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Library skills Common Core RL.4.2 resources
Library Skills: Never Let A Ghost Borrow Your Library Book
Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library BookThis newly revised product is based on the book, Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book by Karen Casale and is designed to teach and/or remind your students of the importance of taking good care of their books whether they are personal, school, or library books. It includes activities for students to reflect on what they already know about book care, and strengthen their understanding of the concept. Created as a unit, students will listen to the f
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2nd - 4th
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Book Tasting Genre Menu library reading and book promotion brochure
Need a fun way to teach genres and expose students to new books? This book tasting brochure can be used for a variety of purposes. I have used it in the past to promote new books, introduce students to our book collection, have a genre review, to encourage students to venture out on their book choices, and to promote a reading program. How to: Pull a variety of books and set around the tables in the media center-you can either have students pass the books, or the students can get up and move to
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2nd - 6th
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Year-Long K-6 Library Curriculum Map
This is a year-long curriculum map that is divided into grade-level tabs on an editable spreadsheet. Each grade-level tab includes monthly themes, author studies (K-3), Pennsylvania and Library standards, lesson topics, and links to free worksheets and videos. Each grade-level tab contains 8 planned lessons per month. K-3 primarily focuses on library expectations, author studies, elements of fiction, fiction v. nonfiction, and conducting research. 4-6 primarily focuses on library expectations, b
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K - 6th
Spring Library Lessons for 3 months March April May
Need easy no prep lesson plans and activities for your library? This Google doc bundle includes library lessons and all resources needed for March, April, and May. Lessons include Standards, lesson description, resources needed, all printables needed, and learning target. These 3 months focus on book reviews, acrostic poems, a book tasting, biography research and much more! I teach on a tight fixed schedule, so many lessons are the same or similar to keep my stress level down:) All lessons are e
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K - 5th
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Historical Fiction Genre
This Smartboard lesson is an introduction to the historical fiction genre. It was created for elementary students by a second grade teacher turned elementary library media specialist.
This lesson explains the term genre and describes the characteristics of the historical fiction genre. Students will view several examples of historical fiction texts and will be given a few activities to complete after a historical fiction read aloud.
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1st - 5th
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't! Literacy Activities
This product contains activities based on If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't! by Elise Parsley. The first activity has students notice cause and effect relationships in the text. The second activity has students recount the actions of the main character in order. Finally, students will consider different points of view.A great book and activity for any day with an easy to follow guide to make sub plans easy.The students will have to:*read If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus
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1st - 4th
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Genre Reading Passport | Literacy and Classroom Library Tool
Tired of your students reading the same books over and over again?I found that nagging my students to read something new wasn't working (shocking, I know). So I created the Genre Passport! This incentivizes students to broaden their horizons in a fun and engaging way and is easy to differentiate for different students.First, have students choose their genre goal. As they read more and more new books, they can leave a rating in their passport and "stamp" their passport by drawing a cover of the b
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2nd - 6th
Introduction to Genres
This unit provides an introduction to genres, with a particular emphasis on the genres found within fiction, but also touches on nonfiction, poetry, fables, biography, and autobiography. The goal is to acquaint students with the characteristics of each of the various genres. An instructional powerpoint guides students in either recording definitions or brainstorming keywords for each genre to use as a “cheat sheet” for other activities. Activities to provide additional practice include a bingo g
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4th - 6th
Teaching Characterization with "Sideways Stories from Wayside School"
This lesson was created by a school librarian, but it is a perfect lesson for younger level readers for a read-aloud. Students will listen to the first 2 chapters of "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" and focus on characterization of the two teachers. Then, they will make a book cube. Finally they will pair/share and use their cubes as dice and answer questions about the chapters with their partners.
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3rd - 5th
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Sideways Stories from Wayside School PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders will love this!Sideways Stories from Wayside School is such an incredible book and this Sideways Stories from Wayside School PowerPoint Novel Study will give you the strategies needed to help with reading comprehensi
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Sideways Stories from Wayside School Novel Study Bundle
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Surf's Up, Creepy Stuff! Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Surf's Up, Creepy Stuff! PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Surf's Up, Creepy Stuff! is such an incredible book, and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Surf's Up, Creepy Stuff! PowerPoint Novel Study will give you th
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2nd - 4th
Beatrix Potter Mini Library Lesson Pack
Introduce students to the classic tales of Beatrix Potter, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit or The Tale of Benjamin Bunny with this mini lesson pack for grades K-8.In the lessons, students will focus on skills such as creating illustrations, using adjectives to describe characters, comparing and contrasting texts, identifying elements of a fable, and making connections between an author's life or a historical time period and a text.Lessons are aligned to the Common Core and AASL standards.
