Tag: elementary school
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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
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
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
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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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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What I should be doing right now
What should I be doing right now? I should be finishing the mad dash of book checkin, making sure my library helpers are scurrying to all of the classrooms that they need to hit that morning before it is time for them to go to their itinerant class. But instead I won’t see them again…
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What I’m Teaching This Week: Digital Learning Day
I am celebrating Digital Learning Day with my classes this week. It falls on February 27th, but I will be celebrating all week to ensure that my classes get in on all the fun. As I mentioned in a previous post, my students have been begging to play Gimkit. I broke down and spent about…