About the store
Hello folks! I‘m Collette Jakubowicz from Mrs. J in the Library.
I’m a teacher-librarian with over 15 years of teaching experience in elementary school libraries. I also lead the library department as co-chair for 6 years and taught professional development for 5 years.
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Editable Library Shelf Signs for Nonfiction Dewey and Alphabetized Sections
Make your nonfiction section easier to navigate and browse with these nonfiction Dewey library signs, plus large alphabet letter signs for the rest of the library shelves! They are perfect for converting your library to Whole Number Dewey or adding to your library’s current Dewey Decimal System and alphabetized sections. These editable, printable library signs product includes 53 pages of 129 large shelf signs for school libraries. They fit perfectly on magazine file cases or book file cases a
Not Specific
Library Skills, Other (ELA)
Also included in: School Library Shelf Signs BUNDLE
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Library Database Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan [Printable]
Students learn beginning research skills, such as keyword searching, to find answers to 10 trivia questions in your library research databases with this editable scavenger hunt.NOTE: This is the printable version of this lesson, designed for use with paper scavenger hunt worksheets while using devices to access your school library's research database(s) or other reliable online resources. Here is the link for the digital version if you prefer a paperless system for blended or virtual / distan
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Writing-Expository
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
+2
Lunch Time Book Club Program in the Library or Classroom
The Lunch Bunch Book Club is a program that can be held in a school library or in a classroom. This product will help you start a lunchtime book club that meets for 30-40 minutes and just lets students enjoy reading. This club is a chance for students to read just because it’s FUN and because they want to share what they read with others! No roles, no comprehension questions, no quizzes, and no standards (though they are included if you need a justification). This is not a literature circl
3rd - 7th
Library Skills, Literature, Reading
School Library Shelf Signs BUNDLE
If you need to update or refresh your library's bookshelves and signage, then this bundle is for you! When you use both the wide and narrower signs on your library shelves, you can add signs and shift less books from shelf to shelf in the process. You also don't have to remove as many weeded books to fit the signs on your library shelves. These signs will help your students to use your school library more independently and efficiently. That means less questions like, "Ms. Library Teacher, where
Not Specific
Library Skills
Library Quiz for Parts of a Book, Author, Illustrator, Fiction & Nonfiction
An essential part of any pre-kindergarten or kindergarten curriculum includes learning the parts of a book, the roles of authors and illustrators, and the difference between fiction and nonfiction. These essential skills are the foundation of any excellent reading and information literacy curriculum. This product will help you assess those skills in a 9-page booklet. It can be used to collect student assessment data on individual students for a Student Learning Objective, or SLO for a state-le
PreK - 1st
Library Skills, Reading
CCSS
RI.K.5
, RI.K.6
School News Program Set-up and Scripts for Student Announcements
This program includes instructions on how to set up the recording, editing, and broadcasting of a daily or weekly, elementary student-made school news show. It also includes an option for audio-only intercom announcements. Everything is editable and customizable in Microsoft Word or Excel files!Product Contents:Instructions for setting up your broadcasting studio, including photos of the studio in the back of the library I worked in.Student applications and sign-up materialsStudio scripts for
5th - 8th
Library Skills, Other (ELA), Speaking & Listening
CCSS
SL.5.1c
, SL.5.4
, SL.6.1c
+4
Elementary Library Lesson Plan Templates (with Common Core Standards)
Write your library lesson plans faster and more effectively with these editable templates for teaching elementary school library lessons. This set of 7 ready-made lesson plan templates is specifically designed for elementary school librarians, teacher-librarians, and/or school library media specialists teaching kindergarten through 6th grade. IMPORTANT! These documents are NOT complete lesson plans on a given topic/subject! They are a customizable tool to create and/or modify your own lesson pl
