What is your favorite season in the library? Fall features new book deliveries, a fresh start to the school year, crayons that haven’t been mutilated. Winter is cozy, with holiday lessons and fun ideas for bulletin boards (and maybe snow…
If my three-year old niece sees a bug, she shrieks like a banshee and runs around like a maniac. I feel very much the same, so I hope I’m not a bad influence! Somehow, ladybugs inspire a different feeling. They…
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Want to learn six fun ways of celebrating National Poetry Month? This is the time to showcase those great poetry books in your library or classroom! As a librarian, of course…
How do you decorate your library or classroom? Hopefully you don’t put up one bulletin board in September and leave it up all year? One time, our principal ranted about scarecrow projects he saw still displayed in January! I change…
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…
Do you do gingerbread men lessons in your library or classroom? Here are some fun ideas. There are many versions of the story of the gingerbread man, starting with the classic folktale. Then, there are versions for all audiences, such…
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…