Are you teaching your students library book care lessons? Some of our students have never experienced a library outside of school. We need to teach them everything they need to know about caring for their library books, including how to treat them and where to keep them. I’ve got a brand new way to talk…
It seems like we barely get our school routines established before Grandparents Day rolls around in September every year. Are you looking for great Grandparents Day books to read aloud? You’re in the right place, my friend! Here is a list of picture books that school librarians love to read aloud as part of Grandparents…
Hi, friends! We often have elementary school students who can read chapter books way above their grade level, but we want to make sure that the content is appropriate. I’ve spent hours researching to put together a book list of 20 great chapter books for advanced elementary readers. I’ve included Amazon affiliate links for these…
Hi friends! I continue to be amazed by how the picture book parts that I’ve taken for granted all these years can stimulate such educational discussions! Once again, author Megan Dowd Lambert surprised me in Chapter 6 with her discussion of gutters: the vertical seam between the left and right (verso and recto) pages. How…
Hi friends! Even these short chapters of Reading Picture Books With Children are filled with meaningful ideas to share with our students! Are you ready to talk about Chapter 4, Slow Down and Look: Front Matter? Pointing Out the Different Pages By Name Let’s look at the different pages that author Megan Dowd Lambert includes…
Hi friends! If you haven’t tried a storybook pumpkin patch in your library yet, you’ve GOT to give it a try! This was my first year to give it a go, and WOW! Our students really surprised me! Gerald, the elephant Now, these are the same students who forget to turn in library books, and…
The back to school season can be busy and stressful, especially when you’re not only setting up your school library classroom but also supporting every teacher and administrator on campus. Everyone in the building seems to be excited and stressed out at the same time. The best we can do is to have our own…
Hi friends! Are you still enjoying summer? Or are you gearing up for a new school year and library orientation? Here’s a Throwback Thursday post to help you with some library orientation resources! Last year I shared Library Orientation Videos on this post here. Follow my Library Videos Pinterest board for more library videos to use…
Hi friends! As you may remember, last August I made new shelf markers for my students, from card stock, with their bar codes on them, and punches for rewards around the edges. You can read the original post here. The shelf markers are copied onto card stock, a different color for each grade. On one…
Hi friends! I just found a new favorite read-aloud! Today I read this great picture book, Maybe a Bear Ate It, to kindergarten and pre-K classes. How have I inventoried this book several times and never read it? This book was a fun story with great (giggle-inducing) illustrations that made the kids laugh, applaud, and exclaim,…
Hi, friends! Our Learning Librarians Facebook group has been talking about our favorite Halloween read-alouds. I want to share these great books with you, so you can be ready to be fun and festive with your students! Halloween Picture Books for 3rd-5th grade While you read to your older students, consider projecting a YouTube video…