Elementary Librarian

Library lesson plans and ideas for the elementary librarian. Lessons incorporate Common Core and AASL standards.

Library Procedures: A Guide to Sanity

This post is written by Tracy Blunier. Tracy has been a school library media specialist for five years. She currently works in a primary school (grades K-2). She is a former classroom teacher with a passion for management. Tracy loves organization. She also loves using every resource possible to streamline operations and allow students as much ... Continue Reading...

Ten Tips for New Librarians

Every librarian has a few things they wish they knew as a new elementary librarian. To help make your transition a little easier, we're sharing some of our best tips. There's Power in Numbers 1. Find a district mentor. This should be your first priority if you're brand new, or even if you're just changing districts. The other librarians in your ... Continue Reading...

Getting Ready for the New School Year

  This post is written by Nichole Baumgartner. Nichole is an Elementary (K-5) librarian. She works at Carlin Park Elementary in Angola, Indiana. She sees classes every day, as well as doing recess duty, lunch duty, and aiding in the Kindergarten and Deaf and Hard of Hearing rooms at her school. If you are like me, last year ended in a ... Continue Reading...

Back to School Read Alouds

For many of you, school starts soon. That means it's time to start thinking about back-to-school read-alouds. Here are some of our favorites. Judy Sierra has written an imaginative story called Wild About Books. It's a story about a librarian who mistakenly drives a bookmobile into the zoo. Despite the mix up, the librarian manages to help ... Continue Reading...

Member of the Week Tabitha Nolen

    Today's Member of the Week is Tabitha Nolen. Tabitha works at Unity Point School District 140 in Carbondale, IL. She has been a school librarian for two years. We asked Tabitha some questions about her experience as a school librarian and we would like to share them with you. What's your favorite thing about your ... Continue Reading...

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"I am so glad I found the Elementary Librarian lesson plans! The fact that these plans were easy to use and were aligned to both the AASL and Common Core ELA standards made them worth far more that what I paid for them!" - Mikki

All the work is done for me!

" This will be my 7th year and until your plans I have been spinning my wheels trying to come up with solid plans each week. I had planned on spending all summer trying to figure out my “years” plans, but you have done all the work for me." - Sarah C.

My students are engaged!

"I was thrilled to discover your treasure trove of resources. After two years of doing it “my way”–I decided to utilize the center approach and do it “your” way. The students are engaged and I see them using the knowledge." - Kathryn B.

My principal was impressed!

"Your lesson plans with the Common Core and AASL 21st Century Standards were a life saver! My principal looked through my plan binder and was completely floored that EVERY lesson had both sets of standards." - Tina P.