How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in school? Same old paper Pilgrim hats and eating chicken nuggets? Try something new! Multiculturalism I think by now most teachers and librarians are savvy enough to provide a more balanced view of the First…
Do you want to have a Happy Halloween in your library, while still focusing on your main objective…to support the love of reading? Try these 7 tips! Tip 1: Welcome the Kids Why let the classroom teachers have all the…
Cool, sweater weather. Crunching through crisp leaves. Biting into juicy apples. While most of us start back to school in steaming August or humid September, by the time October rolls around, we are ready for autumn. How do you have…
How are you going to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with kids?
Do you teach vexillology in your library? Are you sure? Maybe it’s time to revisit those library dictionary lessons? Vexillology is the scientific study of the history, symbolism and use of flags. My students LOVE flags! We not only have…
Did you know that color recognition is a key developmental step for children? I am quite amazed that my 2-year old niece can identify so many colors: red, blue, “lellow” [yellow], etc. She checks our understanding too as she holds…
Are you getting ready for the end of the school year and beginning of summer? Why not celebrate with a beach day at school? Whoo Hoo! Summer is almost here! Most of your lessons are finished for the year. You…
How do you celebrate Earth Day in your school? Are you looking for fun ways to celebrate Earth Day? You can incorporate a lot of normal curriculum areas, such as reading, math, science with an Earth Day theme. As a…
Do you use task cards in your classroom or library but hate the preparation work? Maybe you should try BOOM Cards! BOOM Cards™ are interactive digital task cards with no printing or laminating required. View this video to see an…