Kid-Centered Libray

An open ended scavenger hunt will send students off to explore the library and discover the gems waiting on the shelves. This packet has scavenger hunts leveled for each grade K-3 and an extra that can be used for grades 4-6. The kindergarten version requires no reading, the first grade work has simple sight words, and the second grade work is easy to read. As the grades progress, the content becomes harder, and the intermediate grades are asked to record title, author, and call number for th

This is a quick library lesson I have used with Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco. In the story, there is an imaginary friend and a real friend. The activity asks students to categorize images as real or imaginary. It could also be used along with an introduction to fiction and nonfiction, or with a discussion of real versus pretend.

Three activities, ranging from a simple ten minute quick comprehension check to a more detailed parody retelling, are part of my emergency sub plans in the library. I have included explicit directions, as I would for a substitute teacher. However, feel free to use the items however you like. The basic skill being covered is cause/effect relationships. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash is a great text for teaching this, as well as demonstrating non-sequential storytelling.

This is a quick story follow-up for use as a center, in the library, or in substitute plans. It works on scissor skills, basic word recognition, and story retelling. Students cut out the bathtub and the king, then glue the king into the bathtub. Then, emergent writers can finish the sentence and suggest an activity to entice the king into leaving the tub. Simple, easy, print and go.

This is a paper taco to make after reading "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri. It works on basic scissor skills. You could also graph which ingredients the class chose.

Engage students with a simple recipe to go along with Lois Ehlert's Growing Vegetable Soup. All of the ingredients are pulled from the book. This is a great extension for more proficient young readers, a tool for connecting to families, or an accessible way to teach reading recipes for 2nd or 3rd grades.

This print-and-go activity uses video clips from Great Big Story to teach students to define physical traits in a character, and recognize how a character reacts to those traits is often an integral element to the story.

Use a little house template to frame your 'greenhouse'.

Quick and easy activity for the "Five Little Pumpkins" poem. Practice scissor skills while making creative pumpkin faces. Just the thing for a last minute project.

Designed to be used with an online or print encyclopedia, this mini poster teaches students to read for important information and make inferences from the information found.

Just a quick response page for students to respond to text.

This activity uses literary terms to describe the school year. At the beginning of the year, use it to predict what will happen in the coming months. At the end of the year, use it to recap the most exciting events. As part of RC, this can be an introductory activity to Hopes and Dreams, to begin getting kids thinking about what is possible in the coming year.