A hands-on library skills worksheet for 2nd Grade: finish four sentences with the word box, then fill out and decorate your very own library card. Answer key included, so students arrive at their next library visit ready.
This library objects worksheet asks kindergarten students to circle the items they would find in a library, from books to a librarian. A complete answer key is included for quick, no-prep practice.
This dictionary skills worksheet lets 2nd grade students label the parts of a dictionary entry and use guide words to find words on a page. An answer key is included to make checking quick.
This books writing paper invites 1st grade students to write about a book they love on nine roomy lines, with bright book art to spark ideas. All answers vary, so no key is needed.
This don't wake the librarian sorting books by genre activity is a quiet board game where 1st to 3rd grade readers sort fiction, nonfiction and poetry books. Answer key included.
Using the Read 25 Books Reward Certificate for Boys, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for their accomplishment of reading 25 books.
Using the Read 25 Books Reward Certificate for Girls, your student will feel celebrated and recognized for their accomplishment of reading 25 books.
Shh... we are finding great books!
Library class teaches kids how to find, choose and care for books. Young children learn how to handle a book, where the title and author are, and how to pick a book that is just right. As they grow, they learn how books are organized: fiction by the author's last name, nonfiction by subject. Older students practice using a dictionary, guide words and simple research skills. The best click is when a child walks into the library and finds the shelf they want all by themselves.
Library skills grow fastest with real books in kids' hands. These moves bring the library to life.
Hold up a real book and point to the cover, spine, title, author and illustrator. Then hand out books and have partners find each part. Doing it with real books makes the vocabulary stick.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withLibrary Skills WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give each group a stack of books and ask them to sort by genre: fairy tale, mystery, nonfiction, poetry. Ask them to explain how they decided. It teaches the library's organization from the inside out.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withDon't Wake the Librarian Sorting Books by Genre ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Give pairs a dictionary and a word to find. Teach them to use guide words at the top of the page to get close fast. Time each round and celebrate when the class gets quicker.
Why it works: pulling an answer out of memory makes it stick far better than rereading it, one of the strongest findings in learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withDictionary Skills WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Library time can be the coziest, most exciting part of the week.
Worksheets"I spy something you use to return a book." Kids hunt for library objects and say what they are for.
Open Library Objects Worksheet →
WorksheetsKids write a short review of their favorite book on special paper and post it for classmates.
Open Books Writing Paper →
Give a clue like "a book about sharks." Teams race to find the right section and pull a book.
Open Read 25 Books Reward Certificate for Boys →Teacher favorites right now: Library Skills Worksheet, Library Objects Worksheet and Dictionary Skills Worksheet.
Kids learn book care, the parts of a book, how to choose a just-right book, how fiction and nonfiction are arranged, and later how to use a dictionary and do simple research.
Fiction is usually shelved by the author's last name. Nonfiction is grouped by subject using numbers, so all the animal books are together.
A just-right book is one your child can read with only a few tricky words per page. The five-finger rule helps: if they miss five words on a page, it is probably too hard for now.
Visit the public library together and let your child find a section on their own. Talk about the title, author and illustrator whenever you read together.
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