2nd or 3rd Grade Library Catalog Skills Passport Unit

📖 Library Skills Unit | Navigating the Library & Online Catalog (OPAC) | Editable

Help students become confident, independent library users with this engaging, hands-on unit!

Designed for librarians and library media specialists, this resource teaches students how to navigate the library and search the online catalog (OPAC) in a fun and interactive way.

Perfect for elementary or middle school library classes, but adaptable for any setting where students need to learn library organization.

🌟 What’s Included

All key components are fully editable so you can customize for your own library:

✅ Library Explorer’s Passport (2 versions) – With or without Dewey numbers

• Editable Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)

• Ready-to-print PDF

✅ Editable Lesson Plan – Aligned to:

• National Common Core Standards

• Pennsylvania Core Standards

• 2018 AASL National School Library Standards for Learners

✅ Editable Library Map – Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)

✅ Library Sections Quiz – Editable Microsoft Word (.docx)

✅ Passport Activities Presentation – Includes interactive learner-response quiz questions

• Promethean ActivBoard™ flipchart

• Promethean ClassFlow flipchart

• Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx)

✅ Editable Call Number Labels – Create your own call number hunt cards

• 2" x 4" labels (Microsoft Word .docx)

✅ Teacher Notes & Supply List – Tips to set up, organize, and adapt the unit to your space

💡 Why Teachers & Librarians Love It

✔️ Completely Editable – Adapt maps, passports, and quizzes to match YOUR library’s layout and catalog system

✔️ Standards-Aligned – Meets AASL, Common Core, and state standards for information literacy

✔️ Interactive & Fun – Students explore, search, and practice skills with activities like a call-number hunt and passport challenges

✔️ Flexible Formats – Print, present, or use digitally on Promethean boards or PowerPoint

📌 Perfect For

• Library orientations or back-to-school lessons

• Information literacy units

• Technology integration in media centers

• Public or school library programs

Empower your students to find books, use an online catalog, and navigate the library with confidence—all while having fun!