Don’t Lose the Pleasure of Summertime Reading It seems that reading for pleasure is a lost art these days. Several years ago, I began sending out “Ms. Little’s absolutely NOT mandatory summertime reading list.” This was not a list of difficult… Read More ›
Summer Reading Program
Summer screen time conundrum
Screen Time versus Reading Challenge students to abandon their screen this summer for one hour of reading every day. Who knows, they might not be able to put the book aside after just one hour! We are about to begin… Read More ›
Successful Summer Reading Program
I don’t know about you, but every April, I feel a huge weight on my shoulders as the school librarian to figure out an effective way to motivate children to read every day throughout the summer months. Children, teachers, and… Read More ›
Setting the Stage for Problem Based Learning
Take a look at the strategic goal the Colchester Public School District is working on this year: “Students use academic, technical, social, and creative skills to innovate and solve personally meaningful real-world problems in a global context.” We will be… Read More ›