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Elementary Librarian

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

Favorite Halloween Read Alouds

Have I mentioned that I love fall and Halloween read alouds? The weather is gorgeous here in Kentucky with a beautiful blue sky almost every day, and the temperature is in the 70s most days. It's football season and Halloween is just around the corner. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite Halloween ... Continue Reading...

The Power of Collaboration

We hear a lot about collaboration in the school library. Collaboration really is the key to creating a dynamic library program at your school. You may be asking yourself: how can I find time to collaborate with teachers when I have a fixed schedule? I'll let you in on a little secret. It's not as hard as it seems. Are you kidding me? I don't even ... Continue Reading...

Accelerated Reader Ideas

One of the frequent hot topics on my state's school library listserv is Accelerated Reader ideas - anything from Accelerated Reader rules, Accelerated Reader parties, even Accelerated Reader bulletin boards. Although I agree that there are some disadvantages of using reading incentive programs such as Accelerated Reader (AR) or Reading Counts, I ... Continue Reading...

Make the Most of Your Library Website

Well, school's back in full swing for many of us! If I'm being honest, I'm a little jealous of those who are still enjoying summer, but I suppose I'll be glad when we're heading to the house in mid-May (if we have as few snow days as we did last year.) One of my extra duties at school is maintaining the school website. I also maintain a page for ... Continue Reading...

Library Organization Tips

What do you do to stay organized throughout the school year? As a school librarian, you wear many different hats at your school. Librarian/media specialist, a reading teacher, website coordinator, Accelerated Reader coordinator, outdoor sign updater, book shelver, book repairer, etc. Pair these duties with the fact that most librarians do not have ... 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!"

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."