Library Lessons Bundle for K-5

Recommended Titles

Emergency Sub Plans

• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena (includes six activities)
• Ivan the Remarkable Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate (includes six activities)
• Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dykeman (includes six activities)
• What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe and Susan Tuma (includes six activities)
• If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen (includes six activities)
• Field Trip to Volcano Island by John Hare (includes six activities)

Regular Sub Plans

• Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg
• Tiny [Link] and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
• Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
• Penguin and the Pea by Janet Perlman or La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya
• Animals Nobody Loves by Seymour Simon
• The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring by Gilbert Ford
• The Rain Came Down by David Shannon
• Not That Pet by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
• Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• Creature Features by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
• Owen and Mzee by Craig Hatkoff
• Hero Dogs by Mary Quattlebaum or Dog Heroes by Mary Pope Osborne or My Dog, My Hero by Betsy
Byers
• Duck on a Tractor by David Shannon
• Not Enough Lollipops by Megan Maynor
• Kaia and the Bees by Maribeth Boelts
• A Picture Book of Harry Houdini by David Adler
• Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
• The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller

Holiday Lessons
• Are You Eating Candy Without Me? By Draga Jenny Malesevic Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• Awake by Mags DeRoma Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• I Want to Be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• Leila the Perfect Witch by Flavia Drago Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• Pig the Monster by Aaron Blabey Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• Sir Simon: Super Scarer by Cale Atkinson Library Lessons - Fall & Halloween
• Ten Thank You Letters by Daniel Kirk Library Lessons - Thanksgiving
• Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora Library Lessons - Thanksgiving
• Thankful by Eileen Spinelli Library Lessons - Thanksgiving
• Thankful by Elaine Vickers Library Lessons - Thanksgiving
• The Thankful Book by Todd Parr Library Lessons - Thanksgiving
• We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell Library Lessons - Thanksgiving
• Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel Library Lessons - Hanukkah
• Happy Llamakkah! by Laura Gehl and Lydia Nichols Library Lessons - Hanukkah
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague Library Lessons - Hanukkah
• Is It Hanukkah Yet by Chris Barash Library Lessons - Hanukkah
• Little Red Ruthie by Gloria Koster Library Lessons - Hanukkah
• The Ninth Night of Hanukkah by Erica Perl Library Lessons - Hanukkah
• A Mustache Baby Christmas by Bridget Heos Library Lessons - Christmas
• How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace Library Lessons - Christmas
• Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey Library Lessons - Christmas
• Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares Library Lessons - Christmas
• Santa Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins Library Lessons - Christmas
• Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway Library Lessons - Christmas
• Blizzard by John Rocco Library Lessons - Winter
• Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda Library Lessons - Winter
• How to Catch a Snowman by Adam Wallace Library Lessons - Winter
• Raccoon’s Perfect Snowman by Katia Wish Library Lessons - Winter
• Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey Library Lessons - Winter
• Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper Library Lessons - Winter
• A Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger Library Lessons - Valentine's Day
• Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood Library Lessons - Valentine's Day
• Hug Machine by Scott Campbell Library Lessons - Valentine's Day
• I Love You Already! by Jory John Library Lessons - Valentine's Day
• Love Monster by Rachel Bright Library Lessons - Valentine's Day
• No Hugs for Porcupine by Zoe Waring Library Lessons - Valentine's Day
• Flying High by Michelle Meadows Library Lessons - Women's History Month
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Library Lessons - Women's History Month
• Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed Library Lessons - Women's History Month
• Send a Girl by Jessica Rinker Library Lessons - Women's History Month
• Shark Lady by Jess Keating Library Lessons - Women's History Month
• Standing on Her Shoulders by Monica Clark-Robinson Library Lessons - Women's History Month
• Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang Library Lessons - Read Across America
• Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Oge Mora Library Lessons - Read Across America
• Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho Library Lessons - Read Across America
• Hair Twins by Raakhee Mirchandani Library Lessons - Read Across America
• My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf Library Lessons - Read Across America
• Soul Food Sunday by Windsome Bingham Library Lessons - Read Across America
• Click Clack Peep by Doreen Cronin Library Lessons - Easter Activities
• Egg by Kevin Henkes Library Lessons - Easter Activities
• Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood Library Lessons - Easter Activities
• How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace Library Lessons - Easter Activities
• The Easter Bunny’s Assistant by Jan Thomas Library Lessons - Easter Activities
• The Great Eggscape by Jory John Library Lessons - Easter Activities
• 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh Library Lessons - Earth Day Activities
• One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul Library Lessons - Earth Day Activities
• Thank You, Earth by April Pulley Sayre Library Lessons - Earth Day Activities
• The Earth Book by Todd Parr Library Lessons - Earth Day Activities
• We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom Library Lessons - Earth Day Activities
• Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal Library Lessons - Earth Day Activities
• Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer Library Lessons - Poetry Activities
• Guess Who Haiku by Deanna Caswell Library Lessons - Poetry Activities
• If I Were a Tree by Andrea Zimmerman Library Lessons - Poetry Activities
• Soccerverse by Elizabeth Steinglass Library Lessons - Poetry Activities
 • Stardines by Jack Prelutsky Library Lessons - Poetry Activities
• Wet Cement by Bob Raczka Library Lessons - Poetry Activities

