Lisa Harman

The end of four weeks of challenges using @makeymakey Facilitators @ksuiteach have been so supportive. Using @scratch I created an interactive map to help second graders learn cardinal directions and the names of continents. Thanks to @booksandgiggles for the continents map.

Learned so much during this presentation by @anneojames and @SPElemLibrary. Love working with these amazing librarians! #vaasl2019

Heard some great ideas for using Responsive Classroom techniques in an elementary library in the session with @MrsBalazs at #alaac19 yesterday!

Having fun hanging out with Dog Man and so many other great characters, books, authors and librarians #alaac2019 @Scholastic

Second graders' virtual 'visit' with author Laurie Wallmark in New Jersey. We learned about many of the paths to becoming an author and the need to keep moving forward when faced with adversity! @VABookFest @lauriewallmark

4th grade 'circuit mentors' helping 2nd graders add light up features to illustrations in their Famous American reports. @chibitronics @ShannonGrants

Thank-you @andominguez for sharing your book Galapagos Girl with 1st graders. We loved watching you draw and helping working on story ideas together! @VABookFest

Thanks @GinjerClarke and @VABookFest for your wonderful talk about the writing process with our 3rd graders! We especially loved hearing about the animals in your book Gross Out!

Jennifer Elvgren shared the background and development of her newest book, The Eideweiss Pirates with 4th & 5th graders this afternoon as part of our Festival of the Book activities. It was an inspirational afternoon for aspiring writers! @JenniferElvgren

Kindergarteners enjoying Festival of the Book by reading a Mo Willems biography, seeing a few video clips from his site and drawing Piggie bookmarks with the help of a Vid-e-Mo. What fun!

4th graders creating paper circuits in the library today with circuit stickers from @chibitronics. Next, they'll become circuit mentors to 2nd graders working on Famous American projects thanks to a grant from @shannongrants

Wildlife in the library this afternoon! Not students, but a box turtle, snake and opossum from the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary visiting some of our 1st graders.

Fourth graders coding Spheros to create polygons.

Second graders coding Ozobots to follow the travels of Paul Bunyan with some fun moves mixed in.

Fourth graders researching Virginia regions.

There are some delicious book genre's being 'tasted' in the Book Cafe in Ms. Caldwell's 5th grade classroom today! My compliments to the chef!

Three days into the school year and the overflowing Mo Willems shelf is almost empty! Five more classes of K and 1coming Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Seuss, get ready!

Great turnout in the library at our Open House yesterday. I enjoyed meeting book lovers of all ages! Looking forward to seeing all our students over the next week.