Expectations and Meeting the Teachers Where They Mingle

I "pinned" this on Pinterest the other day and one of my Kinder teachers commented on how much she liked it and how we needed to get all the Kinder teachers on board modeling something similar for the library and in the classroom. I thought that was pretty cool.

Source: slide.com via Angie on Pinterest

Only ... yet again. I need to come up with a creative display. I am not kidding when I say we have ... well, with the new voice amplification system? The two spots of about two feet white and three feet high (above cords and carts and smaller shelves) wall that we had? Gone. NO walls. Tried hanging things from the ceiling but the kiddos tend to bang on them. #smallsigh #butatleastidonthavetoalwaysyelltobeheardanymore

This Is Why You NEVER Go in to School in the Summer

So this was actually about ... a week ago? Or no, maybe two now. Wow. But summer, all the same. I needed to get to the circ desk. This was what was in front of it. You can't really tell ... there are about four tables and five or six bookshelves in front of it. The entrance, anyway. More bookshelves all along the side. PLEASE let the numbers I taped to the top of the shelves stay put! #causethatisapuzzle #andthesearetheprettyshelvestheotherhalfis70swhitewash

Plus the AC was already turned WAY down. Meaning it was hot.

Oh. And just for the record this is me standing in front of the front office door. Yes, that's right my friends I'll bring it up again ... no walls. Our library is a hallway.

#andpeoplewonderwhymydeskandthecircdeskarealwaysmessy

And just so there is something semi-useful about this post ...
Do any of you sew? I do not. But I LOVE these Once Upon a Thread posts from No Big Dill. Do you have a favorite? Of course mine is the one that first led me there

... I Am Momma's Scaredy Squirrel bag. I have ordered one from my Momma. :] But hello. The outfits inspired by Oliver Jeffers and David Shannon? SO cute. Clinton and Stacy be ... fuddled.

Some Link Love

How Cute is this little birdhouse made from old books? No idea what I'd actually do with it but think it's adorable.

Seen reminders about Robert Sabuda's website in several places the past couple of weeks. Of course the Star Wars ones are my favorite.

I've long followed Tom Barrett's stuff. Instructify mentioned his Interesting Ways this week.

Now I am off to read. I have checked out from the library

Grace (which I'm not ready to give up on yet ... but I'm not loving it so far)

Monsters of Men

Templar Salvation

Me, the Missing, and the Dead

Stolen

Thirteen Days to Midnight

Finnikin of the Rock

The Enemy

Instead of a book

today I'll just share some links. Still getting back into a school schedule and I am SLEE-PY. They're kind of random. I'll work on getting better at themes.


US National Park Service Photos & Multimedia
Beautiful photo galleries, multimedia presentations, virtual tours, webcams, etc. Make for some great lesson ideas in science and writing. And today I heard about their electronic field trip program through the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears blog. Looks really cool. Will start hitting up teachers as soon as school starts! (PS Same BPP blog mentioned this webinar series about integrating science and literacy.)

Star Wars Weather
I'm sure there's an educational possibility there. Sure. :]

Weblist.me
I'd sort of forgotten about this one. But now that I've remembered ... definite back to school library webpage possibilities there!


DRAT! The embedding function is not working properly. Says the HTML is not closed. Hmmm. I know some HTML but apparently not enough. So I'll just have to say go HERE for a great little video to use with kids on taking care of books.