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September 21, 2018 by: Laura

Promote Fire Safety Education for Kids with These 6 Books

Fire Prevention Week Books

Fire Prevention Week is the first full week of October.  It’s a great time to review fire safety education concepts with our young children and to help them learn about firefighters.  I’ve been collecting the following books to read with my Kindergarten, first, and second grade classes. This post contains affiliate links.  If you click through one of them and make a purchase I may

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March 30, 2018 by: Laura

Engaging Screen Free Week Activities for Schools: Tips for Librarians

Screen Free Week Activities

We loved celebrating Screen Free Week—formerly known as “TV Turnoff Week”—at my school and it was a great event for family engagement! Our screen free week activities challenge students to avoid using screens for entertainment and explore other ways to spend their time. Students who participate complete a contract and tracking sheet, get it signed by an adult, and earn ten raffle tickets for fun

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January 14, 2018 by: Laura

February Read-Alouds and Freebies!

February Picture Books Trapp

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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March 3, 2015 by: Laura

Dr. Seuss Activities for a Fun Celebration of Reading

Seuss Celebration

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

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