For hundreds of years, medical professionals, scientists, and educators have recognized the impact of physical activity on learning. In modern education, the arguments in favor of recess, physical…
Listen with Your Hands?
New School Year, New Books
So much new! New school year, new classes, new friends, new books! If you follow us on social media, you may have noticed that we've been announcing a lot of title drops lately. That's because part…
The Whole Library in Your Pocket
Getting books to the students who want and need them is a perpetual project for most librarians and literacy educators. One school librarian in Washington, D.C. found a solution to this problem!…
Subscribers love the flexibility of their Library Licenses! Don't be fooled - just because it's called a Library License doesn't mean you have to use it in the library! It's only called that because…
The days are still short, the weather isn’t great, and we’re all starting to get a little restless. Sounds dour, but we think it’s actually the perfect time for a little mindset recharge and reframe!…
Create a Virtual Bookshelf
Virtual bookshelves are an easy way to personalize literacy engagement for any group - students, clubs, teachers, and parents! These little libraries help students find titles in the same way that…
Goleta Valley Junior High School is proving that challenges can help us grow by pushing us out of our comfort zones. Amidst all the teaching and learning challenges of the past year, these students…
How We Listen: Winter Edition
Each week, we chat with you - and get to hear about all the ways you're listening and encouraging your students to listen their way to literacy. In this week's post, we're sharing some of those daily…
Plan Ahead: Substitute Plans
Over the course of a school year, there are bound to be a few days when your class will need a substitute teacher. Many of us consider days when we're away from our classrooms to be 'free days' for…
Ready... Set... Listen!
Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. Whether you're new to Tales2go or just looking for a refresh, this post is full of ideas to help you excite students and encourage them to listen to…