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
Monthly Bookmarks to Color | Library Bookmarks | Printable Coloring Bookmarks
Grab these monthly bookmarks to color now! With a total of 48 bookmarks, four unique bookmarks for each month of the year, you will never again be short on bookmarks. Easy on the budget, as all that you need to do is purchase once and print on cardstock. They are just right for adding to your circulation desk and to your coloring corner. You could also give them out as gifts or add them to your prize box. So many bookmarks! So many uses! Each coloring bookmark presents with black and white let
PreK - 5th
Library Skills, Reading
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
Summer Reading Program | Editable Camping Themed Reading Challenge & Logs
Skip the boring summer reading program and send your students home with something they’ll actually get excited about! This unique, camping-themed Summer Reading Challenge is perfect for elementary librarians and classroom teachers who want to make summer reading genuinely fun for kids and parents. Instead of tracking minutes, students complete reading activities that make reading an adventure. Read a joke book. Read a recipe. Read in a tree. Read in the bathtub. As kids complete each activity,
PreK - 5th
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
Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle #1
Are you an elementary librarian? Stop here and SAVE over 25% by grabbing TEN of my favorite elementary library resource products in one Library Skill Bundle. Start the year with the Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt, review Book Care with your little pirates, teach the kids how to find a Just Right Book, and more! Library skills and resources for kids of all ages.
K - 5th
Library Skills
Animal Research Project | Differentiated Animal Report with Note Pages
Are you looking for an animal research project that does more than just scratch the surface? The Animal Fact File Report takes students through the complete research process from gathering notes all the way to a finished file folder project that their classmates will actually want to read. It is a cross between paragraph writing, fill-in-the-blank data sheets, and interactive notebooks, and it is differentiated so every learner in your class can participate at the right level. ☑️ Lesson Objecti
2nd - 5th
Biology, Informational Text, 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
Back to the Library Bundle
Are you ready for the new year? If you grab this bundle of six of my favorite products, you'll be all set to start your year! Better yet, you will have saved 25% off the list price. You will get all three of my orientation products, two of my best selling Book Bites, and a Library Rule BINGO game. Ready? Set! Go. Did you know that if you have already purchased one of the bundled products AND wish that you had purchased this bundle, you can reach out to TpT for a refund? Purchase the bundle and t
PreK - 6th
Library Skills
Maker Maps: Take the Chaos out of Makerspaces
Over 70 Makerspace Challenges guaranteed to bring the MAKE back into your SPACES. Maker Maps are a creative way to bring purpose and meaning to your Makerspaces!! Maker Maps are a set of *EDITABLE* challenges that utilize the variety of materials and centers that your library or classroom has to offer. Formatted to resemble a treasure map, students work through seven building challenges and a free choice activity per map. Once a student has completed their map, they earn a treasure of your choi
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Library Skills
Also included in: Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle#2
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
Call Number Hunt Growing Bundle
~Updated 10/23/2019 with both a Fall/Autumn AND a Halloween Themed Call Number Hunt~ Save 30% on this Bundle! Call Number Hunts 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 seasonal riddles! A great review of a necessary skill in a creative way. Your k
3rd - 5th
Library Skills, Literature
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
Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle#2
Are you a librarian? Stop here and SAVE over 25% by grabbing ten of my favorite Library Resource products in one Library Skill and Resource Bundle. Start the year with an Escape the Library activity, review Book Care in a colorful way, take the chaos out of your makerspaces, and teach internet safety! Library skills and resources for kids of all ages!
K - 5th
Library Skills
Library Lesson Activities & Skills Bundle | Top 20 Elementary Library Resources
Grab The Library Patch’s Top 20 best-selling elementary library resources in one comprehensive bundle and save 30% off the combined list price. This bundle includes 20 of my most popular individual library lessons and activities, designed specifically for elementary school librarians and classroom teachers. These are tried-and-true resources that support library skills, literacy, research, and engagement across grades K–5. 🔄 A Bundle That GROWS With You 🔄 This is a DYNAMIC Top 20 bundle.
PreK - 5th
Library Skills
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
December Holiday Word Search and Sort
Students will have fun finding fifty words associated with, not only Christmas, but Hanukkah and Kwanzaa too in this December Holiday Wordsearch! After searching for the words in the puzzle, challenge students to research the words so they can sort them into their correct December holiday.
Happy Holidays from The Library Patch!!
3rd - 6th
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
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
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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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