Picture Book STEM Activities

• How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk Summer
• Wet Dog by Elise Broach Summer
• Picnic by Emily Arnold McCully Summer
• Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli Summer
• Summer is Summer by Phillis Gershator Summer
• Cannonball by Sacha Cotter Summer
• It Began With Lemonade by Gideon Sterer Summer
• And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner Summer
• Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones Summer
• Bubbles Up by Jacqueline Davies Summer
• Just in Case You Want to Fly by Christian Robinson End of the Year
• What If by Samantha Berger End of the Year
• The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson End of the Year
• I am Enough by Grace Byers End of the Year
• Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Last Day of School by Julie Gassman End of the Year
• A Home for Bird by Phillip Stead Spring
• Superworm by Julia Donaldson Spring
• The Old Boat by Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey Spring
• Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt Spring
• If Rocks Could Sing by Leslie McGuirk Spring
• Everything You Need for a Treehouse by Carter Higgins Spring
• If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson Spring
• Thunder Underground by Jane Yolen Spring
• I Stink by Kate and Jim McMullan Spring
• Rain by Christian Robinson Spring
• Rabbit’s Snow Dance by James Bruchac Winter
• Sweater Weather by Matt Phelan Winter
• Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman Winter
• A Sled for Gabo by Emma Otheguy Winter
• Night Tree by Eve Bunting Winter
• Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett Winter
• Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst Winter
• The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser Winter
• If You Were a Penguin by Florence Minor Winter
• Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett Winter
• Five Little Pumpkins by Sesame Workshop Fall
• Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas Fall
• Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson Fall
• Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht Fall
• Crankenstein Trick or Treat by Samantha Berger Fall
• I Need My Monster by Amanda Knoll Fall
• Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson Fall
• Aaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks Fall
• Fly Guy Presents Bats by Tedd Arnold Fall
• Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano Fall
• That Thing Lou Couldn’t Do by Ashley Spires Growth Mindset
• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires Growth Mindset
• Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka Growth Mindset
 • The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright Growth Mindset
• Flight School by Lita Judge Growth Mindset
• The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi Back to School
• This Little Pup by Laura J. Bryant Back to School
• Only One You by Linda Kranz Back to School
• Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems Back to School
• Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler Back to School
• Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim Back to School
• The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli Back to School
• The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo Back to School
• All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold Back to School
• What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers Back to School

20 Picture Book Activities

• Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
• How to Build an Insect by Roberta Gibson
• It's Not All Rainbows by Jessica von Innerebner
• Norman Didn't Do It by Ryan T. Higgins
• Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
• Ten Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin
• The Good, the Bad, the Spooky by Jory John
• The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming
• The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
• What About Worms? By Ryan T. Higgins
• What If, Pig? by Linzie Hunter
• What Would You Do in a Book About You? by Jean Reidy
• Cat Problems by Jory John
• Dear Librarian by Lydia M. Sigwarth
• Except Antarctica by Todd Sturgell
• Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
• I am the Shark by Joan Holub
• Mars by Stacy McAnulty
• Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry
• The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman

Black History Month Activities

• A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon by Suzanne
Slade, illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
• Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Don Tate
• Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner by Janice N. Harrington, illustrated by
Theodore Taylor III
• Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence by Deloris Jordan, illustrated by Barry Root
• Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by
Sean Qualls
• Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight by Karyn Parsons, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
• Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles or Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins,
both by Michelle Meadows, illustrated by Ebony Glenn
• Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Shannon Wright
• Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better by Glenda Armand and Kim
Freeman, illustrated by Keith Mallett
 • Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, an Artist in Harlem by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, illustrated by
Christopher Myers
• Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by Meena Harris, illustrated by Ana Ramírez González, or More Than Peach
by Bellen Woodard, illustrated by Fanny Liem
• Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, illustrated by Stasia Burrington
• Marvelous Mabel: Figure Skating Superstar by Crystal Hubbard, illustrated by Alleanna Harris
• Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
• Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon and Alexandria
LaFaye, illustrated by Jessica Gibson
• Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan’s Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal by Karyn Parsons,
illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
• Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by
April Harrison, or All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by
Ashley Evans
• Swish! by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Don Tate
• The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music by Roberta Flack and Tonya Bolden, illustrated by Hayden
Goodman
• The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustarted by Oge
Mora
• There was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey
• Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier
• Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate
• Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull, illustrated
by David Diaz, or I Am a Promise by Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce and Ashley Rousseau, illustrated by Rachel
Moss

End of the Year Activities

• Yippee! Rabbit by Jo Ham (any in the series work)
• Kitty and Cat: Bent Out of Shape by Mirka Hokkanen
• Just Try It! by Phil Rosenthal and Lily Rosenthal
• The Duck Never Blinks by Alex Latimer
• How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps by Bambi Edlund
• Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets by Ryan T. Higgins
• What the Dinosaurs Did at School by Refe Tuma and Susan Tuma
• Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends by Kaz Windness
• The Gardener of Alcatraz by Emma Bland Smith
• We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (any in the series work)
• Ducks Overboard!: A True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans by Markus Motem
• Dragons Love Tacos 2 by Adam Rubin