
LIBRARY LEARNING
Click above on "LIBRARY LEARNING" for a great place to practice book location skills. For a list of library curriculum studies per grade level, see "Lesson Plans" on the menu on the left.

Welcome!
I am Mrs. Groesch and I am the librarian at Vachel Lindsay, Wanless, Harvard Park, and Lee. I look forward to helping you find a book. Happy Reading!
Making ELLs Feel at Home
Resources 1 minute ago This webpage offers suggestions to help newcomer ESL students feel welcome and comfortable.
NEW WINNERS!
News Jan 28 The newest winner of the 2013 Caldecott Award was given to the illustrator, J....
Tales
Ideas For Teachers Jan 23 If you are looking for a lesson on fairy tales, legends, myths, fables, or tall tales, then this site may be able to help you. It is user-friendly and the lessons are simple.
What Makes a Fairy Tale a Fairy Tale?
Ideas For Teachers Jan 23 This is a site that will provide you with characteristics of the fairy tale genre. It also has several good links to fairy tale sites you may find useful.
What is a Folk or Fairy Tale?
Ideas For Teachers Jan 23 This site helps to define the differences between a folk tale and a fairy tale. They can be confusing concepts.
Reading Rockets
Read Aloud to Your Kids Sep 20 This is a great resource for parents.
Teaching Similes with Children's Books
Ideas For Teachers Sep 19 A list of great books for helping you teach similes to students is included on this webpage.
Fun Brain
Ideas For Teachers Sep 19 This is a kid-friendly site which has all sorts of fun activities for students.
So You Want to be President?
Ideas For Teachers Sep 19 This is an online reading of the book, "So You Want to be President?" from TeacherTube.
Butterfly Resources
Ideas For Teachers Sep 17 Here is a site that has many resources for you to use if you should ever need information on butterflies.










