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.
Everybody loves Dr. Seuss. I had a good attendance at my Dr. Seuss story time last summer. One of the books I read at this story time was One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Knowing the kiddos all like snacks, I found a great place mat which involved the students putting the correct number of… More Dr. Seuss Story time
The first year I was librarian, I had high school aides who couldn’t do much more than shelve my “E” books for me. I had a challenge that year to keep them busy. With a lot of teaching, re-teaching, and supervising, I was able to find more tasks for them to do. I just completed… More What to do with Student Aides
Each summer I like to do activity days which focus on a specific book or group of books with a STEM or STEAM theme. Last year, my library hosted a Rosie Revere Engineering Day. I ran the activity for 2 hours for students entering kindergarten through fourth grade. Because this was one of my fundraisers,… More Rosie Revere Engineering Day
A tradition that began before I became librarian is the end-of-the-year displays honoring our seniors. Each year I put a display visible in the hallway using the theme “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” This display features each senior along with his/her college choice and their bachelor degree choice. I also do a favorite book display in… More Farewell to our Seniors
Each summer I do a couple of Maker Mania Days as a fundraiser for my library. You can read about last year’s Day 1 here. I try to limit the 2-hour activity to students entering grades 3-8. I charge $10 for participation and try to get pre-registration so I know how many to plan for. Please… More Maker Mania 2
We had a great time at this year’s Young Authors Day, and everyone was tired by the end of it. We had 20 groups in 8 classrooms lead by either 8th graders or seniors under the supervision of an elementary classroom teacher. There were three of these groups sessions. I will have to do some… More Young Authors Day 2018
Every year our school does a Young Authors Day – 2018 will be our 11th one. I have headed up this activity every year, first as the school Curriculum Coordinator and now as the Library Media Specialist. The first couple of years I actually went into the classrooms and team-taught with many of the teachers.… More Young Author’s Day
It’s the day before Spring Break at our school in addition to being the last day of the quarter. Some of my independent study students either left early for the break or are on a baseball trip, so I didn’t have some of my “regulars.” So, I was expecting a quiet day in the library… More The Day Before Spring Break
Last week, libraries across the nation celebrated Read Across America Day and libraries around the world celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Our Read Across America Day visitors were organized by Dona Ana County Community & Constituent Services Office. The guest readers came to us from the Las Cruces Volunteer Network. I divided our students into three… More Read Across America Day
**This post contain an Animoto affiliate link and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Each fall I scan lists on the internet for potential Caldecott books for the following January. I check out as many of those as possible from our local public library and choose 10-15… More Mock Caldecott