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RESOURCE TALK -- It's about that time! Want a library guessing game that mixes predictable text, kiddie costumes, and the joy of making some purposeful noise? This resource for littles is probably my FAVORITE for fall!
If you already own it, I added a PART 2 last fall-- without raising the price. So please re-download -- or check out my preview on TPT, if you're interested in learning how to play!
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fall-Library-Lesson-Whos-Trick-or-Treating-at-My-Door-Hallowe...
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BOOK TALK – BIG BROWN BEAR’S CAVE / Hhmmm, there's something not-quite-right about Bear’s cave. It just doesn’t feel like home. When he notices that humans have caves, too (their garages) he realizes that while their caves are dark and dusty like his…there’s one BIG difference. Human caves are FILLED UP WITH COOL STUFF! That’s what he needs – some STUFF. So… he starts accumulating all kinds of things right away! (Of course… those of you who need to have a garage sale (like me!) can probably predict that MORE STUFF is definitely not the solution Bear needs! WARNING: This story may convict you to clean out your garage! :)
Story and darling illustrations by Yuval Zommer | Copyright 2017 and published by Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Books
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Need a spooky mystery language lesson for 4th-7th from That Library Girl?!
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RESOURCE TALK -- It`s about that time! Want a library guessing game that mixes predictable text, kiddie costumes, and the joy of making some purposeful noise? This resource for littles is probably my FAVORITE for fall!
If you already own it, I added a PART 2 last fall-- without raising the price. So please re-download -- or check out my preview on TPT, if you`re interested in learning how to play!
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
RESOURCE TALK -- It`s about that time! Want a library guessing game that mixes predictable text, kiddie costumes, and the joy of making some purposeful noise? This resource for littles is probably my FAVORITE for fall!
If you already own it, I added a PART 2 last fall-- without raising the price. So please re-download -- or check out my preview on TPT, if you`re interested in learning how to play!
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – BIG BROWN BEAR’S CAVE / Hhmmm, something’s a little off about Bear’s cave. It just doesn’t feel like home. When he notices that humans have caves, too (garages) he realizes that while their caves are dark and dusty like his…there’s one BIG difference. Human caves are FILLED WITH COOL STUFF! That’s what he needs – some STUFF. So… he starts accumulating all kinds of things right away! (Of course… those of you who need to have a garage sale (like me!) can probably predict that MORE STUFF is definitely not the solution Bear needs! WARNING: This story may convict you to clean out your garage! :)
Story and darling illustrations by Yuval Zommer | Copyright 2017 and published by Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Books
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – BIG BROWN BEAR’S CAVE / Hhmmm, something’s a little off about Bear’s cave. It just doesn’t feel like home. When he notices that humans have caves, too (garages) he realizes that while their caves are dark and dusty like his…there’s one BIG difference. Human caves are FILLED WITH COOL STUFF! That’s what he needs – some STUFF. So… he starts accumulating all kinds of things right away! (Of course… those of you who need to have a garage sale (like me!) can probably predict that MORE STUFF is definitely not the solution Bear needs! WARNING: This story may convict you to clean out your garage! :)
Story and darling illustrations by Yuval Zommer | Copyright 2017 and published by Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Books
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
RESOURCE TALK – UNDERSTANDING MYSTERY VOCABULARY / Use this spooky-vibed PowerPoint (or PDF) to teach the language that we commonly read and hear when we’re enjoying mysteries! My book talks and note-taking guide will have your students using words like suspect, victim, alibi, and foreshadowing in no time!
You can use my titles or favorites from your own collection. (Just copy-paste your own cover photos on top of the templates.) HINT: I’ve used this successfully with 4th-7th grades, and it is a GREAT lesson for observation days because the kids are so tuned-in and busy!
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#middleschoollibrary
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#middleschoolteacher
#librarybooks
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RESOURCE TALK – UNDERSTANDING MYSTERY VOCABULARY / Use this spooky-vibed PowerPoint (or PDF) to teach the language that we commonly read and hear when we’re enjoying mysteries! My book talks and note-taking guide will have your students using words like suspect, victim, alibi, and foreshadowing in no time!
You can use my titles or favorites from your own collection. (Just copy-paste your own cover photos on top of the templates.) HINT: I’ve used this successfully with 4th-7th grades, and it is a GREAT lesson for observation days because the kids are so tuned-in and busy!
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#middleschoollibrary
#middleschoollibrarian
#middleschoolteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – HOPEFULLY THE SCARECROW / “Hopefully” didn’t have a memory of his beginning, but he sure remembered the girl. Every year, she came with gentle hands and tucked him up onto his post in the garden. At the end of the season, she’d store him carefully in the shed.
But the best part was in between – when she’d sit in the garden with a big stack of books and read him her stories -- lots and lots of wonderful stories! Remembering the plot twists and turns kept him busy all winter!
Then, one planting season, it wasn’t the girl who tucked him into the garden at all! Hopefully wondered… “Where was she? Would she ever come back?” Well, hopefully… :)
I LOVE this one, of course! (It would make a GREAT gift for a new librarian or teacher!)
