View & Download the Middle School Summer Reading List
Thanks to our our A+ partner Librarians at the Howard County Library and two of our local HCPSS Middle School Teacher-Librarians we have created this Super Fun Reading List for all the kiddos in our district! (or the world!)
Visit our Howard County local Savage Branch Library & Hi Tech STEM Education Center this summer and FLIP over summer reading or flip over some amazing tech learning opportunities!
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Bonus! For a FREE Paperback Book of your Choosing when we come back in August:This summer, take a Shelfie (selfie holding a book) or share a picture of you reading and Instagram it tagging me @thedaringlibrarian or @GwynethJones on Twitter
After School Ends, Look for the
Summer Reading List Display
in the Front Office!
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I am an elementary school teacher and new to blogs and I really like this one! I even got my QR Reader to work on my phone! How convenient!! Books are my passion and your blog has some great ideas for my summer reading. I love your Shelfie and Mustache Challenge! Happy Summer Reading!
Hi Kristy! Thank you so much for your kind comment! I'm excited that you're passionate about books & being a Elem Teacher Librarian! Would love to see what you're doing in school next year! Can I follow you on Twitter? Cheers, dear! ~Gwyneth
Makerspace for Little or Nothing You don't have to spend thousands of dollars to start a Makerspace area. You don't have to have a designated room or rip out bookcases. You can even have a Makerspace on a cart! When we have testing in our Library, I put all our Makerspace stuff on an AV cart and roll it into our server room. This post evolved from a previous post called Makerspace Starter Kit Updated where I had some of these idea, but I felt that it deserved it's own expanded post. You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I've been saying that for 7 years or so....long before I blogged about it, I tried it out. Yeah, sometimes I try things on the sly to see if they are blogworthy for you! Now....having said that..... WARNING: Controversial Opinion Ahead. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. Even though I've (without knowing it!)
Three years ago I shared my Makerspace Starter Kit with you or what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. That post has consistently been one of the most viewed posts every week for years and years - with more than 83 THOUSAND views, gee whiz! (Crazy, right?) So, I thought maybe it was time to update it!* Since then, I've had some major Makerspace successes and a couple dismal (and expensive) Makerspace failures! So, here's the latest for ya'll with the good, the bad, and the bloody awful! Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before the 1st period late bell rings, during lunch, or when they've finished their work in class to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center. It's not a "class" or an organized offering. It's a free form optional offering of constructivist learning and creativity! It's not as big as some and it hasn't tak
Teacher Tip #112 Teacher Self-Care: Create a Happy Folder In my School Library Media office desk I had a manilla folder where I carefully tucked all the hand written notes from kiddos & parents to read on a rainy day. I also SHAMELESSLY would first tape them to my office door (let the other teachers internally writhe with envy!) Nah, really just to keep me motivated and also show the kiddos I appreciated their heartfelt little notes! But.....before I tucked it away tenderly or taped it to my door, I took a picture of it and uploaded it to Flickr. A digital Happy Folder that pays back dividends of warm fuzzies and motivations for your future self. Because, let's not kid ourselves, being an educator right now is HARD. Start this habit NOW. Don't be like me and wait 10 or 15 years. OK, some of that was because cell phones and digital cameras weren't as handy and as ubiquitous back then. But do your future self a favor, there will be days when you will need it. Make
I am an elementary school teacher and new to blogs and I really like this one! I even got my QR Reader to work on my phone! How convenient!! Books are my passion and your blog has some great ideas for my summer reading. I love your Shelfie and Mustache Challenge! Happy Summer Reading!
ReplyDeleteHi Kristy! Thank you so much for your kind comment! I'm excited that you're passionate about books & being a Elem Teacher Librarian! Would love to see what you're doing in school next year! Can I follow you on Twitter? Cheers, dear! ~Gwyneth
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