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May is in full bloom with quick, no-prep May Library Lessons and activities! Curated to celebrate Transportation Week, Comic Book Day, Get Caught Reading Month, and Children’s Book Week, these activities make the library blossom with stacks of fun! The resources included in this bundle celebrate students’ creativity, while also connecting to elementary children's interests.  Buds of imagination and critical thinking will bloom with low-prep activities that use materials and resources you already

No Prep Makerspace Activities are perfect for busy librarians and staff who run makerspaces. Just print and leave them out for anyone to use without adding additional prep to their plates! Are you looking for ways to build community or keep the community going strong? Are you searching for ways to engage students in collaborative problem solving? These no prep makerspace activities are for you! Just print out the task cards or station directions and put them out! All you need to add are pa

No Prep Makerspace Challenges are perfect for busy librarians and staff who run makerspaces. Just print the challenges and leave them out for anyone to use without adding additional prep to their plates! Are you looking for ways to build community or keep the community going strong? Are you searching for ways to engage students in collaborative problem solving? These no prep makerspace challenges are for you! Just print out the task cards or station directions and put them out! All you nee

Invite students to create designer pets as they put their imagination to work. They will love creating fantastical pets that they wish they could own, just like Sam in the story. They’ll love the different activities that encourage them to combine different animal parts to create brand new creatures. Do you love extending read alouds for students? If so, you’ll love these no prep activities that do just that after you read If I Had a Gryphon. This imaginative story lends itself to imaginativ

No Prep Makerspace Challenges are perfect for busy librarians and staff who run makerspaces. Just print the challenges and leave them out for anyone to use without adding additional prep to their plates! Are you looking for ways to build community or keep the community going strong? Are you searching for ways to engage students in collaborative problem solving? These no prep makerspace challenges are for you! Just print out the task cards or station directions and put them out! All you nee

Engage students in sequencing, engineering, and more as they learn about Madam CJ Walker. This activity is perfect for Black History Month and teaches students about the accomplishments and contributions of engineer and world famous super soaker creator, Madam CJ Walker.  This resource has a variety of activities that keep students engaged. It provides both you and your students voice and choice in how they demonstrate their learning about Madam CJ Walker. It also engages them in creating produc

Engage students in sequencing, engineering, and more as they learn about Lonnie Johnson. This activity is perfect for Black History Month and teaches students about the accomplishments and contributions of engineer and world famous super soaker creator, Lonnie Johnson.  This resource has a variety of activities that keep students engaged. It provides both you and your students voice and choice in how they demonstrate their learning about Lonnie Johnson. It also engages them in creating toys just

Engage students in sequencing, engineering, and more as they learn about Garrett Morgan. This activity is perfect for Black History Month and teaches students about accomplishments and contributions of Garrett Morgan.  This resource has a variety of activities that keep students engaged. It provides both you and your students voice and choice in how they demonstrate their learning about Garrett Morgan. It also engages them in solving real world problems, just like Garrett Morgan did!  AFTER down

Engage students in Fire Safety with no prep makerspace stations that they’ll love.Fire safety and prevention week isn’t just for assemblies. Students can be thoughtfully engaged in makerspace activities while learning about fire safety and prevention. After downloading this resource you will receive resources for elementary students to design multimedia products around fire safety. This resource includes:  2 Standards Based lessons for students in PreK - Grade 6. Standards are listed below. Slid

ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PROCESS THROUGH THE PICTURE BOOK THE LOST BOY AND THE MONSTER! Encourage students to think creatively about the problems characters face in the books they read when you invite them to engineer alternative solutions. This Native American Folk Tale is such a great story to include in your makerspace! It has a number of problems for students to think creatively about. This invites student choice as they can choose a potential problem to solve and then e