False alarm, no snow. But as the summer sun beats down, I thought it might be fun to share some cold-weather-themed, record-breaking feats from Record Breakers! More Than 500 Fantastic Feats from DK. Check these out and find out how you can win this book. The USS Nautilus was the first watercraft to reach the North…
Ocean creatures plus bingo cards mean lots of learning and fun! This week enter our drawing for a chance to win Ocean Bingo from Laurence King Publishing. How can you win? Submit a comment to this blog by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, and tell us your favorite ocean creature. One lucky teacher will…
Would your students like to build a twirling helicopter? How about an air cannon? This book from DK is loaded with kid-pleasing projects perfect for springtime science. I have a copy to give away. Let us know your favorite thing about spring. Submit your comment by Wednesday, April 25, and you’ll be entered into our…
From ancients to contemporaries, this book is packed with remarkable stories of brave, creative, talented, and smart women who are sure to inspire. Who inspires you? Submit a comment to this blog by Wednesday, March 14, to let us know. One lucky teacher will be randomly selected to win this book—right in time to…
What can you do with a cardboard box? Everything! Turn a box into a hungry monster, a funky flower, a tropical aquarium, or finery fit for a pharaoh. It’s all in this book from DK. For a chance to win, submit a comment to this blog to by 11:59 pm EDT on August 29, 2017….
Do you have supersonic senses, the ability to hear a backpack unzipping across the room or smell a forgotten lunch days before the ham goes bad? Or maybe you’re more of a curriculum ninja, sneaking standards into activities the way parents sneak carrots into mac and cheese? Perhaps you’re the Master of Tact, the one…
Many first ladies have strong ties to education, and several have been educators themselves. Abigail Fillmore taught for six years and created a library in the White House. Grace Coolidge taught at the Clarke School for the Deaf in Massachusetts, where she met her future husband, Calvin. Laura Bush was a librarian and still supports…
What’s cooler than being cool? Owning a library card! It’s Library Card Sign-Up Month, and Snoopy of Peanuts fame is the honorary chair. It’s a perfect way to remind students that books lead to lifelong learning and a perfect time for me to give away a book on the rewards of reading and sharing stories….
I finally did it. I braved the crowds and took my daughters shopping for back-to-school supplies last week. As I was buying notebooks, glue sticks, pens, and new shoes (because you have to start the school year with spiffy new sneakers), I realized that I could be using my purchases to raise funds for my…
Do you have a designated makerspace in your school or classroom? To be honest, the first time I saw the word makerspace, I had to investigate what it meant. What I found was, from the simple to the elaborate, these designated spaces promote STEAM and STEM learning with materials that encourage students to invent and…