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Save Time This Year with My HUGE Bundle of Bundles!


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If someone were to ask me to choose a favorite library skills TpT product that I have made over the years, I probably would go with a cop out answer like “they are like my children…I can’t pick a favorite!”

With that in mind, let me introduce you to my HUGE Bundle of Bundles for the Library / Media Center, which is just what it sounds like – a HUGE bundle of library goodness. It’s all of my library bundles, plus a few other great library products, all in one gigantic download. If I HAD to choose a favorite library skills TpT resource of mine, I’d go with this one. It contains a total of 27 products I have made over the years…so I like it approximately 27 times more than any one of my individual products. 😊

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A Variety Pack of Library Learning

I personally use something from this bundle in my own school library almost every week. From coloring pages to center activities to worksheets, there is something for everyone in this treasure chest, and having so many options all in one spot can really save you time as you plan your library lessons!

The printable worksheets cover topics including book care, fiction and nonfiction, alphabetical order, dictionaries, encyclopedias, author and illustrator, biographies, arranging fiction and nonfiction books, library behavior, and more. Librarians who have purchased this bundle have commented on the assortment of activities, including Kelley, who stated in her TpT feedback, “There are so many wonderful resources included in this bundle! It seems like no matter what I am covering, there is something in here I can use!” I was also thrilled when Cheryl, a TpT customer who purchased this product, recently left the following review: “These library skills sheets have become an indispensable part of my library classes for Kindergarten-2nd grade.” It has been so great to hear that my product is a go-to in these school libraries!

Games and Centers to Increase Engagement

Sometimes you need to mix things up with a new game or center activity for your class…and this bundle of resources delivers! One favorite from the bunch is my Nonfiction Pizza activity, which helps students learn about the nonfiction section of the library, all while building an adorable pizza. It’s a favorite among my fourth grade students each year!

Another activity your students will enjoy in this Bundle of Bundles is my set of call number puzzles, which give kids practice with arranging fiction and nonfiction books in the order they would be found on the library shelves. This center activity adds a little extra fun to the process, however, because as kids arrange the call numbers, they are building a puzzle that displays a fascinating fact about an animal.

assembled puzzle depicting a squirrel that reads, "Did you know? Squirrels have sweat glands on their feet" with call numbers on the bottom of each piece of the puzzle.
Call Number Puzzles, available in the HUGE Bundle of Bundles for the Library / Media Center, are a fun and engaging library activity.

Those are just two of the centers and activities available in this comprehensive resource!

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Grab the HUGE Bundle of Bundles Today!

It’s not too late to add this bundle to your collection and get 27 resources all in one place at an awesome discount. I believe this resource will be a game changer for you in your new school year!

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School Library Freebies on TpT!

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(There are also numerous links to free TpT products…which are free…so no one receives compensation for those…but if you click through on those YOU get a free resource! Hurray!).

It’s been awhile, librarian friends, but I’m finally back with another list of amazing FREE products for your school library / media center! If you’ve visited my blog before, you know that I love TpT (the amazing site formerly known as Teachers Pay Teachers…and still located at teacherspayteachers.com…but now officially just TpT…it’s a whole thing).

Anyway, I’m constantly buying and designing TpT resources – but really, my absolute FAVORITE thing to do on the site is to download FREE resources. It’s just like snacking on free samples at a wholesale club, but without the empty calories and sticky fingers!

Bon appetite!

Genres

Enhance your library lessons about book genres with these awesome freebies!

  • This colorful Book Genre List by Erica Daniels would look stylish on a bulletin board or make a great handout for your students!
  • Reinforce the concept of fiction vs. nonfiction with this freebie by SPO Resources! (Pssst! I also have a freebie available in one of my blog posts that you can add to your collection of resources for this topic! Might as well double up on the fiction/nonfiction freebie fun!)
  • Here are some task cards by Copeland’s Got Class that you can use with your genre lessons!
  • These posters by Karin Stephens explain basic information about popular genres of literature!
  • Or try this set of free genre posters by Sharp in Second!
  • And here we have a more complex genre categorizing activity by Teaching and Motivating Teens for middle school students!
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Text Features / Parts of a Book

When it’s time to teach your library students about text features and parts of a book, these FREE resources can help!

