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National Library Week–Resources, Links, Ideas

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National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.

In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The committee’s goals were ambitious. They ranged from “encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time” to “improving incomes and health” and “developing strong and happy family life.”

In 1957, the committee developed a plan for National Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. With the cooperation of ALA and with help from the Advertising Council, the first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme “Wake Up and Read!” The 2023 celebration marks the 65th anniversary of the first event.

Websites that add sparkle (and learning) to Spring

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A few spring websites, lesson plans, printables, activities:

7 Science Experiments that Teach About Spring
Books from Scholastic about Spring
Spring Puzzle
Spring Garden–click to find flowers
Spring Games
Spring Vocabulary (video)
Spring Word Scramble
Spring Word Search
What Happens in Spring (video)
What Happens in Spring–PS (video)

Life Cycles

Click for ideas from TeacherVision:

Printables

Lesson Plans

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Invention Convention 2025 is coming

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Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem identification, problem solving, entrepreneurship, creativity skills, and confidence. RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2025 runs June 4-6, 2025 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI. (more…)

25+ Video Collections

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Here are some excellent themed video collections to use in your classroom (click here for updates on the list): (more…)

11 Valentine Sites For Students K-2

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Here are fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else (click here for updates on this list):

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Do you use any I missed? If you’re looking for more, here’s my collection of holiday lesson plans, easily adaptable to Valentine’s Day.

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13 Online Resources About Kids News Resources

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News sources for kids (click for updates to this list):

C News for kids
Kids News – Current Events
KidsPost https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/
KiwiKids News https://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/ excellent articles on world events as well as general interest topics.
News For Kids https://newsforkids.net
News-o-matic for kids (app)
Newsela https://newsela.com each article written at five different reading levels
NewseumEd
Reach Out Reporter — science news for elementary students
Science News for Students https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org
Student Daily News https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
Teaching Kids News http://teachingkidsnews.com/
TweenTribune http://tweentribune.com written at four different reading levels so the content can be used K-12.

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Winter Websites

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Here are some Winter activities to share the joy of winter (click here for updates to list):

5 Videos to teach about winter
Winter Facts and Worksheets
The Winter Solstice, from PBS–a video for youngers
Winter Vocabulary–a video
What is a Solstice, from National Geographic–a video
What is the Winter Season–a video
Winter Coloring Pages, Printables, and more
Winter Games–digital

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17 Websites and Videos on Natural Disasters

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Natural disasters is a related discussion to any number of topics–geography, ecology, Earth Day, even problem solving. Here are 17 websites that bring the power of these natural forces to students (click here for updates to the list):

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