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Elementary School Librarian, Prek-5th, Coding and Robotics, STEAM, TPT Seller, Texas, Reader, Coffee Lover, Walker, https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/reading-into-games

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Want to learn more about Masked Reader? Check it out here: readingintogames.com/masked-reade...

14.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are doing Masked Reader Animal Battle style (teachers dress up in costume and read an animal book, students vote who the teacher is and who would win the battle). My awesome Black History set up. Posters are from TPT- www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wome..., and the banner is from Amazon.

04.02.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are in the Houston area and need some books, this place is legit! Great prices for books, I bought way to many for my kids at school.

10.01.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026-2027 Texas Bluebonnet Award List Released - Texas Library Association The Texas Library Association’s (TLA) 2025-2026 Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) List was announced at the Texas Book Festival in Austin on Saturday, November 8, 2025. As is tradition, students in […]

I'm honored that ANOTHER is on the Texas Bluebonnet Award List. Now it's up to the kids!

txla.org/news/2026-20...

10.11.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Martin Luther King Jr. Jeopardy- Lower Elementary with Bookmarks- Black History #BlackHistoryMonth #Martin Luther King Jr DayIntroduce your students to Martin Luther King Jr and all his amazingness. The questions on this jeopardy come from PebbleGo, but will also work for the MLK...

This Martin Luther King Jr. Jeopardy Game is heading to a library near youβ€”ready to turn history into an interactive, student-favorite activity. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mart...

24.12.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best Nonfiction Elementary Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books From poo and tentacles to contemplative picture book biographies, this year’s picks for the Best Nonfiction for Elementary readers are filled with facts, information, and wonder.

Best Nonfiction Elementary Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

19.11.2025 19:41 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Best Picture Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books From sensory-filled illustrations to relentlessly funny characters, the 2025 Best Picture Books make for excellent read-alouds, heartfelt one-on-ones, and heartrending reads.

Best Picture Books 2025 | SLJ Best Books
www.slj.com/story/best-p...

20.11.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s #DigitalCitizenshipWeek friends.πŸ₯³

We’re diving into @bookcreator.com new Digital Citizenship page templatesβ€”helping students reflect, collaborate & grow as responsible digital citizens.πŸ’»

Find them here ➑️ buff.ly/SPitEqU

#digcit #TLSky #EduSky #futurereadylibs #futureready #edchat #edtech

20.10.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This month I tried out Genre of the Month posters with book trailers. My weekly win! My scary story shelves went from packed to empty! www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Edit...

05.10.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've been working on helping my students pick out different genres to read. I made these posters, and showed them book trailers. It's helped increase circulation. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Edit...

11.09.2025 03:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful for #schoollibrarian @goodreads.bsky.social courage and vulnerability to share her experiences in this #episode.

22.08.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you live in a Houston, we stumbled upon this wonderful bookstore called the Houston Book Warehouse! Amazing owner as well. Her motto is "getting books in children's hands". Love it.

17.06.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So excited to get my Demco Librarian planner! A daily early too!

09.06.2025 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TCEA Librarian Conference | June 24-26 | Online Join librarians worldwide at TCEA’s Librarian Conference! Connect, learn, and explore fresh strategies for your library.

πŸ“š Librarians: Don't miss NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social at the @tcea.org virtual conference June 24-26!

πŸ”Ž On June 26, Erin will present "News and Media Literacy and AI," an invaluable session on a top-of-mind subject.

πŸ”— Learn more: tcea.org/events/libra...

#TLSky #EduLib #TCEA

22.05.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Lavender purple background. Text at the top reads, β€œNew Voices Award Open for Submissions!” Below is more text that reads, β€œThis writing contest is open to unpublished writers of color or Native/Indigenous writers for a picture book manuscript.” To the right of the text is the New Voices Award gold seal, with a deadline of June 30, 2025 written underneath. At the bottom is an illustration from Juna’s Jar by Jane Park, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino. The illustration depicts a square bookcase filled with books. The top of the book case holds things like a glass jar of wash tapes, a cup of colored pencils, a stack of notebooks, a photo of Juna and her friend Hector, and more.  Lee & Low Books logo. Illustration copyright Β© 2014 Felicia Hoshino. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. US only. 18+. Visit leeandlow.com/authors-illustrators/writing-contests/new-voices-award for full terms.

