Is your home overflowing with books your kids have outgrown? Start a free children's library to share with neighbors! Make a library from a newspaper stand, bunny hutch, wash tub, dollhouse, old TVs and lots more. Check out these ideas to get you started.
Download a set of 10 unique and creative printable drawing prompts that are sure to inspire your kids to create something amazing!
Next week marks the start of National Library Week!
How to Build a Little Free Library – Information and Ideas! How to Build a Little Free Library – Information and Ideas. Have you ever heard of Little Free Libraries? It’s an awesome way to share the love of learning and books. I really wanted to build one in front of the 1905 cottage. I...Read the Post
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Next week marks the start of National Library Week!
These creative small home library design ideas will show you how to create a cozy reading room even if you think you have no space for one.
This fun reading stations activity works with any fiction, nonfiction, short story, or poetry unit texts of your choosing! With this engaging reading activity, practice close reading skills + textual analysis in a hands-on and interactive way! Have students preview literary criticism articles, read thematically -connected poetry, engage in close reading of a complex novels, short stories, or nonfiction text, and engage in small group discussion. These are just some of the possibilities! I use this close reading activity to have students select literary criticism articles for their analysis essay. There are seven different progressive dinner™ stations, each with an excerpt from a different literary criticism article. Students rotate from station-to-station, taking notes on a paper plate and rating each text. Before leaving for the day, they reflect on what they learned and let me know which criticism article they would like to focus on for their essay. ******************************************************************************* Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource: Directions and Pacing Slideshow, Google Slides & PowerPoint Versions (one for use with paper plate handouts and one for use with actual paper plates) (6 Slides x Two Versions) so that you're able to give students clear expectations for this activity and keep pace along the way. Feel free to customize directions and swap out timers for your own classroom use. Pre-Made Dinner Menus (3 Pages), one for poetry, one for nonfiction, and one for fiction, provide a bank of reading strategies for each type of text, suggested discussion questions and creative writing extensions. Customizable Dinner Menus (3 Slides) so that you're able to think of your own ways to use this resource and create menus to suit your tastes. Enter your own title, headings, and directions in pre-entered text boxes. Dinner Plate Handouts (4 Pages) so that you don't have to purchase/use paper plates. Handouts accommodate space for student notes about 2, 4, or 8 different texts. Product Links & Teacher Notes (5 Pages) so that you have instructions and tips for using this assignment with students at your fingertips. ★Texts are not included in this resource. Teachers will need to provide the texts, paper plates, and set-up for the progressive dinner™. ******************************************************************************* This resource is helpful for: ★ Teachers who want maximum engagement in a student-led classroom. ★ Teachers who are looking to save time with ready-made resources. ★ Teachers who love to innovate and try new things! ******************************************************************************* Copyright © 2018-Present, Lindsay Ann Learning ⇒ Permission for use by one teacher in his or her own classroom. ⇒ Not for public display or digital sharing. ⇒ If you intend to share with others, please purchase an additional license.
These free printable Pokemon bookmarks to color are perfect for your fans of this game & characters. Great for parties, reading fun, & more!
In this post we'll have a look at p5.js, a creative coding and generative art javascript library. We'll setup our first project, learn how to draw some shapes and get started on our creative coding journey.
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.
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Looking for a fun DIY project that even younger kids can help out with? Check out these colorful bookmarks made using bleeding tissue paper!
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
You're in the middle of your writing block during the day and students are sitting at their desks (maybe on the floor or in bean bags dispersed throughout the room) writing. Smoke is coming out of their pencils. They are writing epic stories about dragons, or spaceships -- or something equally as epic. This is your classroom every day, right? (Not) "I don't know what to write about!" (now that's more like it!) At least that's what *I* used to hear a lot. Well, no more. Give even those most reluctant writers something to talk about with "Roll and Write." You can make anything work if you turn it into a game, right? Here's how it works. You give each student a copy of the page below to place in their writer's folders. When they are stuck on what to write about, they simply roll a die three times. The first roll indicates the setting of their story (so if I roll a 3, my setting is a party on Friday night). The second roll gives them a character, and the third roll gives them a plot. The stories can turn out pretty hilarious. It encourages creativity and originality. No three rolls are the same. This freebie even includes a blank 'Roll and Write' sheet for you to swap out new combos every so often. Even that student that hates writing can get on board with a story about a frazzled teacher at the beach last summer that breaks her ankle. Oh shoot - did I just jinx you? I wish you no harm, a teacher needs her summer! :) Grab your freebie here! I'd love to hear about the stories your students come up with! Pin this post for later:
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The London Activity Book illustrated by Esther Coombs is packed full of creative activities for kids, from colouring to drawing and designing. It also has lots of fun London facts, and puzzles for children to complete
This FREE handout is a great activity for warm-ups or even early finishers. This handout was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. Here is the BLANK version. This is a good opti…
New Resource Center designed by Ben Sperry for Ionic. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.
Make an origami cat using this fun and easy tutorial for beginners! This can be made as a two-piece origami, or a head only.
Learn how to build a simple Blessing Box Community Donation or Little Library Box with these free plans and video tutorial!
These Sims 4 GShade Presets allow you to customize your game's graphics for a more eye-catching and immersive experience.
Finish off your classroom library with these adorable storybook character posters! (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD) All posters are digitally drawn from various popular storybooks! Preview of all images are shown in the pictures above. This listing contains 21 different posters! Poster Size: Each poster is 8.5x11 inches (this includes the black border and white edges). If interested in cutting the white border off, the poster is about 7.5 inches wide by 10 inches long (border to border). Printing Tips: I recommend printing the posters on 65 lbs. white cardstock, which can then be laminated to increase durability. Upon purchase, you will notice that there are 2 versions of the posters. One version is the original posters/colours, while the second version has a filter placed on each poster (slightly less vibrant). You can choose which version best suits your personal style/classroom! This file contains 23 different posters, including characters from the books: - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers - The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems - Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers - Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister - The Cool Bean by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Couch Potato by Jory John and Pete Oswald - If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond - The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko - Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems - Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri - The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald - I Am Human by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss - Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and Garth Williams - *Recent Addition Update: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - *Recent Addition Update: Pete The Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean **For personal use only** ***I do not own these images*** If you have any questions or character requests, feel free to email me!
A perfect kid craft. This paper project is just a fun kid activity to do at home. Have fun make these children crafts on the cheaper side and make crafting an activity to enjoy with the whole family.
This Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt is the perfect back to school library activity! It's easy to prepare, gets students up and moving, and it's fun!
