Dinosaur Virtual Field Trip
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!
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Paper Makerspace Challenges: No Prep 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!
Novel Engineering Journal 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.
Book Fair Activities
Elevate your book fair with these engaging book fair activities, ensuring a balanced and inclusive experience for all students and librarians alike.
The digital activities included require the download of these free apps to student devices: Canva, ChatterPix Kids, 3DBear, Goosechase, PicCollage EDU.
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Video Graphic Organizers Help students stay focused and organized when creating videos. Video software and platforms can feel overwhelming to students, and it’s easy for them to become distracted by any platform’s bells and whistles. Eliminate that feeling for them and use a systematic approach when teaching video making.
Conditional Coding Alphabet STUDENTS LEARN THE ALPHABET, SPELL THEIR NAMES, AND LEARN CODING CONCEPTS WHILE THEY GET UP AND MOVE!
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Remixing Code Activities to help students critically think about the code they choose to use.
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First Grade Research Graphic Organizers Help First Graders Organize their Research Notes.
The files for PicCollage™ and Seesaw™ are linked on page 4. Click the link and you will be brought to a folder. Click the download arrow in the upper right to get your own copy!
Analyzing Resources Grade 1 Keep students engaged in the research process by teaching them how to access, choose, and use resources that teach them about their topic and meet their learning needs.
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Types of Research Sources Teach young researchers to identify different types of sources!
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First Day Activities: First Grade Print, digital and unplugged activities that give First Graders a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class.
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COPY - PASTE SHORTCUT PRACTICE Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill.
COPY - PASTE SHORTCUT PRACTICE: Dinosaurs Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill.
COPY - PASTE SHORTCUT PRACTICE: Pond Life Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill.
COPY - PASTE SHORTCUT PRACTICE: STORYTIME Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill!
COPY - PASTE SHORTCUT PRACTICE: VEHICLES Learning how to copy and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill.
Elementary Library Scope and Sequence The PreK - 6 Library Scope & Sequence is a comprehensive guide that breaks down what to teach week-by-week. This invaluable resource outlines the curriculum for PreKindergarten through 6th Grade, ensuring you never scramble for ideas.
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Halloween No Prep Makerspace Activities Engage students in Halloween themed read alouds and makerspace activities with no extra prep for you.
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No-Prep Library Sub Plans: Grades 1 and 2 Say goodbye to the stress of last-minute sub preparations and welcome a seamless substitute experience in your library with our convenient No-Prep Library Sub Plans.
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NO PREP Plans for ANY Biography STOP SPENDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF TIME ON PLANS THAT SUBS WON’T USE AND STUDENTS WON’T LIKE. These NO PREP Sub Plans will leave subs and students happy without taking up loads of your prep time. Just print, organize and take a worry free day off!
NO PREP PLANS FOR ANY INFORMATIONAL BOOK STOP SPENDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF TIME ON PLANS THAT SUBS WON’T USE AND STUDENTS WON’T LIKE. These NO PREP Sub Plans will leave subs and students happy without taking up loads of your prep time. Just print, organize and take a worry free day off!
NO PREP Plans for Any Picture Books STOP SPENDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF TIME ON PLANS THAT SUBS WON’T USE AND STUDENTS WON’T LIKE. These NO PREP Sub Plans will leave subs and students happy without taking up loads of your prep time. Just print, organize and take a worry free day off!
Spine Label Order: Library Activities Help students learn how to find the books they love on the library shelves. They’ll be able to use the alphabet, spine labels, and authors’ last names to be independent library patrons.
Library Skills Songs Help students learn library routines, skills, and concepts through music! Elementary children can struggle to keep all of the specials’ expectations straight. These cute and corny songs help them remember routines and skills that are library specific.
First Day Activities: Second Grade Print, digital and unplugged activities that give Second Graders a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class.
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Define Copyright Lesson Teach students to follow and respect copyright law when using digital content!
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Copyright Scavenger Hunt Get young digital citizens up and moving as they show what they know about copyrighted materials. Pre assess prior knowledge and post assess student understanding of copyright with interactive and collaborative activities.
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Citing Images 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.
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CUT - PASTE SHORTCUT PRACTICE Learning how to cut and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill.
Sloth Virtual Field Trip Let students hang out with our slow friends on a sloth virtual field trip! They’ll experience sloth first hand, jot their observations, and can even extend their learning with short informational passages!
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Library Catalog Activities Help students learn how to find the books they love on the library shelves. They’ll be able to use the library catalog, spine labels, and authors’ last names to be independent library patrons.
