Fun Summer Library Activities
Back in the day, my mother used to take her nine kids to the public library in the summer. Why? Because it was air-conditioned when few places were! Oh, and to get free books (free was important when you had…
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Fun Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in School
Do you love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in your library or classroom even if you are not Irish? Although I do have an Irish-American heritage, I always love seeing students, regardless of ethnicity, enjoy fun St. Patrick’s Day activities. The…
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How to Have a Not So Mushy Valentine’s Day in School
How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day in school? Read romantic stories? Haul out the lace doilies, red ribbon and pink hearts for making cards? Splash L-O-V-E all over the place like glitter? Do you have boys retching and gagging over…
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How Can Librarians Benefit from Teachers pay Teachers?
How can librarians benefit from Teachers pay Teachers? Have you heard of Teachers pay Teachers? If you are a school librarian, you can bet that your classroom colleagues have! Teachers pay Teachers (or TpT) is a website on which teachers…
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Create a Choose Your Own Adventure Story with Google Forms
Does anyone remember the old chapter books in the Choose Your Own Adventure series? Readers would get to a certain point in the story and then have to choose the ending they preferred (does the princess marry the prince, does…
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Wintery Weather? Warm Up Those Reading Comprehension Skills!
Are you among the thousands of people digging out from a major winter blizzard? Did you know that the amount of snow is not what qualifies a storm as a blizzard? It is the fierce wind and low visibility. If…
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How Do You Support Reading Comprehension in the Library?
Do you teach reading comprehension in the library? Well, you might think that’s the responsibility of the classroom teacher or reading specialist. But, since librarians are all about reading, it makes sense that we also support skills such as reading…
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Looking for Easy Research for Younger Students?
Looking for easy research for younger students? Try the Pebble Go databases.
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Distance Learning or Home Schooling? How Libraries Can Help!
How can librarians help with distance learning? Read these helpful tips.
