Category Archives: Elementary School

#RemoteLearning Ideas with and for Younger Learners

When preparing for remote learning, the “little ones”, Pre-K through 2nd grade deserve our special attention. In the best case scenario, our young learners will already have had opportunities to…

Extending Learning- Involving Parents

Involving parents in their children’s learning has been proven to yield higher learning achievements. Our students learn with greater enthusiasm, motivation and the make deeper connections to their lives. As…

Upgrading Traditional Reports to eBooks- Guest Post by Karin Hallett

The following is a wonderful description, step by step, how one librarian upgraded traditional “animal reports” with a first grade class (six year olds). from handing in paper reports  to …

Responsible Use Guidelines of School E-mails for Elementary Students

Writing appropriate emails is part of being a good digital citizen! Students (even digital natives) are not born with knowing the rules and responsibilities. Just as they need to learn…

Amplification of a Transportation Unit & a Survey

In a unit on Transportation, our Kindergarteners read a large picture book “On the Move!” by Donna Latham Students got so interested into learning about different ways people around the…