QR Code Library Book Display Listening Post Read Aloud Literacy Center Activity

Are you looking for an engaging literacy center that will save you time? This inclusive literacy center can be used for the whole year! It is loved by teachers from Kindy to 6th grade! This QR Code Literacy Center Listening Post Activity comes with 200+ books linked to both Storyline Online and Youtube. Students use the QR codes to listen to stories during guided reading rotations or literacy centers.

This plant themed classroom library display includes 24 different succulent plants, a variety of sizes to create an adjustable shelf size and three different sized book spines to create book stacks. Use the QR code library to create a functional book shelf display in any space size. 

⭐Try it FREE: The books link to both Storyline Online and Youtube Videos. Any books that link to Youtube are put through SafeShareTV so that students don't have direct access to Youtube. I know school networks can be fussy with YouTube, so if you would like to try the books before you buy the whole library click here for a freebie.

What's included in this QR Code Library Book Display resource:

➤ You will receive:

• 24 plants and woodgrain shelving customisable to any space (also in B&W)
• 200 coded books
• Each book has 3 sizes do you can create book stacks
• Editable PPT with book spines so that you can add your class favourites!

⭐ Editable Library ⭐

This QR Code Library Comes with editable book spines in powerpoint format so that you can add your own books if you would prefer. Just type in your Title and Author and change the QR Code. You will need to download fonts if you would like them to be the same. I use KG Fonts which you can download for free for personal use.

Ways to use this QR Code Library Book Display resource in the classroom:

This versatile resource can be used in a number of ways in your classroom including:

• Small Group
• Literacy Center
• Listening Post
• Homework
• Learning from home
• Early finishers

This resource supports learning in the Common Core SS SL K.2, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2

Books included in this QR Code Listening Post Literacy Centre Activity: 

January Books:

In Tribute of Betty White:

• Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

National Poverty Awareness Month:

• Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt
• The Coal Thief by Alane Adams
• The House That Jane Built by Tanya Lee Stone
• The Tooth by Avi Slodovnick

New Year’s Day (January 1st):

• New Years Day by Lynn Peppas

World Braille Day (January 4th):

• Six Dots by Jen Bryant
• Clifford’s Bedtime by Norman Bridwell

Martin Luther King Day (January 17th):

• I am Martin Luther King Jnr by Brad Meltzer
• Who Was Martin Luther King Jnr? by Lisbeth Kaiser
• I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jnr

Australia Day (January 26th):

• My Country by Ezekiel Kwaymullina & Sally Morgan
• Finding Our Heart by Thomas Mayor
• I'm Australian Too by Mem Fox
• Possum Magic by Mem Fox
• Somewhere in Australia by Marcello Pennacchio

February Books:

Celebrate Black History Month:

• As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck
• Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
• Rent Party Jazz by William Miller
• No Mirrors in My Nana's House by Ysaye M. Barnwell
• To Be a Drum by Evelyn Coleman
• Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream by Crystal Hubbard

National Carrot Cake Day (February 3rd):

• The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake by Robin Newman

Lunar New Year (February 12th):

• Lotus & Feather by Ji-li Jiang

National Italian Food Day (February 13th):

• Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola

Valentine’s Day (February 14th):

• Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli

President’s Day (February 15th)

• If I Ran for President by Catherine Stier

Love Your Pet Day (February 20th):

• Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
• Me and My Cat by Satoshi Kitamura

National Wildlife Day (February 22nd):

• A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton
• Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
• The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

March Books:

National Reading Month:

• Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
• Miss Smith and the Haunted Library by Michael Garland

National Pig Day (March 1st):

• The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone
• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka

Read Across America Day (March 2nd):

• Crankentein by by Samantha Berger
• Arnie the Donut by Laurie Keller
• A Bad Case of the Stripes by Sean Astin
• Guji Guji by Chi Yuan Chen
• When a Dragon Moves In by Chi Yuan Chen
• The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell
• PirahnasDon’t Eat Banana’s by Aaron Blabey

