5 Easy Steps to a Fantastic Anchor Chart!
Anchor charts have been a part of my teaching for as long as I can remember. Generally, I like to create the base, or background, of the anchor chart before…
Valentine’s Day Books: Check out these 5 NEW and Lovable Valentine’s Day Books for Children (and how to use them)!
Valentine's Day books are perfect for this time of year! Love is blossoming, and Cupid is getting ready to strike his arrows because Valentine's Day is just around the corner!…
Teaching the Mystery Genre to Elementary Students
Mystery books are one of my favorite books to read! Since I want to share my love with students, I came up with an amazing way to teacher the mystery…
The #1 Reason I Am Sticking (for now!) with Scholastic Book Fairs
There has been a lot of discussion about book fairs in the school library circle lately. Scholastic has long been a favorite book fair vendor, and for good reason. It's…
5 Ways to Create Habits in the School Library
Over the past few years, I have discovered that I am really a project person, not a habit person. I love to tackle new things, even if they are hard…
5 Fantastic Ways to Say Good-bye Summer
As it starts to become time say "Goodbye Summer!" use these tips to ease the transition from summer to fall. Summer is almost over ⛅ , and we're already thinking…