Web 2.0 Collage logos

Web 2.0 Collage logos, originally uploaded by premiardiego.

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Signage from Waimea Public Library

Waimea Public Library front door sign, originally uploaded by Librarian In Black.

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These are Really Great!

 

 originally uploaded by London Public Library.

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Kids Play!

 
Kids Play! is a new PBS space designed for children of ages 3 to 6 to learn proper use of the computer. Kids will learn by playing games with familar characters such as Arthur, Bob the Builder, and Curious George. All of the activities revolve around standards in math, science, literacy, language development, creativity, and social studies. [...]

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Record number of teachers retiring

Will schools look to replace a record number of retiring teachers with ones who will cost less money? I teach in a small district that has not seen a lot of change over the past four years, albeit  four teachers near the top of the seniority list will retire at the end of this school [...]

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

 

Meet Jeff Kinney, originally uploaded by Litandmore.

A few of my third graders were reeled into Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I started to read it a few weeks ago and keep getting distracted by other books.  The following is an interesting  USA Today article about Jeff Kinney and one wimpy kid.

Long before his online comic strip became a series [...]

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Tour the Library Via Youtube

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Great Websites for Kids

The Association for Library Service to Children reviewed over 400 websites and selected 35 to add to its list of Great websites for Kids  (www.ala.org/greatsites)   The sites are put through a “rigorous evaluation” before added to the list. I’m glad to see that I’ve used nearly 80% of the websites for instructional purposes.
Adoption Clubhouse – www.adoptionclubhouse.org 
Afro-America [...]

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Her life in Pictures: Helen Keller

 
Books about Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Harriet Tubman are floating around my classroom. My favorite out of the Keller set is Her Life in Pictures: Helen Keller. Here is the publisher’s description…
 The fascinating life of one of the most popular historical figures is told through images — most rarely, if [...]

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Iggy Peck , Architect

Iggy Peck Architect, originally uploaded by Litandmore.
I would welcome an entire class of Iggy Peck’s. He’s been building his entire life. As a baby he assembled an entire tower out of dirty diapers. His mother simply responds with, “Good Gracious, Ignacious!” Iggy is faced with a problem when his second grade teacher dislikes architecture. [...]

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Professor Layton and the Curious Village trailer

I’ll be getting this for Nintendo DS on February 10th.

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We are the ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

A friend of mine who teaches 5th grade bought this from Anderson’s Bookshop last week. I became quite excited while looking through her copy because it is a great suplement to my unit on Negro League Baseball.  Kadir Nelson will sign copies at Anderson’s Bookshop tonight.
The folllowing is a Booklist review.
Award-winning illustrator and first-time author [...]

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What Presidents are Made Of

What Presidents are Made Of goes beyond a list of facts. Instead, it focuses on the unusual details and moments that do not usually make it into the history books. Such as… George Washington helped save a family from a burning house. Thomas Jefferson hated stuffy, formal manners. Jimmy Carter taught Sunday School while president. This is [...]

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The Library Restaurant

I must pass through Pittsburgh, PA this summer to dine at The Library. It is a book-themed restaurant that serves such dishes as  A Light in the Attic (salad), Of Mice and Men (assorted cheeses), The Scarlet Letter (asiago tortellini), and, my favorite, Where the Wild Things Are (chicken tenders). The full menu and more information about [...]

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