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ARE YOU TIRED OF GIVING SPEECHES ON CLASSROOM RULES? DO YOU WANT STUDENTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN GOING OVER THE RULES? I HAVE AN IDEA HOW DOES IT WORK? IT’S SIMPLE! STUDENTS DRAW 1-2 CARDS EACH (OR A FEW CARDS PER TABLE FOR GROUP WORK). THEN, YOU HAVE THEM TELL YOU OR DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY THINK THE ANSWER IS. ONCE THEY HAVE EXPLAINED OR DEMONSTRATED, YOU CAN MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR ANSWER OR ADD ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES This set contains 40 cards with various questions students may have or th

One set, lots of options. ABC and numerical (dewey decimal) order sorts (15 each) Fiction VS NF topic cards (10 each) This or That (1 each of F & NF) No fill and primarily black and white for convenience. Print on color paper for more fun. Laminate to use in creative ways for years to come

Readers theaters help students be more fluent. These three we redesigned specifically for the library. They leave students with a question of what will happen next? The only way to know? Read the book! The Lightening Thief Nancy Drew Loot

print, place, and go! 1) print off clovers and place them around the library or in the books(locations designated inside) 2) print out clue cards and put them on student tables 3) see if students can solve the clued and find all the clovers 2 difficulty levels (one is find the clovers, the second involves clovers with letters that will need to be unscrambled to form a phrase)

Need some new library signage? Included: - nonfiction labels (000-999) - genre labels (adventure, mystery, historical, realistic, fantasy, sci-fi, humor, horror, dystopian, biography, graphic novels, series, favorite characters, kindergarten, jr chapters (books less than 100 pigs) - everyone fiction with popular characters: Mo Willems, Eric Carle, Dr Seuss, superheroes, little critters, Arthur, the seed books, berenstain bears, fancy Nancy, pinkalicious, fly guy, splat the cat, Pete the cat,

Get students READING, MOVING, & THINKING this summer! Use free websites such as Ryan & Craig and Storyline Online. Not only have students watch stories, but ask them questions and encourage them to partake in activities! 4 Challenges - At Home - parents and students pick books over topics such as cooking and bicycling. They read together then enjoy an civility together! - Questions To Ask Yourself - General questions students or parents can ask about any book to get students thinking.

Don’t have time to pull and reshelve books for book spine poetry? Me either! You are not alone. This is why I created this lesson. Here, students can choose from cut out book spine titles to create their own poetry. with 50 mace up titles to choose from, there’s a story here for everyone! If you enjoy this lesson, don’t forget to like and follow me! Feedback is always appreciated and helps me create better lessons for you and all of our students.

Do you need a way to let kids get some energy out and still learn? Last Stop On Market Street Is full of action verbs! have students act out these words and have the rest of the class try to guess which word they are acting out 20 words 1 word list discussion ideas art/drawing page

Do you need a way to keep students on track? This simple visual schedule helps with that. How it works: You place a picture of the first thing you need a student(s ) to accomplish under the first category. The next thing they should do goes in the then category. For example, first place books on the circulation desk, then go to your seat. Included: 1 page of first then boxes 22 cards (read, turn in your books, look for books, go to your table, find a book you want, work on the computer, ask y

Dewey want your students to be independent? Inspire them to ask questions about where to find books with these activities. Included 1 set of Dewey Numbers 1 set of Dewey Topics 1 set of Dewey images 3 matching activities AASL I.A.1, I.A.2, I.D.2, I.D.3 Print and laminate for best use.

Help students find others with similar interest Get students moving 4 boards - blank, popular series, general, topics

What happens if you purposefully mess up technology equipment? Teach your students the technology rules - use premade ones or have your students brainstorm rules for each letter (for a more interactive experience).

Are you struggling to figure out what to do with the littles? I have lots of ideas for you! Matching - uppercase lower case, big and little shapes, colors Reading & Retelling- use puppets to read to or use them to tell another student about the story the class read Tracing - Trace patterns, letters, or names of students/ book characters Arts & Crafts - make paper bag puppets, thank you cards, or shape creations To save time, money, and paper use plastic protector sheets.

Are you tired of students losing books? Have they said they have looked everywhere? Here is a simple sheet you can send home with notices or share on dojo. You can choose from a half sheet or a whole sheet. Images make it perfect for kids of all ages and reading abilities!

Help your young students understand what it is that authors and illustrators do! - A simple fill in the blank story. 21 blanks so each student or group can contribute. Then, for fun, read aloud the story they created together. - 3 pictures students can look at and write a story about what is or may be happening in it. For your pk/k, you can simply have them share the story they’d create to match the picture. - 3 sentences to draw a picture to - 3 made up book titles to illustrate a cover for

Are you looking for some simple kindness activities for the library? activity 1: Build Classroom Positivity through kind words activity 2: heart craft activity 3: remembering acts of kindness bonus: checkout idea

Landscape computer paper Dewey Decimal Signs for display boarders by Tracee Orman graphics by crafted in code

Do your students need help figuring out what questions to ask while reading?

Simple leap day library or classroom ideas