AISD Libs' Tips O' the Week 12-14
A COLLECTION OF TIPS AND INFO FROM LIBRARIANS AND THE LMC
Favorite Holiday Books
Night Tree, E. Bunting
Arturo and the navidad Birds/Arturo y las pajaros de navidad
Animal Seasons, B. Wildsmith
Legend of the Poinsettia, De Paola
Santa Calls, W. Joyce
The Night Before Christmas, C. Moore
Too Many Tamales, G. Soto
The Trees of the Dancing Goats, P. Polacco
Mouse's First Christmas, L. Thompson
A Merry Bunny Christmas, R. Wells
The Donkey's Christmas Song, N. Tafuri
It's Christmas, David, D. Shannon
Mr. Willoughby's Christmas Tree
The Polar Express
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Magic Dreidles
How Murray saved Christmas by Mike Reiss.
Silver Packages: an Appalachian Christmas Story by Cynthia Rylant
Michelle Lightbourne, Boone Elem.
Holiday Activities/Books to do with the younger students PPCD, PreK, Kindergarten
Attached is a Rudolph flannel board poem and pattern
I also read...
The Little Golden Book version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Little Reindeer by Michael Foreman
Winter Read Aloud Ideas
The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen : This is a nice story about giving and it is not a Christmas book. I cut out a large tree (or 2) from green butcher paper and hang it on the library doors and have the students color a matching set of mittens then I hang them on the tree and we have our own Mitten Tree.
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel: This one is about clothing one wears in cold/snow. I have a bag that contains the clothing items (or similar ones) and pull them out one by one as I read the story.
Kristina M. Tarsha, M.Ed, MLS
Librarian- Williams Elementary School
Cleaning tips
Time Saver!
I use Demco plastic library shelf markers and cut the Kinder's barcode list and tape them on. They do stay put all year and each kid uses it to look for books and then it's faster for me and the teacher to check them out because it's already in their hand! I was having issues fitting both the story time and checkout, but not anymore. I can use them year after year.
Rudolph
Winter break adult recommendations
The Neapolitan quartet: four books by Italian writer, Elena Ferrante
These books are binge-worthy! They are:
My Brilliant Friend
The Story of My New Name
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
The Story of the Lost Child
Also highly recommend:
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
Sara Stevenson
O. Henry Middle School Librarian
Free Art Supplies!!
Greetings
My name is Scott Johnson. I work for Austin Resource Recovery at the city Recycling and ReUse Drop-Off Center. I have been tasked with organizing a program that collects and distributes arts and crafts materials to local citizens.
I am sending out this email to let everyone know that I have been working very hard to revamp the City of Austin D.R.A.W program (Diverting Resources for Artistic Works). This program collects arts and crafts supplies and makes them available to artists, teachers, non-profits, students, theaters, muralists, and basically anyone who is involved in creating artist works. Starting on November 1 2015, the program will be in full swing.
Please send out this email and/or my contact information to anyone that you might know that could benefit from this program. I am trying and get as many people involved in the program as I can. I need to show that I am able to increase the amounts (weight) of materials that I am able to distribute from previous years. If I am not successful the program will be opened to “regular” customers that visit the Recycling and ReUse Drop-Off Center. While this would increase my overall numbers, I would like to keep the concentration of this program focused on people creating art in our area, not just folks looking for free stuff.
Here is a list of some of the items that I am setting aside for people who want to take advantage of the D.R.A.W program. It is by no means complete. As additional things come in to the facility, I will be keeping my eyes peeled for anything that I think might be able to be reused in a creative way.
Acetone Acrylic Paint Tubes Aerosol Fixative Expandable Foam Aerosol Glitter
Aerosol Paint Aerosol Polyurethane Acrylic Media Glitter Glue Grout/Sealer Ink
Latex House Paint Oil Paint Tubes Paint Brushes Paint Thinner Palette Knives Pencils
Plaster of Paris Polyurethane Roller Covers Bingo Markers Ceramic Glaze Chalk/Pastels
Chalkboard Paint Craft Paint Bottles Crayons Gesso Lingun Linseed Oil
Markers/Pens Magnetic Paint Metallic Paint Mod Podge Roller Handles Spray Adhesive
Tempera Paint Water Putty Watercolor Tubes Wood stain
I am also looking to expand reusable items available to people creating “Found Art” pieces by collecting and making available unusual items (vinyl records cd’s, keyboard keys, computer parts (no hard drives) recycled metal, and anything else I think looks like it might be useful.
Contact me to make an appointment to come shop at 512-974-4308 and at scott.johnson2@austintexas.gov
I am available Tuesday-Friday 8:00-4:30 and Saturdays 7:00-11:30. If you are only available to come on Mondays, I can make sure that there will be someone here on my day off to assist you.
Thank you
Scott M. Johnson
Environmental Program Specialist
Austin Resource Recovery |City of Austin
Office: 1-512-974-4308
Email: Scott.Johnson2@austintexas.gov
austinrecycles.com
We're going to start 2016 off with "Start off the New Year with an Old Classic!"
Carey Mayo
Library Clerk
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
St. Lucia Resources
Here is a youtube of a picture book Hanna's Christmas.
The book is out of print but the video is good. This is what our teacher will use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbg4KFxVbTk
Zonia Smith, Librarian
Kiker Elementary School Library
Lucia Morning in Sweden by Ewa Rydaker
Kay Gooch at Gullett
Bulletin Board and other ideas
“Wanted” classified ad bulletin board
http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/ideas/1181/classroom-classifieds-back-to-school-bulletin-board/
BookFace
https://severnlibrary.wordpress.com/page/8/
“iRead”
http://www.buzzfeed.com/weareteachers/33-teacher-made-bulletin-boards-for-back-to-school-h0xt
Book Tasting Musical Chairs – sounds like so much fun….
https://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/musical-chairs-book-tasting-rocks/