Like so many other librarians and teachers, I’ve spent this school year feeling like I’m barely keeping my head above the water! Starting off 100% virtual, then phasing in different grade levels each week, to now where we have about half our school in-person and the other half virtual…it’s been hard to keep up with…
Searching for the Perfect Book
I’ve missed the book store! I know that might sound like a strange thing to say but we all know…these are strange times! Let me explain…As a teacher I used to spend every other weekend in the children’s book section searching for the perfect book to teach my lessons. I loved using books to introduce…
Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away
Author: Meg Medina
Illustrator: Sonia Sánchez
Summary: Daniela and Evelyn are best friends...they live across from each other, in apartments that are mirror images of the other. Today is a big day because it’s moving day for Evelyn. Daniela and Evelyn spend the day playing make believe, hiding in their best spots, and promising to always be friends even when Evelyn moves away.
Virtual Bluebonnet Wall of Fame
This is my 11th year as a librarian, and over that time I’ve made many changes to my systems and lessons in the library. Well, now that we know we will be starting this school year virtually, I’ve had to rethink how I celebrate the Texas Bluebonnet books with my students. So after brainstorming, I…
Choice Boards for the Upper Grades
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…
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