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Texas Google Summit
Today I spent the day learning at the 2nd annual Texas Google Summit that was put on by the non-profit group Techs4Tex. This was an amazing day of learning for me. Many of the presenters were Google...
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RBE Library Summer Reading Information
Readers, do you know how important it is to read over the summer! VERY important! Research has shown that kids that read 6 or more books over the summer come back to school the next year and do better...
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#WhyLib: My Teacher Librarian Story
So I am a little late to the #WhyLib party, but I am here! A conversation was started on Twitter to share the stories of how librarians found their way to being in a library. Our paths are diverse, but...
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RBE Library Tournament of Books Winner!
Click on this image to see the results from Round 4! This year, the RBE Library had an extremely successful Tournament of Books! Instead of doing paper ballots, we used Google Forms, and the kids...
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Adaptations with 5th Grade
This week at the #MSELib our 5th graders will be coming to the library for some Adaptation Stations. The students will be learning about the structure and functions of different plant and animal...
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October Awesome Authors Writing Challenge
I am soooooo excited about this McSpedden Library program! This program is called the Awesome Authors Writing Challenge! Each month, I will post 2 writing prompts: a writing prompt for Kindergarten,...
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#MSELib October Math Stats Challenge
After creating these math word problems this month, I feel like a Math Champion! You will too if you solve your grade level math word problem! Welcome to the MSE Library Math Stats Challenge! Students,...
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2nd Grade Bridges Experiment
This week at the McSpedden Library, our 2nd graders will be performing 4 experiments about bridges. They will be using markers, pennies, and notecards folded and glued in various ways to test the best...
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#MSELib Minecraft Club Interest Form
The #MSELib Minecraft Club is starting soon! The Minecraft Club is going to be during 4th & 5th grade recess every Monday. We will be using Minecraft EDU to work together through collaboration to...
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#MSELib Maker Monday 11/10/14
I am absolutely thrilled to be getting our #MSELib #McMakerspace up and running! For more information about the #MSELib MakerSpace CLICK HERE! I want to go ahead and put some signups out there for the...
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#MSELib Fall Scholastic Book Fair
At the McSpedden Library in October we hosted our first Scholastic Book Fair! We are so lucky to have some absolutely amazing volunteers who came up night and day to help set up the book fair,...
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#MSELib McSpedden Reads Family Night!
McSpedden Reads! We had a special event for our book fair on Thursday, October 16th called McSpedden Reads! We had the book fair open for families to come and shop and we hosted a literacy night. Our...
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#MSELib Maker Monday 11/17/14
I am absolutely thrilled to be getting our #MSELib #McMakerspace up and running! For more information about the #MSELib MakerSpace CLICK HERE! I want to go ahead and put some signups out there for the...
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November Book Clubs
This last week at the McSpedden Library our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders finished up our November book clubs. For the 3rd graders, I led this book club and we read Dead City by James Ponti. This is one...
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#MSELib Maker Monday 12/15/14
I am absolutely thrilled to be getting our #MSELib #McMakerspace up and running! For more information about the #MSELib MakerSpace CLICK HERE! I want to go ahead and put some signups out there for the...
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4th Grade Invention Research
Last week at the McSpedden Library our 4th graders came to the library to do research. The teachers and I collaborated as they prepared to teach research writing and the research process. Here are the...
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2nd Grade Fiction and Nonfiction Activity
Last week at the McSpedden Library our 2nd graders came to the library to do an activity with Fiction and Nonfiction. We started off the lesson by reviewing the characteristics of fiction and...
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#MSELib Maker Monday 1/12/14
I am absolutely thrilled to be getting our #MSELib #McMakerspace up and running! For more information about the #MSELib MakerSpace CLICK HERE! I want to go ahead and put some signups out there for the...
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January Awesome Authors Writing Challenge
I am soooooo excited about this McSpedden Library program! This program is called the Awesome Authors Writing Challenge! Each month, I will post 2 writing prompts: a writing prompt for Kindergarten,...
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