Hi friends! As you may remember, last August I made new shelf markers for my students, from card stock, with their bar codes on them, and punches for rewards around the edges. You can read the original post here. The shelf markers are copied onto card stock, a different color for each grade. On one…
Hi friends! Meet my super-elastic, fantastic library card/shelf markers/punch cards! As you know, I used to make shelf markers out of paint stirrers. Several librarians commented that they put student barcodes on their shelf markers, and I really liked that idea. But the vision of painting 900 paint stirrers did NOT appeal to me! So,…
Hi friends! I just found another great idea for decorating your shelf markers–duct tape! Here’s what Renee at Books -N- Bags created. You know that duct tape comes in all kinds of colors and designs now, right? On the Duck Tape website, you can find duct tape in all of these patterns. I could also…
Hi friends! Once again, I’m using FREE paint stirrers from Home Depot to make shelf markers for our school library. I like these shelf markers because:(1) They are sturdy and they last all year. The fancy shelf markers I purchased never held up to all the use/abuse they took.(2) They are sturdy and they hurt…
Are you dissatisfied with the shelf markers you’ve bought? I know that the plastic ones I’ve purchased snap in half pretty early in the year. For some reason, my students want to experiment and find out how far they can bend the pieces of plastic before they break.And the design choices can be limited. Do…
The back to school season can be busy and stressful, especially when you’re not only setting up your school library classroom but also supporting every teacher and administrator on campus. Everyone in the building seems to be excited and stressed out at the same time. The best we can do is to have our own…
Have you tried dressing up your library barcode scanner in a costume? You can easily add fun to your library book check out with this creative idea! This simple change has brought so many smiles to our school library. It encourages conversations with students and teachers at the circulation desk. I just had to share…
Are you looking for some school library fun for your students? Read on to learn how something as simple as cute animal stickers can: facilitate community building with lucky ducks; reward library book returns; encourage participation in checkout challenges; “pay” student shelvers; reward AR quiz results; prompt conversations with students; add more school library fun…
What are your favorite library lessons for your elementary students? My best library lesson ever was having our students preview their library books by reading to me. I saw increased reading comprehension, more joy in books, more reading progress, and a calmer library atmosphere. Let me tell you step by step how this unfolded. Preview…
Looking for a low (to no) prep activity to reignite reader interest in your elementary school library? Look no further than “Musical Books.” As winter break approached I noticed that many students were in a sort of rut, consistently visiting and borrowing from the same few sections of the library. Despite concerted efforts with my…
Hi, friends! What do you know about Kindergarten Library Lessons? Does the endless energy of your kindergarten students delight you or terrify you? Kindergarten Students If you’ve been in the elementary school library for more than a minute, you’ve learned about these developmental characteristics of your five and six-year-old students: Their conversational skills are…