I had my students West Haven Elementary School write their hopes and dreams for the year. We discussed how following expectations helps us achieve our hopes and dreams. I'm hoping for excellent behaviors this year, and I love the banners! #KCSLMSBack2School

Simplified my bulletin board this year and let students and teachers help by making book recommendations on printed sticky notes. Colorful, fun activity for Meet Your Teacher Night West Haven Elementary School. #KCSLMSBack2School

Good morning, folks! It’s time for a #forblackgirlslikeme #BackToSchool2019 #Giveaway. Teachers & school librarians: RT/F to win a signed copy of FBGLM + bookmarks, a set of LePens, & a custom broadside. US only, 4 winners drawn 9/20 at 12pm ET. Happy Monday. 💜

Started Hispanic Heritage Month! 4th grade enjoyed René Has Two Last Names by Rene Colato Lainez and will make digital family trees to share. 3rd enjoyed Just a Minute by the beautiful Yuyi Morales. 2nd read and discussed Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto. #KCSLMS West Haven Elementary School ❤️

Enjoyed two great session by Derrick Barnes on the making of his books Crown and The King of Kindergarten. He has an amazing story! So glad he continued writing because we need these books for our kids! My students West Haven Elementary School love them! #KCSLMS #TASLCon2019

Great to connect with fellow librarians at #TASLCon2019! Learning great things to take back to West Haven Elementary School! #KCSLMS

Met two new TN authors today and fell in love with their first books. Added them to my collection! Looking forward to using them West Haven Elementary School. #TASLCon2019

Today's #TASLCon2019 workshops included creative uses for Google Slides, Great Tech Tools, and Library/Music Collaboration ideas. Looking forward to using these West Haven Elementary School! Thanks Page Middle Library, Amy Jerome, @FWillisMusic, and Tiffany Whitehead for sharing your expertise!

Kindergarten enjoyed Maria the Matador and made puppets for #HispanicHeritageMonth West Haven Elementary School. This sweet story shares how one small girl used her resourcefulness to win a lifetime supply of churros and make a new friend! Thanks Ms. Moffett Adrian Burnett Elementary School for this idea! #KCSLMS

Second Grade enjoyed both Lucía the Luchadora books by Cynthia Leonor Garza and designed their own lucha libre masks as part of our #HispanicHeritageMonth celebration West Haven Elementary School. Bravo! #KCSLMS

While pondering the question, "Who am I?" 5th graders listened to a Michael Jordan biography, Salt in His Shoes, took an interest survey, and created and presented All About Me slides. 5th Grade Library YOUniversity West Haven Elementary School #KCSLMS

The library is for all ya'll! Love, love, love how this great librarian recognized that part of her students were not being served, created a collection for them, and provided teacher support! Inspiring to us all!

Spooky Book Challenge: My students LOVE the Tiptoe Into Scary Places series by Bearport! I bought them for our Hi-Lo nonfiction and can't keep them on the shelves. Labeled K-3, but 2-5 read them. Highly recommend! RL 2, Lexile varies. 24 pg #KCSLMSBoooks bit.ly/2AT23Pf

Spooky Book Challenge: ❤️ this not too spooky book for K-2. Used it last year to introduce mysteries w/2nd. This year I'm going to have Ss make the sound effects. An ambitious librarian could have upper elem record as an audio-book or play for lower grades. #KCSLMSBoooks

Spooky Book Challenge: The Collector is perfect for beginning horror in middle grades. Short read. Not too spooky. And that cover! Doll Bones is truly spooktacular! Do not read at night. Antique bone-china doll, adolescents on a road trip, author of Spiderwick. #KSCLMSBoooks

Spooky Book Challenge: Toddler evades assassin and is raised by ghosts in a graveyard. One of the sweetest, spookiest books ever! That Newberry is much deserved by Neil Gaiman. Always a go-to book when grades 4-5 West Haven Elementary School ask for something scary! #KCSLMSBoooks

Spooky Book Challenge: Frank-ly I love books! Shelf topper for Halloween picturebook display to promote reading West Haven Elementary School . My goal is to have a whole collection of seasonal shelf toppers. Frank is my first. #KCSLMSBoooks