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2024 Summer Reading Guide

By The Everyday Library

Need something to inspire elementary schoolers' summer reading? Look no further! This FREE guide is divided into picture books (fiction and nonfiction), early readers, intermediate chapter books, and middle grade (fantasy, sports, sci fi, realistic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Summer

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables

FREE

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Nonfiction Text Features Cut-and-Paste

By The Everyday Library

This cut-and-paste activity is perfect for reinforcing nonfiction text features with kindergarten and first grade! After teaching title, heading, table of contents, and picture, students cut out the images of the features and glue them into the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.10

$2.00

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Element Research--5th Grade

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Engage students with research on the elements! They'll use a combination of databases (Brittanica Middle and WorldBook Student) to learn all about one element, culminating in a 3-slide, 2-minute presentation to the class.Students will have a choice

Subjects:

Chemistry, Library Skills, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Research, Projects

CCSS:

RI.5.7, SL.5.4

$3.00

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Main Idea and Theme--Upper Elementary

By The Everyday Library

Looking for a way to let your students practice finding main idea and theme? These exit ticket sheets let your students work on these tricky yet critical skills in a simple way. All you need is the worksheets and a few books: The Adventures of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.4.2, CCRA.L.6

$2.00

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Hello Lighthouse/Caldecott Worksheet

By The Everyday Library

Reading Hello Lighthouse with your class? Or looking for a way to jumpstart a mock Caldecott? This is the worksheet for you! After discussing the illustrations in the book, give students the opportunity to draw their own lighthouse scene inspired

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Arts & Music, Library Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

$1.00

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Introducing Research with PebbleGo

By The Everyday Library

Give your 2nd graders a strong foundation in research! This worksheet helps students learn how to use PebbleGo, giving instructions for navigating tabs, looking at vocab words, and giving them the chance to build research skills. This is aimed at

Subjects:

Other (ELA), For All Subject Areas, Library Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Research, Activities

$2.00

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Propose a New Holiday! activity

By The Everyday Library

Have you ever noticed how many random holidays there are, every single day? Why not invent your own? Have students use this straight-foward worksheet to create a holiday around something they think deserves to be celebrated. Be creative, have

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, For All Subjects

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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Pluto Research Guide

By The Everyday Library

This 3-page packet is an excellent way to introduce research, note taking, and science writing to upper elementary students! Take students through basic-fact finding, independent note taking, and fact-based opinion writing. Students will also

Subjects:

Science, Library Skills, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Research, Worksheets, Activities

$3.50

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Banners and Buttons--Perfect for Digital Learning!

By The Everyday Library

Do you want to spruce up your distance learning page with bright banners and buttons? Want to color code weeks, grades, or days of the week? Look no further.This download comes with six different color options: blue, green, yellow, orange, pink,

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Back to School

Grades:

Staff

Types:

Clip Art

$4.00

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321 Reporting and Student Check In

By The Everyday Library

This simple, straightforward, 321 Reporting template gives students the chance to record the big things in their life in a situation. They will record 3 things making them happy right now, 2 things they're thankful for, 1 thing that's challenging,

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Character Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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2021 Summer Reading Guide!

By The Everyday Library

Here is my elementary school summer reading guide for 2021! Not meant to be required reading, this is instead a list of books to engage and interest students over the summer. My goal with summer reading is to keep kids reading and having FUN with

Subjects:

Reading, Library Skills, Summer

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities

FREE

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Backyard Field Guides--Templates (2 options)

By The Everyday Library

Explore outside and engage students in research and STEAM by having them complete their own field guides! The field guide has space for a drawing (or to paste a photo), and next to each drawing, space for the name, description, and an interesting

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Library Skills

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Research, Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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A Nature ABC Hunt

By The Everyday Library

Go on an outdoor ABC hunt! Students can use this worksheet to explore nature and try to write down something they see that starts with each letter of the alphabet. The goal isn't necessarily to fill in every space (some of the letters are hard!),

Subjects:

Science, Environment, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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Finding Reliable Sources with the CARS Acronym

By The Everyday Library

Give your students the opportunity to practice finding information and evaluating their sources! Students will find the warmest recorded temperature in Antarctica, as well as one cause for the temperature and one possible effect. After they've

Subjects:

Environment, Geography, Library Skills

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Research, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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Primary Sources and Close Reading with Common Sense

By The Everyday Library

Let your students work closely with primary resources and teach close reading with this packet based off Thomas Paine's Common Sense. The packet features three prominent quotes from Common Sense, space to translate the quotes, and a "Think About

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Research, Worksheets

$3.00

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Read Unapologetically Posters

By The Everyday Library

Want to encourage your students, teachers, friends, everyone you know to be proud of what they love to read? Hang these "read unapologetically" posters up everywhere! Download includes 6 variations of the poster with different fonts, borders, and

Subjects:

Reading, For All Subject Areas, Library Skills

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Posters

FREE

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Homophones and Idioms Activity

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Let your students learn about homophones and idioms while being creative with language! Students will choose a set of idioms and write and illustrate a "misunderstood" idiom. For example, "My mother told me she bought a new pear of earrings," with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Vocabulary

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

L.2.4a, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5

$1.50

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Amazing Animals Research Guide

By The Everyday Library

Build research skills while learning about some really neat animals with this research packet! This three-lesson guide takes students from the planning stages of a research project all the way through to the final product, providing support and

Subjects:

Biology, Library Skills, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Scaffolded Notes

$3.00

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Atlas Practice Activity Sheet

By The Everyday Library

Looking for a simple, interactive way for your students to learn to use an atlas? Look no further! This two-page worksheet allows students to explore an atlas, take note of what kind of information it contains, and look for specific features. This

Subjects:

Geography, Library Skills

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Research, Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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Library Scavenger Hunts--BUNDLE!

By The Everyday Library

This bundle contains 2 versions of a library scavenger hunt--one that can be done tech-free and is great with grades just learning how to find library materials (specifically 2nd), and one with clue cards for students to use alongside the digital

Subjects:

Library Skills

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Printables

$6.00

$5.00

Bundle

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've worked in two elementary school libraries with pre-k through 5th grade, and I've also volunteered and student taught in middle and high schools. In addition to leading the library, I also teach creative writing and technology skills.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Student-led and creative!

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One of my students called me "hardcore" once, and I don't think I can get better than that.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

MLIS from accredited school library program, BA in English with a creative writing emphasis, training in inquiry-based learning programs, Responsive Classroom trained

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