These FREE for YOU downloads are some of my best-practice library tools. They’ll help you to help your students and your teachers.
(PDF files can be viewed before downloading; DOC files are direct download with no previewing.)
NoSweat Library Lesson Planner Template as MSdoc to fill in digitally.
NoSweat Library Lesson Planner Template as PDF to fill in manually.
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NoSweat Library Lesson Teacher Collaboration Short Form
School Librarians can keep a stack of this short form on the circulation desk as a quick way to get information from teachers for a collaborative lesson, especially when the teacher comes into the library with a request. Field info will transfer easily into the Library Lesson Planner. Download the 8.5×11 PDF of 2 cut-apart forms.
NoSweat IT IS FOR ME mnemonic checklist
This handy little phone-app-shaped checklist guides students to parts of a book that will help them decide if the book is “right” for them. The PDF document has 4 cut-apart “apps” per sheet. | ![]() |
Use my FREE video “How to Choose a Good Book“ on Vimeo or on YouTube to explain to students how to use the IT IS FOR ME checklist “app”! | |
NoSweat Research Process Models Comparison Chart
Printable overview of 18 different student research models in alpha order across a single 8½ x 14 sheet.
Sheet with 2 forms can be used as a a guided worksheet to introduce keyword searching, then placed in baskets near computers for students to use anytime they need to search.
Downloadable Handouts, a Presentation, and a Digital Citizenship Lesson Planner Resource | |
5 Things You Want a Principal to Know About the School Librarian – PDF handout summarizes the 5-19-23 blog post | ![]() |
National Standards Requiring or Aligned with Student Research Assignments – PDF handout summarizes the 10-17-20 blog post | ![]() |
Better Slide Presentations – PDF handout summarizes the 12-23-18 blog post | ![]() |
How your School Librarian Can Help with Project-Based Learning – PDF handout summarizes the 5-2-17 blog post | ![]() |
Internet Laws in a Nutshell – PDF handout summarizes the 2-22-17 blog post | ![]() |
Teachers, Did You Know? – PPT as PDF – presentation gives facts on how a School Librarian impacts student achievement per 2-15-17 blog post |
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Digital Citizenship Resources Lesson Planner – PDF list of FREE digital citizenship resources available from the U.S. Government and other non-profit organizations. Includes videos, presentations, brochures, and handouts. | ![]() |
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