K - 6th
Library Skills
Also included in: K-12 Library Lesson Plan Templates BUNDLE (with Common Core Standards)
All About Libraries & Book Care BUNDLE (K-2 Activity Booklets & Lesson Plans)
Start the year right and review book care with this BUNDLE of editable, easy-prep library orientation lessons for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students! This unit includes three (3) printable reading response booklets and lesson plans for library classes on a fixed schedule or classroom reading sessions. When used together, these materials cover the first 4 or 5 classes of each grade level. All items in each product are editable.Product Contents:3 Printable Booklets with a total of 14
K - 2nd
Library Skills, Literature
CCSS
RL.K.10
, RI.K.5
, W.1.8
+4
Back to School Library Newsletters & Parent Communication
Promote your school library resources to parents and advocate for your library program with these printable welcome letters and reminders. This product is intended to start the year with print communication and move to digital- or social media-only communication for the rest of the school year. When combined with the included suggestions for social media posts, you can create an easy-to-maintain stream of communication that grows support for your school library program. **Please DOWNLOAD THE PR
K - 5th
Library Skills
K-2 Read-aloud Activity Booklet and Lesson Plan Units BUNDLE
This HUGE bundle includes every reading response activity booklet and lesson plan unit in my store for kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades. Save 10% when you buy this bundle instead of buying each item separately, and you get FREE updates for life!Each unit contains a printable reading activity booklet and a lesson plan for library classes on a fixed schedule or classroom reading sessions. All items in each product are editable.Product Contents:Each unit of printable response activities are fo
PreK - 2nd
Informational Text, Library Skills, Literature
2nd or 3rd Grade Library Catalog Skills Passport Unit
This unit will teach students how to navigate the library and use an online catalog (or OPAC) in an engaging, fun way! It is designed for librarians or library media specialists, though other educators may find it useful to teach about U.S. public or school library and how they are organized. This library skills unit includes many EDITABLE components, including:Library Explorer's Passport printable in 2 versions, with or without Dewey numbers Editable Microsoft PowerPoint .pptx file, andEasy-t
2nd - 4th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, Library Skills
Library Orientation Game: Pirates Theme
Try a fresh, new way to introduce the library to new students and review library procedures for returning students. You'll love this easy-prep, pirate-themed orientation life-size board game! Groups of students play by moving around the library space on colorful paper spaces while answering questions about the library sections, routines, and policies. This back-to-school product includes:⚓ Instructions for setting up the life-size board game ⚓ Printable Treasure Chest Clue Cards with your c
3rd - 6th
Library Skills
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.4.4
, RF.5.4
+5
Also included in: Library Orientation Games BUNDLE! {All Themes}
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The Candymakers by Wendy Mass Novel Study [Printable]
Do your students LOVE candy? Read "The Candymakers" by Wendy Mass and teach students to research and design advertisements with this unique inquiry-based novel study! This printable product is designed for each student to have a novel study packet to work on and turn into their classroom teacher or teacher-librarian. The novel study includes vocabulary, 2 inquiry-based short research projects, and a media literacy project where students create an advertisement to sell a new candy they create.
4th - 7th
Instructional Technology, Library Skills, Literature
CCSS
RL.5.3
, RL.6.1
, RL.7.1
+12
littleBits™ Circuit Building Makerspace or Library Centers
Want your students to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills while having fun and being creative? Start a makerspace! A makerspace (also called a maker space to STEM lab) is where students can create, think, problem-solve and have fun. To get an idea of what that can look like in a library or school, watch this littleBits™ introduction video or look up Maker Faire on YouTube. After watching a few of the videos, you’ll get an idea of what the movement is about. This product is f
4th - 8th
Library Skills, Science
Also included in: Elementary and Middle School Makerspace BUNDLE!
