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Are your students overwhelmed by their screen time and unsure of its effects? Help them take control of their digital well-being! Empower students to reflect on how their daily tech use impacts their emotions and create a path towards healthier tech habits. In today's digital age, students are constantly connected, but many struggle to understand the effect this connection has on their emotional health. As a school librarian, you are in a unique position to guide them through this self-awareness

Stop holding your breath while students create a username for an edtech game or tool, and sigh with relief knowing that they’ll generate school and kid-friendly usernames that keeps the lesson moving and everyone engaged. Many components of a student’s digital footprint are controlled at the district level. From their passwords and usernames, to their lunch codes, and most login information for an array of EdTech tools that you use in your library. Even with all of these safeguards in place, the

An engaging activity pack that centers around civil rights leaders lessons. These activities cultivate critical thinking skills in young minds through a dynamic and educational experience. These activities offer a meaningful and enjoyable way to teach essential information about civil rights through innovative engagement strategies. With these thought-provoking activities, you can inspire the next generation of civil rights leaders. This standards-based civil rights lesson engages students and i

NO-Prep Library Sub Plans - the ultimate solution for hassle-free substitute teaching in your library! Say goodbye to time-consuming prep work and welcome substitutes who will enjoy being in your space!  Crafting simple and engaging sub plans can feel daunting and time-consuming. The challenge is knowing who will be subbing, ensuring meaningful students engagement, and maintaining school and library standards. Preparing sub plans devours valuable time that can be used elsewhere – like processing

Are you concerned about how students mindlessly share their personal information within applications and webtools? Teach them how to carefully read privacy policies of the games and apps they want to use so they can be informed digital consumers.  Students are used to adults deciding which apps and web tools they should use. Many either have apps pre-downloaded on personal devices, predetermined webtools they can use on school devices, or they think that if they ask for it they will get it. Th

Are you tired of students asking you to download apps to school devices without any strong reasons? Teach them how to carefully read descriptions of the games and apps they want to use in school so they can be informed consumers.  Students are used to adults deciding which apps and web tools they should use. Many either have apps pre-downloaded on personal devices, predetermined webtools they can use on school devices, or they think that if they ask for it they will get it. This is called mind

COMPLETE Grades 3-6 Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle engages students in library activities that teaches coding, digital citizenship, and more. Streamline teaching with a year-long plan for library, design, and computer science skills.  Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This 3rd-6th Grade Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, desi

Teach students how to create short animations that are fun and purposeful. Primary students are capable of creating powerful products. And they love creating videos! The activities included in this resource walk them through how to do all of that while having loads of fun.  Students discover fun apps and struggle to transition from playing with the app to using it for learning. Use a deliberate process that helps them move from learning how to use the app with all of its bells and whistles to u

Young children know all about selfies and social media. But when it comes time for them to take photos of their own, they are blurry and have no subject. For them to be true digital natives, they need to learn how to take focused photographs. Twenty-first Century students have never known a life without technology. Yet, they lack the basic skills to use it independently and creatively. Particularly when it comes to using technology to create products for learning.  Young children still need dire

COMPLETE Fifth Grade Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for Fifth Grade students across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This 5th grade Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This 5th Grade Library curriculum support

COMPLETE Fourth Grade Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for Fourth Grade students across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This 4th grade Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This 4th Grade Library curriculum suppo

COMPLETE Third Grade Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for Third Grade students across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This 3rd grade Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This 3rd Grade Library curriculum support

COMPLETE Second Grade Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for Second Grade students across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This 2nd grade Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This 2nd Grade Library curriculum suppo

COMPLETE First Grade Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for First Grade students across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This 1st grade Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This 1st Grade Library curriculum support

COMPLETE Kindergarten Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for Kindergarten students across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This Kindergarten Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This Kindergarten Library curriculum

COMPLETE PreK Library Curriculum for an entire school year! This Curriculum Bundle outlines what to teach in your library media center for PreKindergarten across multiple content areas.   Coming up with a Library Media curriculum takes time, patience, and testing. This PreK Curriculum bundle includes when and what to teach students about specific library, digital citizenship, coding, library, design, and computer science skills.  This PreK Library curriculum supports the Scope and Sequen

Instill the art of paraphrasing in young researchers to deter plagiarism. Many elementary students unknowingly duplicate text verbatim from their resources. They don’t realize it constitutes unethical research behavior – plagiarism. These paraphrasing and plagiarism activities help them understand the difference!  Before students can engage in paraphrasing during research, they must understand what it is. Often, the connection between paraphrasing and digital citizenship eludes them. These provi

Teach students to be ethical digital citizens when they use images and other artwork. Stop worrying about where students get artistic content & how they are crediting artists with fun activities that explicitly teach them 2 ways to cite images. Did you know that just because we find an image online doesn’t mean that we can use it any way that we want? Or that Google Image Search isn’t a reliable space to get images for presentations? Neither do our students!  The included activities teach youn

Active and interactive book tastings for upper elementary students to discover books that act as sliding glass doors. Get students excited to read new books, series, authors and genres! After downloading this resource you will receive a bundle of lessons, recording sheets, and activities for upper elementary students to push their reading interests and borrow new titles from the library. This resource includes:  4 Standards Based lessons that walk you through step - by - step how to facilitate t

Discover a world of literary exploration with activities designed for third, fourth, and fifth graders. These engaging, dynamic, and interactive resources serve as both books as mirrors and windows, offering glimpses into the exciting journey that lies ahead while reading. Kick off the school year setting enthusiastic goals for the year while also gaining insight into the rich variety of books offered in the library. These activities help students see books as mirrors, windows, and sliding doors