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March 12, 2022 by: Laura

Cybils Early Chapter Books for 2021

Cybils Early Chapter Books Finalists for 2021

This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. If you click through to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional charge to you. Thank you for your support. In February, the Cybils Awards for 2021 were announced I was again fortunate to participate in this process as a Round 2 judge for the Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books

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February 17, 2022 by: Laura

Cybils Easy Readers for 2021

Cybils Easy Reader 2021 Finalists

This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. If you click through to make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no additional charge to you. Thank you for your support. As of this writing, the Cybils Awards for 2021 have just been announced! I was again fortunate to participate in this process as a Round 2 judge for the Easy Readers

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March 12, 2021 by: Laura

5 Terrific Early Chapter Books for 2021

5 terrific Early Chapter Books

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.ย  http://www.cybils.com/ Volunteer judges from the blogging community read nominated titles to choose an outstanding winner in 12 categories. Round 1 judges read through large lists of nominated titles to narrow each category for the

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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 29, 2021 by: Laura

Encourage Growth Mindset with the Questioneers Books

Encourage Growth Mindset

The Questioneers Books by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts, are inspirational picture books that can encourage growth mindset in your students. Each book centers on a different second grader from Miss Lila Greer’s class at Blue River Creek School. Each of the characters has a different passion: engineering, architecture, science experiments, and community activism. And because of this, each book can be an effective

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December 18, 2020 by: Laura

Diverse Chapter Books Not To Be Missed

Diverse Chapter Books Reviews from The Trapped Librariann

There has been a lot of emphasis lately on diverse books for kids. I believe it is important for our students to have access to books that provide mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors (Rudine Sims Bishop). Here’s a collection of diverse chapter books to add to your library for middle grade readers. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. If you click

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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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โญ๏ธ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€!โญ๏ธ These book series lists will keep your students reading and hook them on books that they love.

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โœ…  Lists of popular chapter book series in order
โœ…  Printable or Digital lists
โœ…  Printable bookmarks have fun quotes on the back
 
๐Ÿ“š  Grab this versatile resource and make it easy for your students to find their next favorite book! ๐Ÿ“š

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This big bundle of year-round library resources is ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ 30% offโ€ฆ
๐ŸŽ‰ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ช๐—ข ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† โ€” you can save up to 25% ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ during the TPT sale with code ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ25! (Today & tomorrow May 6-7)

โญ๏ธ ALL of my monthly library bundles
โญ๏ธ 30% off individual prices โ€” plus extra sale savings!
โญ๏ธ Bonus guide to help you plan each month
โญ๏ธ Lessons, bulletin boards & more to carry you through the year

โœ… Preview here: https://bit.ly/3v2Pc9R
โœจ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ง โœจ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—› ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ! โœจ Need some fresh ideas to wrap up the school year? The Library Helpers newsletter has you covered!

Here's a peek inside:
โญ๏ธ An idea for ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† + 19 more fun National Days!
โญ๏ธ Intergalactic Research Report
โญ๏ธ Popsicle-themed trivia game for review fun
โญ๏ธ An ocean-themed library catalog practice

๐Ÿ’ป Donโ€™t miss these time-saving resourcesโ€”click "๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€" in bio!

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Looking for a fun way to keep your Kโ€“2 students Looking for a fun way to keep your Kโ€“2 students moving and engaged? ๐ŸŽ’
โญ๏ธ Grab this FREE School Supplies Scavenger Hunt โ€” it's low-prep, high-fun, and perfect for your library or classroom!
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๐Ÿ‘‰ Download it today at the link in bio!

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#MovementInTheClassroom #ScavengerHuntFun
โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†/๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—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 here to help you finish the year strong and start dreaming about summer! This issue is packed with practical ideas for your school library.

 ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: 
 โ˜€๏ธEnd-of-year library lesson tips!
 โ˜€๏ธLots of book lists!
 โ˜€๏ธGreat ideas to promote Summer Reading!
 โ˜€๏ธResources to motivate your kiddos to return their books!

๐Ÿ“ฌ Check your inbox or click the link in bio to read it now!

 #libraryhelpersnewsletter #elementarylibrary #librariansofinstagram #teacherlibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #schoollibrarians
โ˜€๏ธGet ready for May with great ideas for your โ˜€๏ธGet ready for May with great ideas for your library lessons! 

โœ… Library Review and Assessment
โœ… Ocean-themed storytime
โœ… Calming Yoga
โœ… Summer Reading Challenge

๐Ÿ˜Ž You'll be ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑ and ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ for the month!

๐Ÿค“ Read it on the Trapped Librarian Blog!
>>>>> https://trappedlibrarian.org/2022/05/18/may-library-lessons/

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โญ ๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น โญ ๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! โญ

Do you celebrate Poetry Month in your library??

It's a great time to....
โœ… Encourage creativity
โœ… Strengthen collaboration with classroom teachers
โœ… Renew interest in your library's poetry section

โžก๏ธ Get more ideas over on the blog >>>> https://trappedlibrarian.org/2021/04/4-fun-poetry-month-activities-for-the-school-library/

 #poetrymonth #teacherlibrarian #elementarylibrary #librariansofinstagram #librarymediaspecialist #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librariansofig
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