The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
After the wonderful reading fair we had at the school 2 weeks ago, the district reading fair was this past Friday and…WOW! I was so amazed by the creative story boards these kids came up with. I am SO glad I did not have to judge this one because View Post
Last Thursday my students put on the reading fair at our school. Participation was optional and we ended up with around 50 reading fair projects, which was great. Their enthusiasm was amazing and they were so proud of their storyboards. I was View Post
If anyone ever accused us of having too many Lego's in our home, they would be absolutely correct. My son is just obsessed with them (remember the View Post
Probably one of the most fun things about being a children's librarian is the amazing websites I am stumbling across while looking for supplemental ideas for my lesson plans. I love reading my students books, but I also try to incorporate media and View Post
kindle Since downloading the Kindle to my Windows phone and home computer, I've found a lot of places on the internet that list Kindle books free and cheap, but I don't have hours to thoroughly look over these websites to find what interests me. View Post
Can you remember the first book you ever read, besides the Dick/Jane/Tag books from first grade? I can, and loved them so much I saved them. I firmly believe that if you can find a book that actually interests a child, something they are passionate View Post
Have you ever had the experience of something happening to you, and you just couldn't offer any human explanation for it? I love hearing and reading about these types of things. I love experiencing them in my own life and sometimes I refer to them View Post
Right after my husband and I got married, one thing I discovered to help us save money on our grocery bill was couponing. Back then, saving a few cents made me happy. Since then, I've learned that I can significantly cut our grocery bill down to a View Post
