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Looking for a new holiday tradition? ๐ ๐ Celebrate #Jolabokaflod, or "Christmas Book Flood," an Icelandic tradition where people gift books on Christmas Eve and go to bed early to read them.
Looking for a new holiday tradition? ๐ ๐ Celebrate #Jolabokaflod, or "Christmas Book Flood," an Icelandic tradition where people gift books on Christmas Eve and go to bed early to read them.
Amazing!! What books would be in your ornament? ๐๐
Little Free Library steward Lacy S. came up with an amazing idea: she created a tiny book to represent every book she read this year, then put them all inside an ornament. ๐ What a fun way to reflect on all the books you read in 2021!
To an illustrator whose stories will last a lifetime. #HappyBirthdayJerryPinkney
Jerry Pinkney reads aloud from I Want to Be, written by Thylias Moss and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. For more Common Core-ready resources and information a...
What better way to celebrate the #WinterSolstice than with The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats? โ๏ธ
This legendary story broke new ground at the Houston Grand Opera with their world premiere of The Snowy Day, adapted by award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney. ๐ถ Catch a glimpse behind the scenes!
From decorating cookies to reading books with family. ๐ Share with us below! #HappyHolidays
From decorating cookies to reading books with family. ๐ Share with us below! #HappyHolidays
Literature has the power to connect us - literally! Poets Karthika Nair and Marilyn Hacker, just blocks from each other, connected throughout the Paris lockdown by sending each other poems.
Learn more about their pandemic chronicles here:
Marilyn Hacker and Karthika Nair were under lockdown in Paris only miles apart from each other. A Different Distance compiles the almost daily poems they wrote from March 2020 to March 2021.
Award-winning author Aida Salazar speaks with us about IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM, a collection of biographies of 13 American immigrants of color developed with artist Alina Chau. Read the interview here: https://bit.ly/3220103 lib
Award-winning author Aida Salazar speaks with us about IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM, a collection of biographies of 13 American immigrants of color developed with artist Alina Chau. Read the interview here: https://bit.ly/3220103 lib
We couldn't agree more. #HappyBirthdayJaneAusten
We couldn't agree more. #HappyBirthdayJaneAusten
โI think that the multicultural approach to holiday literature and each familyโs individual belief is critically important."
Floyd Council, librarian at the R F Sink Memorial Library , highlights the importance of holiday literature as an opportunity for children to learn about different cultures. (Not to mention avoiding Winter Break Brain Drain!)
Christmas break is approaching fast and while children are celebrating the upcoming holidays the pause in school means children are stepping away from their desks for a few weeks.
โ Make time
โ Make it simple
โ Make it work for you
In this next episode of #ScholasticPrepTalk, Madelyn Hernandez of Broward County Public Schools shares her schoolโs success story with intentionally using digital for phonics instruction.
Learn more about our foundational reading program, #ScholasticFIRST, here: https://bit.ly/3lHaG7n
We also want to hear from you! What have you tried in your classroom to effectively use digital programs? Have you ever used digital tools to support phonemic awareness and phonics instruction?
Finish the lyric! ๐
Finish the lyric! ๐
Tune into episode 4 of #ScholasticPrepTalk on Dec. 13 at 4pm to hear from Madelyn Hernandez of Broward County Public Schools ๐ and get strategies for ditching digital fatigue and leveraging technology in classrooms.
In this next episode of #ScholasticPrepTalk, we tackle one of the biggest questions educators have about implementing digital programs in the classroom. Tune...
"To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart."
Happy 170th Birthday, Melvil Dewey! #DeweyDecimalSystemDay
Celebrate diverse families with ME + YOU, the new book and song written by Divinity Roxx and illustrated by NaShantรก Fletcher. Every purchase includes access to this catchy sing-along!
Available Dec. 17 | Pre-Order Today!
We joined over 500 other organizations and people to take a stand against censorship in school libraries, and to support young readers. https://bit.ly/3IDeyA3 #BooksNotBans
We joined over 500 other organizations and people to take a stand against censorship in school libraries, and to support young readers. https://bit.ly/3IDeyA3 #BooksNotBans
๐Happening now๐ฝ Watch the author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling chat with children from around the country about her newest book The Christmas Pig: https://bit.ly/302qAl8
Bestselling author, J.K Rowling sits down with a group of students to chat about her latest enchanting novel, the meaning of hope, and the spirit of giving i...
Who's better suited to promote childhood literacy than an author who's written it all?
Shout out to the Whitby Public Library for sharing their James Patterson collection!
