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Thanks for sharing :)

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Love it,  Kathy!
>
> *Cheryl Harris-Sumida, NBCT*
> *Oak Forest High School IMC*
> *charris at bhsd228.com <charris at bhsd228.com>*
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> This year, we decided to have a new theme for each school month, starting
>> in Sept. Our school is grades 6-12, and it's been hugely popular and
>> successful in drawing in non-readers ... who then often end up becoming
>> faithful readers! Thought I'd share some of our best months for anyone
>> who's interested:
>> *SEPT*. -  started out small/not that original. Teachers told me their
>> favorite book from their school years. Made small 1/2 pg size posters
>> picturing the teacher and the cover of their favorite book and posted them
>> around the room. Both kids & staff loved it. Also launched our Reading
>> Contest & other year-start stuff.
>> *"Optical" OCT.* - printed up (or my T.A. did!) over 50 optical
>> illusions that decorated the library. (Kids voted on their favorites.)
>>  Printed a huge mandala that students were invited to color (posted on a
>> library exit door). Also put another mandala outside our room made from our
>> mascot for coloring (again, my TA did the work) and added a couple
>> notebooks of adult color pages (copies from $ store books put in binders)
>> for kids to help themselves and made up coloring book marks from some of
>> the adult color book pages.
>> *NO-CLUE NOV. - *Took 18 pix of tiny details around the school, numbered
>> them and put on a huge poster for students/staff to see if they knew where
>> the pic was taken. Also, teachers told me some detail about themselves that
>> were put into riddles for students / staff to guess "Who is it?" Also added
>> maze-book marks, created a binder of mazes free-to-take, and had a
>> break-out box activity for Reading Contest participants at the end of the
>> month.
>> *JOKE'S ON JAN. - *Teachers shared their favorite jokes or memes that
>> were display and we had a running g-mail that students / teachers could add
>> a joke or funny story throughout the dreary month. I was surprised how
>> super popular this simple theme was! Put out "joke" bookmarks.
>> *MOVIE MARCH* - (hands-down favorite) printed up posters of movies that
>> came from YA books to post around room ... & then pasted teachers' faces
>> over some of the actors, just for fun. Had some huge, actual movie posters
>> to decorate the library too. Held a Movie March Kahoot! at the month's end
>> for Reading Contest participants.
>> Of course we had displays that corresponded. It's been fun :)
>> If you're interested in any other of our monthly themes OR have some
>> suggestions for next year, let me know!
>> :) Kathy
>>
>> --
>> *Kathy Sullivan*
>> *Princeville Junior Senior High School*
>> *P.C.U.S.D. #326*
>> *302 Cordis Avenue, **Princeville, IL  61559*
>> *309.385-4660  x1574 <(309)%20385-4660>*
>> *ksullivan at princeville326.org <ksullivan at princeville326.org> *
>>
>> *"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." *- Joseph Addison
>>
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Kelli Simpson
Media Specialist
ksimpson at sd60c.org
815-416-1724
Saratoga School
4040 N. Division St
Morris, IL 60450
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