On Being Named GA LMSOTY

I am extremely honored to have been named the 2024 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year by the Georgia Library Media Association. It still feels surreal, and I am in awe to have been given this distinction. Just being considered for the award among so many other amazing library media specialists makes this recognition beyond special. I feel so blessed to work in Georgia where we have so many talented and passionate library media specialists selflessly working to serve the literacy needs of our students. 

I am thankful to our Georgia library media community and to my whole school library PLN for their support through the years. Being a part of the incredible community that is school librarians has allowed me to forge some very special forever friendships that I will cherish always. As library media specialists, we have a special bond. We support each other by freely sharing ideas and knowledge, by encouraging each other, and by celebrating each other. We are truly better together. 

School libraries matter. School librarians matter. The work we do is important, so I will continue to advocate for school libraries and urge everyone to advocate for school libraries and school library programs for our students. Speak your support to your family, friends, neighbors and at school board meetings, in emails, and phone calls to your state representatives. Let our communities and community leaders know how much we love school libraries and why they are essential. Thank you all for your incredible support!  

Google Freebies

 Hey friends!

Just dropping a quick note again to let you know that the freebies from me that are Google Docs might not be working for awhile.  Google changed some settings which will require me to re-upload all of those Google Docs in order for others to have access to them.  I am slowly working on doing that, but as you can imagine, 11 years worth of freebies will take awhile to re-upload.   Thanks for understanding and for continue to be a reader.

Taking a Break

 Hey bloggy friends!

Just wanted to drop a quick note to say that I will be taking a break from blogging.  I don't know how long this break will be.  I just know that my life is a bit hectic right now and something's gotta give.  I hope to be back to blogging eventually.  Until then, I hope you enjoy all of the past posts and the freebies and the resources already on The Book Bug.

Thanks for being a reader.

Festive Freebies

Just a quick post about a new freebie I created for December.  This freebie includes activity sheets for the books How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky, Turkey Claus by Wendi Silvano, and Santa Retires by David Biedrycki.  Use them to teach story elements to your littles.

Grab this freebie HERE from my TpT store.

How to Be a Successful Reader Freebie

 Hello friends!

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I am back with another great freebie for you!  I have been reading some PD books and those got me to thinking about talking with students about what being a reader means to them. That led to this freebie for you!

This freebie includes a PowerPoint to lead the discussion about being a reader in 5 easy steps.  

It also includes an editable bookmark with these steps listed.

You can download this freebie HERE in my TpT store.  If you enjoy this freebie, please consider leaving me feedback on TpT. This encourages me to continue making great products that you find helpful.

Reading Freebie

 I'm back with another freebie.  This is fun to do with the littles.  First read the books The Best Place to Read by Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom and Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver.

You can show the PowerPoints included in the freebie to talk about story elements.  

Then have the students color their favorite place to read or their favorite buddy to read with.

You can download this freebie which includes both PowerPoints as well as both worksheets HERE in my TpT store.

Hope you enjoy!

Note Taking Skills

 I finally got around to uploading a note taking skills lesson for grades 3-5, with different topics for research and note taking.  This is the perfect wrap up to the reference unit which you can find HERE.

This is a freebie.  I hope you find it helpful!