Happy Earth Day!! Tell me one way that you did / can / will celebrate EARTH DAY!! Did you know . . . It is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! The reason for Earth Day to have been started 50 years ago was because of the pollution there was in the air, something called… Read More Happy Earth Day!! It’s the 50th Anniversary
This week is Earth Week! All throughout this week, we can do fun projects to celebrate the Earth! Read alouds to learn about the Earth, to learn how to make your footprint smaller, to make a craft out of recycled materials, to go for a Nature Walk, to make a Kindness Rock. So much fun… Read More Earth Week! Earth Day Every Day!
We ALL miss our lives at WOS! I miss all of your faces so so much!! Ya know what I really don’t miss – THE COMPUTER SCREEN! It is easy to spend SO much time on the computer doing “online learning”, reading, face-timing with friends, but we all need a break from the screens sometimes. … Read More Happy School Library Month of 2020!! A Different Kind of School Library Month …
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso This week you get to pick your journey – taking a closer look at Art: from learning about types of art, to famous artists – or getting a glimpse at The History of Sound or making an… Read More Art History Week! Celebrate World Art Day on Wednesday April 15th!
April 3rd is National Find a Rainbow Day! “There are people that see rainbows as an artistic masterpiece in the sky, to others it is a sign of hope and to many a sign of promise. It can be all three; beauty, hope and promise.” (Jill Magnus) Take a photo of a rainbow, draw a… Read More National Find a Rainbow Day! Rainbow Week Fun!
Nancy Russell, Piermont’s Children Librarian, recently shared “Press Here” by Herve Tullet with kindergarden, first and second grade classes and… they all loved it! It was amazing to watch the students interact with this book. As readers press the start button, they immediately become engaged in a magical adventure. The dots will truly do amazing things that… Read More Throwback from Ms. Eyer’s Library Critical Thinking Challenges: Press Here
This young girl Ada Twist is someone that everyone should try to be like. Ada Twist, Scientist, is a little girl who always asks questions . . . this book is a celebration of STEAM, perseverance, passion, along with a boundless imagination and hopelessly curious just like Rosie Revere!
Do you enjoy designing inventions? Do you enjoy being creative? Do you enjoy looking back and saying “Wow, look what I did!”? Rosie Revere was the SAME way! Let’s see the invention that you design after you read the book!!