Lesson Overview: Browser cards are the key to students working independently and responsibly in the library throughout the year.  Be sure to teach this Browser Card lesson before beginning circulation.  Making browser cards will also buy you a week of start-up time, during which you can collect summer borrowing materials,… Read more

Lesson Overview: Most school libraries change from year to year.  And, most students do not take time to look carefully at the complexity of the learning spaces around them.  In this Treasure Hunt challenge, get your kids moving and looking carefully at the library.  They will explore, make notes, and… Read more

Lesson Overview: This is a heavily disguised lesson on book care.  I teach it every year to every grade level simply because young children are so hard on print materials!  To make it more appealing, I’ve worked to make the lesson tactile and, in places, silly.  I find that even… Read more

Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students learn how to choose “just right” books.  Many kids are easily swayed by what they see on TV, what their older siblings are reading, or what their classmates are choosing.  Children need to be prepared to make the right choices for themselves according to… Read more

Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students think about what the new school year will bring.  Do events happen to them, or do they control their own fates?  Can any of us really see the future?  This is the first challenging piece of literature I use with new Grade 4 students. … Read more

Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students think about what can be learned in school and what cannot be learned in school.  As students return from the summer holidays, it is good to reflect on all that was learned and experienced over the summer and the reasons for returning to school. … Read more

Lesson Overview: In this lesson, students reflect on the importance of access to reading materials.  Using Heather Henson’s tribute to pack-horse librarians, the lesson helps children remember how fortunate they are to have a school or public library. Lesson Plan: Suggested Grades: 3-5 Objective: To understand the importance of access… Read more