Library Orientation Game: Camp Read S'more Theme
Try a fresh, new way to introduce the library to new students and review library procedures for returning students. You'll love this easy-prep, camping-themed orientation life-size board game! Groups of students play by moving around the library space on colorful paper spaces while answering questions about the library sections, routines, and policies. This back-to-school product includes:Instructions for setting up the life-size board gamePrintable Campfire Clue Cards with your choice of text
3rd - 6th
Library Skills
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.4.4
, RF.5.4
+5
Also included in: Library Orientation Games BUNDLE! {All Themes}
K-12 Library Lesson Plan Templates BUNDLE (with Common Core Standards)
Write your library lesson plans faster and save money with this bundle of editable lesson plan templates for teaching school library lessons. This bundle includes 13 ready-to-go, editable lesson plan templates designed expressly for K-12 school librarians, teacher-librarians, and/or elementary school library media specialists teaching students across all grade levels. By purchasing this bundle instead of buying each product separately, you save 10%! IMPORTANT! These documents are NOT complete
Not Specific
Library Skills
Slim, Editable Nonfiction Signs for School Library Shelves
Make your library's nonfiction section easier to navigate and browse with these slim, colorful Dewey signs! These editable, printable library signs are 70% thinner than the original Whole Number Dewey Nonfiction Signs, so you can add them without shifting books from shelf to shelf or removing books. The signs are designed for any library that uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system to organize their collection, and they work best in elementary or middle school libraries. The 1.2" wide sig
Not Specific
Library Skills, Other (ELA)
Also included in: School Library Shelf Signs BUNDLE
Makerspace Project Prompt Task Cards & Materials List
This set of 16 editable task cards will spark your students’ creativity and get them thinking about making and problem-solving. Using everyday materials, electricity, and/or coding, students can solve a problem that is important to them and applicable to every day life. Also included is a suggested list of materials to stock an elementary school makerspace in a library, computer lab, science lab, or classroom. For middle school and high school makerspaces (also called a hackerspace or fab lab
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Library Skills, Other (Science)
Also included in: Elementary and Middle School Makerspace BUNDLE!
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Library Word Wall & Vocabulary Cards [Superhero Theme]
If teaching elementary library classes is your superpower, then you'll need this word wall and vocabulary card set to introduce students to the "super words" to know in the school library. Product Contents: 40 Word Wall Signs of Library, Research, and Inquiry Words with Definitions + 1 blank templateEditable in Microsoft PowerPoint .pptx file formatEasy-to-print PDF file format also included8.5" x 11" letter paper size1 word per sheet of paperBlank template included to add your own words and
K - 5th
Library Skills, Vocabulary
Library Orientation Game: "Blast Off with Reading!" Outer Space Theme
Try a fresh, new way to introduce the library to new students and review library procedures for returning students. You'll love this easy-prep, outer space-themed orientation life-size board game! Groups of students play by moving around the library space on colorful paper spaces while answering questions about the library sections, routines, and policies. This back-to-school library orientation product includes:☆ Instructions for setting up the life-size board game ☆ Printable Rocket Clue Ca
3rd - 6th
Library Skills
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.4.4
, RF.5.4
+5
Also included in: Library Orientation Games BUNDLE! {All Themes}
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About the store
Experience
Hello folks! I‘m Collette Jakubowicz from Mrs. J in the Library.
I’m a teacher-librarian with over 15 years of teaching experience in elementary school libraries. I also lead the library department as co-chair for 6 years and taught professional development for 5 years.
Teaching style
I believe teacher-librarians and library spaces should inspire and empower students to create, as well as read, research, and think critically.
The resources I create are designed for 40-minute elementary library classes taught on a "fixed" schedule, such as a "specials" rotation, or a semi-fixed schedule with some blocks of library management time.
Read-alouds are the backbone of my kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade library classes, and I firmly believe that reading aloud is enough. You can teach an academically rigorous lesson with reading a book and asking students questions that encourage critical thinking.
For older elementary library classes and even the last part of 2nd grade library classes, teaching students to independently use the library and to research information with a critical eye is my focus. Mini lessons to direct-teach skills with time for students to practice those skills and have some choices in their learning are what set my school library resources apart.
Critical thinking skills are an absolutely necessary part of my teaching practice, and my students have to bring their brains (and listening ears) to library class!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Frequent presenter at the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association annual conference, 2015-2023
Presenter at AASL National Conference, 2023
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) Outstanding Library District Award, 2016
Commonwealth Libraries LSTA K-12 Laptop Grant recipient, 2009-10
My own education history
B. S. in Elementary Education and K-6 Certification,
Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, PA
M. L. I. S. in Library Science with School Library Certification
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Online Teaching Endorsement
Millersville University, Lancaster, PA
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