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…
For those of you who have been reading my blog over the last few years, I wanted to give you a heads up that there will soon be some exciting new changes! In June, I will be launching my own website called…. This has been a labor of love that my husband and I have…
2nd Grade Lesson Plans are finally here! I was looking back to my last blog post, and sadly realized it was way back in September! 🙁 This has been quite a BUSY, STRESSFUL, and CRAZY year, at school and at home! I found out my principal accepted a new position in…
So…as they say, “Behavior Happens”! After having several classes with my kinder and 1st grade students, I realized that I was going to have to come up with a way to encourage several students to make better choices. I talked to the classroom and other specials teachers, and together we brainstormed different behaviors…
The beginning of the year is a great time to teach or review how to be safe at school. When my students come back for their second trip to the library, I spend a few minutes talking to them about the types of emergency situations that may come up or…
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