Sunday, August 20, 2017

#getbookhappy

Every year I change up the theme in the Media Center to keep things exciting.  Students love it, too.  I even had a mom of a former student tell me that her son asked what this year's theme was.  Made my day!


If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that this year's them is #getbookhappy...emoji style.  Here are a few pics of our Media Center all decked out with our new theme.
















If you'd like to #getbookhappy, check out my Emoji themed Library/Media Center Pack.


This pack includes tons of signs to get your Media Center ready for the new school year:






You can check on this pack on my TpT store HERE.

Also available in the emoji theme:



(Note: This set is included in the LMC pack.)

Emoji Themed Dewey Signs Pack


Do you have a theme for your Media Center?  Let me know in the comments.  Happy Back to School!







Sunday, April 9, 2017

#SLM17 Freebie



We have been on Spring Break this week, but I managed to get the School Libraries Matter Advocacy Pack that I made last year updated with this year's theme.  I plan to get it printed when I return to school on Monday and will once again decorate our media center entrance with the facts from the pack.


There are 21 pages of fun fact sheets about school libraries.

And six versions of the "I love my school library media center" sheets for your students to tell about their experience in your library media center.  I use these as part of my display as well.

You can download this 36 page freebie HERE in my TpT store.  I would love to know what you think of it and if you use it to make a display, I would love to see pictures.  You can tag me on Instagram, if you have an Instagram account.  =)

Enjoy and happy #SLM17


Friday, April 7, 2017

Expand Your PLN



It's National School Library Month, a perfect time to expand your Personal Learning Network, or PLN.

My PLN has grown significantly over the last few years, and I am truly grateful for all of the fantasitc ideas, resources, suggestions, and advice.  Your PLN can be anything from blogs you follow, to Twitter accounts of other TL/MS, to following Twitter chats, to facebook pages, to Instagram pages and more.  Below are some of the best sources of info I have found to help me grow as a School Library Media Specialist.  Perhaps you will find something helpful, too.  =)





@cybraryman1  (Jerry Blumengarten)

@cathyjo  (Cathy Jo Nelson)

@THLibrariZen (Lynn Kleinmeyer)
@librarianprblms (for a good chuckle)





#futurereadylibs
#tlchat
#edtech
#tlelem
#middlelib
#libchat
#PowerofPublicSchools
#ISTElib
#LibrarianProblems   (for more good chuckles)

Cybraryman has created a list of educational hashtags that you might find helpful. You can find that list HERE.






There are tons of twitter chats going on nightly/weekly/monthly. They usually last about an hour and go by surprisingly fast.  Pick one that tickles your fancy and check it out.  If you like what you see, jump in the conversation.  If the pace of a twitter chat seems too fast, don't despair.  Some Twitter chats are archived so you can always go back to look at something you might have missed.  If you're not sure what a Twitter chat is or how to take part in one, you can check out THIS helpful info compiled by Cybraryman.  Cybraryman has also created a neat little page that lists the current day's Twitter chat and what time they take place. You can find it HERE.  Another great resource to check out is the TL Virtual Cafe.



Georgia Library Media Association (or your state's Library Media Association)
















 

And of course, you can always follow me on Bloglovin', my Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.



Are there any I missed?  Let me know in the comments and I will add them.  Happy SLM17!





Saturday, March 4, 2017

St. Patrick's Day Fun

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. I have several St. Patrick's Day products that might help make your St. Patrick's Day sparkle.


These St. Patrick's Day signs can make your book displays golden.  You can get them in my TpT store HERE.


This St. Patrick's Day themed call number sorting center is a fun way to review reading call numbers.  You can get this center HERE in my TpT store.


I also have a St. Patrick's Day themed shelf order center.  This is a great review for shelf order.  I have used this center before as a "Minute to Win It" type activity, giving students one minute to put the cards in the correct order.  They love it!  You can get this center HERE in my TpT store.


Students also enjoy these St. Patrick's Day bookmarks, especially the black and white ones they can color.  You can download this freebie HERE in my TpT store.


This full set of St. Patrick's Day bookmarks make an easy prize for the centers above if playing them as a game.  You can purchase this pack HERE in my TpT store.



If you'd like to try something a little different, this free story starter is a great writing activity for your littles.  It helps them organize their thoughts and then put their sentences in order to make an interesting story about catching a leprechaun.  You can download this freebie HERE in my TpT store.



This story starter pairs well with the book Twas the Night Before St. Patrick's Day by Natasha Wing.  It's one of my favorite stories to read for St. Patrick's Day.  I have made some auras with Aurasma to go with this book to make it even more exciting to read.  If you'd like to use the auras I've created, just follow the Aurasma channel I used to create the auras.  To do that, after downloading the Aurasma app on your mobile device, click on or type in this link in a browser on your DEVICE and you will be able to follow the channel:  http://auras.ma/s/jDB4n


I also have a story element freebie that goes with this book.  It is a Google doc freebie.  Click HERE to download it.  Once you have opened the Google doc, click on the white download arrow in the right hand corner to save and download the file.


And if you are looking for St. Patrick's Day websites, check out these websites I saved in a Sqworl, one of my favorite bookmarking sites.  Click HERE to view the Sqworl.


One of my favorite websites on this Sqworl is the Leprechaun cam which is a live webcam feed in a field in Ireland.  I usually keep this website up on our ActivBoard the entire St. Patrick's Day so that students can keep watch for leprechauns.  Click HERE to go to the website.

Hope you find something fun you can use with your little leprechauns.


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Friday, February 24, 2017

Big Heart Eyes Emoji These Bookmarks

Hey guys!

I'm just popping in to let you know about some new bookmarks I made this week.  We've been off on mid-winter break so we've been getting some things done around the house.  I decided to take a break from housework and do something creative.



I made a fun freebie pack of bookmarks that includes 2 colored bookmarks and 2 black and white bookmarks for your students to color.  You can snag this freebie HERE.  If you download this freebie, I'd love to hear what you think.



I made this fun set of 32 emoji bookmarks that comes with 16 colored bookmarks and 16 black and white bookmarks for your friends to color.  You can grab it HERE in my TpT store for $2.50.

Hope you enjoy!