March 2019
February 28, 2019
How will you celebrate March?… More March 2019
Week by Week Series – Week 24
February 25, 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
Week by Week series – Week 23
February 18, 2019
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
I Love to Read Month
February 15, 2019
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
Does the Caldecott Committee understand children?
February 14, 2019
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?
Week by Week Series – Week 22
February 11, 2019
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
Week by Week Series – Week 21
February 4, 2019
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
Reader Rewards Club
February 1, 2019
Tyndale House and NavPress are starting a new Reader Rewards Club which will give you the opportunity to earn points toward new books for your personal or school library. Click on my link (www.myreaderrewardsclub.com/login?pc=clg4-oa88-jin3-keco-utla) and both of us will receive points toward our next free book. If this interests you, please use my affiliate link… More Reader Rewards Club
February 2019
January 31, 2019
Our library likes to display a list of “national” events which occur during the month. This list includes monthly recognitions, weekly celebrations, wacky and crazy daily celebrations, as well as the birthdays of famous people and authors/illustrators. For our display, I also include the birthdays of our students and faculty. Feel free to adapt the… More February 2019
World Read Aloud Day
January 30, 2019
It is shocking that so many adults in today’s world do not have basic reading or writing skills. In an effort to combat these statistics, people around the globe are participating in World Read Aloud Day on Friday, February 1. There are many ways to participate – Skype visits, read aloud events in your classroom… More World Read Aloud Day