About the store
Hi! I’m Sonya and the creator behind The Library Patch. As a retired elementary school librarian with 12 years of classroom experience and 19 years in the school library, I know firsthand that being the only librarian in your building, or even your entire district, can be hard. There’s often no one down the hall to bounce ideas off of, no team planning library lessons with you, and very little extra time to create everything from scratch. That’s where I hope to help.
After decades in schools, I design resources that are engaging, flexible, and realistic for real library schedules. Everything in my store is created with busy librarians and elementary teachers in mind—easy to use, thoughtfully planned, and ready to implement without extra prep. Thanks so much for stopping by The Library Patch. I’m truly glad you’re here—and I’m here to help.
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State Report | State Research Project | Interactive
State report season just got a whole lot more exciting. This lift-a-flap state report turns what could be a routine research project into something kids actually look forward to. They research their assigned state, fill in their flaps, assemble everything together, and end up with an interactive display piece they can't wait to show off. It's engaging, it's hands-on, and it makes state research feel like so much more than just filling in a worksheet. Students research everything about their stat
3rd - 5th
Geography, Informational Text, Library Skills
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
+7
Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt
A library orientation activity that will get your older kids up and out of their seats!! Part scavenger hunt and part Scoot, students will travel to certain parts of the library in search of a certain picture. Once they have found that picture, they will need to answer a library orientated question. Then, they are off searching for another picture and another question! Perfect for kids to work on in partners and small groups. No more boring, eye-rolling library orientations. Get them moving dur
3rd - 5th
Library Skills
Also included in: Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle #1
Reading Interest Inventory / Reading Survey for Elementary
Do you have your students complete a Reading Interest Inventory at the beginning of the year? Your elementary students will love this reading survey, now available in both print and digital versions. Matching the right book with the right kid is vital for positive reading experiences! This is a perfect activity for the first few weeks of school. Differentiated with BOTH primary and intermediate reading surveys, this comprehensive project will help you to better understand ...(1) your students' a
2nd - 7th
English Language Arts, Library Skills, Reading
Escape the Library: A Unique Library Orientation
Have you been wanting to try Escape Room activities in your library? Well, NOW is the time. Shake up you library orientation this year with an Escape the Library project that will get your students talking!! Talking about your library’s organization, behavior rules, checkout procedures, and book care! It all begins with a quick read of “Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library” by Julie Gassman. After listening to the story, students will learn that someone did in fact bring their dragons to t
5th - 7th
Library Skills
An All About Me Poster Activity
An "All About Me" report that will win over your older students. This Lift-a-Flap report presents students biographical information in a new and creative way!! Great for that "Getting to Know" you period of back to to. It would also be perfect for student of the week programs, open houses, and even building classroom community. This bundle includes a report tailored for the guys, one for the girls, and one that could be used by either one! A graphic organizer is included to guide students in gat
3rd - 6th
Writing
Battle of the Beasts: Dinosaur Research
This isn't your ordinary dinosaur research report! Oh no, it's a battle of epic proportions. Students will research a dinosaur, with a focus on its strengths and weaknesses as hunter or defender, and then pair up with a peer to put their dinosaurs in an imaginary head to head battle. Students will need to utilize their critical thinking skills in conjunction with their acquired knowledge to discuss what a battle between their two beasts would have looked like. Ultimately, students will transfer
3rd - 6th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Writing
CCSS
W.3.7
, W.4.7
, W.5.7
+1
Research Task Cards for January
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable January research task cards. Each one of the 20 research task cards presents a single fact about the month. Each fact is followed up with three research questions pertinent to that fact. Each question is easily researched, and the answers could be found in multiple resources. These task cards are multi functional: EDITABLE, DIGITAL, and PRINTABLE!! What's Included?
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
, RI.4.7
+1
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
Library Book Call Number Hunt
Time to head back to school and back to those books! Don't miss this fun activity that will engage your library patrons in a practice session on locating call numbers! The kids won't even know that you are putting them to work. An engaging library call number activity + secret code decipher + silly riddle = ALL FUN!! Kids need TONS of practice using call numbers to locate library books on the shelves!! This scavenger hunt will have your kiddos locating a book on the shelves in the picture book,
3rd - 5th
Library Skills
Also included in: Call Number Hunt Growing Bundle
Independent Reading Program - Reading Passports
Help to keep your students motivated during independent reading time with these engaging Reading Passports!! Each passport has twelve unique pages. Each page has a six-square chart for earning stickers. Read a book, get a sticker! When the page has six stickers, you can stamp it with one of the unique stamps.
In addition to the Reading Passports, you will receive tons of tips and tools to help you keep your students accountable during free or independent reading time.
As a classroom teacher,
2nd - 6th
Library Skills, Reading
Country Research Project | World Geography Report
Take your students on a trip around the world. This lift-a-flap country report turns geography research into one of the most exciting projects of the year. They research their assigned country, fill in their flaps, assemble everything together, and end up with an interactive display piece they can't wait to show off. It's engaging, it's hands-on, and it makes country research feel like so much more than just filling in a worksheet. Students research everything about their country: National anth
3rd - 6th
Geography, Informational Text, Library Skills
Genre Based Bookopoly Display
A Monopoly board with a book themed twist! Perfect for your game themed display. These EDITABLE game board pieces can be used on a bulletin board, around a doorway, or even as a border along the top of a wall.
Each of the game board pieces have been changed to represent books and reading. For example, Free Parking has been changed to Free Reading. And Go to Jail has been changed to Go to the Library. Each of the color groups have been labeled with a different genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Realist
K - 5th
Library Skills, Reading
Research Short {BUNDLE}
Need a quick research project that won't take you DAYS on end to complete? Research Shorts are just that ... Research tasks that can be completed in one class sitting.
