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.
Are you ready for another week? Here’s what we did in our library times last week. With my “littles,” we read Make Way for Ducklings and One Boy. For their activity I had them complete a coloring page from LiBEARy Skills Grades K-3 on proper library behavior. They had made books with their teacher so… More Week by Week Series – Week 26
Children’s Craft Day is March 14. If you are looking for some ideas of how to celebrate, here is a list of web sites where you can get some inspiration. The Spruce Crafts – 27 Crafts for Elementary School Kids, There are several fun ones on this page – paper lanterns and Pom Pom Caterpillars… More Children’s Craft Day
How was your week? Mine was full – regular classes as well as classes visiting for research. With my “littles” I read Verdi and Round Like a Ball before the lesson. One of my “littles” was out in “left field” this week – not disruptive but not paying attention to the story either. I don’t know about you, but when… More Week by Week Series – Week 25
How will you celebrate March?… More March 2019
Good morning. How was your weekend? I enjoyed mine. Last week a short week for us. We had Presidents Day off. I never really like having Mondays off as Tuesday is my elementary day which means I see all of the elementary classes except one – not my idea of the best way to start… More Week by Week Series – Week 24
With my littles, we read Green Eggs and Ham and What do You Do with a Tail Like This? I also had a coloring page for them to complete that focused on proper library behavior. My kindergarteners and I looked at three books by Peter Spier – Noah’s Ark, The Book of Jonah, and The Star Spangled Banner. I had a Noah’s Ark… More Week by Week series – Week 23
February is I Love to Read Month. I wanted to share some resources with you which you can use to help you celebrate. The Capstone Publishing website has printables, booklists, book trailers, articles and more that can help you plan your activities. Want some fun ideas for activities to schedule this month. Check out this… More I Love to Read Month
When I saw the title of the book that won this year’s Caldecott Award I was shocked. When I first read Hello Lighthouse I was not impressed. My original estimation of the book was ” I do not believe this title is Caldecott-worthy.” In spite of that fact, I included it in the books I shared with my… More Does the Caldecott Committee understand children?
It was another fun week in our library. I am winding down our Caldecott unit – finished it this week with most of the classes. With my kinder classes we watched Aaron Becker’s trailer of Journey We then worked our way through the picture book, stopping to discuss what was happening on each page. For their… More Week by Week Series – Week 22
It was another full week in my library. With my littles up through first grade we read Blue and Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. For our activity this week we illustrated three books. My two kinder classes did Green and my first grade did either Gold or Blue. Students told me what kind of color… More Week by Week Series – Week 21