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Summer reading is necessary for student success, but limited time and resources can make it challenging. Quickly whip up an inexpensive summer reading plan with this complete Summer Reading Kit that gives kids access to books, keeps them reading, and makes the summer fun.  Whether you are organizing a summer reading program in a couple of days, or planning ahead of time, this Summer Reading Kit provides you with all of the materials you need. From book access ideas to editable family flyers and

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

Engage students in a comic con right in your library media center!Students love graphic novels, superheroes, and pop culture. These are all of the things that make up a Comic Con. Since we can’t bring students to a Comic Con, bring one to them; right in their Library Media Center! After downloading this resource you will receive resources to create a Comic Con experience for PreK - Grade 6 students to experience Graphic Novels in a new way. The options are endless for how you can use this resour

Engage students in Halloween themed read alouds and makerspace activities with no extra prep for you.Halloween isn’t just for trick or treating. Students of all ages love an engaging read aloud followed by creative makerspace activities. After downloading this resource you will receive no prep resources for elementary students to design multimedia products around Halloween. This resource includes:  Standards Based lessons for students in PreK - Grade 6. Standards are listed below. Slideshow to h

NO PREP PLAN for HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH that are perfect for the library and substitute teacher. This no prep activity is great if you need something on the fly or if you need to whip up some sub plans.  I use these specifically as sub plans for substitute teachers. They work whether you have 20, 30 or 40+ minutes of library class. The sub will not run out of things to do with your class. After downloading this resource you will receive a complete lesson plan for PreK through Grade 5 students.

Let students swim alongside our water friends on a manatee virtual field trip! They’ll experience manatee first hand, jot their observations, and can even extend their learning with short informational passages!Give students a first hand experience of what it’s like to be a manatee! This no prep lesson gives students an interactive research experience as they learn what manatees do and consider their role in our world. This activity makes research up close and personal for students through 360 V

Let students walk amongst giants on a dinosaur virtual field trip! They’ll experience dinosaurs first hand, jot their observations, and can even extend their learning with short informational passages!Give students a first hand experience of what it’s like to be a dinosaur! This no prep lesson gives students an interactive research experience as they learn what dinosaurs were like when roaming the earth millions of years ago. This activity makes research up close and personal for students throug

Let students walk amongst nature’s magnificent creatures on animal virtual field trips! They’ll experience animals first hand, jot their observations, and can even extend their learning with short informational passages! These low to no prep lessons engage students in research and inquiry with 360 virtual reality. Give students a first hand experience of what it’s like to be an animal or to have specific experiences! These no prep lessons give students interactive research experiences as they le

Help your students master the criteria for evaluating websites! Do your students think that just because they Googled™ it, they can trust it? If so, this standards-based lesson gets them looking at the internet with a critical eye. During this lesson, your students will use criteria to evaluate websites they plan to use for research. Not only to determine if they are trustworthy, but also to determine bias and intended audience. It includes: Standards-based lesson that outlines how to help stude

Give young students practice with series in coding.How do you help young students understand series in coding?  Whether you are in the classroom or teaching remotely, these interactive activities provide you and students with options to practice developing series within code.  These also double as assessments, and are a perfect option for introducing Computer Science and Computational Thinking Standards. It's also a great way to help students learn how to program the robot Bee-Bot. Included

Teach students how to develop Research questions with the tools they love and know! Many students automatically turn to virtual assistants and common search engines to ask questions. Little do they realize that when researching, we need bigger and more evolved questions that don’t always have cut & dry answers.  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 y

Give young students practice with series in coding.How do you help young students understand series in coding?  Whether you are in the classroom or teaching remotely, these interactive activities provide you and students with options to practice developing series within code.  These also double as assessments, and are a perfect option for introducing Computers Science and Computational Thinking Standards. It's also a great way to help students learn how to program the robot Code & Go Mouse.

INTRO TO CODING - ALGORITHMS & SERIESTeaching PreK and Kinders to write and understand code does not have to be overwhelming or developmentally inappropriate. Introducing coding and algorithms to early learners can be FUN and include real world connections. Why teach coding through routines? Coding is an abstract concept, which means our young students need concrete ways to understand it. Routines are ingrained throughout our daily lives; especially young children. Using daily routines helps t

Everything You Need to Teach third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades to take notes! Kids love learning new things, and we get to show them different ways to capture their learning. That’s where graphic organizers come in.  These Graphic Organizers give your Grades 3-6 students voice and choice in how they take notes when they research online. They get to choose the layout and format that works best for them. And they are created in such a way that is developmentally appropriate for elementary res

Everything You Need to Teach Kindergarten, First, and Second Grades Note Taking! Kids love learning new things, and we get to show them different ways to capture their learning. That’s where graphic organizers come in.  These Graphic Organizers give your K - 2 students voice and choice in how they take notes when they research online. They get to choose the layout and format that works best for them. And they are created in such a way that is developmentally appropriate for elementary researcher

Help First Graders Organize their Research Notes How can we support the diverse research and note taking abilities of First Graders? This Standards Based Lesson provides graphic organizers that support any level of a researcher’s early literacy. Whether your students have become proficient with spelling and writing, just developing encoding skills, or are skilled artists, these note taking sheets will meet their diverse needs.  This lesson includes: Standards Based Lesson that outlines step-by-s

Help young researchers take notes with these kid friendly graphic organizersTeaching Kindergarteners to research and take notes can feel like a daunting task. This Standards Based Lesson provides graphic organizers that support any level of a researcher’s early literacy. Whether your students have become proficient with spelling, just developing encoding skills, or are skilled artists, these note taking sheets will meet their diverse needs.  This lesson includes: Standards Based Lesson that outl