After reading several Scaredy Squirrel books students watched the @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social interview with Melanie Watt. They even built a new hideout for Scaredy using Keva Planks. #dcdsreads

I planned my first library field trip! The kindergarten teachers were willing to jump in with me to visit the public library! The children’s libraries preformed skits and we took a tour of all the library had to offer. #dcdsreads

Working on research! 2nd graders are working on the state research project using @pebblego.bsky.social Next! #dcdsreads

We had such a fun day! 3rd graders had a visit from @supriyakelkar.bsky.social and @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social to talk about their new book Roohi and Nate are Not on the Same Page! #dcdsreads

We loved the visit from @audreysbooks.bsky.social today! We laughed and sang a song to the ukulele that would have made Milton and Wanda cry! #dcdsreads

Kindergartners enjoyed a virtual visit from @carriefinison.bsky.social today! They loved hearing her new book Plenty of Pancakes! #dcdsreads

This project is always so much fun! 2nd grade used @ozobot.bsky.social to summarize a holiday folktale! #hourofcode #dcdsreads

3rd grade shared their Our Table Research! They discovered what is on the table of other countries and shared what is on their table at their house! #dcdsreads

2nd graders saved the turkey for thanksgiving! They completed 4 challenges using teamwork and reading for detail! #dcdsreads

We have been making connections and adding to our Learning Wall this week as part of our Community Read! Students have been taking wonder walks to help them observe and ask questions! #dcdsreads

Our Community Read is underway! We are learning about wonder by reading the book The World Needs the Wonder You See by @joannagaines.bsky.social. We are creating a school wide Learning Wall! #dcdsreads

Kindergartners learned that books are the treasure after reading No Pirates Allowed by Ronda Gowler Greene. Then they became reading pirates making their own pirate hats! #dcdsreads

Trying out @beanstack.bsky.social this year! Our first challenge is up and running! #dcdsreads

Junior Kindergarten has been learning about the difference between fiction and nonfiction. After reading about elephants on PebbleGo they listened to the book Strictly No Elephants. Then they used felt shapes to make their own pet to join the Pet Club. We even used puppets as our models. #dcdsreads

Last week we hosted a @literati Book Fair! I always love the magic and excitement the book fair brings! #dcdsreads

The Youth Librarians from the Bloomfield Township Library came and presented to kindergarteners today for March is Reading Month! Their rendition of Elephant & Piggie had everyone laughing! #dcdsreads

Ice skating in the library! Yes please! PK3 has been learning about things you do in the winter. After reading Mice Skating we joined in the fun using paper plates as our skates! #dcdsreads

It is amazing to see the creativity of kindergartners! After reading the book Ali and the Sea Stars they used LEGOs to create a model of their hopes & dreams! Who wouldn’t want a pet dinosaur? #dcdsreads

Super excited that over 75 students completed the Winter Break reading challenge! #dcdsreads

Having some winter fun in the library! #dcdsreads

Love using Ozobots for retelling! Kindergartners retold the story One Winter’s Day using Ozobots this week! #dcdsreads #mischoollibrary

This week PK3 read the story Little Owl’s Night! They learned the most owls are nocturnal. After reading they used Keva planks to make a bed for Little Owl to sleep in! #dcdsreads

We are ready for Camp Read-In to celebrate School Library Month! #dcdsreads #mischoollibrary

We had an amazing author/illustrator visit from @shelleyjohannes this week! She shared where her inspiration comes from, her writing process, and taught us how to draw Beatrice! The kids loved it! #mischoollibrary #DCDSReads

This picture is so many things! How genrefying has changed how kids use the library. It is about one of these boys who used to hate reading until he found something hilarious! It shows the power of kids recommending books to kids. I am just happy I got to catch it! #DCDSReads

Getting ready for our next Book Breaks author visit from @jeffkinney.bsky.social by answering some trivia questions and Wimping Our Families! #dcdsreads

I have been trying to use all my space effectively by putting displays where I normally wouldn’t! Finally finished the Author Spotlight with these floating shelves. #dcdsreads #mischoollibrary

Started winter break working on our #dcdsreads Winter Reading Challenge! Already completed read while drinking hot chocolate! Getting a bingo for sure!