Make sure you bring your umbrella ...

before heading over to the 3rd and 4th grade page! The weather is calling for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Once you've had your fill, please check out the new additions to the 3rd and 4th grade list including two of my favortites, The Grouchy Lady Bug and The Art Lesson!

The Cat in the Hat and The Mixed-up Chameleon

and some fun lesson ideas are now posted on the 1st and 2nd grade shelf. Also check out the books added to the first and second grade list.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Here is a website that I have found to be very helpful when trying to find an updated list of great children's books. I've made my way around the site and I have bookmarked it already - check out the many great tools in literacy development that are right at your fingertips!

• Educators - Tools and Resources



• Kids Homepage



• Books & Reading



• Resources for Parents

Books Added!

New Books added to the 1st and 2nd grade shelf and list. I tried searching for the newest books out there, hope you find the sites I've embedded helpful as well!

The PlanetEsme Plan

A new blog is added to the Blog List - on the right hand side, under gadgets! Esme Raji Codell, a certified Readiologist(TM), is the author of Sahara Special, Vive La Paris, and Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year.

Explore Esme's blog to find the best new children's books. She provides followers with a wide range of age level appropriate books and offers a vast amount of information on what makes them fantastic reads!

Two for One Deal!

Take a peak at the 3rd and 4th grade Shelf and List pages and then continuing clicking on over to the 5th and 6th grade Shelf and see all the new books added!

Check out the new books ....

On the 1st and 2ns grade shelf and list! Also, please keep an eye out for a very special PodCast that will be coming soon!

3rd & 4th Grade List Updated!

Three more books added to the list by Steve Jenkins.

An 'Oldie' and a 'Newbie'

The 3rd and 4th grade shelf has just been updated! Check out some teaching ideas and websites for two books published almost 20 years apart!

And the winner is...

Roald Dahl!

It was a tight race between Dahl and Dr. Seuss, so perhaps we will have to do a second author study soon. Thank you to all who voted. Stay tuned for our author study on Roald Dahl and as always, we will be updating our shelves and lists. Happy reading.

1 - 2 - 3 ... Let's count our way to Pre-K and K!

New Books have been added to the Pre-K and K Shelf and List. Happy Spring!

New Books Added!

Check out the 1st and 2nd grade book shelf, new books were just added! Hope you enjoy check ing it out because these are some of my favorites! :) I also added books to the 1st and 2nd grade shelf and book list. Our voting ends tomorrow for the upcoming author study, so be sure to vote and stay tuned to see which author wins!

New Gadgets Added

We have added an Amazon.com gadget, which displays the current top selling children's books for different age groups. Google Maps has also been added for our SUNY Potsdam readers so that if you would like to go to the Potsdam Public Library to find some of our recommendations you can see how to get there. It is very close to campus, and they allow students to receive library cards. We hope you find these new gadgets helpful! Also, be sure to vote in our poll on the home page for an upcoming author study.