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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Discovery Journal: Mayflower Voyage and Pilgrims
Students will love reading, responding, and researching facts about the Pilgrims and their Mayflower Voyage. A total of ten journal pages include title questions, informational text boxes, and questions for student response, all in an appealing format that students will love. This Discovery Journal includes the following pages1) Who were the Pilgrims? 2) What did the Pilgrims pack for their trip? 3) What sea route did the Mayflower take? 4) What are the parts of the Mayflower? 5) What would the
2nd - 4th
Informational Text
CCSS
W.2.7
, W.2.8
, W.3.7
+2
Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
** Save a Bundle ** Buy ALL twelve months and save 40%.Research task cards are a perfect way for students to practice their research skills while learning new and interesting facts. Each one of these monthly products includes 20 research task cards that presents a SINGLE fact about that month. Facts are followed up with three research questions pertinent to that fact. Questions are easily researched, and answers can be found in multiple resources. Why Research?Researching the answers to simple q
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
, RI.4.7
+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}
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}
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}
All About Me Freebie
An All About Me Freebie for your big kids. Each of your students' answers to this questionnaire will give both you and the rest of your class a little insight into each students' personality.
With questions like ...
* What would you like to do in your free time?
* What three wishes would you like to come true?
* What super power would you like to have?
You are bound to learn something REALLY interesting about them!
Perfect for Back to School, Student of the Week, or simply to build classroom
3rd - 6th
Writing
Research Task Cards for November
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable November 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}
Research Task Cards for April
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable monthly 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}
Research Task Cards for February
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable February 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}
Research Task Cards for May
Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable monthly 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}
Research Task Cards for August
Each one of these 20 research task cards presents a SINGLE fact about the month of August. 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. My students primarily use the subscription-based World Book Encyclopedia online; however, nearly ALL of the answers can also be located on the free website, FactMonster too. Why Research?Researching the answers to simple questions is a mul
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 March
25% off for for the FIRST week of March only! Encourage kids to practice their researching skills by finding the answers to interesting and engaging questions with these editable March 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: EDITAB
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
Research Short: Laura Ingalls Wilder Biography
This mini biography project requires that students research vital information about the children's author, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Ten different questions will encourage your students to utilize the concepts of keywords and scanning. This project can easily be completed in under forty-five minutes.
There is also a follow-up short response question. Students are asked to ... "Use text based evidence to support this statement. The events and experiences that Laura had were very important to her as
3rd - 5th
Library Skills, Reading, Writing
Also included in: Research Short {BUNDLE}
Research Task Cards for June
Each one of these 20 research task cards presents a SINGLE fact about the month of June. 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.
My students primarily use the subscription-based World Book Encyclopedia online; however, nearly ALL of the answers can also be located on the free website, FactMonster too.
Why Research?
Researching the answers to simple questions is a m
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {BUNDLE}
Digging Synonyms with Thesaurus
Just a few quick pages for your students to practice their thesaurus skills! These three unique printable worksheets require students to utilize a thesaurus to locate synonyms for some of the most common words in their writing. Each worksheet comes in two different versions ... same format, different words ... for a total of six printable sheets.
After students complete their assignments, the sheets can be saved for future writing projects, as they now have loads of synonyms for those "boring"
2nd - 4th
Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Elementary Library Skills and Resources Bundle #1
Research Task Cards for July
Each one of these 20 research task cards presents a SINGLE fact about the month of July. 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.
My students primarily use the subscription-based World Book Encyclopedia online; however, nearly ALL of the answers can also be located on the free website, FactMonster too.
Why Research?
Researching the answers to simple questions is a m
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 Short: Be Instrumental
A perfect lesson for introducing or reinforcing the concepts of website reliability and hyperlinks. This mini webquest has students use the website: www.sfskids.org maintained by the San Francisco Symphony to locate the names of instruments belonging to different families and then record a fact about one of the instruments.
Be sure to take a few minutes to speak with the students about whether or not a website created by a professional symphony would be a reliable source. Have the kids take not
2nd - 4th
Informational Text, Library Skills
Also included in: Research Short {BUNDLE}
FREE Monthly Research Task Card Sampler
This FREE sampler includes a research task card for all twelve months. Each research task card presents a SINGLE fact about EACH of the twelve months. 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?* 20 COLORED Research Task Cards to print * 20 Identical Research Task Cards to print in B
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Library Skills, Reading
Also included in: Monthly Research Task Cards {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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