As we get ready to kick off Read Across America Week, we are getting ready to celebrate our Reading Is For Everyone Event at Van Meter and I am excited to share with everyone the resources we will be using.

In March, we will celebrate Women's History Month and the accomplishments of amazing women.

As educational hardware and software improves, technology-rich classrooms are more and more common. However, moving beyond a technology-rich classroom is a classroom using blended learning. Blended learning leverages educational technology, like PebbleGo, to combine face-to-face instruction with online learning. There are many different models and approaches to integrating blended learning into an elementary classroom, but all models involve some sort of online component.

It's Valentine's Day this weekend and we are getting ready to celebrate this holiday with our students and community. When my own kids were younger, I remember always looking for fun, yet educational ideas, to plan for their classroom Valentine's Day parties. We also love doing special library-themed Valentine's Day activities when our students come to the library before school and throughout the day. I have a PebbleGo Valentine's Day party idea to share with you!

Today, PebbleGo rolled out two new additions that are going to make such a difference in how we use it for these things and how our students use it at school, virtually, and at home too. 

With the Inauguration coming up on January 20, I created a place where our students and teachers can go to find resources about Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Presidency.

The holidays are here and it is the time of year that we all start thinking about winter break being spent with our family and friends. We also think about our students and their families and the special things we can send them off with over the holiday to continue their learning in engaging, creative and fun ways.

Here are 7 ways to stay connected to your students, families, and community over the holidays too.

Finding high-quality resources for elementary reading classrooms can be a challenge. This is especially true when we bring nonfiction text into the equation. When searching for elementary-friendly resources, we want to make sure they are high-interest and appropriate for young readers.

Do your students conduct research and read informational text? Students of all ages can explore high-interest, nonfiction text, including elementary school-aged students. PebbleGo is the most popular research tool for elementary students, and there are several helpful features that you may not know about.