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I’ve teamed up with Rachael Parlett over at The Classroom Game Nook and 40+ other teacher bloggers for a fun event happening next week! Tune in on Monday, May 25 for summertime fun, freebies, lots of opportunities to win great products for your classroom, and a chance to get to know some wonderful educators!
There is a fabulous freebie over at TpT that you won’t want to miss. This year’s edition of the Tech Tips for Teachers Ebook is “hot off the press!” It’s full to the brim with tips and tricks (and links to freebies!) for using technology in your classroom. Teacher creators Laurah J of Tools for Teachers, Andrea Crawford, and Utah Roots have done a
Do you have an old (or new) digital frame around that you are not using? Put it to work in your classroom to help reinforce concepts, lift morale, or recognize students in a fun way. Most digital frames will play photos or jpeg files in a slideshow format from a usb drive or memory card. What kinds of slideshows should you create for use in
March 2 marks the birthday of one of the most influential children’s author/illustrators in history! Theodor Seuss Geisel has helped many kiddos learn to read with his rhyming, colorful, rhythmic stories. This blog post is full of Dr. Seuss activities and ideas! We like to celebrate Dr. Seuss in March during a special Literacy Week. It is a fun way to promote reading and to
It’s Time for the BOOK FAIR!! Next week is Parent Teacher Conference time and that means it’s also Book Fair time! Right now I’ve got 60+ boxes stacked in the library awaiting the transformation into a book store… Ugh! I really do love it, though, and always felt like the retail business could have been a missed calling for me. Although I’ve had high attendance
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back My old pal Yoda sounded off in my head as I contemplated my Monday morning struggle. I was out for a quick after school ski on the golf course, enjoying the fresh air, beautiful snow and feeling of exertion as I strode through the tracks, greeting other friendly skiers with a
In September, I had the opportunity to speak before a legislative committee to offer a glimpse of “A Day in the Life” of a school librarian. I believe it is important to let people know about the work we do in our schools, so I was honored to participate in this educational opportunity. Some of my key points: School Librarians are strongly committed to lifelong
It’s been on my radar for a while to make a box of emergency lesson plans – at least one plan for each grade level. It would be such a great idea to have this, especially since in the library these lessons could sustain a Guest Teacher for a whole week. You never know when you might be hit with a serious bout of the
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, that is! I’ve always loved watching this parade on Thanksgiving morning. This year I am thankful for Melissa Sweet’s book, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade. This fun book was the winner of the Robert R. Sibert Informational Book Medal in 2012. This week I plan to use the book with all of my
88 1st Graders + 4 Teachers + 1 Principal + 1 Librarian + 1 Amazing Author = Pure Magic! Tuesday was a terrific day in the library because my first grade students, their teachers, our principal and I got to meet and visit with the inspiring Ame Dyckman! We had been reading her books, Boy + Bot and Tea Party Rules, which are fabulous friendship