Research Short tasks are similar to Internet Scavenger Hunts. They are perfect for teaching students the rudimentary research skills of keyword choice, utilization of the search box or book index, and scanning for information. My focus is on teaching students to get to the right page/webpage quickly, to scan for important words,
K - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
Journey to a Country of Your Choice Research Flipbook
This country research flipbook requires students to research facts about the geography, flag, statistical data, language, lifestyle, animals, economy, government, land, climate and famous landmarks. It is just the perfect amount of info about each topic ... not too much that kids will feel burdened, but enough to have a grasp of the concept.
This flipbook is created in a generic way, so that you choose your own country! The download includes an editable pdf file so that you can personalize the
3rd - 5th
Geography, Informational Text, Library Skills
Discovery Journal: Iroquois People of the Longhouse
This Discovery Journal encourages students to read, research, and respond to five different facets of Iroquois life: shelter, food, clothing/tanning, jobs, and ceremonies. Students learn best when they are given tasks that require them to search for new information, process that information, and then manipulate that same information. This Discovery Journal does exactly that with the five following activities.
Page 1 - Iroquois Shelter: Students need to respond to three questions and create capt
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Native Americans, Reading Strategies
Research Task Cards for December
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable December research task cards. Each one of the 20 research task cards presents a single fact about the month. Each fact is followed up with three research questions pertinent to that fact. Each question is easily researched, and the answers could be found in multiple resources. These task cards are multi functional: EDITABLE, DIGITAL, and PRINTABLE!! What's Included
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
Winter Call Number Hunt
An engaging library call number activity + secret code decipher + silly riddle = ALL FUN!! Kids need TONS of practice using call numbers to locate library books on the shelves!! This scavenger hunt will have your kiddos locating a book on the shelves in the picture book, chapter book, and nonfiction sections of your elementary library! In this fun seasonal activity, students read call numbers, search for the call numbers on the shelf, and look for picture clues that will help solve fun winter r
3rd - 5th
Library Skills
Also included in: Call Number Hunt Growing Bundle
Research Task Cards for September
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable September research task cards. Each one of the 20 research task cards presents a single fact about the month. Each fact is followed up with three research questions pertinent to that fact. Each question is easily researched, and the answers could be found in multiple resources. These task cards are multi functional: EDITABLE, DIGITAL, and PRINTABLE!! What's Include
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
, RI.4.7
+1
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
Research Task Cards for October
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable October research task cards. Each one of the 20 research task cards presents a single fact about the month. Each fact is followed up with three research questions pertinent to that fact. Each question is easily researched, and the answers could be found in multiple resources. These task cards are multi functional: EDITABLE, DIGITAL, and PRINTABLE!! What's Included?
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
Fall Themed Call Number Hunt
Happy Fall Y'all! Don't miss this fun activity that will engage your library patrons in a practice session on locating call numbers! The kids won't even know that you are putting them to work. An engaging library call number activity + secret code decipher + silly riddle = ALL FUN!! Kids need TONS of practice using call numbers to locate library books on the shelves!! This scavenger hunt will have your kiddos locating a book on the shelves in the picture book, chapter book, and nonfiction sectio
3rd - 5th
Library Skills
Also included in: Call Number Hunt Growing Bundle
Fact File: A Biography Research Report
Grab your students' attention with this unique Biography Research Report. Students will research an assigned/chosen famous person, creating note pages of researched facts on their childhood, early adult life, career, accomplishments and other interesting facts. Then, students use their notes to write paragraphs and complete a Fact File Report.
The Fact File Report is a cross between paragraph writing, fill-in-the blank data sheets, and interactive notebook. Ultimately, there are three printable
2nd - 6th
Informational Text, Library Skills
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About the store
Experience
Hi! I’m Sonya and the creator behind The Library Patch. As a retired elementary school librarian with 12 years of classroom experience and 19 years in the school library, I know firsthand that being the only librarian in your building, or even your entire district, can be hard. There’s often no one down the hall to bounce ideas off of, no team planning library lessons with you, and very little extra time to create everything from scratch. That’s where I hope to help.
After decades in schools, I design resources that are engaging, flexible, and realistic for real library schedules. Everything in my store is created with busy librarians and elementary teachers in mind—easy to use, thoughtfully planned, and ready to implement without extra prep. Thanks so much for stopping by The Library Patch. I’m truly glad you’re here—and I’m here to help.
Teaching style
I am a very “unquiet” librarian. My library was a constant buzz of kids, laughter, questions, conversations, gaming, computer use—and, of course, books. I believe students learn best when they are actively engaged, exploring ideas, and answering their own questions rather than sitting quietly on the sidelines.
I also believe that today’s librarian must stay responsive to the ever-changing world of education. When we grow, adapt, and keep learning, we’re better equipped to support both our students and the teachers we collaborate with every day.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Ahh… if only I had something impressive and nationally recognized to list here! I don’t. But I have been called “The Best Librarian Ever” by a few little ones, told that I’m “pretty cool,” and lovingly known as that awesome book lady. Not exactly fancy honors—but I’d choose those sweet titles over a plaque any day.
My own education history
* Bachelor's in Elementary Education ~ Potsdam SUNY
* Bachelor's in English Literature and Writing ~ Potsdam SUNY
* Master's In Elementary Education ~ Potsdam SUNY
* Master's In School Library and Media ~ Mansfield University
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