Library Activities
5-Minute Challenge (STEM Activity)
This was such a fun activity we did at the end of this school year! I had a version for in-school students and distance learners. The activity started with me reading the book Five Minutes (That’s a lot of time) (No, It’s not) (Yes, It is) by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick, Illustrated by … Continue reading 5-Minute Challenge (STEM Activity)
S.T.E.A.M. Storytime (Distance Learning Lesson)
This past year has been a challenge for most of us. Navigating between in-person lessons and distance learning lessons can be difficult. Even more difficult is keeping student attention and engagement during at-home lessons. This was one of my most successful at home lessons this school year. Most students participated and completed more than one … Continue reading S.T.E.A.M. Storytime (Distance Learning Lesson)
First Grade Research Projects
After learning about a really cool idea at the FAME (Florida Association for Media in Education) conference where the media specialist collaborated with a teacher to be part of her small group rotations, I decided to give it a try! Thankfully, I had a first grade teacher who was willing to jump on board with allowing me … Continue reading First Grade Research Projects
Summer Reading
Dive into summer with fun summer reading activities! At the end of each school year, I create a summer reading packet to send home with students to encourage reading over the summer. The packet typically includes an activity for the student, some bookmarks, information about the public library’s programs, a letter to their parents about … Continue reading Summer Reading
Making Bridges with “The Marshmallow Incident”
This post contains affiliate links which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclosure policy here. As a class, we read The Marshmallow Incident written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. This is one of my favorite books because it is a great way to start a discussion … Continue reading Making Bridges with “The Marshmallow Incident”
STEM Storytime with CBI
I worked together with my ESE teachers to create a special schedule where the CBI and ESE classes can come to the media center twice a week, once for storytime and again for a lesson focusing on their curriculum topic. This month we did awesome lessons on weather. We made a tornado in a jar (wish I … Continue reading STEM Storytime with CBI
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
What better way to spend a Friday than reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault with preschool! I wanted to get the kids involved so I die-cut the letters of the alphabet and made a coconut tree. I handed each student a letter. They had to pay attention to the story because … Continue reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Literacy Week Activities
Each year during Literacy Week our school plans a few fun activities that get the students excited about reading and literacy! I’m including some of our flyers below. I use the website Piktochart to create most of my flyers because it is so easy to use and has a lot of options for text and … Continue reading Literacy Week Activities
Donors Choose Project Funded
Our students are so excited that our DonorsChoose project was fully funded! I gave a survey at the end of last year and one of the questions asked what students would change about the library. The overwhelming majority of them answered, “More Bean Bags!” The DonorsChoose project purchased the Big Joe Basketball Bean Bag, two blue Big … Continue reading Donors Choose Project Funded
Library Hijinks 