This is a bundle of four spring library lessons for elementary students. The bundle includes a spring storytime, flowers storytime, a lesson on insects, and a digital bulletin board on the science of spring. They are flexible and easy to use in specials rotation library classes.

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS SPRING LIBRARY LESSON BUNDLE

• Recommended for: Grades K-6
• Lesson Duration: about 50 minutes for each lesson (150 minutes for all three)
• Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET

• 4 PowerPoint / Google Slides presentations
• 7 scavenger hunts (Spring Storytime, Insects, and The Science of Spring have easier and harder versions for differentiation; Spring Flowers only has one "easier" scavenger hunt)
• 4 pages of Recommended Reads to send to teachers or parents (one list for each of the three lessons)

PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE:

SPRING STORYTIME (GRADES K-2)

• Includes brief descriptions of 7 spring holidays: St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Easter, Earth Day, Holi, Mother's Day, and Ramadan (it's in the spring through 2023)
• whole-group discussion of common signs of spring using the five senses
• 2 "Did you Know"
• 1 spring riddle
• 1 "What do you think?"
• 3 "Would you rather?"
• 1 "What does it mean?" (explains a common spring simile)
• 2 trivia questions with answers
• 1 library review question (book spine and why it's important)
• vocabulary words: equinox and pastel
• this week's birthdays
• weekly schedule and agenda
• checkout reminders (you add your own!)
• All slides are illustrated with real photos and colorful clipart for K-2.

SPRING FLOWERS STORYTIME (GRADES K-2)

• storytime song -- "I Love the Mountains"
• nursery rhyme -- "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary"
• sign language links -- flowers and spring
• flower names for humans -- Rose, Daisy, William, etc.
• 8 guessing game slides -- students choose from four flower species (e.g., "Which one is a tulip?")
• flower jobs -- gardener, flower cart owner, florist, botanist
• parts of a flower -- roots, stem, leaves, petals, flower, seeds
• flower idiom -- "fresh as a daisy"
• flower tea
• flower joke
• helpful garden insects and creatures
• word of the week: sprout
• All slides are illustrated with real photos and colorful clipart for K-2.

THE SCIENCE OF SPRING (GRADES 3-6)

• Fun facts and trivia about rainbows, birds, monarch butterflies, the date of Easter, equinoxes, trees, and what it means when we say March "comes in like a lion..."
• Would you rathers...? (3 questions)
• 5 trivia questions
• 12 booktalk slides (all well-reviewed titles recommended for Grades 3-6)
• Words of the Week: pastel and equinox
• Daily and weekly schedule
• This week's birthdays

INSECTS LIBRARY LESSON (GRADES K-6)

• sign language slide and how-to link ("bug")
• introduction to idioms (what are idioms)
• 10 insect idioms:
  • "ants in the pants"
  • "butterflies in your stomach"
  • "busy as a bee"
  • "fly on the wall"
  • "snug as a bug in a rug"
  • "don't let the bedbugs bite"
  • "cute as a bug's ear"
  • "the bee's knees"
  • "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar"
  • "make a bee line"

• Includes facts about various familiar insects including: rhinoceros beetle, stag beetle, honeybee, ladybug, ants, Monarch butterflies, mosquitoes, and fruit flies.
• 2 "Did you Know"
• 1 "What do you think?"
• 1 True/False
• 2 "Would you rather?"
• 1 "What would you do?"
• 2 trivia questions with answers
• 1 library review question (nonfiction/Dewey numbers)
• vocabulary words: entomologist and mandibles
• this week's birthdays
• weekly schedule and agenda
• checkout reminders (you add your own!)

WHAT OTHER LIBRARIANS ARE SAYING ABOUT THESE SPRING LIBRARY LESSONS:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jacqueline S. wrote, "My students love the scavenger hunts and I love how much content I have to share with students! My students that celebrate Ramadan were very excited to see Ramadan included in the slides that discussed Spring holidays!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Carolyn K. wrote, "I used this resource with both 1st and 2nd grade last year for distance learning and plan to use it with additional grades this year as we resume in person learning. It is a very adaptable resource."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cathy A. wrote, "Mrs. Readerpants never disappoints! Although I tend to use her lessons primarily for K-1, I love the flexibility of her lessons! One of my goals for next year is to incorporate her lessons into my upper grade lesson also!!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Marisa J. wrote, "I use these each week to have as the students come into the library and the kiddos love them."

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