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.
This was a full week. Our annual Young Authors Day was on Friday so most of our spare time during the week was spent on the last minute details. It is always such a fun day – but more about that in a bit. As the school year winds down, this was our last week… More Week by Week – Week 33
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. Once a month I share… More Favorite Books of April 2019
It was book fair week – in some respects an easy week. Classes visit – we read from one or two of the book fair books – the students check out books – students visit fair to decide how much money they want to ask their parents for. In other respects the week isn’t so… More Week by Week – Week 32
What will you celebrate in May? As I’ve mentioned before, 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, as well as the birthdays of famous people and authors/illustrators. For our display, I also include the birthdays… More May 2019
Children’s Book Wee is almost here. As part of that celebration, some of my classes will be participating in the Children’s Choice Award voting process. With my littles, kinders, and first graders this week we read three of the books on the list: Day at the Beach, There’s a Dragon in Your Book, and I Say Ooh. After book… More Week by Week – Week 31
I can not believe how the fast the end of the year is approaching. We just have 4 more weeks with the kiddos and one of those is spring book fair week. I have so much going on in the next 4 weeks, I hope I can keep my head on straight. Of course more… More Week by Week – Week 30
First week after spring break – so I made it an easy one. Our focus from the “littles” through fourth grade was the Land of Enchantment Book Award. If you aren’t in New Mexico, I’m sure your state has a Children’s Choice Award you can participate in. With the “littles” through second grade we read… More Week by Week – Week 29
As you many 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. I thought it might be… More Favorite Books of March 2019
What day in April are you most excited to celebrate?… More April 2019
It was the week before spring break but the kiddos didn’t seem too wild. My week started with a visit from our ninth graders who are getting ready to start their big English research project. Every year I go over resources with them and review research strategies with them. I have a couple of pages… More Week by Week Series – Week 28