Start the school year with six weeks of organized, standards-aligned elementary library lessons for grades K–5!

This editable Elementary Library First Six Weeks Planner is designed to help school librarians map out meaningful library instruction at the beginning of the year. Each grade level includes a weekly plan with a library standard, learning target, activity, assessment idea, materials list, 50-minute class flow, and suggested read-aloud titles.

Whether you are a new librarian, returning to the library after summer break, or simply looking for a clean planning system, this resource gives you a ready-to-use roadmap for launching library routines, book care, library organization, inquiry skills, digital citizenship, and a love of reading.

This planning spreadsheet includes:

• Six weeks of library lesson planning for grades K–5
• Standards-based focus for each week
• Learning targets written in student-friendly language
• Grade-appropriate library activities
• Suggested 50-minute class structure
• Materials and quick assessment ideas
• Three suggested book options for each grade/week
• At-a-glance planning map
• Detailed lesson planning tab
• Book suggestion tab
• Standards key
• Editable spreadsheet format
  
  

Topics include:

• Library rules and routines
• Book care
• Choosing “just right” books
• Library organization
• Parts of a book
• Fiction vs. nonfiction
• Author and illustrator roles
• Beginning research and inquiry skills
• Digital citizenship
• Responsible library use
• Building reading identity
  
  

Why Librarians Will Love It

This resource saves planning time while still giving you flexibility. The spreadsheet format makes it easy to edit activities, swap out standards, change book titles, add school-specific routines, or adjust lessons to match your library schedule.

Each week includes three book suggestions, so you have backup options in case your library does not own a particular title. The books are meant to support the lesson theme and give librarians choice based on their own collections.

Please Note: This resource is a planning spreadsheet. It does not include copies of the suggested books. Book titles are recommendations only and can be replaced with books already available in your school library collection.

Great For

• Elementary school librarians
• Library media specialists
• K–5 library classes
• Back-to-school library planning
• First-year librarians
• Library long-range planning
• Library curriculum mapping
• Library lesson organization
  
  

Make your first six weeks in the elementary library easier, more organized, and more intentional with this ready-to-edit K–5 library planning map!