Planning a book-themed, literary-inspired dinner, birthday, bridal shower, wedding, baby shower, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, or back-to-school party? Get started with these perfect book-themed party details.
The 2016 Summer Olympics are just around the corner! And so of course this presents the perfect opportunity for a book display (I do enjoy creating book displays—see all of them here). Anyway, this idea was pretty straightforward and it's awesome because it's really versatile, too: you can highlight any award winning books. I, of course, like the children's book awards. For instance, all of the Newbery's that you see in the collage above. Or Caldecotts... But really, you could do whatever you like. I made a simple, free printable poster for the display. You can download the 8.5x11 .pdf from Google Drive. OR if you want to be more creative, you could also just download the medal (click on the image) by itself and make your own fantastic be-ribboned display of awesomeness... Okay, so maybe I have too much fun doing odd little bits of graphic design. But hey! I love me some gold (and silver) medal books... ...and my baby, too!
This post is for librarians and all of you unlucky parents trapped at home with your restless kiddos on another snow day. I am on my third snow day this week!! Craziness! And while I'm adapting quickly to my blissful new hermit status at home drinking herbal tea, watching Hulu, and baking cookies... I doubt the parents of my students are enjoying this... This Adele parody video is a perfect expression of how I feel about snow days as an elementary librarian. Every line rings true for me: from the distaste towards indoor recess to having as many snow days as possible (but not so many that we need to make them up) to settling for "at least a good delay." If you happen to be one of those parents stuck at home this week with bored, rambunctious kids, I'm so sorry. My wish for you is a moment of quiet, and hopefully you can achieve that by printing this coloring book to entertain them for a while. After tossing numerous library books due to water damage, dog chewing, and God knows what else, I created this coloring book to teach my students how to care for books. A very popular character, Pigeon, from our favorite Mo Willems stories makes an appearance, so please: don't use this book out of an educational context because Pigeon is copyrighted and there may be consequences if you try to sell it. I printed and stapled copies for each of my kiddos at the beginning of the school year. First, I read the interactive story out loud and then we talked about books and what to do with them. Afterwards, I gave each student their own book to color and take home. The book is made of two 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper printed on both sides and stapled in the center. These files are at the bottom of this post for you to print. These two images must be printed on either side of one paper: and these images on either side of another paper: Use the page numbers to line the two papers up. Fold down the center and press gently to form a crease. Unfold and staple along the crease. For the books I made at school, I used a long stapler produced especially for stapling paper books. A regular stapler isn't deep enough (is that the right word?) to reach the center of your paper. BUT you can make it work by gently folding the edge inward, quickly stapling, and then unfolding it. The folded area may have a slight bend to it, but that's okay. Color and enjoy! Here are the files to print: Here are few other DIYs for fans of Pigeon: Pigeon Puppets Pigeon Peep Snacks
Getting tweens into the library to do library activities and explore books takes some creative thinking. Activities that are interactive, fun, challenging, and hands-on are the best way to get started. We need curiosity and mystery in library activities that will keep them on the edge of their seats for more.
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!
If you're a book lover, a Book Swap party is basically heaven! All the details about how to host one and how to make it run smoothly.
For this event, we played the cartoon adaptation of "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White. Patrons could also write a spider message, make an award to give a friend, play Feed Templeton, and make a Wilbur puppet. For a photo op/decoration, I used our giant spider web from our Halloween Carnival and hot glued on black construction paper letters spelling out TERRIFIC.Speaking of terrific--because Wilbur wants a prize at the fair, and Charlotte's Web is all about friendship, one of our activity stations
This post contains affiliate links. A warm summer night, a saucy book and great friends are the ingredients of a perfect evening. I had such a nice time hosting book club this month. Summer is winding down, so we soaked up the carefree feeling and warm weather as much as we cou
Looking for ways to make your next book club meeting pop? This collection of fun activities will make sure everyone has a great time!
10 activity ideas to host a high-interest book carnival in your classroom to promote literacy and cultivate a culture of reading.
