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August 27, 2021 by: Laura

4 Tips to Get Organized for Back-to-School in the Library

Get Organized for Back to School in the Library

Although I always hate to see summer come to an end, I do find satisfaction and joy in the preparations I make in my school library each year. I love it when it’s time to get organized for back-to-school in the library, but I also want to have some time to squeeze a little more fun out of summer. Here are some organizational tricks to

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August 8, 2021 by: Laura

How to Color Code Your Teaching Materials to Save Your Sanity

Organize with color code your teaching materials

Picture this: You teach different grade level library classes back to back without a break in between. Although you are working on the same topic with each grade level (maybe library catalog practice), the lesson materials and practice pages are slightly different. After a couple of classes, your teaching area is a mass of white worksheets and you can’t find the materials your need for

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June 19, 2021 by: Laura

Social-Emotional Learning in the School Library

There has been a renewed focus on social and emotional learning, and with good reason. Long term research shows that social-emotional learning has a positive impact on academic achievement, classroom management, overall health, and the prevention of problematic behaviors. After the toll the pandemic has taken on schools, we are wise to place on emphasis on social and emotional learning in the school library. The

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August 21, 2020 by: Laura

Favorite Back to School Supplies for Librarians

Back to School Supplies for Librarians

No matter the circumstances, I love to shop for new school supplies at Back to School Time! This year is no different for me. I’ve already shared some strategies for getting ready for this school year in your library. Let me tell you about my favorite back to school supplies for librarians. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means that if

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August 3, 2020 by: Laura

The Benefits of Musical Storytime in the Library

Benefits of Musical Storytime

A few years ago, I was looking for strategies to keep my youngest learners engaged and ready to learn. It was at that time that I tried Yoga Storytime with my kindergarten and first grade classes. That experience propelled me into a new learning experience in which I stretched myself to become the “singing librarian” I had always wanted to be! All kidding aside, I

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May 23, 2020 by: Laura

Inspire Calm with Yoga Storytime for Distance Learning

Yoga Story Time for Distance Learning Trapp

A couple of years ago, I started having Yoga Storytime with my youngest students. You can read all about it on this blog post: How Yoga Storytime Helped My Students Focus. Incorporating yoga into our routine has really been a game changer in my classes. Since we’ve been learning from home, I have noticed the familiar need for students to feel calm and in control

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February 11, 2018 by: Laura

How Yoga Storytime Helped My Students Focus

Trapp Yoga Storytime

Either I”m getting old or “youngsters these days have a harder time sitting still!”  I really think it’s a combination of both, but regardless of that, what are we going to do about it?  I’ve found yoga to be a great outlet for me in my personal life as far as my concentration, mindfulness, and overall health, so it makes sense that yoga could be

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⭐ If you own my popular Chapter Book Series List ⭐ If you own my popular Chapter Book Series Lists resource, head back to TpT to download this newest update. ⁣
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✅ And thanks to so many of you for the suggestions of new series to add to make this valuable resource even better! ⁣
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yasmin the Scientist by Saadia Far ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yasmin the Scientist by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly, published by Picture Window Books, 2021 ⁣
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🌋  Another fun Yasmin adventure!  This time she’s getting ready for the Science Fair.  Her baba (father) wants to help her make a volcano, like he did at her age.  Yasmin, being very independent, wants to do it on her own.  She tries multiple times, but she’s never happy with the result (or the mess!). An accidental discovery leads her to a fun science experiment for the Science Fair. ⁣
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✅  Students will relate to the science fair project (and possibly to getting too much help from a family member!). ⁣
✅  Yasmin models perseverance and creative thinking as well as self confidence. ⁣
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✅  As in all Yasmin books, Pakistan information and an Urdu glossary are included. ⁣
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⭐  Although I’m not sure if it’s really an easy reader or early chapter book, as I’ve said before, Yasmin is a series you want to include in your elementary library collection! ⁣
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☀ HAPPY SUMMER! ☀⁣ ⁣ ☀ It’s the first ☀ HAPPY SUMMER! ☀⁣
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☀ It’s the first official day of summer!⁣
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Time for an Emoji Poll…⁣
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Using only emojis, describe your plans for the summer!⁣
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Mine: 🏞 🚣‍♀️ 🎣 🚶‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️😎 📖⁣
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Can’t wait to see what you’ve got planned! 😎⁣
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⭐ RESOURCE UPDATE! This Book Series List Bundle ⭐ RESOURCE UPDATE!  This Book Series List Bundle just keeps getting better!  It was recently updated with 37 new series and 8 series updates. 

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⭐ I might be late to the party with this one, bu ⭐ I might be late to the party with this one, but I loved Giver of Stars! ⁣
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Let’s just say I’m working on it!  But so far this year, I’ve got nothing to brag about… ⁣
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🐟 For now, here's a photo of the tiny fish I caught in front of my dad’s house last season!⁣
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📌 Whenever I’m trying to learn something new, 📌 Whenever I’m trying to learn something new, I have to remind myself that mistakes are part of the process… ⁣
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📌 There are a couple of things I’m trying to learn or get better at right now, and the biggest challenge for me is STICKING WITH IT, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 when I make mistakes… ⁣
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📌 What’s your mindset when it comes to mistakes?  Are you as graceful with yourself as you are with your students? ⁣
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📌 This is definitely an area where I need to grow and change my mindset! ⁣
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