This isn't even half of it #jamespatterson #series #conspiracytiktok #librarytiktok #librariansoftiktok #booktok #library #librarian #fypใท #books
๐๐ค In our next #ScholasticPrepTalk episode, we share strategies on making digital programs work for you and your students! Watch the premiere on Mon, Dec. 13 on YouTubeโset your reminder here: https://bit.ly/3domTt4
Making holiday story time come alive ๐
Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies? ๐ช #NationalCookieDay
Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies? ๐ช #NationalCookieDay
Join us on December 8 at 1pm ET for a ๐very special holiday event๐ on YouTube! Author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, will chat with children from around the country about her newest book ๐ฝThe Christmas Pig๐ฝ. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2ZLQuJI
Let us know in the comments!
Let us know in the comments!
When it comes to being a librarian, Amanda Jones always hits a home run! โพ Get to know more about this former umpire who's now our current School Librarian of the Year at https://bit.ly/30WgvGo #LibrariCANSpotlight #SchoolLibOTY
When it comes to being a librarian, Amanda Jones always hits a home run! โพ Get to know more about this former umpire who's now our current School Librarian of the Year at https://bit.ly/30WgvGo #LibrariCANSpotlight #SchoolLibOTY
As #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth comes to a close, we'd like to thank you for supporting family literacy all year!
Our studies show that a majority of parents and kids like going to reading events at their school or community library. Read the full report here: https://www.scholastic.com/readingreport/home.html
As #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth comes to a close, we'd like to thank you for supporting family literacy all year!
Our studies show that a majority of parents and kids like going to reading events at their school or community library. Read the full report here: https://www.scholastic.com/readingreport/home.html
Because reading should be a treat. #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth
Because reading should be a treat. #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth
What is your library doing to celebrate? Let us know in the comments! #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth
Read, Sing, Dance... HAVE FUN! HAPPY & HEALTHY written by Divinity Roxx and illustrated by NaShantรก Fletcher showcases joyful children as they move and groove to their own beautiful beat in this catchy, hip-hop celebration of life and health.
Every book purchase includes access to the song.
โNote-taking is not for me, itโs for YOU!โ ๐ ๐ In this third episode of #ScholasticPrepTalk, our enthusiastic expert teacher and champion for independent reading, Mr. Evan Nisbet, makes a final appearance and shares how he sparks self-expression and self-reflection with effective, digital note-taking tips.
Learn more about his reading tool of choice with built-in digital notebooks, Scholastic Literacy Proยฎ, here: https://bit.ly/3F6beL8
We also want to hear from you! What have you tried in your classroom to help your students take better notes? #DigitalNotetaking #IndependentReading #TeacherPrep
Read, Sing, Dance...with the community! ยกMI! COMUNIDAD! MY COMMUNITY! written by 123 Andrรฉs and illustrated by Monica Paola Rodriguez is a dual-language book that celebrates community helpers with two companion songs in Spanish and English!
Lean, canten y bailen... ยกcon la comunidad! ยกMI COMUNIDAD! MY COMMUNITY! Este es un libro en dos idiomas escrito por 123 Andrรฉs e ilustrado por Mรณnica Paola Rodriguez para celebrar a los ayudantes de la comunidad con dos canciones de acompaรฑamiento en inglรฉs y espaรฑol.
Every book purchase includes access to the song.
"When we hear each other's stories we become connected in a way that you can't get on a YouTube video, you can't get it through film, you have to be there, you have to be present."
Meet Andi Cloud, Madison Public Library's first Native American Storyteller-in-Residence. Cloud, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, grew up hearing stories from her โgagaโ (grandma). Now, she is
engaging her community in Ho-Chunk tradition in libraries across her hometown. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
"When we hear each other's stories we become connected in a way that you can't get on a YouTube video, you can't get it through film ... ."
Grateful for an awesome librarian? Honor them with a nomination to be the next School Librarian of the Year: https://bit.ly/3Dd72cf #SchoolLibOTY
Stephanie Agresti November 8th, 2021 Nominations for the 2022 School Librarian of the Year Award are officially open! Presented by School Library Journal and sponsored by Scholastic, the award honors a Kโ12 library professional for outstanding achievement and the exemplary use of 21st-century tool...
Today's the day! Everyone's favorite big red dog comes to the big screen in his very own movie.
Think you know all about Clifford? Check your Clifford history here: https://bit.ly/3DbimWo ๐ถ โจ and see the new Clifford The Big Red Dog Movie in theaters and on Paramount+.
Today's the day! Everyone's favorite big red dog comes to the big screen in his very own movie.
Think you know all about Clifford? Check your Clifford history here: https://bit.ly/3DbimWo ๐ถ โจ and see the new Clifford The Big Red Dog Movie in theaters and on Paramount+.
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