As July comes to a close, I’ve started thinking about my upcoming year in the library. (Okay, to be perfectly honest, I’ve been thinking about it all summer long in the back of my head, but now I am actually getting things created!) One of the things on my very long “To-Do-Over-The-Summer” list was to…
“We ought to make a video about our porch lizard.” That’s what Kurt said one spring weekend while grilling dinner on the back porch. The porch lizard was pretty hard to miss. It was almost 11 inches long and had been hanging out every afternoon for weeks. We knew nothing about it except…
Finding new books to read is one of my favorite things to do, and I always try to inspire my kids to feel the same way. As a librarian, I make large purchases of books 2-3 times a year, and I always make it a huge event when I receive the books. I place the…
Welcome to Lessons By Sandy! My husband Kurt has been one of my staunchest supporters, and has encouraged me for years to start my own webpage. As someone who has always been more comfortable in the background, this was not even a thought on my radar. While I loved to create activities for my students…
Teaching good research habits to younger grades is a very important part of being a librarian. What better way than to use animal research to peak their interest! In the past, I have introduced the research steps using a lesson that connected the Big 6 steps to following a recipe for making an apple pie. You can…
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