April 2016

Featured Article

Citizenship in the Digital World

by Boni Hamilton •K–6

Today’s children are rarely satisfied with using only the library’s print materials and online databases. With the increasing sophistication of digital technologies, even young students can bypass the local librarian to search for resources, tools, and information online through common search engines. Such freedom carries with it great responsibility.

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Meet the Author

Nick Glass of TeachingBooks.net interviewed Matt Tavares in his studio in Ogunquit, Maine, on February 25, 2015.

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• Plan Ahead
  Get the full list of themes for 2015-2016 (Volume 13)
• Tips from the Trenches
  Good Behavior form and thought bubble patterns
• Curriculum Connections
  Business Book Reviews, Currency Map, Wants and Needs Discussion Prompts
• Citizenship in the Digital World
  Card Sorts
• Library Lessons – FICTION
  Visuals, worksheets and extension activities for Tia Isa Wants a Car
• Library Lessons – NONFICTION
  Visuals, worksheets and extension activities for Lots and Lots of Coins
• Gaining Steam
  Currency reproducibles