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March 4, 2020 by: Laura

You’ve Been Shamrocked!

You've Been Shamrocked!

This time of year can be a little dreary at school. The weather is changing (it can get pretty crazy here in Montana in March!), kids are a little squirrely, and teachers are starting to get stressed out about testing season! It’s the perfect time to lift up staff morale with a fun pass-it-on activity! I’m part of our school’s social committee and we’ve been

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January 19, 2020 by: Laura

Make the Most of the Super Bowl Excitement with Fun and Engaging Media Literacy Lessons!

Trapped Media Literacy Super Bowl

As we get closer to the Super Bowl, more and more students are discussing football and their favorite teams. They come to school on Mondays talking about what happened at the latest playoff games. Excitement builds with each passing week. This is the perfect time to hook students with a great lesson focusing on media literacy skills. I’ve got a fun and engaging lesson using

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January 4, 2020 by: Laura

Spice Up Your Library Catalog Instruction!

Trapped Librarian Catalog Practice

Library catalog instruction can be dull and boring. It can be difficult to motivate students to care about library search and location skills when they’d rather be playing a game. Why not make your library catalog search and location practice into a game with additional activities just as fun as playing a game?! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience.  This means that

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December 29, 2019 by: Laura

Have Fun with a Star Wars Scavenger Hunt!

Since the newest Star Wars movie was coming out right before our winter break, it was the perfect time to build excitement in our library around a new theme. This year, my music and physical education colleagues wanted to tap into the latest movie buzz with Star Wars themed activities throughout our school. For one of our library activities we tried a Star Wars scavenger

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November 9, 2019 by: Laura

Have a Spooktacular Time with Halloween Storytime!

Halloween Storytime The Trapped Librarian

October brings an interest in spooky stories, mysterious tales, and disguises. A Halloween Storytime is a fun way to bring all of this together for our young learners. We had a great time in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade singing songs and listening to fun read alouds. With a little bit of creativity and planning, you can have an engaging Halloween Storytime in your

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March 1, 2019 by: Laura

Energize Your School Community with Harry Potter Week!

Trapp Harry Potter Bulletin Board

A couple of weeks before Halloween, our school library was transformed into Hogwarts as our whole school celebrated Harry Potter Week! Over the past couple of years, I’ve teamed up with the music and physical education teachers in my building to integrate our subject areas around a theme for a week or so. Our Harry Potter Week has been our most exciting so far! This

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January 21, 2019 by: Laura

Celebrate I Love to Read Month!

I Love to Read Month The Trapped Librarian

February is “I Love to Read Month!” It’s the perfect time for you to celebrate reading in your school! Start with an “I Love to Read” bulletin board and a book recommendation center and you will help your students and staff spread the love of reading throughout the school. Interactive Bulletin Board Display a “WE LOVE TO READ” bulletin board in a prominent place in

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November 23, 2018 by: Laura

9 Picture Books for Christmas with Free Resources

Picture Books for Christmas

December is hitting my school library with the usual excitement of winter programs, parties, ski days, assemblies, gift making, and the unpredictability of schedules that can change at a moment’s notice!  I do love this time of year, especially now that I make sure I have extra Christmas picture books on hand to read aloud with fun lessons and activities! This post contains some affiliate

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September 16, 2018 by: Laura

Get Creative With Your Students on International Dot Day!

This year is the 10 year anniversary of International Dot Day and the 15th anniversary of the publication of The Dot.  People all around the world celebrate creative expression, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ picture book, The Dot.  Every year, Dot Day falls on or near September 15.  I’d like to share how I helped my K-2 students explore their own creativity this year for

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August 25, 2018 by: Laura

Quick And Easy Green Screen Projects For Your Library

Green Screen technology (or Chroma Key as it is known in more “techy” circles), used to be so complicated! I first tried the available technology with my fourth grade students about 20+ years ago. This post contains affiliate links.  If you click through and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. I remember setting up green bulletin board

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