  • I’m excited to try this one with my students this year! It’s called the Nonfiction Text Features Linktivity® by The Classroom Nook, and at the time I’m writing this blog post, it has been downloaded over 39,000 times, so I’m guessing it’s pretty engaging!
  • Here is a popular text feature poster by Positively Primary!
  • Assess your students’ knowledge about text features with these free printables by Katelyn Shepard – Lip Gloss Learning and Lattes!
  • Julia Erin has designed this beautiful set of posters and printables for teaching about parts of a book!
  • Or try another set of printables by For the Teacher – Emilee Ray to help you with your parts of a book lessons!
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Dictionary Skills & ABC Order

Students need plenty of practice with dictionary skills and alphabetical order!

  • Here is a dictionary skills printable by The Dinostore for your collection!
  • Your little library learners can practice their alphabetical order skills with this freebie by Resources by Rachel!
  • This resource (by me!) includes several literacy and math printables to go with the picture book The Leaf Thief, including one that gives your students a chance to practice ABC order!
  • This freebie by ACParker allows students to work on ABC order, and it’s a great resource to file away and use in the spring!

Dewey Stuff

Teach your students about how the library is organized and encourage them to sample books from different areas of the nonfiction section!

  • These classic, understated Dewey Decimal Signs from Boundless Teaching and Learning would be just perfect to display in your nonfiction section!
  • This free printable by The Middle School Librarian gives students practice identifying in which section they can find certain nonfiction subjects in the library!
  • Michael Zetterberg’s Do the Dewey reading challenge is a creative way to encourage your students to explore the nonfiction section when they are selecting books to read!

Coding & STEAM

Add to your bag of tricks for Coding / STEAM / STEM lessons with these free products!

  • This fall, you can begin educating your students about coding with this autumn-themed unplugged coding activity by Tonya Coffey – Shen Valley Teacher!
  • If your students utilize both code.org and Scratch, this comparison chart by Miss Martin on the Go will help your students keep track of the functionality of the different types of blocks they will use with each!
  • With over 100,000 downloads, there is no question that this Mystery Build STEM challenge by Teachers Are Terrific is an excellent resource for librarians!

Library Signage and Decor

Transform your library with informational, inspirational, or otherwise sensational printables!

  • Created by Mrs Millis has a free, gorgeous bunting in her shop that reads “Read, Grow, Inspire”!
  • Set up some new book displays in no time at all with these Book Display Signs by beckiegirlbooks!
  • Just in time for the Barbie movie, That Library Girl has designed a fabulous freebie to help you set up a Barbie-themed book display in your biography section!
  • Here are some posters by The Kinder Lab and another set by Ms E Teacher of Tiny Humans that feature book characters!
  • This set of posters by O Some Great Stuff for English Teachers displays the covers of many popular and classic books. What an excellent way to decorate your middle school or high school media center for FREE!
  • Stash this one away for February! How cute are these free library-themed conversation hearts by Lacey Librarian?! I can’t wait to print and display them in my school library around Valentine’s Day!
  • If your fiction section is organized by genre or you want to feature a certain genre in a display, you will love these free fiction genre signs by Janet Miller!
  • Remind your students of the proper way to take care of a book with this free poster by Good Times and Good Books!
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Clip Art

Decorate your library newsletters, posters, and more with cute and FREE clip art from TpT’s fantastic clip artists!

Bookmarks

Free bookmarks are awesome! Download and print some of these for your school library to encourage reading, creativity, and proper book care!

Free and Fantastic

These products don’t fit neatly into one the categories above, but they’re sure to be a perfect fit in your school library!

  • Share your class agenda with these stylish slides by The Sparkling Librarian!
  • This pack of library printables by Black Girl in the Library includes fun activities for your students!
  • These book series labels by Elementary Library Resources could be a spectacular addition to your library!
  • File these library-themed coloring activities by Brittany Henderson with your back-to-school materials! Students can work together to make an amazing collaborative “We Love Our Library” poster!
  • Add this free printable by The Adorable Librarian to book care lessons this year!
  • Use these book lists by The Hungry Teacher to get some ideas of books you may wish to purchase for your library or recommend to students!
  • Introduce the topic of citing sources with this free coloring page (by me!). I love how much big kids enjoy the opportunity to color!
  • Give the game “Would You Rather?” a library spin using this freebie from Jennifer Siderius!

That’s all the free snacks for today, folks! I hope you enjoyed downloading these fabulous freebies from so many wonderful TpT shops!

Still hungry for more freebies? I’ve written several other blog posts that will provide you with even more free products you can use in your school library!

