Every librarian knows the feeling. You spend an entire school year building readers, and then June hits! Those hard-won skills start slipping away. The summer slide is real, folks. Research shows that students who don’t read over the summer can lose two to three months of reading development. {Allington} In
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! In just a few days, people everywhere will be celebrating Read Across America Day with red and white striped hats, crazy blue hair, bellies that declare themselves “Things”, wild and wacky socks, and green eggs and ham. It is one of my favorite days of the
With Groundhog Day right around the corner, we are working on shared research projects all about that critter called the groundhog, or is it the woodchuck, or whistle pig? Hmmm … more importantly … Where are we getting our facts? We started with this video by National Geographic. It is
Hey Friends … I firmly believe that the folks over at Capstone’s PebbleGo are GENIUSES!! I am in love with their database for primary students, and I cannot even imagine my library program without it. I have been using their database for years. I introduce my kindergarten students to the
We all know that students need to read EVERY. DAY. But, I am sure that all of you have seen THOSE kids. You know the ones. The ones that drive you crazy. They are simply pretending to read OR picking up a different book each and every day. Seriously! Every.
Years ago, as a brand new librarian, I attended a librarian round table discussion. Each librarian was asked to share something that they had found success with in their own library. A very experienced librarian, who retired that very year, shared that she had her students earn library licenses. I
A brand new year equals a brand new theme!! Drum roll please {Dum Duh Dum} …. Reading Takes You Places. The library walls are peppered with geography themed decor with a splash of Dr. Seuss in our Easy Fiction Section. Ready for a tour by pictures?? They say that a
AAAHHH … I have been blinded by the light! What is that shining orb in our upstate New York sky? It is so bright, and it feels so warm. Could it be …. the sun?? Why, yes. Yes, it is!! Hurry. Hurry. Grab your flip flops. Grab your sunglasses. You
wrote last Sunday’s guest post on Rachel Lynette’s blog, Minds In Bloom?? Yup, this librarian! I was thrilled to be able to share six different strategies for successful research with her readers. Be sure to swing over and take a peek!
Kids LOVE animals!! When it comes to research, it is the number one “Go To” topic for everyone: kids, teachers and librarians alike. I know that not all districts have the funding for online databases and encyclopedias. So, we ALL need free websites that provide animal facts for kids!! Even
