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On Tuesday, the Learning Leopard Library threw its second annual Picture Book Month Celebration! We’ve been enjoying classic picture books together all month long, and this party was an opportunity to cap off our celebration and have some fun! Staff and students were invited to celebrate their favorite picture books and characters by wearing costumes […]
Read MoreThis week, second graders took a creative look at biography, picture books, fractured fairy tales, and internet safety. After watching a classical version of the Three Little Pigs and discussing what a biography for the Big Bad Wolf would look like, we read Jon Scieska’s fractured version of the story, The True Story of the Three […]
Read MoreIt was wild thing central in the library this week! To continue our celebration for Picture Book Month, we read Maurice Sendak’s classic story, Where the Wild Things Are. Then to get ready for our own wild rumpus, we made Wild Thing puppets! The exercise was great practice for following directions, coloring inside the lines, […]
Read MoreBooks on Bikes has made a splash all the way across the world! Mary Craig, librarian at Clark Elementary School and one of the founding bikers, has been featured on NPR New Zealand. She was asked all of the critical questions: Do you wear helmets? Do the kids get to keep the books? How do […]
Read MoreBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn-Dixie is a great and funnybook. It is about a girl named Opal and Opal found a dog and named it Winn-Dixie. Everything happened because Winn-Dixie like she make friend Gloria, Otis, and Ms. Franny, Amanda, the Dewberry boy and she has a new dog. This student […]
Read MoreThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman When I first started reading The Graveyard Book in my reading group I was reluctant to leave the book I was reading before, but when I read the first page, it was impossible to pry my eyes away from each descriptive word. The story is about a boy whose […]
Read MoreThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Hello! This is a book review. I’m telling this from Scarlet’s point of view. Starting now. I live in a town with my parents. It’s so boring until I meet a boy. Yeah he is weird sometimes but he’s okay. He can walk through walls. He talks to thin […]
Read MoreHave you seen some very hungry caterpillars making their way home in your students’ backpacks? Found a wild thing or two lying around the house? We’ve been sharing these classic stories this month for Picture Book Month, a celebration of all of the wonder and magic that picture books bring into our lives. This November […]
Read MoreStudents of all ages exploring some of the new activities in our library centers. Centers give students an opportunity to learn in a new, exciting, and hands-on way. They bring STEAM curriculum into the library! Pictured centers include Lego ABC, iPod, and eReaders. Stay tuned to see more of our fun and unique centers! Second […]
Read MoreBeing a librarian is all about lists. Lists of possible lesson ideas, lists of technology to use, lists of useful resources for teachers… lists, lists, lists. But one of my longest, most important, and most FUN lists to gather is the list of books to order for the library. Although we only place large orders […]
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