Description
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS MAY LIBRARY LESSON BUNDLE:
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Recommended for: Grades K-5
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Formats: PowerPoint OR Google Slides; PDF
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Lesson Duration: 300 minutes + activities (six 50-minute library lessons OR twelve 25-minute library lessons)
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Editable: YES, text is editable for all except the May posters, which are NOT editable (bookmarks in that set are fully editable)
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET IN THIS MAY LIBRARY LESSON BUNDLE:
For lower-elementary grades:
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Mexico Storytime (Grades K-2) – great for Cinco de Mayo
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Summer Camping Storytime (Grades K-3)
For upper-elementary:
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May Digital Bulletin Board (Grades 2-5)
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Mexico Digital Bulletin Board (Grades 3-6)
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Library Lesson (Grades2-5)
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Summer Reading Library Lesson (Grades 2-5)
All Month:
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18 May Library Display Posters + readalike bookmarks (all grades)
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STORYTIMES, LIBRARY LESSONS, AND DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARDS?
Library Storytimes
The May Library Bundle includes two Library Storytimes – Mexico and Summer Camping. These are for younger grades, typically K-2 or K-3.
Part I – All my Library Storytimes include a librarian- or teacher-led, whole-group lesson or activity (Part I). Part I includes a song or poem, sign language, and group discussion.
Part II – This an independent activity, designed to keep students on-task during library checkout. The scrolling slideshow can be part of a lesson, or it can just scroll on a monitor. The scavenger hunt includes images for students to find (and color) in Part II of the scrolling slideshow.
Library Lessons
There are two Library Lessons in this April bundle – AAPI Month and Summer Reading. Both are for Grades 2-5.
My Library Lessons are for older students, typically Grades 2-5. If you want to use them with younger students, you can do that by shortening the number of slides and/or editing the text as needed.
Part I – Like the Storytimes, the the Library Lessons include two parts. The first part is a whole-group discussion activity. It includes a song or poem, sign language, and group discussion. This first part is designed to be librarian- or teacher-led.
Part II – Like the Storytimes, the second part of the Library Lesson is a scrolling slideshow about that topic. This comes with a differentiated scavenger hunt activity that goes with the slideshow.
The Storytimes and Library Lessons in this bundle all come with librarian-curated Recommended Reads lists and editable, standards-aligned lesson plans. Standards include: CCSS, AASL, and TEKS (Texas).
Digital Bulletin Boards
The May Library Bundle includes two Digital Bulletin Boards – May Holidays and Celebrations and Mexico.
Digital Bulletin Boards are longer scrolling slideshows for elementary students that can read text. They also include curated Recommended Reads lists and two differentiated scavenger hunt activities.
The May Digital Bulletin Board also includes a 2-page handout of themed home extension activities. It’s ideal to hand out at the end of library time.
Librarians / teachers can certainly use some slides as a lesson, but it does not have two separate parts like the Storytimes and Library Lessons have.
Digital Bulletin Boards are designed as an independent library activity. They are like Storytimes and Library Lessons, but the Part I whole-group lesson is excluded. The scrolling slideshows are also longer than in the Storytimes and Library Lessons.
The Digital Bulletin Board is not designed as a lesson, so it does not include a lesson plan. It does help keep students entertained so the librarian can deal with book checkout!
ARE ANY SLIDES IN THE MAY LIBRARY LESSON BUNDLE DUPLICATED?
Nope! While some information may be similar, no two slides or pages are the same in these library lessons. They are very different from one another.
WANT TO SEE MORE?
Check the previews! Each resource in this bundle includes a detailed preview and description. This bundle also includes a detailed preview.
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I take great pride in creating library resources that are of the highest quality. I also update my resources regularly to ensure currency and best practices for 21st Century libraries.
If you have a question or want to request a library activity, please feel free to email me directly at leigh@readerpants.net.
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