Library center ideas

The start of the new school year means another round of library centers after check out time! To talk about our library centers, we read Dan Santat's book The Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend. After the read aloud, we talked about using our imaginations when we read and how we might use our imaginations in other ways in the library, including during our library centers time. Centers at Dallas Center Elementary include some old favorites--like the computer center and the cash…

Library musical chairs is a terrific game to promote reading and incorporate technology with Google Form surveys.

You can save planning time, reduce behavior challenges, increase student engagement, and teach to ALL learning abilities with library centers.

Don't let a short schedule keep you from providing engaging library programming. These 30-minute library lessons are perfect for librarians!

Grab these free November library center ideas and printables for your school library media center! Keep your students busy with gratitude and learning!

It has been such a busy year that I haven't had a chance to change my centers much, but a few weekends ago I got busy and finished up a couple of new centers that I have been trying to put together since the beginning of the year. I only put them out every other week because I need the tables for 2nd-5th grade lessons every other week, so maybe it wasn't noticed as much as it might have been if I had permanent weekly centers. I was able to put out the new centers this week and the kids seem…

Free library centers for October, just print and go!

Creating the perfect classroom library and reading center tends to be at the top of every teacher’s dream classroom. As fun as decorating and creating this spot can be, it can be overwhelming, and let’s not sugarcoat it…EXPENSIVE! When going back to the traditional classroom, this is one area of the room that exhausted most […]

How to manage centers in the library with ease! Tips and tricks on organization and links to center ideas from a librarian herself.

Here are some fun library activities to make check out time run smoothly