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 Earth Day on April 22nd!! ❤️ ☀️ 🌎 🌈 💚 💙 Did you know that the first Earth Day was in 1970 and was created by a Wisconsin senator – by the end of that year the whole country thought it was so important to take care of our Mother Earth! After that, 20… Read More Everyday is Earth Day! Where can we learn? What can WE do?
There is SO much history in School Libraries!! It all started with CLAY Tablets and then in 1636 John Harvard donated his own books to Harvard College and that was the beginning of having public libraries! We have since gone from card catalogs to OPALS computers to find books. Let’s BACK it up!! Our SPINE… Read More Spines are Not Just to Hold Us Up!
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
Happy Rockland Read In Day!! If you are looking for some books to listen to, here are some fun libraries for you to check out – so many books that you can choose from! They are PERFECT for this time of year (and any other time that you want to listen too)!! 😊 🎊 💌… Read More Happy Rockland Read In Day!!
During the cold winter seasons, each culture has their own way to spread light and bring smiles (and sometimes even gifts) to people’s faces. Well, think about that when you are lighting your Menorah, or your Christmas Tree, or your Diyas – or maybe when you go to church or synagogue or just in your… Read More Be the LIGHT this holiday season!
We look at one of many traditions for Thanksgiving is to watch the Macy’s Day Parade and see all of the amazing balloons and floats! We will be reading a Biography of Tony Sarg; a biography is a TRUE Nonfiction Story about someone’s life, and many times in a biography you might see a timeline.… Read More Let’s make history this year with the Thanksgiving Macy’s Day Parade!
November is the time we focus on feeling “COURAGEOUS“. What does COURAGEOUS mean? COURAGEOUS means to be making good choices, even if it is hard! It also means being brave and doing something that might scare you or make you nervous!! Ways to show being COURAGEOUS: Doing the right thing, even if others are… Read More In November, we show how Communities are Courageous!