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April 9, 2021 by: Laura

Celebrate Earth Day in the School Library with 5 Fun Activities

Earth Day Activities

When I think of Spring, I think of Earth Day. April brings us outside to enjoy all that our earth has to offer. Earth Day falls at the perfect time to motivate our students to take care of our beloved planet. It’s a great time for a fun school wide event, some engaging lessons, or a special library storytime. These fun Earth Day activities will

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April 2, 2021 by: Laura

4 Fun Poetry Month Activities for the School Library

Poetry Month Activities

April is National Poetry Month, so of course it’s a great time for some poetry activities in your school library. I really love to take advantage of these types of themes to create fun events in the library. Many classroom teachers do poetry units in April, so that makes it a collaboration opportunity too. Using Poetry Month activities in your school library is a win-win

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March 26, 2021 by: Laura

Boom Cards in the School Library

Boom Cards in the School Library

Have you heard about Boom Cards? They are no-prep, digital, interactive task cards that are super easy to use! They are just the ticket to add some fun to the learning in your virtual or in-person library classes! Follow these tips to get started using Boom Cards in the school library. What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are self-grading exercises that are gamified for students

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March 12, 2021 by: Laura

5 Terrific Early Chapter Books for 2021

5 terrific Early Chapter Books

Have you heard of the Cybils Awards? The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the childrenโ€™s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.ย  http://www.cybils.com/ Volunteer judges from the blogging community read nominated titles to choose an outstanding winner in 12 categories. Round 1 judges read through large lists of nominated titles to narrow each category for the

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March 5, 2021 by: Laura

March eBooks for Fun Library Lessons

Free March eBooks

You probably know that I LOVE to create special storytime sessions for my primary grade library lessons. Leprechaun Storytime is always a big hit! Engaging picture books, music, movement and fun lead to high levels of engagement. Since weโ€™re coming up on the one year anniversary of school closures due to the pandemic, Iโ€™ve been reflecting on how I was unable to do my traditional

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February 19, 2021 by: Laura

Research Skills for Kindergarten and First Grade

Research Skills for Kindergarten and First Grade

Is it possible to teach research skills in the primary grades? Of course the answer is a resounding “YES!” The key is looking at the big picture – what will your students need as they progress though school? Research skills for kindergarten and first grade students lay the groundwork for future learning and success. Think of these skills in the primary grades as building a

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February 11, 2021 by: Laura

Rosie Revere and Friends will Inspire Your Students!

Rosie Revere and Friends

Strong characters inspire us! Andrea Beatyโ€™s picture book series, The Questioneers, gives our students strong characters to study and to emulate.ย  By diving deep into examining the character traits of Rosie Revere, Iggy Peck, Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez, we can help our kids make connections to their own lives.ย  This can lead to perseverance, following passions, taking risks (good ones!), and higher self-esteem.ย  All

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January 29, 2021 by: Laura

Encourage Growth Mindset with the Questioneers Books

Encourage Growth Mindset

The Questioneers Books by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts, are inspirational picture books that can encourage growth mindset in your students. Each book centers on a different second grader from Miss Lila Greer’s class at Blue River Creek School. Each of the characters has a different passion: engineering, architecture, science experiments, and community activism. And because of this, each book can be an effective

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January 22, 2021 by: Laura

Why Your Students Need Library Catalog Practice

Why your elementary students need library catalog practice

I realize that many educators don’t see the importance of library catalog practice for our elementary students. Is it really that important for our students to know how to use this online version of the old-fashioned card catalog? I believe that mastery of these important library catalog skills contributes to strong lifelong learning and independent thinking. Consider the following scenario… How can we best help

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January 16, 2021 by: Laura

Why You Should Teach About Advertising Techniques

Teach About Advertising Techniques

My son begged me to buy an Oreck XL vacuum when he was in first grade. Let me stop you before you assume that Nick was one of those kids who loved to clean. Nope. He was the kid who would drag his feet on chore day, complaining that it took soooooo long. So he was NOT dying to push a new vacuum around the

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I finally read Educated by Tara Westover. This mem I finally read Educated by Tara Westover. This memoir is truly an amazing story. The whole time, I felt much like I did when I read The Glass Castle. I marveled at the strength of Tara, and all the children, really. As an overprotective mother, I was continually amazed that they survived so many accidents! Tara overcame so much, with the help of several caring adults and mentors along the way. If you havenโ€™t read this book yet, I highly recommend it.
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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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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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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
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๐Ÿ”Ž Have a scavenger huntโ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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