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November 4, 2013 by: Laura

Manic Monday at Classroom Freebies!

I’m relatively new to blogging, Pinterest, Twitter and Teachers Pay Teachers.  But I’m really trying to learn about becoming connecting in cyberspace!  I have watched most of Charity Preston’s training videos on Teachers Pay Teachers and they have been extremely helpful – not just for TPT, but also for navigating some other areas of cyberspace as well!  I follow some of Charity’s boards on Pinterest

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November 3, 2013 by: Laura

DIsplay Your Instagram Feed on Your Blog Page

A couple of weeks ago I had seen a tweet from Free Technology for Teachers about embedding an Instagram feed on your blog page.  I had been thinking about starting an account for my library, so this gave me the push to get it done! The article tells how to use SnapWidget to get a code to embed your feed, and can be found at

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October 28, 2013 by: Laura

Snapguides made simple by Simple K12!

Thanks to some colleagues who are lifetime learners, I got a great deal on a membership to Simple K12 and it has been a wonderful resource for me to use for professional growth.  I love the concept: “PD in your PJs!”  Just the kind of class I always wanted to take in college!  Recently I viewed the on-demand webinar: Stop Repeating Yourself: Create Easy Student

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October 28, 2013 by: Laura

Look at our #Holdshelf!

I follow fabulous librarian Mr. Schu (@MrSchuReads) on Twitter.  He always has lots of exciting and interesting things going on and if you haven’t seen it, his blog Watch, Connect, Read is an amazing source of book trailers and other terrific school library goodies.   Mr. Schu and Travis Jonker (@100scopenotes) host an event each month called #Holdshelf, where everyone is invited to tweet or email

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October 24, 2013 by: Laura

PILES! & Treasures

I am a pile person.  Maybe you are too. When I have a piece of paper that I don’t have time to/want to/know how to deal with, I put it in a pile.   Right next to my computer.  This wouldn’t be a problem, except after a while if I haven’t dealt with the pile, the clutter makes me crazy and I put it “away.”  Then

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October 16, 2012 by: Laura

It’s Monday… What Are You Reading?!?!

In my 1st & 2nd grade classes, we have been reading Fire Safety by Peggy Pancella.  This informational text serves as one of the sources for our Fire Prevention Month research project.  In each class we look at the table of contents and the index and choose several chapters to read.  We practice listening for information and note taking skills. I have read Kathryn Otoshi’s

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October 2, 2012 by: Laura

It’s Monday… What are you Reading?!?!

This week I read A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmlund Minarik and illustrated by the great Maurice Sendak.  I had ordered in a new copy since our library copy was pretty worn out and well loved.  My favorite part is when Little Bear is peeking around the fence at the skunks passing the kiss back and forth. I checked out Inside the Book

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September 25, 2012 by: Laura

It’s Monday… What Are You Reading?

I just finished 13 Treasures by Michele Harrison, a book nominated for the Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award.  It was a good fantasy adventure story.  Students who like fairies and magic will enjoy this book. I also read Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman and The Gentleman Bug by Julian Hector.  I am hoping to join the Sharp/Schu book discussion group on October 3

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January 15, 2010 by: Laura

Monday was our School Geography Bee. This is the 5th one that I’ve done since I’ve been a school librarian, and I always have the same uneasy feeling during the bee. I worry that the kids are feeling humiliated, because the questions are so dificult that more than half of the students are out at the end of the 2nd round (And they have to

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January 8, 2010 by: Laura

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo WillemsThis is one of my favorite books to use with first grade students. Since it is a Caldecott Honor book, I use it to begin a lesson about the Caldecott Medal. The best thing about it all (besides the fact that it is a hilarious story), is that the pigeon is very easy to draw. So

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☀️ 3 forthcoming books to add to your purchase list for next year
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