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The must-have solution for school librarians: the Editable Library Planner. Designed with your specific needs in mind, this planner is a game-changer in organizing and optimizing your library's lesson plans. Effortlessly plan your monthly at a glance and note any important literary celebrations. Plus, you get not one, but seven distinct weekly planning templates. This Editable Library Planner offers unparalleled customization options, allowing you to tailor it to fit your unique library environm

ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PROCESS THROUGH LITERATURE! Encourage students to think creatively about the problems characters face in the books they read when you invite them to engineer alternative solutions. Whether you are reading a picture book, early reader, or chapter book, students can participate in creative problem solving as a way to interact with the story. Characters face problems and those problems require potential solutions.  That’s where our students come in to s

Help students code & write simple algorithms while engaging in Computational Thinking without robots! Coding can be a difficult concept for young children to understand, even with highly engaging robots and apps.  When coding a robot or on an app, many children lack the necessary spatial recognition required to make a character turn.  These hands-on activities support young programmers as they begin to build these skills.  They allow them to manipulate materials and plan out a piece of code befo

Print. Post. Promote.So many books.  So little time to talk about them all!  Promote books with ‘What I’m Reading’ flyers.  The 9 editable templates will allow you to share with staff and students what you are currently reading, have just finished reading, and plan to read next.  After customizing your flyer, just print and display!   Flyers are designed to print on 8.5 x 11 paperAll flyers are editable; allowing you to change your name and book titles.There are 9 designs for you to choose from!

Empower student voice, choice, and circulation with digital book reviews! Are your students struggling to find books that they are interested in? Let’s help them find books that they will actually read!  As librarians, and media specialists, we want to get and keep books in the hands of our students. One way to do that is through book reviews! Students are more likely to read books when they feel like they are capable of reading them, and know that others have also enjoyed them.  AFTER download

Save time preparing your schoolwide literacy initiative!Rolling out a schoolwide literacy program can take a lot of preparation.  With all of the responsibilities that we already have (think circulation, purchasing, lesson plans, tech support) we need every precious moment available. If you are a School Librarian, Library Media Specialist, Literacy Coach, or just have great affection for literacy and are ready to start a You’ve Been Book’d program don’t spend time creating eye-catching flyers fo

Educate your ‘tech savvy’ students the parts of an iPad™ through engaging activities! Whether it’s discovering the functionalities of the home button, mastering volume controls, or understanding the intricacies of headphone connections, this resource aims to demystify these tablet-related terms. These parts of an ipad activities bridge the gap between daily interaction with technology and a deeper comprehension of its fundamental components. Empower students to navigate the digital world with co

Use Siri™ to teach students how to craft HOT research questions! Do you wish your students were researching with purpose? Are you struggling to teach them how to write solid research questions that require them to do actual research? If you want your 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade researchers to come up with questions on their own, this lesson will give you: Standards Based lesson Filled with inquiry, interaction, collaboration, critical thinkingLoads of teacher choice; giving you the opportunity to make

Keep students focused on the research at hand!Do you want to give your students focus when researching?  Help them develop research questions to steer them in a direction!  This Standards-Based lesson and accompanying graphic organizers will teach students how to develop open-ended research questions and support beginning citation skills. It includes:  2 Brainstorming Sheets Student handout linked to video tutorial for citing sources with MyBibStudents handout linked to video tutorial for downlo

Encourage students to be creative and reflective as they set library learning goals for the upcoming school year. Students get to truly shine as they teach others about themselves and consider what they’re interested in learning during the year.  As students reflect on the previous school year's learning experiences they can set goals for the current year. Directions are provided to help you facilitate this part of the activity.  This is also a great activity to complete in those last weeks of

Help students see the school library as an important part of the school where they can set and achieve goals. They’ll reflect on their reading habits, set reading goals, and work towards reaching those goals. Kick off the school year in the library media center with these goal setting & reflection sheets. They show off All About Me, but with a library twist! They share books they’ve read, library activities they loved in the past, and what they’re looking forward to in the upcoming year.  Stu

Help students see the school library as an important part of the school where they can set and achieve goals. They’ll reflect on their reading habits, set reading goals, and work towards reaching those goals. Kick off the school year in the library media center with these goal setting & reflection sheets. They show off All About Me, but with a library twist! They share books they’ve read, library activities they loved in the past, and what they’re looking forward to in the upcoming year.  Stu

Help students see the school library as an important part of the school where they can set and achieve goals. They’ll reflect on their reading habits, set reading goals, and work towards reaching those goals. Kick off the school year in the library media center with these goal setting & reflection sheets. They show off All About Me, but with a library twist! They share books they’ve read, library activities they loved in the past, and what they’re looking forward to in the upcoming year.  Stu