I previously posted about using Choice Boards to introduce the Texas 2×2 books to my Kinder, 1st, and 2nd graders. You can read more about that here. I had such fun creating those choice boards with my fellow librarians that I decided to use the same idea to create Choice Boards for the Upper Grades…
Using Choice Boards With the Texas 2×2 Books
With the possibility of having to go back to distance learning at the start of this year due to the Covid-19 virus, I’ve been spending a lot of time this summer trying to figure out a way to create lessons that could be used in person (in case we’re actually able to go back to…
How I Got Organized With My Digital Planner
I have always been an organized person….and every year I would search in vain for “the perfect planner”. Some years I found simple ones for $25, and other years I would spend $50-$60 for the more elaborate planners. Despite all these trials, I never really found one that REALLY worked FOR ME. Last year, I…
Using Bitmojis in the Library
If you would have told me a few months ago that I would be using bitmojis in the Library, I’m not sure I would have believed you. I had created my bitmoji a while back, but then never really did anything with it. Then, after Spring Break I came across something that has changed my…
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Author: Andrea Beaty
Illustrator: David Roberts
Summary: Sofia looks forward to her Abuelo walking her to school everyday. Unfortunately, he gets hurt at the dangerous land fill one day, and Sofia has to walk alone. Feeling frustrated, Sofia gets an idea and creates a plan to fix the awful landfill and build a park instead. But to change something that big would take a lot of courage, and Sofia wasn’t feeling very brave. Will Sofia find the courage she needs to make her plan work? You and your kids will be cheering her on, all the way to the end of the story!
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