Check them out:

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Back-to-School Book Care with The Book That Jake Borrowed

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Don’t you just LOVE those first few library lessons of the year? Getting to meet new students and see the sweet faces of returning students is *priceless*!

During the past couple of years, I have included The Book That Jake Borrowed by Susan Kralovansky as one of my first read alouds for my first and second graders. Reminiscent of the classic tale “The House that Jack Built,” this story has a “library book care” twist that makes it wonderful for little library learners. It tells the story of the misadventures of a book that a boy named Jake checked out from the library. Unfortunately, Jake does NOT take good care of the book he has borrowed. Throughout the course of the story, the library book has run-ins with a dog, a cat, a rat, and some jelly!

The kids really enjoy this book because it includes great moments for them to join in with me as I read. The students LOVE yelling out, “Oh no!” and making animal noises throughout the story.

To make the interactive aspect of the story even more fun, I created little “cue cards” to help make the students aware of when it is their turn to say their lines. I select five “helpers” to stand with me as I’m reading the story, and I cue each of them to hold up their sign when it’s time for the students in the class to say their line. The helpers AND all the other students always find this read aloud SO MUCH FUN!

You can visit Susan Holt Kralovansky’s website for free resources to go with the story…

…and I have created a FREE DOWNLOAD FOR YOU that contains the cue cards I use with my students as well as a word search to go with The Book That Jake Borrowed!

Just CLICK to Create an SEL Space!

(Btw, if you are teaching your students about book care, I also recommend the following book care coloring pages, available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. This has been one of my most popular products this Back to School season!)

Book Care Coloring Pages, available in my TpT store!

And, for more book care resources, please go ahead and visit one of my previous posts, where I have another book care freebie for you!

I wish you an amazing new school year! (And … I wish that no that library books that have had any interaction with dogs, cats, rats, or jelly are returned to your library!)

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Yes! EVEN MORE Freebies for Your School Library on Teachers Pay Teachers

It’s THAT time of year – that stretch of late February when spring seems so close but SO far.

Spring…you are out there somewhere…right? RIGHT??!! – This image is a derivative of a photo by freegr from Pixabay

So…to brighten your day…I think it’s a perfect time for some freebies!

If you’re new around here, I should let you know that I LOVE the free products on TpT. (That’s why I design so many for my store!)

I also LOVE compiling lists of cool freebies on TpT for school librarians. (If you’ve never seen one of my lists before, check out this one and this one and this one too!)

So without further ado, here’s my latest list of FREE products for teacher-librarians on Teachers Pay Teachers. Snuggle up and get downloading, friends!

STEAM / Makerspace

Let’s start off with these imagination-boosting STEM challenge cards by Teaching Dinos! Students will enjoy building their way through desert survival scenarios!

And check out this playground design freebie from EdTech classroom! Your students will have a ball as they design and build a prototype of a playground!

Which of your students can build the longest paper chain? Find out with this easy and fun stem challenge. (This was a perfect fit for my firsties right before Christmas! We used red paper, and after our class, the kids brought them home to use as decorations!) The free resource includes a versatile engineering and design planning sheet that would work for many different types of stem challenges!

Here’s a perfect stem challenge to wrap up a long winter – a “build an igloo” challenge by The Classroom Around the Corner!

Coding

Help your library learners get ready for coding with these unplugged coding activities! TpT has this super freebie by PixelPixiesPH and this one by EdTech Classroom! So fun!

Genres

When you teach your students about literary genres, TpT has plenty of free posters to help you out! Try this set by Teaching Literacy and this set by A First for Everything with Julie Pettersen!

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Library Signage & Posters

Bring some style to your library space and make things easy to find by labeling sections with these signs by Joyful Librarian!

And these signs by TaylorMade-1st Grade are great for teaching students about how to take care of books!

And now, it’s time for a freebie designed by me! I made this free poster set to spread positivity and remind students that libraries offer something for everyone!

Dictionary Skills / ABC Order

Give your students a chance to practice their dictionary skills with this great freebie by Little Red Writing House and another one by Free to Teach.

Now here’s a cute one for winter! Students can review ABC order and using guide words with this freebie by Wild in Second Grade!

From Mrs Humphries class, try this free activity to give your students an opportunity to practice alphabetical order!

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Setting the Standard has a double feature for us – ABC order printable task cards and Boom Cards™. Your little library friends can practice those ABCs whether you are teaching in person or virtually or a little of both!

In this freebie by More Than Math by Mo, students can enjoy an arctic animals theme as they practice their alphabetical order skills!

