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September 8, 2019 by: Laura

Be the Light!

Trapp Be the Light

In the spring of 2019, I was chosen by the teachers in my school district as the educator of the year. It was a tremendous honor that came with a great opportunity and responsibility. I was to speak in front of all of the members of our school district at our opening convocation in August. As I considered what I would say, I decided I

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September 15, 2016 by: Laura

New Beginnings!

Hello Friends! Today I’m celebrating because it’s been one year since I found out I had breast cancer.  The last year has been challenging, and I’ve learned more than I ever wanted to know about cancer.  I had lumpectomy surgery, followed by 5 months of chemotherapy and 3 weeks of radiation.  I was able to work part time last school year, but because I was

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October 1, 2015 by: Laura

Do You BITMOJI??!!

If you don’t, you should.  Just for a giggle.  And some fun.  And to impress your friends.  AND to have a ridiculous Bitmoji-filled text message conversation with your loved ones! I’ll be honest, my Bitmoji has gotten me through some tough times. It’s helped me say the things I couldn’t really put into words. Bitmoji is a free app that comes from the creators of

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September 25, 2015 by: Laura

When Life Gets in the Way…

Sometimes life gets in the way of all the things I want to do. For example, I started out this school year with some personal goals… Find the joy in teaching and let go of the stressful stuff. Or at least let go of the stress-filled attitude that I’ve been having much too often these last couple of years. I’ve been especially cranked up at

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Laura Trapp
🌎 Thank You Earth by April Pulley Sayre 🌎 Th 🌎 Thank You Earth by April Pulley Sayre 🌎
This is a beautiful “love letter to our planet.” Enchanting photographs and limited text draw the reader in to examine details and to join in gratitude for our amazing planet! 🌎
#earthday #earthday2021 #elementarylibrary #iteachelementary #picturebooks
I loved reading these words in a school today. 💛💡 
#bethelight #iteach #iteachelementary
Do your students love to read through a good serie Do your students love to read through a good series? 📚 Sometimes a new book series is just what’s needed tohook a reluctant reader! 📖 
It’s hard to keep track of all the great book series in your library (not to mention the order of all the books within a series!)!📚 I created this resource to help my own students who wanted to read books in order. 
✅ Newly updated to include 104 popular kids’ book series (with lots of input from you - thanks! 😃)!
#kidlit #kidsbooks #schoollibrary #elementarylibrary
Birdwatching highlights from last weekend. 🦢 I’m not so good at catching the birds on camera! 📷 But I sure did appreciate them, the lovely day, and the fantastic company! ☀️ 🧺 ☁️ 💙
#freezeoutlake #freezoutlake #mymontanamoment
Said goodbye to the Sugar Shack yesterday... It ma Said goodbye to the Sugar Shack yesterday... It may sound funny, but I was happy to see the new owner’s enthusiasm! 😃💛
#mymontanamoment #campertrailer #camperlifestyle #vintagecamper
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful story. E ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Beautiful story. Excellent audiobook! (I read some, listened some.) Highly recommend!! 💙 🏰 🐉 
#recommendedreading #readlikeateacher
🐰 How to Catch the Easter Bunny is available on 🐰 How to Catch the Easter Bunny is available on Epic!⁣
🐰 Grab these fun Boom Cards and you'll be ready for any type of lesson!⁣
✅ Digital⁣
✅ Traveling to classrooms⁣
✅ In person⁣
✅ Homeschool⁣
🐰 Make it easy on yourself and have some learning fun this week!⁣
🐰 Link in smart bio...⁣
https://bit.ly/39boukc⁣
#elementarylibrary #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #elementarylibrarian
Ever so grateful for this!! 💉 Thank you @walmar Ever so grateful for this!! 💉 Thank you @walmart ! ❤️ 
#covidvacccine #gratefulteacher
Festive fun at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in W Festive fun at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Wolf Creek... ☘️ Even Saint Paddy O made an appearance! ☘️ 
💚 #mymontanamoment #montanastpatricksday #bluebirdday #afterschoolfun
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