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Black History Month Author & Illustrator Posters

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Enjoy these free posters highlighting African American authors and illustrators with their works! Included are picture books up to middle grade:Kwame AlexanderVarian JohnsonChristopher Paul CurtisRachel Renee RussellJason ReynoldsSharon DraperA.G.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Black History Month

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (149.44 MB)

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February Storybook STEM: 10 Literature-Based Coding and Design Challenges

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Celebrate February with 10 literature-based design and coding challenges!Using 5 February-themed picture books, students will use either a printed or electronic card to complete two related challenges for each book, one coding and one STEM/design

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Independent Work Packet

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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January Storybook STEM: 10 Literature-Based Design & Coding Challenges

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Ring in the new year with 10 literature-based design and coding challenges!Using 5 January-themed picture books, students will use either a printed or electronic card to complete two related challenges for each book, one coding and one STEM/design

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Literature, Martin Luther King Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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December Storybook STEM: 10 Literature-Based Design & Coding Challenges

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Get ready for the holiday season with 10 literature-based design and coding challenges!Using 5 winter-, Hanukkah- and Christmas-themed picture books, students will use either a printed or electronic card to complete two related challenges for each

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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November Storybook STEM: 10 Literature-Based STEM & Coding Challenges

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Welcome fall and the month of November with 10 literature-based design and coding challenges!Using 5 November- and Thanksgiving-themed picture books, students will use either a printed or electronic card to complete two related challenges for each

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Literature, Thanksgiving

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Centers

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Halloween Makerspace Choice Board Freebie!

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Have students choose from a choice board of Halloween-themed makerspace activities!Happy Halloween!

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Halloween

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.55 MB)

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Jack-o-lantern Craftivity: Practice Conditions in Programming

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Learn about conditional programming while drawing a cute jack-o-lantern!Teach If/Then conditional thinking by introducing simple If/Then statements that lead to students creating a jack-o-lantern.

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

FREE

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Mystery Genre Breakout Box: Valentine's Day Edition!

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with a fun literature-based breakout box focused on fiction genres!While reading and solving Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery, students will use clues and review fiction genres to find three lock combinations and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Valentine's Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables

$2.75

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Fiction Genre Study Using Google Docs & Slides

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Introduce simple skills on Google Docs and Google Slides while introducing fiction genres to your students! Students will learn the characteristics of the realistic fiction, science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and historical fiction genres, and will

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Library Skills

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Halloween Coding: Unplugged - Printable & Seesaw Versions!

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Practice sequencing, commands, debugging, and properties all with a Halloween twist! There are three activities included:-Haunted House Sequencing: Use arrow commands to guide Monster through the haunted house-Trick or Treat Debugging: Fix the

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Robotics, Halloween

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$1.50

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Learning the Steps of the Research Process with Ozobot

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Use Ozobot color coding to review or learn the 6 steps of the research process!Guide Ozobot through the steps of a simple research project by using color codes to go through planning, finding sources, using all the information and putting it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Computer Science - Technology, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Centers

$1.50

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Historical Fiction Genre Study using Ozobot!

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Students will learn or review elements of a historical fiction story, as well as practice coding skills, with this literacy-integrated Ozobot track!Ozobot LOVES to read historical fiction, but hates any other genre of reading. He is traveling

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Computer Science - Technology

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$1.50

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Geisel Awards Mock Ballot 2020

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Host your own Mock Geisel Awards in 2020!The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (yes, named for that Seuss!) is given each year to the "most distinguished American book for beginning readers". Who better to judge that award than your own beginning

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Library Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps, Centers

$1.50

Online Resource
Google Forms™

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Writing Center FREEBIE: Author & Illustrator

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Have kindergarteners and first graders practice the difference between an author and illustrator by playing both roles in this writing center freebie! Students can complete both roles themselves, or switch with a partner to emphasize the difference

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Printables, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.01 MB)

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Library Catalog Breakout: Halloween Edition

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Put your students' library catalog skills to the test! Students will solve puzzles using your school's library and online catalog to figure out 3 codes. They will use these codes to unlock a box and find the Stone Key from Johnathan Rand's Mayhem on

Subjects:

Reading, Library Skills, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Projects

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (5.48 MB)

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Book Review and Recommendation Bookmarks

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FREEBIE! Use these bookmarks to allow students to share star reviews and notes about books in the library. A great conversation starter, recommendation/book talk tool, and way to get students invested in using the library!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.10, RF.5.4a

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.43 MB)

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Video Book Talk Project

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Use this four-lesson plan to introduce the concept of book talks for students in grades 4 through 7, culminating in a videotaped book talk to be shared with peers. Includes brainstorming sheet, script template, and checklist for grading.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RL.5.1, SL.5.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.SL.5

$2.50

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Human Geography of the United States: A Student Work Packet

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Here it is: Unit 3- The Human Geography of the United States! This packet includes student activities, writing, and reading passages that all correspond to 4th Grade MC3 Unit 3. Each lesson comes with at least 5 pages of independent learning

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Workbooks, Printables

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (28.07 MB)

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The United States in Spatial Terms: A Geography Student Packet

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This student packet contains 4-7 pages for each lesson on: 1. Where is the United States located?: A look at continents, North America, the equator, the prime meridian, and latitude and longitude 2. Physical Characteristics of the United States:

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Workbooks, Unit Plans, Printables

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (25.25 MB)

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Foundations in Social Studies: An MC3 Student Work Packet

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This complete independent work packet was written as a companion piece for the 4th Grade MC3 Unit 1: Foundations of Social Studies, but it gives a thorough introduction or review of each of the four social studies disciplines that can be adapted to

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Government, Economics

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Workbooks, Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans

$4.50

Digital Download PDF (34.88 MB)

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I'm a school librarian seeking to make the library and reading an inviting space for the 21st century learner.

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Every student is an individual and should be a welcome and integral part of the classroom community.

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Bachelor's of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Michigan; Masters in Library and Information Science, Kent State University

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Hello! I'm Katy, a school librarian. I love books, pizza, and getting my students excited to read! Twitter @volibrary