Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Library Lion 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 a theme of expectations, this Library Lion picture book by Michelle Knudson 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 Library Lion Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Library Lion. 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 Library Lion reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
LIBRARY LION SUMMARY
One day, a lion made his way into a library. Mr. McBee, who worked in the library, raced to tell the librarian Miss Merriweather. She explained since he was not breaking any rules, the lion could stay. He made himself comfortable and enjoyed the story hour with the children. As the days went by, people grew used to seeing the lion in the library and he was very helpful. He licked envelopes for Miss Merriweather, dusted, and helped children reach books on tall shelves.
When Miss Merriweather was reaching for a book on a high shelf, she fell to the ground. The lion ran to get help from Mr. McBee and had to roar as loud as he could to get his attention. When Mr. McBee heard the roar, he raced to tell Miss Merriweather. The lion knew he had broken the rules and left the library. Everyone missed the lion and Mr. McBee set out to find him. He explained to the lion that sometimes rules can be broken, like when you are trying to help a friend that is hurt.
LIBRARY LION LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Library Lion, 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 Library Lion reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- analyzing character
- analyzing illustrations
- plot | problem – solution
- cause and effect
- identifying theme | message | moral
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- expectations
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- action verbs
- adjectives
- prepositions
- homophones
LIBRARY LION 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 Library Lion?
- Lexile® Measure: 470L
- Guided Reading Level: M
- DRA Level: 20
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.5 – 2.6
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Michelle Knudson. It was illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
What genre is Library Lion?
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 48 pages long.
