Library Reading Champion

Imagine incorporating STEAM into your computer lab sessions. Students love to use Google Slides; use this DIY animation lesson to give your students new skills in Google while also including some of their own interests. In this lesson students will learn how to create an animation by using a few simple tools in Google Slides. It comes with step-by-step instruction for the educator and the students. This lesson is suitable to be used with students in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Can be used with

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet is an iconic book to read with elementary students in November. Usually, it is reserved for the younger grades to enjoy but this activity will have you clamouring to teach this lesson with upper elementary and even middle school students. This product comes with 2 amazing activities to accompany the book. It is one of my favourite lessons I have ever taught; loved by both teachers and students! Your students will amaze you with their creativity and excite

Do your students love puzzles? Looking for a creative way to teach poetry? This is the perfect combination! Teach your students to think outside the box and create and solve rebus puzzle poems. Rebus poems replace words with pictures making the writing process exciting and creative. Students of many ages can access this activity due to the variety of examples including both digital and paper based resources.

Unlock your students creativity and storytelling potential! This can be used in so many ways; to teach fiction and non-fiction writing, digital skills, storytelling, the possibilities are endless! Students will retell a true life story and then use the digital frames to create their own graphic novels! Students will be excited by the project and often create amazing storytelling experiences! With helpful tips and a pre-made example, students will be able to work independently or with minimal h

Get your students to think about books they love and make a game where their peers have to work out the connection between them. They can either choose four different books or 4 different categories from a book or series as I have done for my example. Customize it to what you are teaching!

Shelf Markers are a handy tool for students to use when browsing for books. When the student removes a book to look at it, teach them to place the shelf marker in that spot so that they remember where it came from! Not only does this teach them to be responsible library users but it makes your job of shelving much easier too! Teach them how to use them during the first few weeks of school! This activity will prove to be helpful the whole year through! The students will have a quiet time to fill

Today many students come to school not knowing the parts of a desktop computer as they have grown up using handheld technology. It is still important, especially in a school setting for them to learn how to use this technology. These worksheets are meant for the very youngest students in your school to learn the correct terminology associated with a computer. Terms such as mouse, keyboard, screen, monitor, touchpad, headphones and computer (CPU) are all included. There are a variety of worksheet

Have a sub coming in for the day? Want to review library terms at the beginning of the year? Need a quick lesson which will cover all grade levels? Students and staff alike will enjoy this fun bingo library review. With three different levels to choose from you will have the perfect game to review library terms and keep everyone happy! Use part of the lesson to review what each of the terms means then hand out the cards to the students. Once a student has bingo, they must tell the meaning of e

It’s the beginning of the school year, time to remind students how to look after those library books! Tired of just showing them the same examples every year? Let them play detective and figure out what happened to each book. Instructions: 1. Introduce the topic to your students. Tell them they are the detectives today and will need to solve the terrible crimes associated with the poor books. 2. Either print out or assign the relevant page to your Classroom. Students may work as groups or as ind

Buttons on Your Computer is a lesson meant for the very youngest users in your school. Very often students do not use desktop computers at home and may not even be familiar with how to use a mouse. This lesson is designed to help your students learn about the Minimize, Maximize and Close (Exit) buttons used with Windows computers. It is a fun and interactive lesson which will have your students excited and easily remembering those very important tools! What is included: Lesson PlanPowerPoint pr

Library Scavenger Hunt Need to review where everything is in the library but in a fun and engaging way? Students and staff alike will enjoy this fun scavenger hunt around the library to find where everything is located. There are 12 clues for the students to find which review the basic layout of the library. It helps students to remember where to check out a book or where to look something up on the catalogue. While they are following the clues they are also solving a riddle. The clues do not

This activity can be used in a variety of settings. It is best used for students in Kindergarten or 1st grade. In the past I have used this as: * A celebration of the 100th day of school * Valentine’s Day * An end of year assessment to see what the students enjoyed most * A remind in the first week of school This is a great activity for younger students to remind them why they love coming to library. It can also be double-up as an easy display in the library! Copy the hearts onto pink or colored