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NEW for 2026 -- It's the end of the year and time to get those library books gathered up and back on the shelves! This Pop-Tart (toaster pastry) book return kit theme features puns with Pop-Tarts, toasters, and jam to encourage everyone to "Pop In and Return Your Library Books!" What You'll Receive:- Documents with the caption "Pop In and Return Your Library Books" to be made into hallway signs, notes home, or graphics for online posts, your school newsletter, and so on. - Another document w

Need an eye-catching library book display for February? How about a book genre duel called "What's that smell?!" (The answer is either "Love is in the Air!" OR "Love STINKS!") You see, if you've got some romance genre fans -- you MAY have some Anti-Valentine's Day fans in your library as well! This display promotes your romance genre books versus some... "ANTI-Valentine-ism" books!What is an anti-Valentine-ism book? Well, I did a little research, and made this resource to explain my definit

After reading Carrie Finison's sweet book, Dozens of Doughnuts, help your students gain even more from the story by teaching an original fingerplay, retelling the story with felt board props, playing a movement game, leading a "bakery box" listening and following directions activity, making mini birdseed donuts, and creating a library book return display with crafty donuts, too! What will you get in this resource?- Fingerplay or felt board pieces - 10 color word doughnuts and 6 animals - An ori

Share these winter sports bookmarks to help your students get excited about seasonal exercise fun and global sporting competitions! What You'll Get: A set of 16 bookmark designs featuring favorite winter sports activities.Pages designed to print in full-color or ink-saving blackline.Pages that allow you to print an assortment or just one design at a time.The graphics include young people enjoying:- Snowboarding - Ski Jumping - Freestyle Skiing - Cross-Country Skiing - Luge - Ice Hockey - Figure

This K-3 resource is a follow-up to The Christmas Book Flood book by Emily Kilgore. I loved this book, but it left me with questions... HOW and WHY did such a fun and very "bookish" holiday tradition begin in Iceland? After a little research, I put together 5 slides to tell THAT part of the story. Since there were a few interesting vocabulary words (like catalog) I added some question and answer slides to check for understanding. This is the perfect lesson to promote a "Christmas Book Flood"

Be thankful for the COMPLAINERS? What?! That sounds awful, but it's exactly what your students will come to realize as they discuss an unusual Thanksgiving book choice -- America Gives Thanks by Bob McKinnon. As students read, they will realize that many of the things we're very thankful for today -- like civil rights, programs to feed the hungry, and child labor laws -- have come about because someone saw a problem... and complained until a change was made. (Of course, there's a right way and

Inspire your middle school and high school students to read more nonfiction in the month of November with this "KNOW-vember" bulletin board! It's perfect for fall! The set includes:-- a bulletin board caption sign (with clipart for older kids!) -- 16 topic cards to help stir reading ideas -- a banner topper -- and 8 fall leaves as fillers This resource includes a 2-in-1 bonus as well! The caption sign and topic cards come with a gray OR peach background. You can select one color -- or mix an

Ready to decorate for fall or harvest, but not really looking for a Halloween vibe? I created these 10 "candy scarecrows" for a church "trunk or treat" event. Each of the 10 scarecrows prefers a particular type of candy. The game is to guess which kind of candy each scarecrow prefers... and there are hints to help your guessers be successful! How Does it Work?As they look at each scarecrow graphic, students will match the scarecrow's pictured "props" with a popular candy name. Then, they'll che

Ready to help your students learn all about the Dewey Decimal System? In this resource, the job of teaching about Dewey is divided up. For each mini-lesson, different "librarians" take turns explaining the types of books that can be found in each assigned category. Colorful graphics are displayed with common Dewey numbers, and explanations are given here and there to explain the sometimes confusing Dewey overlaps! (All Dewey numbers were double-checked with library book vendors such as Perma-Bo

Ready to promote reading? This resource will help you prepare a "Popcorn and a Podcast" display for an upcoming family night event -- whether it's a parent night, a back-to-school orientation, or a book fair, etc. The set includes small signs and a banner to decorate your table, which will hold small bags of popcorn as your give-away (not included. of course!) You can prepare popcorn bag tags with suggested podcasts for families to try. (Links with ideas for your age group -- elementary or mid

