FALLING ACORNS, MIGHTY OAKS

Category: Library Life

  • Favorite Library Teachers Pay Teachers Stores

    I unapologetically love Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT). I have quite a few stores that I purchase from that sell content specifically for librarians. I’m sharing a non-comprehensive list of some of my favorites below, alphabetically. If you use this resource, please give me a follow on TPT by clicking here. If you would like your…

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  • School Librarians United with Amy Hermon: Virtual Start

    I was invited to speak with Amy Hermon again. This came out a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been busy with the maddening beginning of a virtual start. If you want to listen to the School Librarians United with Amy Hermon: Virtual Start episode, you can find it here.

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  • Amazon Teacher Favorite:  Document Bag

    Amazon Teacher Favorite: Document Bag

    This is going to sound strange, but I hate ziplock bags. I think they are fine for some things, don’t get me wrong. But for long term storage, ziplock bags are not for me. They are not esthetically pleasing. They are not durable if you are using it frequently. So I set out in search…

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  • Teacher Toolbox:  Librarian Edition

    Teacher Toolbox: Librarian Edition

    After seeing these online for far too long, I broke down and purchased a toolbox from Amazon. You can find the one I purchased here. I spent some time scouring the internet to see how other people have their toolboxes set up. A lot of teachers had drawers devoted to things that I don’t use…

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  • Target “Dollar Spot” Finds

    Target “Dollar Spot” Finds

    I don’t think they call it the Dollar Spot anymore. Maybe it is Bullseye Playground or something of the sorts. I do not condone going into a store unnecessarily, but if you have another reason to go to Target I recommend checking for these. My friend needed some things that can’t be found locally, so…

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  • inhale, exhale

    I’ve written before about how hard this school year has been. Before the COVID-19 closure, there was a host of other things that just seemed to go wrong. We suffered losses, illnesses, and hard times together as a staff. With my Grammy now gone, I’m feeling the weight of all that went on this school…

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  • Teachers Pay Teachers Purchases I Recommend for Librarians

    The Teacher Appreciation Week sale is coming up soon. I saw a Facebook post asking librarians to share their favorite resources. Rather than me writing up some long, drawn out comment I thought I would throw all of the links to my favorite things in a blog post. Some of these things I purchased since…

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