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Research

Here are some terrific resources you can use when you are teaching your students how to research.

For your littles, this animal-themed research freebie by ATBOT the Book Bug would be a fun way to learn beginning research skills!

And this freebie by Travis Terry would make a great research assignment for your older students (and their science teachers will love you!)

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For The Little Ones

Your preschool or kindergarten library students will love making these adorable library memory books by the Brave Little Librarian!

And this resource by ATBOT the Book Bug includes several activities your littlest library students will enjoy during your lessons about fiction and nonfiction!

Here’s a cute puzzle by Naomi Meredith for your little guys to complete when you introduce the topic of digital citizenship!

And let’s not forget these adorable library-themed songs by Vr2lTch!

Bookmarks

You can never have too many bookmarks! There are tons of cute, printable, and FREE options on TpT! Such as…

  • This kindness-themed set by White’s Workshop!
  • This gaming-themed set by ATBOT the Book Bug!
  • This hidden picture set by Inner Pieces Gallery!
  • This set designed for middle and high school students by My Lovely Middle!
  • This Valentine’s Day themed set by Hot Chocolate ESL Education!
  • This set from Michael Friermood – The Thinker Builder, which also comes with complimentary and adorable posters!

Especially for Library Life in a Pandemic

Now it’s time for a SHOUT OUT to my fellow sanitizer-scented librarians who have the pleasure of teaching in person this school year! Here are a couple of goodies especially for you.

Did you ever think that book quarantining would be a thing? Yeah, me neither. But since it is, here’s some signage so you can label those potentially germy books while they de-germify! We’ve got a free book quarantine sign by To the Classroom and Beyond. And if you want a poster that really gets into the nitty-gritty of book quarantining dos and don’ts, here’s one from Flip and Flutter Creations!

And here are some signs by Shirley Anderson to remind students about sanitizing their hands before and after they touch books.

And to encourage social distancing, here is a free printable sign I designed that you can print off as a reminder of the expectation to social distance in the library or media center.

Fantastic and Fun Finds

These freebies didn’t fit neatly into my other categories, but they are just too darn awesome to pass up!

Are you teaching virtually and need a banner to make your Google Classroom™ a little brighter? Byte Sized Resources has you covered with this free banner set! Or, try this one by The LibrariYan! Or download both and keep switching them up!

I made this free deck of Boom Cards™ to help students practice organizing fiction books in alphabetical order by call number! It’s great for in-person learning or digital learning (if I do say so myself!). 😁

And this free product from Hands on Reading includes a fun library scavenger hunt and a book spine poetry activity!

So Many Freebies!

This concludes our latest TpT-freebie-ganza! Please visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store (and the stores of any of these great TpT teacher-authors!) so you can discover other fantastic resources that will help you through that last L-O-N-G stretch of the school year!

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Wacky Times! (and a freebie or two or three!)

Hi friends! I hope you are all doing all right during this crazy time. My school was among many that shut down suddenly and unexpectedly on the 13th of March, for a minimum of three weeks, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, so, like many of you, I’m getting used to a new way of living.

Now, two days before the 13th, aka a million years ago, on Wednesday, March 11th, I was all super excited because my Teachers Pay Teachers store had reached 500 followers. I was planning a little celebration involving a new freebie, a sale, and maybe even a dance party, wahoo! That Wednesday, ideas bopped around happily in the little TpT section of my brain. But by Friday, the TpT part went into a temporary hibernation as I attempted to process the strange, new information that COVID-19 was so serious that my school closed. Oh, and not just mine, but basically all of them, and the entire world. Heh?

So I took a few days to adjust to this new lifestyle, and eventually decided I still want there to be a little celebration in the So Blessed to Be a Teacher world, because celebrations are happy and we all need happy right now. So, I modified my go-forward plan for how to celebrate my 500 followers. Here’s what I came up with.

1. I made the freebie that was bopping around my imagination on March 11. (It turned out cute, if I do say so myself! You can download it here). But it’s a poster to decorate your library, and, well, you probably aren’t there right now. So I decided that when you download it, you guys might feel the level of joy you’d get if you were receiving a free bucket of rock salt in July.

SO

2. I made two MORE little freebies that can be used on Google Classroom. It was my first attempt at designing resources with distance learning in mind. I would love if you could try them out and tell me what you think! (They are available for FREE here and here).

