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May 23, 2020 by: Laura

Inspire Calm with Yoga Storytime for Distance Learning

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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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May 2, 2020 by: Laura

May the Fourth Be With You While Distance Learning

May the Fourth be With You

May the Fourth Be With You is a favorite day in our school library. You may have seen my earlier post about our Star Wars scavenger hunt. While trying to plan engaging activities for our students during distance learning, my physical education and music colleagues and I decided to try Star Wars Week again. Read all about our Harry Potter Week for Distance Learning! (You

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December 29, 2019 by: Laura

Have Fun with a Star Wars Scavenger Hunt!

One year the newest Star Wars movie was coming out right before our winter break, so it was the perfect time to build excitement in our library around a new theme. That 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

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January 21, 2019 by: Laura

I Love to Read Month in Your Library

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’ll help your students and staff spread the love of reading throughout the school. This article may contain Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. This means that if you click a

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December 1, 2018 by: Laura

Hour of Code: Future Computer Scientists in the Making!

Hour of Code for Littles

Computer Science Education Week is the first week in December each year.  This is a time when students around the world participate in the Hour of Code.  I’ve been participating with my elementary library classes for several years now, but at first I was very reluctant to try it with my youngest classes.  My lack of understanding about coding led to me feeling afraid to

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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!  It can be a challenge to make sure your December library lessons are meaningful and engaging. I do love this time of year, especially now that I make sure I have extra Christmas picture

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June 15, 2018 by: Laura

Become a Better Friend with Nerdy Birdy!

I don’t read picture books to my upper elementary students very often, but I’ve found a pair of books that hold their attention and teach some valuable lessons about friendship and the role of technology in our lives and friendships. 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

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March 11, 2018 by: Laura

Get Your Students Prepared for Tests with Keyboarding Club!

Keyboarding Club Test Prep

  I started a Keyboarding Club for 4th and 5th grade students in my library because keyboarding wasn’t being taught at my school in those grades and I wanted to give students the option of sharpening their skills on the keys before they began the Smarter Balanced Tests in the Spring.  I used free websites, and didn’t have my students create the free accounts offered,

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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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January 14, 2018 by: Laura

February Read-Alouds and Freebies!

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February is full of fun holidays and events.  You can celebrate I Love to Read Month, Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and Black History Month!   I’ve found some great read-alouds for you to have on hand during this busy month (I checked out these books from my school library) and paired them with some fabulous FREE resources you can find on Teachers Pay

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☀️ This summer, I’m updating my professional ☀️ This summer, I’m updating my professional development series just for school librarians. Whether you’re ready to recharge, reflect, or get inspired for next year, these self-paced trainings are made with YOU in mind—and they’re coming soon!

✅ Starting June 1
✅ Free updates if you already own the bundle
✅ New modules released weekly

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😎 Add some fun to your end of the year library 😎 Add some fun to your end of the year library lessons with these Summer Bookmarks! Your students will love the summer jokes, summer greetings, and cute characters. Encourage summer reading and spread some end of the year fun in your elementary library or classroom.

✅ 12 Summer Jokes
✅ 8 Summer Slogans
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🙌 Use in a coloring center or print the colored versions for an end of the year gift! 
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Still in school?? ☀️ Grab these fun Summer Boo Still in school??
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Grab these fun Summer Bookmarks to send home with your students!

⭐️ 12 jokes
⭐️ 8 greetings

Full color and black & white options included - great for early finishers or a coloring center! OR print the color version for an end of the year gift!

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National Scavenger Hunt Day is May 24.... It's tim National Scavenger Hunt Day is May 24.... It's time to add some adventure to your library or classroom! 🕵️‍♂️
My FREE School Supplies Scavenger Hunt gets little learners exploring with a purpose.
Perfect after book checkout or anytime you need a quick, meaningful activity!

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𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀: 
 ✅ Scavenger Hunt Day ideas
 ✅ LOTS of recommended books
 ✅ Summer-themed activities
 ✅ PD resources to grow your library game

🌞 𝗧𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼 to read it all! 
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📚 Do your library books get lonely sitting on t 📚 Do your library books get lonely sitting on the shelves during the summer break?⁣⁣

😃 Why not let your students check out a few to read while school's out?⁣⁣

✅ This Summer Book Checkout Contract is part of my Summer Reading Kit. ⁣⁣

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𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢!! 🌟 This fun Summer BINGO 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢!!

🌟 This fun Summer BINGO challenge is included in my Summer Reading Bulletin Board Activity Kit.

🤩 Grab it and promote summer reading in your classes next week!

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💛 You'll find lots of ideas for summer reading, end of the year games, motivating ideas for book returns, and more. 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 20 “𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆” ideas and a yummy recipe for Lunch Lady Brownies! 

This month I'm sharing some of my best ideas for May and June:
☀️ A value-packed 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲
☀️ A fun 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻-𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 Library Catalog Practice
☀️ My new 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 School Supplies Scavenger Hunt
☀️ 3 forthcoming books to add to your purchase list for next year
☀️ AND a sneak peak into my summer project (𝗕𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗗 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿!)

𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 >>>>> click “𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿” at the link in bio.

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