You know the closer we get to Christmas break the more “squirrelly” the kids will be. So if you don’t want to do a skills lesson, which they won’t pay attention to anyway; you’ve got to have an activity of some sort to keep them engaged. I’ve done come searching and have come up with… More Christmas Planning
Did you walk into your library yesterday morning and realized you still had a fall bulletin board up and it is only 3 weeks to Christmas break? Here is an easy Christmas bulletin board idea. I searched the internet and collected Christmas trivia that was appropriate to my school. I created a lift-the-flap bulletin board… More Easy Christmas Bulletin Board
I love Christmas books. If your teachers are like mine, they will soon be asking for Christmas titles to share with their students if they haven’t already asked. Here are links to some I have reviewed on Library Lady’s Kid Lit along with affiliate links if you’d like to purchase them at Amazon. Alcott, Louisa… More Christmas Books
This is a re-blog of something I shared previously on this blog – I think the information is still important for librarians to be aware of. What do you call them? How should they be represented in materials given to our students? When I got up this morning, I had no thought of discussing this… More Thoughts Surrounding Thanksgiving and Native Americans
As Thanksgiving approaches you probably hear, “What books can I read to my students?” Here are some of the Thanksgiving books I had in the library when I was still in the school. A couple of them are oldies but goodies. I think they are all still available through Amazon although some may only be… More Thanksgiving Books
Here’s a list of authors and illustrators as well as a few famous people with birthdays in November. You can find more famost people at http://holidayinsights.com/bday/november.htm November 2, 1734- Daniel Boone, Kentucky frontiersman November 2, 1755- Marie Antoinette, queen of France November 2, 1795- James K. Polk, 11th U.S. President (1845-1849) November 2, 1865- Warren G. Harding,… More November Birthdays
Here’s the list of monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations for this month. Watch for a list of birthdays in a couple of days. Feel free to adapt the list below to meet your needs. If you want to look at other lists, I have used Holiday Insights and National Day Calendar as well as calendars… More November 2020
Do your students know why Richard Byrd is famous? Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. Using them will not cost you more but will give me a little commission on your purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Richard Byrd was a Medal of Honor recipient, a pioneering… More Happy Birthday Richard Byrd
Some consider Pablo Picasso to be the most influential artist of the first half of the 20th Century. He pioneered Cubism and created the Collage. What do your students know about Picasso? Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. Using them will not cost you more but will give me a little… More Happy Birthday Picasso
Gertrude Ederle – do you know who she is? Do your students know who she is? Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. Using them will not cost you more but will give me a little commission on your purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Gertrude Ederle was… More Happy Birthday Gertrude Ederle