Cut & Paste Shortcut Practice: Fill in the Blanks Learning how to cut and paste on a Chromebook for the first time can feel overwhelming to young learners. There are a lot of steps to remember! And, it doesn’t feel natural to little hands to press and hold one key while quickly clicking another. It takes time and practice to master this skill.
First Day Library Activities: Kindergarten Print, digital and unplugged activities that give Kindergarteners a glimpse of what to look forward to in Library class.
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Book Care and Circulation Use these routines to develop independence and responsibility so PreK students borrow library books responsibly.
Kindergarten Research Graphic Organizers Help young researchers take notes with these kid friendly graphic organizers.
The files for PicCollage™ and Seesaw™ are linked on page 4. Click the link and you will be brought to a folder. Click the download arrow in the upper right to get your own copy!
Analyzing Resources Kindergarten Keep students engaged in the research process by teaching them how to access, choose, and resources that teach them about their topic and meet their learning needs.
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Intro to Coding - Algorithms & Series Introducing coding and algorithms to early learners can be FUN and include real world connections.
Link included for Seesaw Activity Link included for Google™ Slide Drag & drop Activity
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Sequence in Coding Lesson Get young learners up and moving with this complete lesson that will teach them the concept of sequencing.
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Intro to Debugging: A Coding Lesson Highly engaging lesson to teach the concept of DEBUGGING CODE to primary students.
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Novel Engineering: If I Had a Gryphon 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.
Craft Stick Makerspace Challenges 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!
Virtual Field Trip: Sharks Let students swim with our ocean friends on a shark virtual field trip! They’ll experience sharks first hand, jot their observations, and can even extend their learning with short informational passages!
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No Prep Library Sub Plans: PreK and Kindergarten Say goodbye to the stress of last-minute sub preparations and welcome a seamless substitute experience in your library with our convenient No-Prep Library Sub Plans.
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iPad Care Games Print and digital games that help young students learn how to care for school technology.
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Parts of an iPad Activities and Games Turn young digital natives into experts with Parts of an iPad Activities. Enhance digital literacy and confidence with hands-on learning!
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Parts of a Chromebook Activities TEACH YOUNG STUDENTS TO INDEPENDENTLY USE A CHROMEBOOK OR LAPTOP! With a few activities they’ll become familiar with the most important parts of a Chromebook, how to turn it on, how to login, and how to use the trackpad. Great way for Kindergarten and First Grade students to learn basic skills.
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Camera Skills for Elementary Students 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.
Digital Design: Making Videos with Chatterpix 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.
What is Code Lesson Introduce the concept of coding to PreKindergarten Students in a fun and interactive way.
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Play-Based Coding Lesson Introduce the concept of coding to PreKindergarten Students with Play-Based Learning.
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Series in Coding Lesson Get young learners up and moving with this interactive lesson that will teach them the concept of a series of code.
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Play Based Programming A standards-based lesson and activities that guides you to teach early learners how to be a computer programmer.
Introducing Robots Lesson Standards based lessons to help you introduce primary students to programming robots!
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Directional Coding Fun activities to teach early learners left from right so they can apply directions in coding.
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Programming Robots Lesson An interactive lesson to teach primary students how to write algorithms, while still having fun and infusing play.
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Intro to Programming Lesson A standards-based lesson that guides you to teach early learners how to be a computer programmer.
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Programming Animations: Coding Lesson Guide young students to thoughtfully and deliberately write algorithms that code animations.
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Selfie Project: PreK Media Literacy Teach primary students how to take clear pictures with purpose!
Before digging into this activity with students, I teach them the Parts of an iPad .
Augmented Reality Alphabet Scavenger Hunt Build early literacy enthusiasm with augmented reality as students develop letter sound relationships.
This activity uses the app 3DBear and you will need to download it on student devices before completing it.
Honeybee Virtual Field Trip Let students buzz alongside our pollinating friends on a honeybee virtual field trip! They’ll experience honeybees first hand, jot their observations, and can even extend their learning with short informational passages!
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Virtual Field Trip: Roller Coasters A no prep lesson that engages students in research and inquiry with 360 virtual reality.
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Garrett Morgan: Inventor Activities 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.
Madam CJ Walker: Inventor Activities 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.
Lonnie Johnson: Inventor Activities 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.
No-Prep Coding Sub Plans Are you in the middle of a coding unit and have to take the day off? Maybe you're noticing students aren't learning some key skills? Whether you need a break from the content you’re teaching or don’t want to lose momentum. The no-prep coding sub plans are designed with your needs in mind!
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Editable Library Planner Streamline your planning process with our ultimate editable library planner. Customizable monthly calendars, celebrations, and 7 weekly templates. Designed for school librarians.
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No Prep Plans for Hispanic Heritage Month NO PREP PLAN for HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH that are perfect for the library and substitute teacher.
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