New Release Spotlight: March 26, 2019
One more week until...Spring Break! Spring is in beautiful full bloom here in Shanghai! I always say how much I love the pink and white flowering trees here. They are everywhere and so pretty! I am...
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Spring Break! It's been a beautiful week in Shanghai, complete with pink and white flowering trees and low pollution levels (for Shanghai anyway). You can check out my photos of spring in Shanghai...
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Library Display Signs: May Themes
Whoohoo! It's the first Thursday of the month and the day you've been waiting for...it's May posters day! Your students won't be able to pass up these colorful, eye-catching posters in nine gorgeous...
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New Release Spotlight: April 9, 2019
Congratulations to Tracy V. for winning last week's New Release Spotlight giveaway! Tracy chose Since We Last Spoke as her freebie book. I am excited to announce that some big changes will happen on...
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Earth Day Trivia Game
In The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot writes that "April is the cruellest month." I am going to have to disagree with that--April is my favorite month! Not only is April my birth month (today, actually!), but...
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New Release Spotlight: April 16, 2019
As of today, we have exactly 50 days left in the 2018-2019 school year! My school goes all the way through to the end of June, nearly a month later than my library and teaching friends in Texas get out...
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Endangered Animals PowerPoint and Research Activity
Do you know why April 22 is the best possible day for Earth Day? Because it is so beautiful outside! So I am going to be a truly terrible influence--or maybe an angel in disguise--and encourage you to...
View ArticleEndangered Animals Earth Day Activities, Day 2
It's almost Earth Day!!!! Earth Day is April 22 every year, and it is probably my favorite celebration in the library! No matter their age, students really get into Earth Day activities and concepts...
View ArticleEarth Day Read-Alouds, Day 3
This week, I have created a series of Earth Day Read-Alouds, specifically focused on endangered animals. On Thursday, I shared a PowerPoint of 22 endangered animal profiles with printable research and...
View ArticleNew Release Spotlight: April 23, 2019
It's Tuesday again! The library was super-busy last week with International Day and our first-ever High School Battle of the Books. This week has been a bit quieter because our 12th graders have two...
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Summertime Trivia Game (Great for End of the Year Class Parties!)
I got an email this morning, asking if I could schedule a meeting for May 3. It sounded so far off, but it is actually just NEXT WEEK! How did that happen? No matter how many years I teach, I am always...
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New Release Spotlight: April 30, 2019
Welcome to this week's New Release Spotlight! We are off school through Wednesday this week because of May Day, which is China's version of Labor Day. It's been great because I needed some extra time...
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Library Display Posters: June Themes
It's the first Thursday of the new month, and that means...June posters are here! I know I say I love every set, but I truly think June is my favorite so far. I had so much fun creating these gorgeous...
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