THEN

3. I set up a GIVEAWAY for my 500 Teachers Pay Teachers followers! (Because giveaways are fun no matter what!) One lucky follower of my store will win a $10 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers. If you follow me on TpT, check your Teachers Pay Teachers inbox for the link to enter the giveaway. (Don’t follow me yet but want to start? Click here to start following me on TpT, and then send me an email or use the contact link above to tell me your follower number, and I’ll send you the link to enter! The winner will be chosen at 12 AM Eastern Time on March 27, 2020.) (**UPDATED 03/27/20: Congratulations to Julieann, the giveaway winner! Be sure to follow my Teachers Pay Teachers store so you will hear about sales, new products, and my next GIVEAWAY!)

AND

4. I set everything in my TpT store to go on sale from March 22, 2020 to March 25, 2020. Even though school is closed for now, sales are always fun, and some teachers actually have a little time browse around on TpT, so I figured, why not? In the spirit of my last blog post, I am going to donate 50% of profits during my sale to Save the Children, this time to help out with all the needs that are arising due to COVID-19, so it’s actually a great time to stock up on resources that you can use when we are past this wacky period of time! (**UPDATED 03/27/20: Thanks so much to those who made purchases during my sale! Your purchases made it possible for me to make a donation to Save the Children! Yeah!)

AND FINALLY

5. The dance party is on, but, COVID-19 distance learning style. Right now, wherever you are, bust a move!

May God bless you guys during this strange-but-true time we are living in. Stay well and keep taking it day by day!

(More!) Freebies for Your School Library on Teachers Pay Teachers!

Happy New Year, everyone! If two of your New Year’s resolutions for 2018 are to save money and to treat your students to brand new resources in your school library, you definitely found the right place to start!

I wrote a post a few months ago with links to over 40 free downloads from Teachers Pay Teachers that can be used in the school library, and so far, it’s been the most visited post on my blog. I have been digging up more awesome free Teachers Pay Teachers products lately, and since we’re now almost halfway through the school year, I figured you guys might be ready for another list of fabulous freebies!

I tend to get a little enthusiastic when I go on my free download sprees…I apologize in advance if I seem a bit giddy. (But…ALL THIS STUFF IS FREE! FREE! FREE! IT COSTS NO MONEY!)

Are you ready to shop til you drop? (Or, in this case, point and click a lot of times?)

Parts of a Book / Text Features

This awesome product by Wife Teacher Mommy will help you teach your students about text features! It includes a great Venn diagram that will help kids understand the similarities and differences between a table of contents and an index!

I downloaded this freebie by Anderson Academics for my students when we were reviewing using a glossary. It includes a nonfiction article about bats complete with a little cute mini glossary, so it gave my students good practice working with an informational text and referring to the glossary as needed. Love it!

Genres

Here is a cute freebie by inourlibrary that you can use to help your students understand the difference between fiction and nonfiction!

SPO Resources designed a gorgeous poster and coloring page that will help you teach your students about the fairy tale genre!

And here is a free and wonderful set of genre posters by Kristina Civali!

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Reference Books

When it’s time to introduce different books in the reference section of your library, save time by using this already-made PowerPoint presentation by Jessi Olmsted!

And try this resource by Oak Roots and Arrows! It includes signs that explain each type of reference book!

Download this free worksheet by The Introvert Teacher to give your kids some practice with their dictionary skills!

And for more dictionary practice, how about a free dictionary packet by Nolan Resources?!

Using a Card Catalog

Check out this product by The LibraryFox that will give your kids a chance to practice using their online card catalog!

And to give your students more practice with the card catalog, here’s a freebie by Library Princess!

Poetry

Get your school involved in Poem in Your Pocket Day with this free resource by More Than a Worksheet!

Library Decor

Is it time to add something new to those library walls? Just download, print, and hang these Dewey Decimal signs by Little Library of Learning!

Or this cute library sign by Hello Literacy!

Or this library rules banner by Mister Librarian!

Or…all of them (because…they’re FREE!)

Extension Activities Designed for Specific Picture Books

If you read How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky with your students, download this free resource by The Library Patch!

This resource by Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning includes some terrific ideas and activities to go with Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems!

This cute booklet by Staying Cool in the Library goes with the popular picture book Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman!

This sequencing activity by Little Miss Librarian is designed to be used with another great library read aloud: Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss!

This awesome freebie by Kathy Goosev Howell will knock your socks off! It has activities to go with not one, not two, not three, but SEVENTEEN picture books. Definitely something for everyone in this free product!

Seasonal/Holiday Activities

For Groundhog Day, your students can color these free bookmarks by Let’s Learn S’more!

