Elementary Librarian

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

Member of the Month Susan Johnson

Today's Member of the Month is Susan Johnson. Susan works at Washington Elementary School in Shelby. She has been a school librarian for 5 years. We asked Susan 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 job as a school librarian? Working with all of ... Continue Reading...

Seven Simple Ways to Celebrate Seuss (#4 is so much fun!)

  It's that time of year again - Read Across America Week is almost here! Are you ready? We celebrate this at my school every year, so I thought I'd take a few minutes to share some of my ideas with you (and some ideas from the fine folks on Pinterest, too!). Here are some quick and simple ways to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday at your ... Continue Reading...

Member of the Month Marianne Reaves

Today's Member of the Month is Marianne Reaves. Marianne works at Sollars Elementary School in Misawa AirBase Japan. She has been a school librarian for 33 years. We asked Marianne 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 job as a school ... Continue Reading...

Time Saving Tips for School Librarians

As a librarian, you have many responsibilities. Therefore, any opportunity to save time is a good one. A few minutes saved here and there can help make the day run smoother and maybe even give you a chance for a much needed rest. To help you save some time this year, we asked an elementary librarian to share some of her time-saving tips with ... Continue Reading...

Snowflakes in the Library

Today's post is written by Lisa Salyers, a part-time elementary librarian at a small private Catholic school in Ohio for grades 1-6. Lisa has been a school librarian for three years, and she has six years of public library experience as well. Lisa has a MLIS from Kent State University. Would you like to write for Elementary Librarian? Click here to ... Continue Reading...

Member of the Month Emily Warner

Today's Member of the Month is Emily Warner. Emily works at Saint Joseph Elementary School/ Monsignor Haddad Middle School in Needham, MA. She has been a school librarian for 14 years. We asked Emily 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 job as a ... 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.