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Pre-Kindergarten Library Units

Unit Plan 16 (PreK Library): Retelling Familiar Stories

PreK library retelling unit where children use puppets, props, pictures, movement, and first-next-last sequencing to show story understanding.

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Unit Plan 15 (PreK Library): Library Centers and Choices

PreK library center lesson helping children choose, try, use, clean up, and share books, tools, technology, and materials safely.

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Unit Plan 14 (PreK Library): Using Pictures to Learn

PreK library unit helping children use pictures, photos, and illustrations to notice, wonder, learn, and share understanding.

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Unit Plan 13 (PreK Library): Fiction and Information Books

PreK library unit helping children compare storybooks and information books while exploring book purpose, pictures, topics, and choice.

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Unit Plan 12 (PreK Library): Working with a Partner

PreK library unit helping children practice partner work, sharing materials, taking turns, kind listening, and simple collaborative tasks.

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Unit Plan 11 (PreK Library): Stories from Different Families and Communities

PreK library unit on diverse family and community stories, respectful listening, similarities, differences, and welcoming every learner.

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Unit Plan 10 (PreK Library): Asking Questions About Stories

Help PreK children ask questions, notice pictures, wonder during read-alouds, and build early inquiry skills through stories and conversation.

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Unit Plan 9 (PreK Library): My First Library Favorites

PreK library unit helping children revisit favorite books, baskets, tools, and story activities while building early reader identity.

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Unit Plan 8 (PreK Library): Acting Out a Story

PreK library unit helping children retell stories through puppets, props, movement, dramatic play, and creative collaboration.

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Unit Plan 7 (PreK Library): Stories About School and Belonging

PreK library unit using school and friendship stories to build belonging, kindness, story response, and shared learning through play and art.

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Unit Plan 6 (PreK Library): Sharing Space and Materials

PreK library unit teaching children to share space, take turns, use puppets and props kindly, and handle shared materials safely.

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Unit Plan 5 (PreK Library): Wondering About Pictures

PreK library inquiry unit helping children notice pictures, ask questions, wonder, share ideas, and build curiosity through books and images.

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Unit Plan 4 (PreK Library): Choosing a Book

Help PreK children choose library books by interest, covers, pictures, topics, and recommendations while building curiosity and early reader confidence.

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Unit Plan 3 (PreK Library): Listening to Stories Together

PreK library storytime unit helping children enjoy read-alouds, listen actively, notice pictures, join responses, and share respectfully.

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Unit Plan 2 (PreK Library): How We Care for Books

PreK library unit on book care, gentle handling, safe material use, return routines, and helping children care for shared library books.

Pre-Kindergarten Library Units

Unit Plan 1 (PreK Library): Welcome to Library Time

PreK library unit plan introducing safe routines, storytime, book exploration, belonging, listening, sharing, and respectful participation.

Parent Tips

Parent Tips: Group Projects, Uneven Work, and Parent Boundaries—When to Step In and When to Coach

Help parents handle group projects calmly by coaching collaboration, documenting concerns, setting boundaries, and knowing when to contact the teacher.

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3-5 Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan (Grades 3-5): Weather Reporter Studio - Forecasting Storms with Maps, Data, and On-Air Presentations

Turn weather science into a Grades 3-5 forecasting lesson with maps, data, scripts, and on-air weather reports students present.

The Admin Angle

The Admin Angle: Board Meetings, Public Pressure, and Political Noise — A Practical Operating Model for School Leaders

Learn how school leaders can manage board meetings, public controversy, governance boundaries, and political noise while protecting instruction.

Kindergarten Library Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade K Library): Celebration of Stories, Curiosity, and Library Growth

Celebrate Kindergarten library growth with favorite stories, centers, routines, curiosity, respectful sharing, and end-of-year reflection.

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Kindergarten Library Units

Unit Plan 35 (Grade K Library): What Kind of Library Learner Am I?

Kindergarten library unit on learner identity, reader growth, favorite books, tools, and activities through reflection, choice, and sharing.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade K Library): Sharing Books and Ideas with Others

Kindergarten library unit on sharing books, drawings, retellings, ideas, and topic learning while practicing respectful audience skills.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade K Library): Library Helpers and Leaders

Kindergarten library unit helping students build leadership, helper roles, routines, sorting, sharing, and responsible material care.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade K Library): Looking Back at Our Learning

Kindergarten library review unit celebrating student growth through stories, sorting, respectful participation, book choice, and reflection activities.

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Kindergarten Library Units

Unit Plan 31 (Grade K Library): Books, Audio, and Tools for Learning

Kindergarten library unit on print, audio, digital, visual, and hands-on formats, helping students use tools safely and show understanding.