Virginia Readers Choice nominees, part 4
Here are some resources for more of the nominated books: What Pet To Get? by Emma Dodd A graphing idea A Youtube video of a teacher reading the book A puppy puppet template and instructions...
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Free ebook….about libraries
Thanks to Joyce Valenza for sharing the info about the book: School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come an Ebook by Kristin Fontichiaro. There are numerous choices for downloading...
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great free ebook….mashups
I am definitely a mashups novice, but I am finding this an inspiring and easy read. Thanks, ONCE AGAIN, to Joyce Valenza for passing along the info for the FREE kindle version of this book. I have an...
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Groundhog day
With modern technology, it appears possible that we can watch PunxsutawneyPhil make his appearance live from Gobbler’s Knob. I found a few other resources for Groundhog day. Teacher...
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Librarian as leader
www.freepik.com I follow several blogs dealing with the topic of leadership. The librarian in a school should be a leader, whether in a formal assigned leadership position or as an assumed leader. I...
View ArticleMarch 2 – Read Across America recap and MORE
Here are some resources for READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY (from a previous post) plus some additional resources.Enjoy! Resources specifically about Dr. Seuss or his books: Green Eggs and Ham Reader’s...
View ArticleNY evaluation document for evaluating school librarians
Thanks to Joyce Valenza for blogging about the NY tool developed for School Librarians’ evaluation. It looks like a valuable document. This “School Librarian Evaluation Rubric” can be found on the NY...
View ArticleA new PBS online resource
The teachers and librarians in my district are disappointed to be losing funding for Discovery Educations and United Streaming. So when I read Joyce Valenza’s post about the new PBS LearningMedia, I...
View ArticleVirginia Readers Choice 2013-2014 Resources, Part 1
I am excited that one of the Virginia Readers Choice books is great for starting out the school year. Here are links to activities for The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School : the author’s website (a...
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Other FIRST DAY of school resources
As is often the case when new things come into the district, I find out teachers need resources after the fact. This is what happened again this year. We have a new reading series, which had lesson...
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Interactive notebooks in library class, part 1
I am finally getting around to trying out interactive notebooks in my 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade classes. I was able to get enough donated/free notebooks for close to 200 students. Granted it is a...
View ArticleVirginia Readers Choice 2013-2014 Resources, Part 2
Pumpkin trouble by Jan Thomas is a fun additional to the fall books for library lessons. Just as in her other books such as Big Mean Dust Bunny, her illustrations are simple, yet hilarious and can...
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