Second grade library lessons

"It was like herding cats!" That was my answer to my husband the other day when he asked how my day had gone. Seriously, the days I have first and second graders are just hard - fun, but exhausting. That is until I found the SECRET to STEM and the littles! Are you ready for

Tips, lessons and 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.

This blog post makes me ALL KINDS of EXCITED!!! Katie and I have created a Sample Day of Rooted in Reading for you! AND, I got to use it with a

Student Book Recommendation Sheets! What a great way to get kids talking about books they read. Perfect for first grade or second grade!

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

Teach students how to treat your books respectfully with clear classroom library expectations! Help your students grow in their love of reading!

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.

Chapter book read alouds for the elementary classroom. My 1st and 2nd grade kids love some of these read alouds. Come find your new favorite!

These worksheets for main idea and supporting details are a great way to build reading comprehension in young students. Grab the free sample.

I’m Wendy, aka “Elementary Library Mama” and I’m so glad you stopped by! I live in the Midwest and have been a certified elementary librarian for 20+ years. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and a Master of Arts in Library Information Science. Prior to becoming a librarian, I taught second and […]