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Let's Go to the Library! A Lesson for Kindergarteners

By Laurie Patsalides

Kindergarten library lessons are essential for the incoming Kindergartener and can be taught throughout the school year, or as a whole library unit. In this lesson, students will learn library etiquette and get introduced to a library character, Mr. Wiggle. A download is included.

Use of the Library for Kindergarteners

Kindergarten students may not have visited the public library with their parents before Kindergarten, because in many homes, both parents work during the week and do not make time for weekend library visits. Forming good library habits that extend over a lifetime begins when very young; children should be introduced to the library, even as toddlers. Budding Kindergarteners now have the opportunity to use a school library which serves to support their beginning literacy needs, but social library manners and norms must be taught as this is the first formal experience for many of them. As this will be their first use of a school library, there is much to learn.

Library Etiquette

Here are essential library etiquette rules to teach the students prior to even entering the library. Teach them as a weeklong library unit.

*Note- I leave the library books in the classroom; they are not sent home. The students are given "library book time" aside from independent reading time to enjoy their books in class.

Literature Connections

Mr. Wiggle Series- Mr. Wiggle is a series of books to teach children about proper library use, manners, and proper book handling. In each book, Mr. Wiggles (an inchworm) encounters a library problem and helps to find the solution. This is a must-have series of books for any Kindergarten teacher teaching library lesson plans. 
Mr. Wiggle's Book

Mr. Wiggle's Library

Mr. Wiggle Loves to Read

Mr. Wiggle Looks for Answers

Make a Craft and Write a Sentence After reading the Mr. Wiggle book, have students color an inchworm. Have them draw glasses like Mr. Wiggle wears.

Then, as a class, write the library rules during shared writing time. Students will be able to tell you what they are after reading these books and learning these lessons. Next, have them copy one of the library rules onto their craft page, and read the rule aloud.

Download an inchworm worksheet with lines for the sentence in our Media Gallery. Printing a sentence will be a difficult task for some Kindergarteners. For them, give them the sentence to paste onto their paper.

These make a wonderful classroom or hallway display.

As an assessment ask the students to tell you a rule for the library.

More Books for Your Library Lessons

More excellent library literacy connections:

Lois at the Library, by, Rosalind Beardshaw (a book about how families use the library together)

Check it Out!: The Book About Libraries by, Gail Gibbons (a great choice for a nonfiction book)

The Library Book, by, Chris Lensch (another great book about library manners)

In summary, this Kindergarten library lesson is sure to make a lasting impression on Kindergarteners and instill a long-term interest in library use for these young readers.
