Book care

Teach students how to treat your books respectfully with clear classroom library expectations! Help your students grow in their love of reading!

This past March, I posted a blog about a series of books about a cat named Chester who comes to visit the library and ends up learning what to do in a library, book care, and the types of books that can be found inside the library. I originally purchased these three books from... Read more

Here's a lovely old advisory from William Matthews Bookseller, explaining how to open a book for the first time, which was a major operation in the age of hand-sewn hardcover…

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Use these free printable Parts of a Book Poster & Worksheet to teach your pre-readers about book awareness and concepts of print.

This lovely story opens with Londoner Jess wrapping up a torturous project: she’s clearing out her late mother’s things, and one of the few remaining items is an encyclopedia set her mom gave her when she was young. She can’t keep the books, but she can’t bear to give them to just anyone. Then her friend tells her about a strange museum dedicated to the ordinary stuff of life—her encyclopedias would be perfect for their collection. Soon enough, Jess’s quest leads her to take on a passion…

I have been busy this week getting ready to do workshops at our county's New Teacher Orientation, so I've only gotten 4 chart ideas don...

Learn how to organize your classroom library and maintain it all year long! Tips for organization and teaching library rules and expectations.

There’s nothing better than snuggling up with a book you can’t put down. Thanks to BookTok, cozy books are rising in popularity! As your resident Pisces, I’ve always been a fan. These book recommendations will make you feel warm and fuzzy inside! 💐

The Art Of Being Alone | Self Help Book The fear of loneliness was injected into our minds since we were kids. We have learned that the kid who eats, sits, and has no friends is pathetic. In every book or movie, the kid who eats alone and has no friends is always featured as a weak character who needs to be saved. Pick any book or movie, and you will observe a common pattern around loneliness. Disclaimer: Pin contains affiliate link gives a small commission to me without any extra charge to…