Ahoy there... if it's "O-FISH-ALLY" time to return library books, create a bulletin board race among your grade levels that will help "REEL" them in promptly! This nautical book return kit features enough fishing boats and "sea dog captains" to cover grades Pre-K (or TK) through 12th grade! The kit's graphics will help you set up a laid-back race between “old sea dog friends” who are fishing to help get your books back! When you set up your bulletin board, each fishing boat must pass three mile

Since April 22nd is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, why not teach your students about all of the training that's required to become a bus driver as well as some of the job responsibilities that are involved? Afterward, your students can respond by:- Writing thank you notes to their bus drivers. - Working a crossword puzzle with 10 vocabulary terms. - Filling out a graphic organizer. There's even a thank you card for YOU to send -- or you can use my treat tags to send your favorite

Did you know that April is "the Month of the Military Child?" Encourage your students to "PURPLE UP!" show their support for all military branch families by wearing PURPLE on April 15th. Then, join the fun by sharing my FREE bookmarks all month long! You'll get FOUR different bookmark designs in shades of PURPLE -- and in black and white (or gray tones)! - Peace, Love, Military Kids - In April, we wear purple! Purple up for military kids! - Military kids are heroes, too! - Thank you! Military ki

Do you need Read Across America bookmarks? My "That Library Girl" customers are truly THE BEST...and I appreciate each of you. That's why I made you a new FREEBIE bookmark to share with your students! Each one has a little patriotic flair and a stack of beautiful books. You can print off the full-color version, or use the one in gray tones to offer some coloring fun during book exchange. I hope that whatever you've planned to promote reading during this special week brings much joy to your sch

This basketball bulletin board is the perfect décor choice to help promote March basketball events – especially if they involve reading good books! This set includes: - 4 Basketball Player Graphics - Instructions for Enlarging Graphics Using Adobe Printer Options - Bulletin Board Caption - Words “SLAM DUNK” in Two Sizes - Bookshelf and Scoreboard Graphics - Matching Basketball Banner Topper If you're hosting a March Tournament of Books event, this bulletin board will be perfect for a librar

If you've got old school technology equipment stashed away, collecting dust... why not pull it out and make an intriguing library display? This resource has 22 labels that you can use to set it up with style. (See my cover and preview for examples.) This could be a fun project for your library helpers, so I made them docent nametags to help play the role... and I also made a few flyer graphics, so they can invite their friends to come and see the final result! (Or ask others to add to the colle

Would you like to host a Book Swap at your school and get fresh, "new-to-them" paperbacks into your students' hands? This comprehensive Book Swap kit contains all the notes and tools that you'll need to make a solid plan and put it into action! What you'll receive:Five pages of detailed notesFlyer graphics for newsletters, websites, notes home, etc.Book sorting box labelsBook repair box labelSmall genre tabletop signsLarge genre and grade level tabletop signsBook Swap book collection chart, stud

Are you about to teach digital citizenship and online safety? Help your students decide which bits of personal information are okay to share with the public -- and which information needs to be kept private. This snow globe sorting activity (in full color only) provides extra practice, and it is self-checking, too. What You'll Get...- Two snow globe sorting mats (Private and Public) in two sizes. - 18 snowflake sorting cards with examples of personal information for older students (more text)

❄️ Need a library bulletin board that works for December, January, AND February? When long winter days keep everyone cooped up inside, why not opt for softer, calmer colors in your library? ❄️ This bulletin board set provides motifs of books and mittens, along with a mix of pretty wildflowers and snowflakes. The caption whispers, "SMITTEN by Warm Winter Reads," and the soft, scalloped border keeps the mood serene and sweet. ❄️ What you'll get: ❄️ - 7 book-and-mitten graphics - 7 mittens to sp

This winter snow globe bulletin board with watercolor snowmen is perfect for those teaching in Christian schools, or who are needing something for a Sunday School bulletin board at church. You'll get:- Six snow globes in two sizes (PDF) - The same six snow globes. (PNG format) - A bulletin board caption that reads, "GOD SAYS I AM..." (PDF and PNG) - Pieces to create an easy snowflake banner. (PDF and PNG) Each of the snow globes has a word written on the base to provide an answer for the captio