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
Last spring I entered a contest for a DK Maker Space promo kit. The contest was designed to promote their STEAM books. The kit included pencils, STEAM stickers and tote bags which I used as prizes at my Maker Mania Days. It also included a couple of activity posters, one of which I used as… More Maker Mania Day 1