Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Bats at the Library will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of patience and self-regulation, this Bats at the Library picture book by Brian Lies is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Bats at the Library Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Bats at the Library. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Bats at the Library reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
BATS AT THE LIBRARY SUMMARY
Library night is finally here in the picture book Bats at the Library by Brian Lies. The bats are thrilled to go to the library and have been waiting all year for this special night.
When the bats get to the library, some read books on fancy foods, some discuss different books they have read, and some play with the copy machine and water fountain.
Even though the bats are full of adventure, storytime settles them down. They get lost in the stories and imagine themselves as being part of the stories they are hearing.
When the sun starts to come up, it is time to leave the library with their heads full of stories, until the next library night.
BATS AT THE LIBRARY LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Bats at the Library, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you.
We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Bats at the Library reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing setting
- making connections
- ryhme, rhythm, repetition
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- patience
- self-regulation
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- contractions
- verb tense
- ellipses
BATS AT THE LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Bats at the Library?
- Lexile® Measure: AD720L
- Guided Reading Level: Q
- DRA Level: 38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 4.1-4.3
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Brian Lies. It was illustrated by Brian Lies.
What genre is Bats at the Library ?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
