Elementary Librarian

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

Goals for School Librarians

Whether you're looking towards the new year or want to reset at the beginning of a school year, now is a great time to begin setting goals. Goals for school librarians can vary. Do you want to improve your interactions with students? Grow your professional knowledge? Find work-life balance? Whatever your focus, maybe some of our goals will work ... Continue Reading...

Best Picture Books about Love

Today we share our list of favorite picture books about love. Reading these would help show children the bright and positive picture of honoring our bonds with family and friends. Disclaimer: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. However, all product ... Continue Reading...

Member of the Month Johnny Janezic

Today's Member of the Month is Johnny Janezic. Johnny works at Sanborn Elementary in Chandler, AZ. He has been a school librarian for 2 years. We asked Johnny some questions about his experience as a school librarian and we would like to share them with you. What's your favorite thing about your job as a school librarian? To inspire children to ... Continue Reading...

Best Picture Books about Grandparents

Celebrate grandparents through reading about them with your students. Here's our list of some of the best picture books about grandparents. Disclaimer: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. However, all product recommendations are our own and were made based on ... Continue Reading...

Best Picture Books about Engineering

Foster your child's interest in the science of building things, problem solving and not giving up with our list of some of the best engineering picture books. Disclaimer: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. However, all product recommendations are our own and ... Continue Reading...

Best Picture Books about Dogs

Celebrating man's best friend is our list of the best picture books about dogs. Read these amazing books for fun times with your dog loving kids. Disclaimer: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. However, all product recommendations are our own and were made based on ... Continue Reading...

Worth more than I paid!

"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!"

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."

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 the lessons give them."

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."