Independent Reading Library Center Freebie (for Your Patience)
I know it’s been over 5 months since my last post, and well…life got in the way. In the past few months, my husband and I became (very happily) pregnant, and it seems like...
Category: Books
Reading Aloud in School: An Endangered Practice?
At the recent PA School Librarians Association (PSLA) Annual Conference, I read a worrisome tweet from a participant in a concurrent session. Some Pennsylvania librarians reported that administrators recently told them that reading aloud...
Book Review: “Making Makers” by AnnMarie Thomas
After reading “Invent to Learn” by Gary Stager and Sylvia Libow Martinez, I learned about LOTS of great makers and the kits they make/sell to encourage students to create and to learn. One of...
Book Tastings: 7 Steps to Promote Your Best Books!
In light of all the fun that Halloween, *cough* I mean Book Character Dress-up Day brings, I thought I’d share a fun learning experience that I tried last year and have gotten to revisit...
Whole Number Dewey: A Year Without Decimals
It’s been almost a whole school year since I hit the “Import Titles” button and replaced ALL of my Dewey nonfiction MARC records with whole number Dewey call numbers, without decimals. It was a...
