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I created a binder for "Our Reading Hits" or book recommendations. I printed genre posters on white card-stock from a few blogs to cover all the different ones in our standards: bethnewingham, mrsrhodesscholars, dots-n-spots . Due to limited wall space, I love the idea of putting them in a binder as a reference. I printed out recommendation sheets from the blog: create*teach*share I typed up a sheet of labels with names of all the genres to stick on the top of each recommendation sheet. The…

Scavenger hunts and reading make the perfect pair. Discovering new stories, interesting characters, or a great series builds your child’s love for literature as well as her motivation to become an independent reader. As parents we want to grow our children’s interest in reading but sometimes feel like we’ve run out of ideas on how to do just that. …

Hey Blog Hoppin' friends! It's Ashley from The School Supply Addict. It's almost that time of year! For those of you who have already gone back to school, I'm sorry. I still have about a month left of summer, but I have already been thinking about next school year. Actually, that started when we got out in June. Teacher problems. Next week, my goal is to go through all of my crap resources to declutter and get myself organized again before August 20th! I keep as much as I can in labeled…

A quick form to send home with students to get volunteers in your classroom. ...

Library Activity I hide this flower in a book and see if it returns. I wanted to see if the students are actually opening up the books they are checking out. It has been a fun activity.

In the books I loved to read as a kid, libraries are crazy old buildings full of secrets. The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn sends Anthony Monday all over the library, following obscure clues to u…

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{IMAGE ONLY } Brilliant ... New uses old encyclopedias. Cover with contact paper and use as shelf markers.

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Fiction shelf labels : covered weeded Encyclopedia set with scrap paper and alphabet stickers (@ MEI Secondary Library)

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The following visualization was adapted from PewInternet.com, of a keynote address for the 2012 State University of New York Librarians Association Annual

How do you entice parents (or other caregivers) to help you out in their child's classroom? Maybe you need a few of these ideas - and grab a complimentary volunteer form sign up sheet too!

Keeping up with new release books can be a challenge. Here are three strategies I use to manage new release books from the time I know the...