elementary school libraries

"This book delivers 24 ready-made, standards-aligned lesson plans. Each lesson focuses on one SEL theme and an AASL Standards Shared Foundation. The lessons guide learners to notice and practice prosocial skills and self-regulation"--Provided by publisher.

"The book expands [on the first edition] . . . to include more titles and more genres (such as graphic novels and nonfiction)"--Provided by publisher.

"Project-based Learning for Elementary Grades is divided into two parts; part I provides background information about project-based learning projects and tips to help your projects run smoothly. Part II includes fifteen versatile PBL projects that can be used with learners in grades K-6, as well as chapters on collaboration, virtual PBL projects, and how to create your own projects"--.

"Using STEAM activities, this book places school librarians at the intersection with inquiry in an elementary school. Learners will think like a scientist and design like an engineer using an iterative process to make authentic learning connections and develop a growth mindset. Designed to be completed in 30-minute class periods, 14 scaffolded STEAM activities allow school librarians to easily shift the same lesson between classes and grade levels"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book introduces ideas, materials, resources, and a step-by-step action plan while highlighting how learning experiences meet AASL standards"--Back cover.

A guide to elementary school library media services that offers advice and strategies on topics such as technology, staffing, budgets, collaboration, building collections, and programming.

Collects fifty standards-based lessons for elementary grades that weave reading together with curriculum goals and inquiry-based learning.

"... this book covers all the major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction focused from the elementary school librarian perspective ..."--Amazon.

"Drawing on . . . picture books that can be used to directly support the new AASL 'National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries,' this . . . toolkit of lessons, worksheets, anchor charts, assessments, and rubrics is specifically designed for school librarians and other educators"--Provided by publisher.