Community Libraries K-2 Elementary Read-aloud Activities & Lesson

Introduce your students to different types of libraries, and help promote your local community library or public library too! These editable read-aloud activities make it easy for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classes to learn about getting a library card and using the public library and the school library.

The teacher-librarian reads aloud one of the picture book recommendations, and after listening to the story, students complete the activity during the rest of library class. This lesson can also be used in conjunction with a public librarian visiting your school library, or a field trip to the public library with a class.

This lesson has 33 total pages and slides, and includes:

• Recommended books to read aloud and teach your students about your local public library or community libraries (1 page)
  
  • “Bunny’s Book Club” by Annie Silvestro and Tatjana Mai-Wyss
  • “Our Library” by Eve Bunting and Maggie Smith
  • “Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories” by Annette Bay Pimentel and Magaly Morales (Spanish version also available)
  • “Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré” by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar (Spanish version also available)
  • “Abuela’s Library” by Lissette Norman and Jayri Gómez
  • “Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built” by Angela Burke Kunkel and Paola Escobar (Spanish and Chinese versions also available)
  • “Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children” by Jan Pinborough and Debby Atwell
  • “Behind My Doors: The Story of the World’s Oldest Library” by Hena Khan and Nabila Adani
• Drawing or Design Response Activities for students to design their own library card (16 PowerPoint slides and 9 Google Slides)
  
  • Printable version is editable in Microsoft PowerPoint, 2 per letter-sized paper.
  • Digital version is editable in Google Slides to post in Google Classroom, SeeSaw, or other learning platforms.
  • Full color and black & white printable versions
  • Extra digital “stickers” are included for students to practice copy-and-pasting on their library card design.
• Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade Lesson Plan in Google Docs format (5 pages), aligned to:
  • AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, and
  • National Common Core ELA Standards.
• Directions and Teacher Notes to help you use this lesson and post it in Google Classroom or other elearning platforms (2 pages)

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.

• Inquire – A.2. – B.3. – C.1.
• Include – C.2.
• Collaborate – D.1.
• Explore – A.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1. –CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.2. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.5.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.2. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.5.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.5.

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