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It’s been awhile, librarian friends, but I’m finally back with another list of amazing FREE products for your school library / media center! If you’ve visited my blog before, you know that I love TpT (the amazing site formerly known as Teachers Pay Teachers…and still located at teacherspayteachers.com…but now officially just TpT…it’s a whole thing).
Anyway, I’m constantly buying and designing TpT resources – but really, my absolute FAVORITE thing to do on the site is to download FREE resources. It’s just like snacking on free samples at a wholesale club, but without the empty calories and sticky fingers!
Bon appetite!
Genres
Enhance your library lessons about book genres with these awesome freebies!
- This colorful Book Genre List by Erica Daniels would look stylish on a bulletin board or make a great handout for your students!
- Reinforce the concept of fiction vs. nonfiction with this freebie by SPO Resources! (Pssst! I also have a freebie available in one of my blog posts that you can add to your collection of resources for this topic! Might as well double up on the fiction/nonfiction freebie fun!)
- Here are some task cards by Copeland’s Got Class that you can use with your genre lessons!
- These posters by Karin Stephens explain basic information about popular genres of literature!
- Or try this set of free genre posters by Sharp in Second!
- And here we have a more complex genre categorizing activity by Teaching and Motivating Teens for middle school students!
Text Features / Parts of a Book
When it’s time to teach your library students about text features and parts of a book, these FREE resources can help!
- I’m excited to try this one with my students this year! It’s called the Nonfiction Text Features Linktivity® by The Classroom Nook, and at the time I’m writing this blog post, it has been downloaded over 39,000 times, so I’m guessing it’s pretty engaging!
- From Deb Hanson, we have an amazing and versatile text feature resource that includes both printable task cards and a digital Easel activity!
- Here is a popular text feature poster by Positively Primary!
- Assess your students’ knowledge about text features with these free printables by Katelyn Shepard – Lip Gloss Learning and Lattes!
- Julia Erin has designed this beautiful set of posters and printables for teaching about parts of a book!
- Or try another set of printables by For the Teacher – Emilee Ray to help you with your parts of a book lessons!
Dictionary Skills & ABC Order
Students need plenty of practice with dictionary skills and alphabetical order!
- Here is a dictionary skills printable by The Dinostore for your collection!
- Your little library learners can practice their alphabetical order skills with this freebie by Resources by Rachel!
- This resource (by me!) includes several literacy and math printables to go with the picture book The Leaf Thief, including one that gives your students a chance to practice ABC order!
- This freebie by ACParker allows students to work on ABC order, and it’s a great resource to file away and use in the spring!
Dewey Stuff
Teach your students about how the library is organized and encourage them to sample books from different areas of the nonfiction section!
- These classic, understated Dewey Decimal Signs from Boundless Teaching and Learning would be just perfect to display in your nonfiction section!
- This free printable by The Middle School Librarian gives students practice identifying in which section they can find certain nonfiction subjects in the library!
- Michael Zetterberg’s Do the Dewey reading challenge is a creative way to encourage your students to explore the nonfiction section when they are selecting books to read!
Coding & STEAM
Add to your bag of tricks for Coding / STEAM / STEM lessons with these free products!
- This fall, you can begin educating your students about coding with this autumn-themed unplugged coding activity by Tonya Coffey – Shen Valley Teacher!
- If your students utilize both code.org and Scratch, this comparison chart by Miss Martin on the Go will help your students keep track of the functionality of the different types of blocks they will use with each!
- With over 100,000 downloads, there is no question that this Mystery Build STEM challenge by Teachers Are Terrific is an excellent resource for librarians!
Library Signage and Decor
Transform your library with informational, inspirational, or otherwise sensational printables!
- Created by Mrs Millis has a free, gorgeous bunting in her shop that reads “Read, Grow, Inspire”!
- Set up some new book displays in no time at all with these Book Display Signs by beckiegirlbooks!
- Just in time for the Barbie movie, That Library Girl has designed a fabulous freebie to help you set up a Barbie-themed book display in your biography section!
- Here are some posters by The Kinder Lab that feature book characters!
- This set of posters by O Some Great Stuff for English Teachers displays the covers of many popular and classic books. What an excellent way to decorate your middle school or high school media center for FREE!
- Stash this one away for February! How cute are these free library-themed conversation hearts by Lacey Librarian?! I can’t wait to print and display them in my school library around Valentine’s Day!
- If your fiction section is organized by genre or you want to feature a certain genre in a display, you will love these free fiction genre signs by Janet Miller!
- Remind your students of the proper way to take care of a book with this free poster by Good Times and Good Books!
Clip Art
Decorate your library newsletters, posters, and more with cute and FREE clip art from TpT’s fantastic clip artists!
- A colorful Pets Reading Books clip art set from Little Bunnies Designs!
- An absolutely precious set of book clip art by VirtualElementaryTeacher!
Bookmarks
Free bookmarks are awesome! Download and print some of these for your school library to encourage reading, creativity, and proper book care!
- Back-to-School bookmarks by The Empathetic Teacher!
- Another style of Back-to-School bookmarks by Starlight Treasures!
- Or, try this set of Back-to-School bookmarks by Flying Colors Education Co!
- Super cute bookmarks by Kenzie Evie Brooks Mom Designs that read, “Over the Rainbow to the Library I Go!”
- Crayons with Confetti’s reading-themed bookmarks for your students to color!
- A wide variety of summer-themed bookmarks by Raise the Bar Reading!
- Adorable autumn-themed bookmarks by Simple Hometown Teaching!
Free and Fantastic
These products don’t fit neatly into one the categories above, but they’re sure to be a perfect fit in your school library!
- Share your class agenda with these stylish slides by The Sparkling Librarian!
- This pack of library printables by Black Girl in the Library includes fun activities for your students!
- These book series labels by Elementary Library Resources could be a spectacular addition to your library!
- Add this free printable by The Adorable Librarian to book care lessons this year!
- Use these book lists by The Hungry Teacher to get some ideas of books you may wish to purchase for your library or recommend to students!
- Introduce the topic of citing sources with this free coloring page (by me!). I love how much big kids enjoy the opportunity to color!
- Give the game “Would You Rather?” a library spin using this freebie from Jennifer Siderius!
That’s all the free snacks for today, folks! I hope you enjoyed downloading these fabulous freebies from so many wonderful TpT shops!
Still hungry for more freebies? I’ve written several other blog posts that will provide you with even more free products you can use in your school library!
Check them out:
- Freebies for Your School Library on Teachers Pay Teachers
- (More!) Freebies for Your School Library on Teachers Pay Teachers
- (Even More!) Freebies for Your School Library on Teachers Pay Teachers
- (YES! Even More!) Freebies for Your School Library On Teachers Pay Teachers
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