School library lessons

Plan engaging library lessons for your K-2 classes by creating a routine, adding variety, including music and movement, and have fun!

Struggle with making the library fun and engaging while keeping everyone on task? Try these 5 tips for school library classroom management.

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results. #CultofPedagogy

Set the stage for a fantastic school year with these fun, foundational, and differentiated September library lessons!

School Librarians often struggle to create a cohesive library skills curriculum when subject area library visits are so unpredictable. Here's a visual organizer that lets you take control of your lesson planning and promotes collaboration with all content area teachers! | No Sweat Library

Free library lesson plans by grade-level focus on teaching library skills and reading skills. Library lessons align with AASL and Common Core standards.

Here are 8 back to school must-haves for the library to start the year off right and make your life so much easier!

Tips, lessons and book exchange printables to make library book care lessons easier and fun! No-prep ideas for back-to-school book lessons for Kindergarten, Grade 1 and 2.

Are you a school librarian or media specialist looking for library orientation ideas and library orientation books? You'll find great school library ideas for the back to school season in this blog post! #LibraryLearners

Don't let a short schedule keep you from providing engaging library programming. These 30-minute library lessons are perfect for librarians!

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.

This is one of my most popular articles for school librarians! If you are new to the field, you may feel like you are spinning your wheels every day. Here's a list of 10 things you should do FIRST. #schoollibrarian #backtoschool #newlibrarian

Back to school season can be stressful for school librarians. Read my top tips for starting strong this school year!

Renovated Learning is a place where I help educators who are tired of the status quo and who want to infuse creativity into their schools.

Looking for picture book activities? Need school library lesson plans? Check out this blog post with my top 5 tips for picture book lessons in your school library. Library lessons for kindergarten, library lessons for first grade, and library lessons for second grade are all discussed, and you can download a FREE elementary library lesson! #LibraryLearners

These library activities for kids help kids make the most of the time they have in the library!

I know elementary librarians whose library programs thrive on the Specials Rotation. I am unfortunately not one of them. I was on the rotation only in my fifth year in the library, and it was enough to make me apply at the middle school for the next school year. Here's why it went so bad for me... #elementarylibrarians #specialsrotation #schoollibraries #librariantruths

Looking for the best free library lesson plans for elementary students? Look no further! Sign up for 4 weeks of free elementary library lesson plans per grade level to build literacy skills and a love of books and stories. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will love these lessons and elementary librarians will love the time they'll not having to plan lessons.

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!