#elementary school library

[feralfaelife]

This is my April Fools Day "prank" for the school! The wig is making my head ache 😭.

[redowlkitchen]

This afternoon, a kindergartner walked into the library while I was teaching a fourth grade class. They were wearing a bag of books around their neck like a necklace (ow?) and had clearly been sent over to return the books in the bag. Instead of walking to the circulation desk though (there was even someone at it!), they walked right up to the front of my class and yelled, “HI BIG KIDS!” This student then attempted to join the class.

Big respect for a kid who's actively visualizing their future.

[feralfaelife]

A children's book series that is criminally underrated is the Mercy Watson books. They're about 3rd grade level "chapter" books and they're hilarious. There's not really a clear message generally, but they're great at introducing some big words like "porcine" and "unmentionable". They're also great at introducing some tricky letter combos like in "toast", "Eugenia", and "Francine Poulet". Toast, porcine and Eugenia are in every book so it gives regular practice for those words. I also like that the big new word in each book (like "unmentionable") is used multiple times throughout the book to practice.

They're roughly 70 pages with lots of pictures and Little Man sits through the whole book.

[redowlkitchen]

I got a thank you note from one of my preschoolers. Underneath the message from the student’s mother, the student had very carefully written, “BOOKS ARE” then Mom had helped them with the rest of the message they wanted to send to me.

What are books?

very organized.

Yes. Yes, they are.

[redowlkitchen]

First grader: Do you know my brother in 4th grade?

Me: Yes!

First grader: I think he’s taller than you.

Me: He might be. I’m a small person.

First grader: That’s okay. I hear people shrink when they get old.

Me: I’m 30. I’m not quite there yet.

*First grader’s teacher was stifling laughter as she walked away.*

[redowlkitchen]

How to tell you’re an elementary school librarian

You add a book titled What About Worms!? to your book wish list.

[feralfaelife]

This will be my last week at the school, and I'll be honest- I'm sad. I'll miss the kids, but mostly I'll miss the books. I forgot how much I love working in a library. I worked in one of the local public libraries for a little while in high-school and then my campus library during my short time in college. I didn't always love it at the time because the amount of time I spent on my feet hurt, but working in a smaller library has been great. I've committed to doing daycare for the foreseeable future, but I kinda wish I'd be in a library instead.

[feralfaelife]

"I have all those pickles inside me"

-A 1st grader on our way out to recess