There are so many amazing opportunities to keep reading over the summer… not to mention, who doesn’t LOVE to win a prize! And Outdoor Yoga!! And crafts!! And TRIVIA!! Our local librarians are so amazing and have planned an incredible summer of fun and reading and activities!! This summer of all summers is the perfect… Read More Summer Reading – Having a Blast!!
Keep your face to the sunshine…And you cannot see the shadows…It’s what the sunflowers do. ~Helen Keller There are so many parts to a book to help us LOVE them! One of the parts is the Copyright to see when a book was first written and published. Another part is the Dedication to see who… Read More Spread some sunshine to someone special!
Happy School Library Month!! Did you know that back in 1985 that was when Senator Daniel Moynihan made April the month to celebrate School Library Month!? I might be bias, but I feel libraries are some of the best places to explore! 😁 Today we have many different centers to choose from to… Read More School Libraries are Where Learning Never Ends!
Hope you are hungry for some Nachos! Ignacio “Nacho” Garcia is the man who invented a favorite snack, Nachos, about 80 years ago in the 1940s in Piedras, Negras, Northern Mexico! Let’s listen to Ignacio’s story! Then, we can… 🧀🌶🥑 Create our own Nacho Special 🎉💌🎊 Make an Invitation for the Nacho Festival 🏠💙 🌸… Read More ¿Tienes hambre? Are You Hungry… for Ignacio’s Nachos?
Let’s explore different parts of Mexico from foods, to languages, to traditions, to comparing ways of living in Mexico to America! This connects to our Pick a Reading Partner book: Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes! We all get to work independently today – we have so many different… Read More Connecting to the Culture of Mexico and Having Fun with our Estaciónes
The month of March is known as National Reading Month – a month to motivate all of us to stop and just enjoy reading!! The first week in March is known as Read Across America!! The National Education Association created one special day for reading in 1997 – we have been lucky to celebrate World… Read More Read Across America – First Week of March!
March is Women’s History Month! So many amazing women have made (and are still making) a major impact in our world today! Do you know which famous woman created her own selfie? Frida Kahlo was a famous artist who was born in Mexico and lived in a home named Casa Azul – which means blue… Read More Celebrate Women’s History Month with Frida Kahlo!
What do YOU want to create, make, build, design, or invent?!?! This week is the time for you to record your creation on Ms. Nerkizian’s Flipgrid for WOS’ Virtual Maker Faire! There are a few books and also some videos of possible jobs that involve the STEAM way of thinking! STEAM stands for S =… Read More What do YOU want to create, make, build, design, or invent?!?! Creation Station = Maker Faire is THIS WEEK!