Children’s Book Wee is almost here. As part of that celebration, some of my classes will be participating in the Children’s Choice Award voting process. With my littles, kinders, and first graders this week we read three of the books on the list: Day at the Beach, There’s a Dragon in Your Book, and I Say Ooh. After book… More Week by Week – Week 31
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
As you many know I have a book review blog. There are at least 25 posts each month – books I’ve read as part of book tours, books I’ve read to my students in the library, and books I have previewed for the library or the Land of Enchantment Award. I thought it might be… More Favorite Books of March 2019
What day in April are you most excited to celebrate?… More April 2019
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
Children’s Craft Day is March 14. If you are looking for some ideas of how to celebrate, here is a list of web sites where you can get some inspiration. The Spruce Crafts – 27 Crafts for Elementary School Kids, There are several fun ones on this page – paper lanterns and Pom Pom Caterpillars… More Children’s Craft Day