Making magic in the classroom or library media center is as simple as imitating what choreographers do. Just as they demonstrate and teach a dance routine a few steps at a time before asking the performers to put all the steps together for a presentation, many teachers find that breaking a unit of study into several parts, or mini-lessons, is a meaningful way to introduce subject matter and apply the data to real-life situations--one step at a time. By using mini-lessons, presenting lessons and getting feedback can take many forms, each form emphasizing a different life skill and learning style along with the subject matter. In addition, the brevity of the mini-lessons keeps students' interests high so teachers can move the class through the curriculum in an exciting way. Short, meaningful presentations or mini-lessons also benefit the library media specialist, who has only a limited amount of time to work with students. In this article, the author discusses several strategies for introducing mini-lessons to classrooms.