Library Lesson -- Spring Storytime

See all my Digital Storytimes for Grades K-2

See all my Digital Bulletin Boards for Grades 3-7

See a demo of one of my Digital Storytimes here. (YouTube link)

This K-2 library lesson will save you so much time! Just add the read-aloud(s) of your choice.

Needed to open and edit: Google™ Slides OR PowerPoint; ability to open PDF documents

Recommended for Grades: K-2

Includes:

• 56 PPT + Google™ Slides–all text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use. 10 slides are whole class discussion slides that review the five senses and what we see, feel, hear, taste, and smell during spring. 41 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
• All 10 recommended books in the presentation are also listed on a separate “Recommended Reads” list. The list is great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for spring-themed books for Grades K-2. All titles were selected specifically for Grades K-2 and received positive professional reviews for use with Grades K-2.
• Detailed explanation of how I have used themed library lessons like this one for storytime on the “Specials” rotation. (10 pages, PDF)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)
• Detailed prep instructions and lesson plan (2 pages)

10 Class Discussion Slides Include:

• link to suggested storytime song (“Spring” by Vivaldi)
• sign language slide and how-to link (“spring”)
• spring and the five senses discussion slides
• Every slide in the presentation is illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart for K-2.

Digital Bulletin Board Slides include:

• 41 slides for Grades K-2
• Includes brief descriptions of 7 spring holidays: St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Easter, Earth Day, Holi, Mother’s Day, and Ramadan (it’s in the spring through 2023)
• 10 visual booktalks; includes picture books, fiction, nonfiction, and 1 poetry book–all are spring-themed
• 2 “Did you Know”
• 1 spring riddle
• 1 “What do you think?”
• 3 “Would you rather?”
• 1 “What does it mean?” (explains a common spring simile)
• 2 trivia questions with answers
• 1 library review question (book spine and why it’s important)
• vocabulary words: equinox and pastel
• this week’s birthdays
• weekly schedule and agenda
• checkout reminders (you add your own!)

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