in spooky stories, mysterious tales, and disguises. A Halloween Storytime is a fun way to bring all of this together for our young learners. We had a great time in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade singing songs and listening to fun read alouds. With a little bit of creativity and planning, you can have an engaging Halloween Storytime in your

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July 30, 2019 by: Laura

TPT Tips for School Librarians

I’ve teamed up with 4 other School Librarians to give you some shopping tips for using the Teachers Pay Teachers website to your advantage! Many of us have tight budgets in our school libraries, so it’s important to save money whenever we can! Take a look at these tips for using TpT… It’s a Blog Hop! You can start at the top and hop on

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July 29, 2019 by: Laura

TpT Tips for Teacher Librarians: Ratings, Comments, and Questions

I love to shop on Teachers Pay Teachers! It is so satisfying to find just the right resource at just the right time and to be able to purchase and download it instantly. More than once I’ve found the perfect activity for my students right when I need it. I’ve found that I can save some money while also helping out the sellers who create

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๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€!
โ›„ They'll giggle while reading the jokes to their friends.
โ›„ They'll chuckle when they read the cute winter greetings.

Use the black and white versions for a library coloring center!
Includes prompts for want-to-read lists for the back side of the bookmarks

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