The Shelf Elf Helps Out Activities

In this library media lesson 3rd graders read the book the shelf elf helps out and explore the various neighborhoods in a library by creating a bookmark for each library section.

The shelf elf helps out activities. Explain how students can win the golden shelf elf award to display in their classroom. A quick youtube search will yield hilarious videos of elf on the shelf activities with some bordering on a little dark or geeky. You can still have fun posing your elf all around the house but instead of having him do some silly or a little naughty he can be holding up one of these activity cards instead. Third graders explore the dewey decimal system.

It has a shelf elf song a creative writing project a fun activity where the kids build a house for the elf and an engaging lesson called how would the shelf elf feel where the kids discuss different library scenarios. At the beginning of the school year the shelf elf is a good introduction for library rules and book care. Elf on the shelf ideas to help parents teachers and occupational therapists engage their children and students in fine motor activities. The kids will get a kick out of it and will want to eat bananas.

2 elf on the shelf coloring sheets from living locurto. 3 diy elf on the shelf photo album from eighteen25. Call on volunteers to read their magic scroll throughout the story when prompted. Once student gets a sticker all will soon be turning each page by the corner waiting for you to notice.

Even though the jury is still out on whether we will allow this impish character into our home i have to admit i love the stories i hear about other parents doing elf on the shelf. Click the image below to grab. But first i need 7 volunteers to read a magic scroll when the time is right. Read the shelf elf by jackie mims hopkins.

Fine motor development can help children with handwriting and pencil grip. The kids will love coloring a picture for santa. Elf on the shelf ideas for toddlers and up all you need to do is print out the idea cards and choose one for each and every day. Daily notes from elf on the shelf.

Make this fun album and keep pictures of all the fun places your elf turns up this holiday. Click here for more elf ideas. The young students really like getting immediate rewards when they have followed a rule. As a follow up activity to being introduced to the dewey decimal classification system 3rd graders listen to poems from jackie mims hopkins book the shelf elf helps out and sort book jackets by category and call number.