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  • Pumpkin Predictions

    Hi friends! Have you seen the Pinterest project where you grow pumpkin plants inside a pumpkin shell? I thought it looked like fun, but some of the teachers at my school said the pumpkin would rot before the seeds could grow. Hmm…that made the science teacher in me very curious. And I wanted to share…

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  • Digital Citizenship Leaders

    Hi friends! At the beginning of each year, every student in our district studies digital citizenship, from kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m in the midst of teaching those lessons right now. I use the curriculum developed by our district. If I didn’t have that, I would use the free curriculum from Common Sense Media. As you…

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  • Found Friday: Art Makerspace

    Hi friends! I’ve joined with two of my favorite colleagues, Carolyn Vibbert at Risking Failure and Jess Lodge at Mrs. Lodge’s Library, to bring you Found Friday!   We’re sharing the best ideas we’ve found (typically on Pinterest) for our library plans for next year. I hope you’ll join us! Today my Found Friday post will focus…

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    Ticket to Centers

    Hi friends! Many of you have asked  me  how I “manage” my library centers.  I sense that you’re a little disappointed when I say that I don’t really “manage” them. I allow for free choice within the occupancy limit of each center. And that works for me. For those of you who crave more structure,…

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  • Christmas Library Centers

    Who’s ready to set up Christmas Library Centers? After Thanksgiving, our thoughts and decor turn to Christmas and other winter holidays. I’ve shared before about how I decorate with a holiday-neutral candy theme, how I rotate the winter and Christmas picture books, and how I created a “gingerbread house” for students to read in. In…

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  • Jawsome Readers

    Hi friends! I stole borrowed an idea from our music teacher, and I love it! You know that I’m always looking for a good way to encourage students to return their books, right? And I don’t want to spend a lot of money, because I’d rather spend our budget on MORE BOOKS. So, here’s what’s working…

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  • Turtle Library Center

    Hi friends!My turtle arrived today! He was bigger than I expected, and livelier too! Yesterday I collected all of our turtle books, fiction and non-fiction. I’ll display these next to the turtle’s tank, and replace them as students check them out. Then I wrote a prompt on butcher paper, and put it on the table,…

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