I am a K-12 librarian at Mesilla Valley Christian School. I have a masters degree in Children's Literature and hold a NM teaching certificate with a Library Media Endorsement.
About the Book Book: Teaching Art Author: Jerry E. Twitchell Genre: Nonfiction EDUCATION/Teaching Methods & Materials/Arts & Humanities Release Date: February 20, 2019 As Simple as 1-2-3 Everything needed to structure and teach an effective art program for grades one to three is made simple for the home-school parent or teacher. This step-by-step process for… More Teaching Art
Periodically I share resources that you may like to add to your library. This is one I purchased to use with one of our summer fundraisers. Howell, Vickie. Finger Knitting Fun. Photography by Cory Ryan. Beverly, MA: Quarry Books, 2015. From the back cover What can I make with this ball of yarn? Finger Knitting Fun is the answer!… More Finger Knitting Fun
As you may know I have a book review blog. There are at least 25 posts each month – books I’ve read as part of book tours, books I’ve read to my students in the library, and books I have previewed for the library or the Land of Enchantment Award. There are also spotlights from… More Favorite Books – July and August 2019
Every month I post the birthdays of our students, faculty and staff in the window between the library and the school hallway. I also try to include the birthdays of authors, illustrators and famous people the kiddos may be familiar with. Here is the list for September 2019: Jim Arnosky, author 9/1 Bernard Most, author… More September Birthdays
Our library likes to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations. Watch for a list of birthdays in a couple of days. Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at… More September 2019
Maker Mania 2 2.5 hours Cost $17 (I will charge more next time to better cover supply costs) For my Maker Mania days I have a number of stations set up for the students. Because not all students arrive at the same time, I may have something like Keva Structures out for the kids to play with… More Maker Mania 2
Fundraising Activities: Lego Mania 4 2.5 hours Cost $13 1 – Free Build – build whatever they want using the Legos in their bag and their base plate. – 20 minutes after official start of camp. Allow students to start on this while children are arriving. 2 – About 5 minutes to look at each… More Lego Mania 4
Fundraising Activities: Engineering and Inventing 5 hours – 2 morning 2.5 hours each Cost $30 Day 1 1 – Gumball Structures (:30) Supplies: Toothpicks, gumdrops, mini marshmallows, play dough Challenge: experiment with what you can build using the materials you have – how tall can you go before it falls over, what can you do… More Engineering and Inventing
Fundraising Activities: Lego Mania 3 2.5 hours Cost $13 1 – Free Build – build whatever they want using the Legos in their bag and their base plate. – 20 minutes after official start of camp. Allow students to start on this while children are arriving. 2 – About 5 minutes to look at… More Lego Mania 3
Each Friday I pick one of the books I am currently reading and give you the first lines from the book. Not only does this give you a look at what I am reading so that you can watch for the reviews later on janemouttet.wordpres.com, it also gives the author I have chosen a little… More First Lines Friday – Daring Dozen