Women’s History Month:

• Helen Keller by Sarah Albee
• Rosa Parks by Lisbeth Kaiser
• The House That Jane Built by Tanya Lee Stone

National Grammar Day (March 4th):

• Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

International Women’s Day (March 8th):

• Brave Irene by William Steig
• Counting on Katherine by Melanie Becker

National Pi Day (March 14th)

• Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

World Sleep Day (March 19th):

• No More Noisy Nights by Holly L Niner

April Books:

April Fools Day (April 1st):

• Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
• Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli

Find a Rainbow Day (April 3rd):

• The Rainbow Fish
• Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister

Easter (April 4th):

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit
• Pete The Cat: Big Easter Adventure by Kimberly & James Dean

World Health Day (April 7th):

• The Tooth by AviSlodovnick
• The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems

Earth Day (April 22nd):

• Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter
• Earth Day Birthday by Maureen Wright
• Please, Please the Bees by Gerald Kelly

World Book Day (April 23rd):

• Snappsythe Alligator by Julie Falatko
• Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies by Jorge Laceraand Megan Lacera
• The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
• Sebastian’s Roller Skates by Joan de Deu Prats
• Mice Twice by Joseph Low
• My Rotten Red Headed OdlerBrother by Patricia Polacco
• Me and My Cat by Satoshi Kitamura
• Quakenstein Hatches a Family by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
• Private I. Guana by Nina Laden

May Books:

National Teachers Day (May 4th):

• Thank You, Mr Falker by Patricia Polacco
• My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown
• Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
• David Goes to School by David Shannon
• Here Comes Teacher Cat by Deborah Underwood
• Pete the Cat’s Got Class by James Dean
• The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
• How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills

Mother’s Day:

• Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
• The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Older Americans Month:

• Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox

Europe Day (May 9th):

• How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz

Eat What You Want Day (May 11th):

• Carla’s Sandwich by Debbie Herman
• Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey

International Day of Families (May 15th):

• Quakenstein Hatches a Family by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
• My Family, Your Family by Lisa Bullard

June Books:

National Doughnut Day (June 4th):

• Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller
• The Case of the Missing Donut by Alison McGee

World Environment Day (June 5th):

• Hey Little Ant by Phillip & Hannah Hoose
• Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter
• Where Do Balloons Go? by Jamie Lee Curtis

World Oceans Day (June 8th):

• Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
• The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• Clark the Shark Takes Heart by BruceHale

National Eat Your Veggies Day (June 17th):

• Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies by Megan and Jorge Lacera
• Veg Patch Party by Clare Foges & Al Murphy

Father’s Day (American):

• I’m Always Your Dad by John Hindman
• How to Put Your Parents to Bed by Mylisa Larsen

Word Refugee Day (June 20th):

• My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
• The Little Refugee by Anh Do

Word Music Day (June 21st):

• Rent Party Jazz by William Miller
• Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews

July Books:

International Kissing Day (July 6th):

• The Kiss That Missed by David Melling
• TheKissing Hand by Audrey Penn
• Kissed by the Moon by Alison Lester
• Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby
• Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein

Cow Appreciation Day (July 13th):

• The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Marino
• When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden

Shark Awareness Day (July 14th):

• Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
• Shark Lady by Jess Keating (biography)
• Sharks by Anne Schreiber (non-fiction)
• Clark the Shark Too Many Treats by Bruce Hale
• Clark the Shark Tooth Trouble by Bruce Hale
• If Sharks Disappeared byLilyWilliams

International Day of Friendship (July 30th):

• A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton
• Mice Twice by Joseph Low
• Lotus & Feather by Ji-li Jiang

August Books:

World Lion Day (August 10th):

• Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
• Lions by Laura Marsh (non-fiction)

National Monster Day (August 14th):