Lavender purple background. Text at the top reads, β€œNew Voices Award Open for Submissions!” Below is more text that reads, β€œThis writing contest is open to unpublished writers of color or Native/Indigenous writers for a picture book manuscript.” To the right of the text is the New Voices Award gold seal, with a deadline of June 30, 2025 written underneath. At the bottom is an illustration from Juna’s Jar by Jane Park, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino. The illustration depicts a square bookcase filled with books. The top of the book case holds things like a glass jar of wash tapes, a cup of colored pencils, a stack of notebooks, a photo of Juna and her friend Hector, and more. Lee & Low Books logo. Illustration copyright Β© 2014 Felicia Hoshino. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. US only. 18+. Visit leeandlow.com/authors-illustrators/writing-contests/new-voices-award for full terms.

πŸ“šOur New Voices Award writing contest is open for submissions!

✨Lee & Low is looking for unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time with their picture book manuscript.

πŸ’»Learn more: www.leeandlow.com/blog/new-voi...

01.04.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

State testing goofed up our chance to celebrate so we will have a belated celebration! poets.org/national-poe...

20.04.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A green paper dragon with a mouth open around a book drop slot with triangle rainbow scales and a speech bubble saying "yum more books please"

A green paper dragon with a mouth open around a book drop slot with triangle rainbow scales and a speech bubble saying "yum more books please"

My coworker made this dragon for our book drop and it is giving me life! Named Ed after Ed Emberley. Notice how all the arrows point to the slot #tlsky #skybrarian

28.03.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Find ways to celebrate School Library Month and Earth Day in this month’s Library and Literacy Update! Read now: bit.ly/3XBOizr

28.03.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I got my Creality 3D printers set up and going in the library! #creality #elementarylibrary

20.02.2025 01:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bye, Houston! It was fun 😍

31.01.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got in my Capstone books this week! They have been flying off the table. Especially the Endangered Animals Around the World Series! #capstone #capstonebooks

19.01.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NFL Player Reads on Sideline During Playoff Game It's never a bad time to pull out a good book for a little inspiration.

It's never a bad time to pull out a good book for a little inspiration.

14.01.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ–οΈ Library Girl Reading Challenges: January 2025 Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: β€’ focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having kids log page numbers, etc), and... β€’ couple reading with col...

Just for fun, I create FREE monthly reading challenges/coloring sheets for readers of all ages b/c both #reading & #coloring help reduce stress. Here’s the Jan update w/a nod to @jmalphy.bsky.social! #tlsky #edusky #skybrarians Happy reading AND coloring, y’all!
www.librarygirl.net/post/library...

04.01.2025 02:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How do you get parents involved in your school? Here are 20 Ideas for Increasing Parental Involvement πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘

πŸ“Έ@CompConnCarla #edusky #tlsky

29.12.2024 20:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Manga Goes to School Podcast Episode Β· School Librarians United with Amy Hermon Β· 12/20/2024 Β· 1h 17m

Tune in and learn from the #Manga experts as @mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social @smwordsmith.bsky.social
@mounabat.bsky.social and Emily Ratica share their new book!!!@alaeditionsns.bsky.social @capstonepub.bsky.social apple.co/4gO7GAp

20.12.2024 13:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you, @aaslpres.bsky.social!

21.12.2024 01:05 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A ⭐️NEW⭐️ choice board for our students to learn about the holidays with @capstonepub.bsky.social PebbleGo!

You can find the template and how this fits into the December Choice Board too. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

buff.ly/4ijrtcc

#learningisforeveryone

#tlchat #futurereadylibs #ISTElib #EduSky #EduLib #TLSky

02.12.2024 23:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My display tank is up and running! My students were so excited to see our resident bearded dragon rampaging in his tank with books around him.

06.12.2024 23:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 WORLD READ ALOUD DAY graphic has a lavendar background with cartoon animals celebrating - including a panda, elephant, giraffe, and bear. Presented by litworld.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 WORLD READ ALOUD DAY graphic has a lavendar background with cartoon animals celebrating - including a panda, elephant, giraffe, and bear. Presented by litworld.org

Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...

02.12.2024 17:51 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 20
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How comics clubs can develop reading - and writing - for pleasure Get top tips for starting a comics club in your school, with great ideas from PGCE lecturer Helen Jones - plus, find out how you could win a school subscription to The Phoenix.

Schools! We have a fantastic guide to running a comics club for you, with top tips from @eggyhelen.bsky.social and super illustrations by Emily Kimbell.

PLUS get a free comic from The Phoenix and the chance to win a year's subscription for your school! πŸ’₯πŸ‘‡

www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

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