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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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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

What to Teach in 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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January 19, 2020 by: Laura

Make the Most of the Super Bowl Excitement with Fun and Engaging Media Literacy Lessons!

Trapped Media Literacy Super Bowl

As we get closer to the Super Bowl, more and more students are discussing football and their favorite teams. They come to school on Mondays talking about what happened at the latest playoff games. Excitement builds with each passing week. This is the perfect time to hook students with a great lesson focusing on media literacy skills. I’ve got a fun and engaging lesson using

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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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January 15, 2010 by: Laura

Monday was our School Geography Bee. This is the 5th one that I’ve done since I’ve been a school librarian, and I always have the same uneasy feeling during the bee. I worry that the kids are feeling humiliated, because the questions are so dificult that more than half of the students are out at the end of the 2nd round (And they have to

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January 8, 2010 by: Laura

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo WillemsThis is one of my favorite books to use with first grade students. Since it is a Caldecott Honor book, I use it to begin a lesson about the Caldecott Medal. The best thing about it all (besides the fact that it is a hilarious story), is that the pigeon is very easy to draw. So

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January 7, 2010 by: Laura

So, I’ve decided that this is the year that I will embark on the adventure of working toward my National Board Certification in Library Media. I’ve been interested in becoming certified since I first heard about the process many years ago when I was teaching first grade. I had heard that the time commitment and work load is comparable to getting your master’s and life

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Still in school?? ☀️ Grab these fun Summer Bo Still in school?? 
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Grab these fun Summer Bookmarks to send home with your students!

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𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢!!⁣ ⁣ 🌟 This fun Summer 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢!!⁣
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🌟 This fun Summer BINGO challenge is included in my Summer Reading Bulletin Board Activity Kit.⁣
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Did you know that I’ve got a bundle of library r Did you know that I’ve got a bundle of library resources that can carry you through the entire school year?!
 
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Grab this FREE Library Lessons Guide and get one s Grab this FREE Library Lessons Guide and get one step ahead of next school year.

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📚 Do your library books get lonely sitting on t 📚 Do your library books get lonely sitting on the shelves during the summer break?⁣⁣⁣
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⭐️ A lesson I learned a long time ago from a g ⭐️ A lesson I learned a long time ago from a good friend… 
🚫 As a specialist, DON’T try to teach new content in May!!

Schedules are constantly changing with end of the year assemblies, field trips, parties…

What to do instead?
⭐️ Review activities - library catalog, search and location, genre, trips down “memory lane”…
⭐️ Promote Summer Reading – If your school  library won’t be open, partner with your public library to keep your students reading and prevent the summer slide!
⭐️ Have fun – Make your activities fun and engaging so the good vibes carry them through to next school year!

➡️ If you’re scrambling for an end of the year activity, check the blog post in my Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarian!

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It sure can be tough to keep students engaged at t It sure can be tough to keep students engaged at this time of year, especially while you're trying to juggle all the responsibilities of closing down the library for the year!⁣
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🌸 Don’t miss the May Elementary Library Newsl 🌸 Don’t miss the May Elementary Library Newsletter! 🌸

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✅ May Library Tips
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