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Book Tasting Activities for Elementary Library Lessons - Book Tasting Menus

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My students loved this resource. It kept them engaged and entertained! Thank you for creating this! My principal loved it as well!
I had been wanting to do a book tasting for 2 years, but was scared. This resource really helped me to streamline the work involved in organizing the book tasting. It was very successful!
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Description

Make your library lessons exciting with a Book Tasting event! Expose students to new titles that just came in or help them look at books they may have overlooked in the past. Students will love filling out their book tasting menus or bookmarks as they sample a variety of literature in a fun setting!

These Book Tasting activities will engage your students - they'll have fun choosing new titles for future reading! Put on your apron, and have some fun with your students as they sample the delicious new titles in your elementary library!

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Included in this fun Book Tasting Kit:

  • Teacher’s Guide
  • Lesson Plans for grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5
  • Editable Book Tasting Menus for grades 2nd-3rd and 4th-5th
  • Bookmarks for Kindergarten and first grade
  • Table Signs for 7 categories 
  • Table Signs for 11 genres
  • Blank table signs to add your own categories or genres
  • Book Tasting Posters with expectations and sampling tips

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Your library will be buzzing with excitement as students find their next favorite books and share their enthusiasm with their classmates! Strengthen the culture of reading in your school community with this fun elementary library activity.

Table signs for 6 categories:

Fiction

Nonfiction

Everybody

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

Biography

Poetry

Table signs for 11 genres: Adventure, Animal Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Sports Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, and Traditional

Book Tasting events are perfect for:

❤️ New library books

❤️ Overlooked and forgotten books

❤️ Supplementing genre lessons  

Book Tasting Menus - editable versions provided for grades 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th. This is a PowerPoint file. ⭐️ Customize the editable book tasting menus and recording sheets to meet the unique needs of your elementary library classes. ⭐️

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS LOVE THIS BOOK TASTING KIT…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐K.W. says, “When my students did this book tasting for the first time they loved it! They were engaged and so excited to see books they had never noticed before. “

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐L.L. says, “What a great activity for students! This is such a great way to help students learn more about books and what they like to read!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A.L. says, “This was a great resource for getting students to explore books beyond their usual selections. They enjoyed the book tasting and were highly engaged throughout the activity. I will definitely use this resource again in the future. Thank you! “

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Can this Book Tasting Kit be used in the elementary classroom?

Yes! Kids love to participate in a book tasting, whether in the library or the classroom! 

Is a Book Tasting only for new library books?

No, it’s also a great activity to help students notice previously overlooked books or to supplement a genre lesson.

Copyright ©️Laura Trapp The Trapped Librarian

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