Teaching poetry is part of the curriculum for all grade levels K-5 at our school.   Over the past three years, I’ve taught it in a very general manner, but this year I wanted to find a more meaningful to introduce key concepts and vocabulary terms to each grade level, while at the same time…

Spring is just around the corner, and that means the beginning of the research semester where multiple grade levels will begin some form of research project. I always enjoyed this process in the classroom with 22 students and LOTS of parent helpers.  It’s not quite as manageable in the library without my library aide (Oh,…

Well the holidays are over, and we are back at school.  Sadly I didn’t get half as much done as I wanted to, but I thoroughly enjoyed relaxing and hanging out with my new husband and family.  Of course, once Sunday hit, I realized that I actually needed some new goals and to start thinking…

Book Fairs can be a crazy time for librarians.  After doing over 30 book fairs in my career so far, I have developed a system that helps things running smoothly! It’s still a crazy, hectic time, don’t get me wrong.  But at least now it seems manageable! Here are some tricks that I thought I…

When I first became a librarian, I was lucky enough to have an assistant.  She was WONDERFUL, and often helped me shelve books that were returned while I taught the lesson.  When budget cuts took away that position, I had to find ways to adapt without going crazy!  One way was to teach the students…