Thanks to Sweetest Seconds in a Day, your students can practice their ABC order with this cute Valentine’s Day themed product!

And here are some fantastic Valentine’s Day themed bookmarks by Luv2Educate for your students to color!

This Valentine’s Day resource (by me!) will help your students practice differentiating between a fiction call number and a nonfiction call number!

Cover images by Krista Wallden and Kim’s Creations

And ATBOT the Book Bug has some really fun St. Patrick’s Day bookmarks!

The unCommon Library has created a fun, free, fall-themed game for your library students to play – The Dewey Dash!

Little Library Learners’ pack of Thanksgiving-themed library resources is so cute! I didn’t discover this product until after Thanksgiving, but I will definitely have it on hand for next year!

Fun Stuff

And here are some superhero-themed bookmarks by A Sunny Day in First Grade for your students to decorate!

This product by Lake Loon Learning Resources consists of little signs that say things like, “Pick me! Pick me!” and “Read me. I’m great!” You can print them out and stick them next to books on your library shelf to get kids interested in them! Such a creative and fun idea!

And here we have a library-themed song by Debbie Clement – complete with the audio file and the lyrics! So cute!

Clip Art

I am so excited about this find! Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs has amazing free clip art sets to go with popular nursery rhymes, including a free Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe set, a free Hey Diddle Diddle set, and a free Baa Baa Black Sheep set.  I can’t believe how adorable (and free!) they are!

I hope your library bag o’ tricks is overflowing with new stuff! 🙂

And next time that bag needs a little more replenishing, don’t forget to visit my store, and the Teachers Pay Teachers stores of all the other teacher-authors featured today, to stock up!

**Thank you so much to the Teachers Pay Teachers teacher-authors who gave me permission to include their free resources in this post! For more freebies, check out my other post about Freebies for your School Library, and don’t forget to subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss the next one!**

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Boo! A Book Care Freebie for You!

Just a short post today to say “hi!” – and “BOO!” – and give away a free library printable!

I don’t know about you, but I feel like I could never have too many resources for teaching about proper library book care! In kindergarten and first grade, I pepper my year with lots of reminders about how to take care of a library book, so it’s great to have resources that will work at different times of the year. With Halloween right around the corner, I put this worksheet together for my first graders:

Clip art by Chadelel’s Design

Click here to download it!

For an easy peasy library lesson, you could just read a spooky story, remind your students not to scare their librarian with bad book care choices, and put them to work on the worksheet during book checkout time. 🙂

Enjoy! 🙂

 

Fall is in Full Swing in the School Library!

Happy Fall to all you autumn enthusiasts out there! A lot of people seem to LOVE this season, but as for me, I’m typically not really into fall. I am the first to admit that I’m a wimp, so I can’t really handle any spooky, icky Halloween stuff, AND I’m not a fan of cooler weather paired with shorter days.

Of course, on the bright side, fall means I do occasionally get to eat apple crisp…AND I get to make jack-o’-lanterns out of library books.

(A shout out to all the creative librarians out there whose book display designs have brightened my day by showing up on my Pinterest feed, including Sunnyvale Public Library, iworkatapubliclibrary.com and Swiss Army Librarian. Thanks for sharing your ideas and inspiring me to make my own book pumpkin.) 🙂

And this year, I can add one more thing to autumn’s “YAY!” column: I get to make fall-themed products for my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

So far, I’ve created two autumn-themed products…

Fall-Themed Library Skills Worksheets for Grades K-2

Cover artwork for this product is by Krista Wallden and gradeonederful.com

My K-2 Library Skills pack includes printable worksheets to go along with your library lessons on ABC order, library behavior and etiquette, caring for library books, what is an illustrator?, and using a title page.

My personal favorite worksheet in the pack is this one, which asks students to color good book care choices yellow and bad book care choices orange, resulting in a jack-o’-lantern.

Fall-Themed Library Skills Resources for Grades 3-5

Cover artwork for this product is by gradeonederful.com

For your upper elementary students, I just completed this packet of resources that you can use with your lessons on parts of a book, arranging fiction books, and making a Works Cited page in MLA format.

(Update 04/07/18: If you are interested in both of those resources, they are now available at a reduced rate, along with my Veterans Day Activities, in my Library Skills Bundle for Fall.)

Feel free to snuggle up, enjoy a pumpkin-flavored treat, and check out my fall products and everything else at my TpT store! 🙂