Showing posts with label Super Readers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Readers. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Oh. My. Word! Not Again!

I really shouldn't be surprised at how crazy the beginning of the school year is, but it always does surprise me.  And no matter how organized I am and how well prepared I am, something always seems to happen that I hadn't planned for.

Like me losing my thumb drive.  Yes. Again.  **sigh**  Let me just say that I did not have the best of technology days yesterday anyway.  My projector went out. The one I use EVERYDAY for just about EVERY class for orientations, which were this week. Then we had technical issues with Renaissance Place. And then I went to look for my thumb drive... and it was G.O.N.E.

You might remember that I lost my thumb drive around this time last year and I had vowed to make time to download and save so that nothing so tragic would ever happen again.  (You can read all about that fun little adventure here, if you're interested.)  Yeah, well, I was real good about backing up...until life got busy.  And having gone through losing a thumb drive once already, I was a bit on edge.  I really thought everything was gone, and unlike last time, I hadn't backed up in months.  I was really pushing my luck.

Well, PTL, some sweet soul found my thumb drive and turned it in. I had dropped it at the grocery store.  And everything was all there!  I was so relieved that I cried even more than when I first realized it was lost. And my husband, who was the one who went to retrieve it from the grocery store because I was a blubbering mess, immediately backed it up for me when he got home with it.  He really is my knight in shining armor.

So even though I am super busy right now, I was so stressed that I needed to do something fun.  So...I created another book return incentive bulletin board pack!

It is super cute!

I made it to go with K-8th because I've had several requests lately for higher grade levels.


Everything you need to make a cute bulletin board to encourage your patrons to return their books on time and in good condition...all for $1.75 in my TpT store.  =)


And as promised, here's a look at my finished Wild About Returning Our Books On Time bulletin board set:

Looks like I had for planned it to be there all along.  =)


And here's a close up picture.

The "Super Homerooms" pack is set up the same way.

So there you go.  My stress reliever.  Ahhh!  I feel much better.

And just because I am feeling so grateful, I have another freebie for you.  =)  It's a Lost Book Notice that I send home with students who have said that they cannot pay their fine for whatever reason.  It gives them the option to "work off" their fine during their recess times.


You can download your free copy here or click on the picture above.  It's in a Word format so you can download and edit it to fit your needs.

Hope the beginning of your school year is going more smoothly than mine.  =)


Monday, July 1, 2013

Calling All Super Readers!


I had so much fun creating the "Wild About Reading" Library/Media Center pack that I decided to create another one with a "Super Reader" theme! How could I resist with all the cute clipart out there?



This pack includes 105 pages full of great stuff to decorate your media center including

  • 8 "Super Reader" signs (4 with "in our Media Center" and 4 with "in our library," different orientations and different backgrounds)
  • 2 volunteer recruitment posters (one that says "library" and one that says "media center"
  • 2 check out signs
  • 1 "Return Books Here" sign
  • 8 library/media center passes with space to write teachers' names
  • 2 pass reminder signs
  • 2 schedule signs (one for a media center, one for a library)
  • "Super Reader of the Month" signs for 2nd-5th grades 
  • "Check Out These Super Readers!" bulletin board strips
  • 12 chevron month signs that can be used to display the "Super Reader of the Month"
  • Punch card pack that includes 3 sets of 10 different colored punch cards(so you can change colors each month) with spots for 5 books or other items. The sets come in multicolored as well as 8 of the same color.  After completing reading each item, students get their card punched with a hole punch or you can initial each circle. Once the card is complete, the card can be redeemed for a small prize.
  • "Hall of Fame" letters for AR recognition or for other reading recognition
  • 8 Group/Table signs
  • 12 different "Search Slip" signs to decorate search slip baskets/containers
  • Adopt a Book sign (You can read about my Adopt a Book shelf here)
  • Super Hero blank 13 month calendar with spaces for notes

The signs in this pack can be made into posters if you have access to a poster maker.

So if you're looking for a new theme for your media center, maybe this will hit the spot.  You can find the pack here on my TpT store.

Hope you enjoy!