Battle of the Books Update

Do you find that your kids are reading the same books over and over again?  Not that there’s anything wrong with reading your favorites, but I always try to encourage students to venture out and try new authors or new series.   My 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders already have this opportunity with our  Texas…

The World Needs More Purple People

Cover of book "The World Needs More Purple People"

Author: Kristen Bell & Benjamin Hart

Illustrator: Daniel Wiseman

Summary: The world needs more purple people...but what exactly IS a "purple person"? Read along to find out how you and your kids can all transform yourselves into kind, hard-working, do-the-right-thing, purple people!

Engaging Kids with Monthly Bookmarks (Part 3)

In my last two posts, I talked about how to Engage Students During Check-In and one way to Manage Students while they are waiting to return or check out library books.  This last post in the series is my labor of love! I’ve been working all last year on creating monthly bookmarks that the students can…

Engaging Kids with Table Stations (Part 2)

In my last post, I discussed how to manage students while they are waiting to return or check out library books.  Today’s post will show you how to implement table stations as a system to engage students AFTER they have checked out their new library books. I like having students check in/out their books at…