Elementary Librarian

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

Library Procedures: A Guide to Sanity

  Every veteran classroom teacher worth their grain in salt will tell you that rituals and routines are a necessary part of the management of their students.  It would be impossible to manage a room full of 2nd graders who decide to walk into their classroom and pick what they want to do!  It is ineffective, and it will bring you one step ... Continue Reading...

10 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 ... 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...

How I Got My Library Mojo Back

  Some days as a librarian can be very difficult, as you can probably relate. You may be overwhelmed with back-to-school setup, end-of-year inventory, or any of the other multitude of extra activities you have to take care of. Librarians get called out to man stations during field days, supervise large groups during testing, and even cover ... 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 haze of ... 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.