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
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
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
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
I don’t know what your week was like but mine was a bit challenging. With the time change, high winds, and colder than normal temperatures, everyone at school seemed a little off. One of my “littles” who has been at school all year asked me three times what my name is. Speaking of my littles… More Week by Week – Week 27
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
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
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