Library games!

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought "I can do that!" This is the original post on Blog Hoppin' by Stacy Johnson. She's got a really cute blog over at http://imbloghoppin.blogspot.com/.

 

But, how to use it in the library.... hmmm

I also found the cutest game board on TPT by Rachel Parlett. Hmmm, again how to use this in the library? Maybe in  library center.... but it needed a game/activity.

Then I found these task cards on ProTeacher.com (Just do a search for task cards and you'll find tons of free ones.)

But wait I needed some cute and cheap game pieces. Now refer to original picture, but remember I'm the book lady! What if the clips were holding characters or some of my favorite books? Tada ----This is the Sara version.

Took pictures of a few of my favorite books, laminated onto black card stock and shazam! Ended up with a really cute and cheap center for the library. (FYI: I really liked the duck tape version better than the Scotch Expressions tape.)

Happy Reading!

Library Centers , Test Reviews, and TPT

It's that time of the year again. TEST TIME. As my teachers prepare their students for the state test, I try to reinforce what skills I can for them during library classes. My upper grade students just finished a poetry unit. Last year I created some mix and match cards on types of poetry to collaborate with their ELA teacher. So I jazzed them up a bit for this year. Ok, I admit the decision was based on TPT. I've been so inspired by all the cool finds on TPT. I have to admit now I rate my own literacy games for cuteness and effectiveness. So for me, TPT has made a positive impact on my library activities. You can find my Poetry Mix and Match cards on TPT for free.

During Spring Break I had an encounter with bronchitis! Fun, NOT. Since I didn't feel like doing any spring cleaning, I created my latest library center game - Spine Sort for Non-fiction. I just posted it in my TPT store if you are interested in a copy. It made a good addition to my Fiction and Easy spine sorts I created back in the fall.

Knowing my love of TPT, I went to TPT for some ideas to help with skills requested by my teachers. To help with cause and effect I purchased Cause and Effect Literacy Center by Klever Kiddos and I used Cause and Effect Task cards from Rachel Lynette. I just love her task cards. I think she has them for any topic. I'm slowly purchasing all of them. To help with sequencing I found Yvonne Dixon's Jack and the Beanstalk Sequencing Activity. It's been a big hit.


Tonight after I finish blogging, it's back to TPT for word games. My 4 and 5th graders are struggling with synonyms and antonyms. Of course I'm going to my favorite resource, TPT!!!