Written by Michelle Houts and illustrated by Sara Palacios | Copyright 2023 and Published by Flamingo Books – and Imprint of Penguin Books
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian
#librariansfollowlibrarians
#mediaspecialist
#librariansofinstagram
#elementaryteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – HOPEFULLY THE SCARECROW / “Hopefully” didn’t have a memory of his beginning, but he sure remembered the girl. Every year, she came with gentle hands and tucked him up onto his post in the garden. At the end of the season, she’d store him carefully in the shed.
But the best part was in between – when she’d sit in the garden with a big stack of books and read him her stories -- lots and lots of wonderful stories! Remembering the plot twists and turns kept him busy all winter!
Then, one planting season, it wasn’t the girl who tucked him into the garden at all! Hopefully wondered… “Where was she? Would she ever come back?” Well, hopefully… :)
I LOVE this one, of course! (It would make a GREAT gift for a new librarian or teacher!)
Written by Michelle Houts and illustrated by Sara Palacios | Copyright 2023 and Published by Flamingo Books – and Imprint of Penguin Books
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian
#librariansfollowlibrarians
#mediaspecialist
#librariansofinstagram
#elementaryteacher
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – THIS BOOK IS BANNED / The author starts with a definition and then gallivants off on an illustrated journey to share a story about giraffes… except his ideas keep getting banned for a variety of reasons like:
- Giraffes really shouldn’t be able to eat leaves from the high branches of trees when hippos can’t reach them.
- Hippos complain too much.
So, he changes the main characters to dinosaurs…but…
- Some people think dinosaurs are make-believe.
- Others think avocados are gross.
Um, wait… what?
And then…
- Beds are dangerous because there might be monsters lurking underneath…
- I know YOU weren’t scared… but somebody else might be…
And on and on he goes to explain why there’s no ending to the book that was banned.
By the author of P is for Pterodactyl.
Written by Raj Haldar and illustrated by Julia Patten | Copyright 2023 and Published by Sourcebooks
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian
#librariansfollowlibrarians
#mediaspecialist
#librariansofinstagram
#elementaryteacher
#middleschoollibrarian
#middleschoollibrary
#iteachlibrary
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – THIS BOOK IS BANNED / The author starts with a definition and then gallivants off on an illustrated journey to share a story about giraffes… except his ideas keep getting banned for a variety of reasons like:
- Giraffes really shouldn’t be able to eat leaves from the high branches of trees when hippos can’t reach them.
- Hippos complain too much.
So, he changes the main characters to dinosaurs…but…
- Some people think dinosaurs are make-believe.
- Others think avocados are gross.
Um, wait… what?
And then…
- Beds are dangerous because there might be monsters lurking underneath…
- I know YOU weren’t scared… but somebody else might be…
And on and on he goes to explain why there’s no ending to the book that was banned.
By the author of P is for Pterodactyl.
Written by Raj Haldar and illustrated by Julia Patten | Copyright 2023 and Published by Sourcebooks
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian
#librariansfollowlibrarians
#mediaspecialist
#librariansofinstagram
#elementaryteacher
#middleschoollibrarian
#middleschoollibrary
#iteachlibrary
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK REPAIR / Could you use some guidance when it comes to book repairs? I just finished a blog post with some useful links. Go to the smart.bio link... and then scroll down just a bit when you get to my website... hope it helps! (The post is about my church library journey, but the repair info applies to all books.)
https://thatlibrarygirl.net/church-library
BOOK REPAIR / Could you use some guidance when it comes to book repairs? I just finished a blog post with some useful links. Go to the smart.bio link... and then scroll down just a bit when you get to my website... hope it helps! (The post is about my church library journey, but the repair info applies to all books.)
https://thatlibrarygirl.net/church-library
BOOK TALK – THE LEAF THIEF / Squirrel was just lounging around, counting his blessings, when suddenly he realized….one of his leaves was MISSING! (Someone must have stolen it!) And with that startling thought… a search began for the leaf thief!
Written by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola Slater | Copyright 2021 and Published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian
#librariansfollowlibrarians
#mediaspecialist
#librariansofinstagram
#elementaryteacher
#iteachlibrary
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
BOOK TALK – THE LEAF THIEF / Squirrel was just lounging around, counting his blessings, when suddenly he realized….one of his leaves was MISSING! (Someone must have stolen it!) And with that startling thought… a search began for the leaf thief!
Written by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola Slater | Copyright 2021 and Published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian
#librariansfollowlibrarians
#mediaspecialist
#librariansofinstagram
#elementaryteacher
#iteachlibrary
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
RESOURCE FREEBIE / Happy FALL, y`all! (Whew...it was a HOT summer!) To celebrate, I made a fall bookmark for your students! (It`s a FREEBIE in my TPT store... so, enjoy... the link is in my smart.bio above.)
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#iteachlibrary
#childrensbooks
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
RESOURCE FREEBIE / Happy FALL, y`all! (Whew...it was a HOT summer!) To celebrate, I made a fall bookmark for your students! (It`s a FREEBIE in my TPT store... so, enjoy... the link is in my smart.bio above.)
#elementarylibrary
#elementarylibrarian
#schoollibrary
#schoollibrarian
#teacherlibrarian
#librarymediaspecialist
#k5librarian #librariansfollowlibrarians #mediaspecialist #librariansofinstagram #elementaryteacher
#iteachlibrary
#childrensbooks
#librarybooks
#thatlibrarygirl