• I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll
• Hey,That’sMyMonster by Amanda Noll
• Jonathan James and the What If Monster by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt
• Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
• Mind Your Monsters by Catherine Bailey

World Lizard Day (August 14th):

• Private I.Guana by Nina Laden
• Lizards by Laura Marsh(non-fiction)

National Honeybee Day (August 21st):

• Please Please the Bees by GeraldKelley
• Buzz,Bee! By Jennifer Seymanski (non-fiction)

International Dog Day (August 26th):

• Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
• Romeow and Drooliet by Nina Laden
• Cats vs Dogs by Elizabeth Carrey (non-fiction)

National Beach Day (August 30th):

• When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore
• At the Beach by Shira Evans (non-fiction)

September Books:

International Literacy Day (September 8th):

• Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
• The Coal Thief by Alane Adams
• The Empty Pot by Demi
• Henry Holton Takes the Ice by Sandra Bradley
• The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen by Thelma Godin
• Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
• The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden
• Stellaluna By Janell Cannon

9/11 Remembrance Day (September 11th)

• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
• Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey by Maira Kalman
• 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
• Branches of Hope by Anne Magee

World Rhino Day (September 22nd)

• Rhinoceroses by Valerie Bodden(non-fiction)
• The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm by LeVarBurton
• Who Would Win? Rhino vs Hippo by Jerry Pallotta
• Who wants a Cheap Rhinoceros by Shel Silverstein

October Books:

Halloween (October 31st):

• Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
• Click Clack Boo A Tricky Treat by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
• Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
• Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds
• Five Little Pumpkins are Growing in the Patch by Make Believe Ideas Ltd
• Hailey’s Halloween by Lisa Bullard
• Hey That’s My Monster by Amanda Noll
• I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll
• Miss Smith and The Haunted Library by Michael Garland
• Monster Trouble by Lane Fredrickson
• Quackenstein Hatches a Family by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
• Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
• That Terrible Halloween Night by James Stevenson
• The Little Green Witch by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
• Trick or Treat Countdown by Patricia Hubbard
• Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies by Megan and Jorge Lacera

November Books:

Election Day (November 3rd):

• If I Ran for President by Catherine Stier

Diwali (November 4th):

• Let’s Celebrate Diwali by Ajali Joshi
• Binny’s Diwali by Thrity Umrigar
• Shubh Diwali by Chitra Soudar

World Tsunami Awareness Day (November 5th):

• Tsunami! by Kamiko Kajikawa
• Earthquakes and Tsunamis by Emily Bone (non-fiction)

Armistice Day/Remembrance Day (November 11th):

• Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion by Jane Barclay
• A Poppy is to Remember by Heather Patterson
• The Enemy – A Book About Peace by Davide Cali

World Kindness Day (November 13th):

• Sophie’s Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli
• Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller

World Diabetes Day (November 14th):

• Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor
• The Great Katie Kate Discusses Diabetes by M. Maitland DeLand

Thanksgiving (November 26th):

• Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano
• ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey

Hanukkah (November 28th – December 6th)

• Hanukkah in Alaska by Barbara Brown

December Books:

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3rd):

• A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey
• I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood
• My Ocean is Blue by Darren Lebeuf
• My Travelin’ Eye by Jenny Sue

New Years Eve (December 31st):

• Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller
• The Night Before New Years by Natasha Wing
• Shantè Keys and the New Years Peas by Gail Piernas-Davenport

Christmas Day (December 25th):

• The Elves and the Shoemaker by Brothers Grimm & Jim La Marche
• Bear Stays up for Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
• It’s Christmas David! by David Shannon
• Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by James Dean and Eric Litwin
• The Night Before Christmas by Rachel Isodora
• The Christmas Selfie Contest by Rosie Greening
• Pete the Cat’s 12 Groovy Days of Christmas by Kimberly & James Dean
• Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer: The Classic Story
• Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner

(Some months will have repeated books depending on theme to keep it easy for teachers to display)

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