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September 4, 2020 by: Laura

6 Back to School Books Your Students Will Love

Back to School Books

It’s true that Back to School 2020 is starting off like no other year in education. Regardless of our return to school scenario – distance learning, in person, hybrid – at least one thing remains the same. We need great back to school books to read aloud to our students! I recently visited my local public library to check out these titles – all opinions

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August 27, 2020 by: Laura

Quick DIY Bulletin Board for Online Teaching

DIY Bulletin Board for Online Teaching

Have you been busy making lesson plans for online learning? Are you searching for a colorful bulletin board background to make your video sessions more like school? I’ve got a printing trick for you that will save you some time and help you use a resource you probably already have! Let’s create a quick bulletin board background for online teaching! Choose Your Bulletin Board You

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August 21, 2020 by: Laura

Favorite Back to School Supplies for Librarians

Back to School Supplies for Librarians

No matter the circumstances, I love to shop for new school supplies at Back to School Time! This year is no different for me. I’ve already shared some strategies for getting ready for this school year in your library. Let me tell you about my favorite back to school supplies for librarians. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means that if

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July 28, 2020 by: Laura

More Ideas for Back to School in the Library

Back to School Library Ideas

A couple of weeks ago I shared some ideas for school librarians as they get ready to go back to school. As more and more librarians find out what their unique back-to-school situations may be, whether face-to-face teaching, blended learning, or distance learning, they are scrambling to make back to school plans. So I’ve got a few more back to school library ideas for you!

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July 20, 2020 by: Laura

5 Reasons Why You Should Plan School Library Events

Trapped Librarian School Library Events

Itโ€™s no secret that I believe your library should be the center of your school.  School library events are a fun and engaging way to make that happen.  Iโ€™ve got 5 reasons why you should start planning your school library events now! School Library Events Build Excitement Nothing creates more of a buzz in my library than a good room transformation.  Transforming the library into

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July 13, 2020 by: Laura

Back to School in the Library During Covid-19

Trapp Back to School in the Library During Covid-19

Educators across the country (and the world) are getting ready to go back to school. However, many of us still don’t know how to plan for a successful start to the school year. If we want to be successful in getting back to school in the library, it’s time to start planning. Even if your school or district has not yet released plans for the

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June 22, 2020 by: Laura

More Ideas for Collaboration in the School Library

More Collaboration in the School Library

As school librarians, we are constantly striving to form collaborative relationships with classroom teachers and content area teachers. We know that school library collaboration strengthens and deepens learning for our students. When we work with teachers to support and augment classroom instruction, our students benefit greatly. In my last post, Students Benefit from Collaboration in the School Library, I shared some ideas for collaborating with

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June 15, 2020 by: Laura

How to Effectively Advocate for your School Library

School Library Advocacy Trapp

School library advocacy is more important now than ever. Get tips for how to effectively advocate for your school library.

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April 27, 2020 by: Laura

Print to PDF for Distance Learning

Print to PDF Tech Tips

Learn how to use Print to PDF for distance learning. Extract student pages from a longer document to share while teaching and learning remotely.

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April 6, 2020 by: Laura

Library Lessons for Distance Learning

Educators are navigating a new normal as we deal with school closures worldwide during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. School librarians, along with all educators, are burning the midnight oil to create lessons for distance learning. As I mentioned in another post, the most important factor to consider at this time is connection with our students. So, how do we teach educational content while making that

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Spring is a great time for research! Grab this pop Spring is a great time for research! Grab this popular ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ at the link in my profile.โฃ
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Want some tips for building research skills in you Want some tips for building research skills in your primary grade classes? This blog post will get you started. โฃ
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Read it at the Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarianโฃ
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โญ If youโ€™ve got some down time this month, tak โญ If youโ€™ve got some down time this month, take advantage of personalized learning!! โญโฃ
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๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ was created just for ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ! โฃ
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Our latest book club read was ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ Our latest book club read was ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It received a resounding thumbs-up - everyone loved it!โฃ
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Great story about family, resilience, and individuality. And I ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ noticing the characters from Reidโ€™s other books who were connected or made an occasional appearance - in fact, we decided to read ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ next!โฃ
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Are you a fan of TJR โ€“ (and have you been watching ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜…??)??!!โฃ
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You know I'm all about ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น. But it's true that you don't need elaborate plans and late night set-ups to make that happen.โฃ
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๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€:โฃ
๐ŸŽต Add musicโฃ
๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ Add movement (How about some yoga?!?!)โฃ
๐Ÿ”Ž Have a scavenger huntโฃ
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(This quote is from Jamie Sears fantastic new book ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป! Preorder it now at the Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarian)โฃ
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โญ๐Ÿ’š Itโ€™s not too late to grab some fun ideas โญ๐Ÿ’š Itโ€™s not too late to grab some fun ideas for March from our โ€œ12 Ideasโ€ Newsletter. ๐Ÿ’šโญโฃ
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โœ… Take advantage of the experience of 5 veteran elementary school librarians as you plan the rest of your activities for the month! Link in profile! โฃ
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โญ๐Ÿ’š Want a fun ๐—ก๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ activ โญ๐Ÿ’š Want a fun ๐—ก๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ activity for this week?? ๐Ÿ’šโญโฃ
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โœ… Use your free Epic educator account to read ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป by Adam Wallaceโฃ
โœ… Grab these ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ and use them with your free Boom educator account (just assign a โ€œFast Pinโ€ for your students).โฃ
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โ˜˜ Snatch some fun at my Smart.Bio link @thetrappedlibrarian !โฃ
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This fun โ˜˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜โ˜˜ is part of my Leprechaun Storytime unit. โฃ
โ˜˜ Your students are going to LOVE it! โฃ
โญ Grab it at the Smart.Bio link @thetrapped librarianโฃ
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#leprechaunactivities #leprechaunstorytime โฃ
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๐Ÿ’šโญ Are you ready for a fun week?? โญ๐Ÿ’šโฃ ๐Ÿ’šโญ Are you ready for a fun week?? โญ๐Ÿ’šโฃ
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โ˜˜ Leprechaun Storytime is a popular lesson in my library classes. โฃ
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โ˜˜ Read about it on the blog - link in my profile @thetrappedlibrarianโฃ
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#leprechaunstorytime #leprechaunactivitiesโฃ
#elementarylibrary #elementarylibrarian #schoollibrary #schoollibrarian #librarymediaspecialist #thetrappedlibrarian #teacherlibrarian #schoollibraries #librariansofinstagramโฃ
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