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K - 8th
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Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Campfire Stories Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Campfire Stories PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Campfire Stories is such an incredible book and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Campfire Stories PowerPoint Novel Study will give you the strategies needed to help
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2nd - 4th
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Major Monster Mess Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Major Monster Mess PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Major Monster Mess is such an incredible book and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Major Monster Mess PowerPoint Novel Study will give you the strategies needed
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2nd - 4th
Book Tasting Learn the Library Sections Activity
Need a no-prep printable to host a book tasting and teaching library sections? Introduce your students to the sections of the library by using this printable book tasting brochure. I have used it in the past to promote new books, introduce students to our book collection, or to encourage students to venture out on their book choices. Pull a variety of books and set around your tables corresponding with the library section table sign. Students will explore the books and choose 6 to fill out on t
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2nd - 6th
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Book Tasting Genre and Library Section Activity
Need a no-prep printable to host a book tasting? Introduce your students to new book genre's and book choices by using this printable book tasting brochure. I have used it in the past to promote new books, introduce students to our book collection, have a genre review, or to encourage students to venture out on their book choices. Pull a variety of books and set around your tables-you can either have students pass the books, or the students can get up and move to the next seat-whatever works be
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2nd - 6th
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Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Sleepwalking Snowman Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Sleepwalking Snowman PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Sleepwalking Snowman is such an incredible book and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Sleepwalking Snowman PowerPoint Novel Study will give you the
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2nd - 4th
Book Bingo with Book Reports for Choice Reading: 4th Grade
Do your students struggle to find books? Or they don’t know what to read next? Give them lots of choices with Book Bingo boards filled with multiple genres, popular authors, and nonfiction favorites to promote independent reading.Students work toward five in a row within a time period, set by you, reading towards their independent reading goals. The Bingo Boards help them discover new genres and authors they may not have taken the chance on before. After the students read the book, they complete
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Book Bingo with Book Reports for Choice Reading: Elementary
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Scary Library Shusher Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Library Shusher PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd gra graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Library Shusher is such an incredible book and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Library Shusher PowerPoint Novel Study will give you the strategies
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2nd - 4th
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Night of the Zombie Zookeeper Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Night of the Zombie Zookeeper PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Night of the Zombie Zookeeper is such an incredible book and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Night of the Zombie Zookeeper PowerPoint Novel Study wil
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2nd - 4th
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes Do They Novel Study PowerPoint
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They? PowerPoint Novel Study is the solution you are looking for, and this is a game changer with read-aloud! Your 2nd graders and up will love this!Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They? is such an incredible book, and this Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They? PowerPoint No
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2nd - 4th
STEAM Virtual Reality Project
Engage your students in this empathy building project while exploring virtual reality with this low-prep unit! These project slides are a complete unit that will guide your students through learning to use the CoSpaces VR platform, analyzing a picture book for theme, characterization, and point of view, then applying these skills to empathy while exploring and understanding different points of view. CoSpaces as both an app and website, so this project can be completed on iPads, Chromebooks, or a
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Intermediate STEAM Unit Bundle
Author Dan Santat Book Unit Study Activities for Beekle, After the Fall, & Guild
Need some great lessons and activities to go along with the read aloud After the Fall: How Humpty Got Back Up Again, The Guild of Geniuses, and The Adventures of Beekle? Just print out these different activities for grades 1-5 for your extension activities. These Google Slides include printables for each book that include:Writing promptsMain IdeaCharacter TraitsVocabularyDiscussion QuestionsA Drawing promptCause and EffectJust print and go! At least 6 activities for each book.
Grades:
1st - 5th
Book Tasting or Book Dating
In my library I loved doing this right around Valetine's Day because it was about then that my kiddos needed to be exposed to other books that may have been overlooked. You can use this resource any time or even in the classroom!The Book Tasting sheets do not include a call number, while the Book Dating sheets do.If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
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1st - 5th
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