There’s not much to say about the phenomenon of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Jeff Kinney has created a series of books that kids are dying to read; epseically boys and that’s awesome! We decided to host an event at this time of the year because the last book was just published in November of last year and we wanted the kids to have some time to read it before we hosted an event. We geared our program to 3rd – 5th graders, but had plenty of parents asking if their 2nd graders could come to the event! And the best part was that we had a senior in high school ask us if she could do something with the library as part of her senior graduation project and was very interested in this program. So, we handed the reins over to her and had a very successful program! 26 kids came out for the program, which worked out perfectly with the four stations that our senior created. We had a trivia station with a PowerPoint presentation of questions and answers spanning across the whole series, we also had a book discussion station where the kids discussed the most recent book, then we had a game where they were each assigned a Diary of a Wimpy Kid character on their back and had to ask questions to figure out who they were and finally, a craft station where the kids decorated their own cheese touch! (The cheese touch was a slice of cheese picture printed on cardstock which the kids decorated with glitter glue, pompoms, beads, and all other leftover craft material). Then of course we also had a snack which was – cheese crackers! The program was awesome! The kids had a great time and the best part was that they number of kids broke down into great groups – a group of fifth graders, a group of fourth graders, a group of third grade boys and a group of third grade girls. They liked being with their friends and sharing their knowledge about the series. I was asking the kids what we should do next and a lot them are now reading the Big Nate series and a couple of kids suggested the My Weird School series by Dan Gutman. Our senior high student was so funny, after the program she looked at me and said, “I never understood why you said you were tired after events, but now I get it!” She was very happy with the results of the program, took plenty of photographs for her presentation at school, and is now working on some more research about the importance of literacy for children.
Create a vintage and farmhouse vibe with this easy book page garland. You probably have everything in hand to make this garland! It would be a perfect decoratio…
Looking for some Pippi Longstocking activities to go along with your favorite book? We've gathered 10 MUST-TRY activities to take you on your own adventure!
The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown combines a science fiction story involving a robot of the future with a fantasy in which animals talk. This sequel beautifully wraps up the story.
Adventures on Life's Rollercoaster (parenting, parties, ideas and honesty)
Summer Reading Decor, Lester Public Library, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
This comic strip template is a free printable that is perfect for kids. Kids of all ages, particularly preschoolers, elementary aged kids, even middle
This is my eighth (and final!) post about implementing reading workshop in the primary classroom. In my last post, click HERE to read, I explained how I use English Language Arts checklists (for the Common Core State Standards) as the main way that I assess my students during reading workshop. Today, I will specifically talk […]
Simon and I recently finished reading Charlotte’s Web together (meaning I read a bit of it to him every night before bed). We both really enjoyed it. My older
Book week is always a fun time of the year. This post is all about creating a fun Where’s Wally hunt at your school.
This DIY project is one of my very favorites. A little outside-the-box. A little risky (that’s a lot of nail holes!). And, possibly time-consuming. But, I knew it would make a statement, so I went for it! And friends, I cannot take any of the credit for creativity here, as I saw this idea from […]
A fun painting activity to do after reading the classic Eric Carle book The Mixed-Up Chameleon!
A free comic strip template for Elephant and Piggie books, plus a set of super cute Elephant and Piggie paper bag puppet templates.
Children’s Books
Easy to Make Book Letter: Book Letter are easy to make. You could use a scroll saw. The fastest method is using a bandsaw and this is illustrated. You are limited more to cutting thinner books using a scroll saw and my experience is that this is much slower than a bandsaw. H…
It's easy to make a library card notebook. All you need are my free printables, card stock, lined school paper, scissors, and a stapler.
Cardboard Book Binding: Binding books with cardboard? You bet! Made entirely of recycled materials, this versatile project is pretty simple! Cardboard scraps + old t-shirt + glue = Book This can be used for scrapbooking, drawing, and even coin collections!
Check out this great lesson I found on Cleverbean. Learning Intention: Create an artwork in response to the text ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker.
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Whether as a non-candy Halloween treat, an animal habitat lesson in the classroom, or just for fun, kids will love this Animal Habitat Diorama Craft!
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This free Donut Printable Activty Book has 6 fun donut-themed pages that includes an iSpy game, word search, coloring page, match game, donut maze, and finish the donut drawing activity. You can download and print them all or just one page. Download links are at the bottom of this page.
