April is Poetry Month. I wanted to share some poetry books with you that I have previously reviewed on my review blog – Library Lady’s Kid Lit. ABC Animal Jamboree Animal Ark Birdie Cricket in the Thicket Drum Dream Girl Finding My Place in Space Fry Bread The Giving Tree Homerun, Touchdown, Basket, Goal!… More Books for Poetry Month
Chances are pretty good that as April begins you have limited library usage at best due to the COVID-19 crisis. Hopefully that will change soon. We like to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month at our library. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations. Watch… More April 2020
Feeling a little overwhelmed with all the resources available right now? Here is a list of all that I am aware of. I will update as I become aware of other sites. Some links are noted as affiliate links – using these links will not cost you more but will help support this blog. Available… More Homebound Education Ideas
With so many students out of school right now and teachers scrambling to continue the education process or parents looking for things to keep their children engaged – here’s an idea that may be fairly easy to implement. Have your children read picture books and then watch the movie about that book and write a… More Comparing Picture Books to Movies – an assignment for time off
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 or should be. Here are some famous birthdays for March 2020: February Birthdays are… More March Birthdays
The wind tells me March has arrived. We like 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.… More March is…
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 or should be. Here are some famous birthdays for February 2020: February Birthdays are… More February Birthdays
It is hard to believe it is almost February. We like 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… More February is…
Last fall I taught my annual Animoto lesson where my students create Animoto videos advertising their choice for the Caldecott Award. I pull books from my collection as well as books from the public library that meet the criteria. *This post contains Amazon affilate links. This year the students chose the following books for their… More Our winner is….
As 2020 begins, I thought I’d share some of my favorite titles read in the past 12 months. Each entry includes a link to my original post about the book on Library Lady’s Kid Lit and an Amazon link if you’d like to purchase the book (and support this blog). This list is of my… More Favorite Young Adult Books of 2019