Free library games and resources, including printables, worksheets, and slideshow presentations designed to help kids build library skills.
Embark on a literary adventure with me as I share how to turn your reading routine into a dynamic experience through the magic of a book walk!
Don't let a short schedule keep you from providing engaging library programming. These 30-minute library lessons are perfect for librarians!
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The Summer Reading Chart for kids is here and better than ever! With a road trip theme, reading activities and FREE to print, you can't lose with this one!
Need easy and FREE activities for your kids to do at home? Print off the free printable scavenger hunts, grab some children's books, and let your kids look through the books to find the items! Easy!
As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the
As a child, my friends and I would talk about the books that we were reading while we ate our PB&J at the lunch table and on the bumpy bus rides home. Something tells me I wasn't your typical kid though. So, how do we get our students to discuss books? To share their favorites?
Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.
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It is essential to read to students aloud. Not only is reading aloud to students building language and vocabulary, but it is also sparking children’s love for reading!
The official game board for the Concord Public Library's Bookopoly. TIM GOODWIN / Insider staff
Print This CraftKids will have fun as they explore the library with our latest addition to the scavenger hunt printables. ... Read More
Use these free printable Parts of a Book Poster & Worksheet to teach your pre-readers about book awareness and concepts of print.
We are passionate supporters of public libraries here at Pages Unbound. But there are still awesome services and programs I would love to see libraries provide! Here are ten cool ideas that would g…
Next week marks the start of National Library Week!
Check out this fun free Parts of a Book Word Search, free for use at home or in school This is a printable Parts of...
Learn about the library for kids with cute, FUN, and free printable book scavenger hunt activities for elementary and middle school kids.
Free library lesson plans by grade-level focus on teaching library skills and reading skills. Library lessons align with AASL and Common Core standards.
Library musical chairs is a terrific game to promote reading and incorporate technology with Google Form surveys.
Storytelling is a wonderful way to build creativity and imagination in your students. How can storytelling activities be beneficial in the classroom? There are so many ways! inspires purposeful talkingraises enthusiasm for reading textsinitiates writingenhances communityimproves writingengages students Want to see how each of these activities work? Watch the Storytelling Activities video on my YouTube
Turn a normal library trip into a treasure hunt adventure your kids will love using this free printable library scavenger hunt BINGO game. It’s official. Summer is here. The last bell has rung, and we are FREE until August. I have big plans for the summer…hopefully not too big. I’m trying to balance the desire...Read More
As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the
Library bulletin boards can be a great way to show off your current programs, books, and ideas. We’ve gathered ideas to give you inspiration for your next bulletin board display!
Haven't tried a book tasting with your students yet? This fun reading activity is an awesome way to introduce genres in your elementary classroom or library!
Being a brand new school librarian is both exciting and scary. All summer, you’ve planned for your new position, but today, you're feeling pretty lost.
Actually, camping has a long history and had been done for centuries ago. Now, camping is a development of camping in the 19th century. In the prehistoric era, camping in nature was a way for humans to survive..
Every year I have kids who read and read but then have no idea what kind of text they read. It usually happens like this. Question: Wha...
Over the last several years, I've done at lot of change up our library space at Stewart. Here's some of my tips to help you rethink your library.
Time to inspire and motivate your students with these 4 fun bulletin board ideas that are perfect for schools, classrooms, or libraries!
A library scavenger hunt is a great way to assess library skills. They let students practice skills they learn about finding resources in the library.
Years ago, as a brand new librarian, I attended a librarian round table discussion. Each librarian was asked to share something that they had found success with in their own library. A very experienced librarian, who retired that very year, shared that she had her students earn library licenses. I fell in LOVE with the […]
Library musical chairs is a terrific game to promote reading and incorporate technology with Google Form surveys.
Take a trip with your kids to your local library and explore your library and all it's library books adventure with our Library Books Scavenger Hunt for kids! This is a great way to get kids excited about reading and finding new library books.
February is “I Love to Read” Month in most parts of North America! What a great way to promote a love of books in your classroom!!
As adults, we often walk into a bookstore with a certain genre we are ready to peruse the aisles for in order to find our next read. Would your students be able to do the
I don’t know about you, but some years, books will sit on my shelves collecting dust unless I push them out for my students to see. However, sometimes even highlighting titles doesn’t help, because the book covers are outdated, or the books are worn. What’s a teacher to do? BOOK RECOMMENDATION BEGINNINGS This year I […]
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Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.
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Print This CraftConduct your at home Book Scavenger Hunt when it’s not possible to wander around the library. Most children ... Read More
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) signs mean a template for librarians to classify and arrange schemes used in libraries for books and other items. One of the most popular library categorization methods in use today was created by Melvil Dewey in the late 19th century: the Dewey Decimal categorization system..
Or do you call them Cootie-Catchers? One and the same, my friend. The point is, here's an idea to help patrons figure out what to read next. Like so: I originally saw the idea on MLISsing in Action, which actually has all kinds of fun passive displays. But I decided to make my own version of the fortune teller idea: free printables included! Here's the sign and here's the cootie-catcher. There's four versions in the cootie catcher file: the first is what you see: I filled mine all in with actual titles (my favorite middle-grade fiction, as selected from my "What Books to Give a Middle-Grader" flowchart poster). The second version has fortunes, such as "Your next title will begin with the letter 'H'" and "Pick a yellow cover to ensure happiness". Fun stuff like that (which provides a good opportunity to display books that fulfill those fortunes!). The third has blank fortunes, so you could do your own. And fourth is...well, pretty much all blank. Do whatever your heart desires! Here's a brief pictorial representation of how to fold your cootie-catcher... cut out the square fold along the diagonals fold the corners in turn over and fold corners in again ta-da! Or this library has a nice instruction sheet seen here. The point is, it's a fun way to get patrons to try something new! See how your library likes it!
Next week marks the start of National Library Week!
A book carnival is the perfect way to engage your students and get them excited about reading. If you're looking for the perfect end of the year activity or a high-interest way to keep the learning going strong through the summer (helloooo summer school, credit recovery, summer reading, and everything else!), a book carnival could
This is the fourth year I've done a summer reading log for kids and this year is amazing! Get your free copy here!
A fun and fairly easy program to put together, Life-Size Clue was a hit with our middle school audience and something we'll repeat in the future!
Last weekend at Gibson my awesome coworker friend Nicole and I did a library mini golf after hours program for teens and tweens and it was a HIT. We got the idea from this pin but couldn’t fi…
