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Lori Tecler
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Elementary school library media specialist; 💙 literacy & freedom to read advocate 💙; 📚reader;📚; goldendoodle mom X2🐾; DC sports fan 🏒🏈🏀; University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate & Badger sports fan 🦡

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We’re working 2 days this week—early release days for kids, full days for teachers to do conferences. It was so nice of the PTSA to treat teacher members to lunch today!
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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In honor of Thanksgiving our school community based special education class listened to TURKEY TROUBLE by Wendi Silvano w/art by Lee Harper with a @noveleffect.bsky.social soundscape, then made fun & festive paper plate turkeys. #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #kidlit
Copy of picture book TURKEY TROUBLE by Wendi Silvano with art by Lee Harper on a cream table top next to paper plate turkeys decorated with small tissue paper squares.
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Crochet club is making progress on their coffee cup cozies! A few are finished & many are well underway. While there was some resistance at first to doing a project together instead of everyone doing their own thing, they're proud of having something to show for their efforts. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky
Student wearing a finished crocheted coffee cozy on their wrist while working on another crochet project. Student working on making a crocheted coffee cozy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Thankful for coworker friends who bring you coffee at the end of a long week.
Festive Starbucks cup on a woodgrain counter
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Today’s Silent Book Club book stack, a little after the fact. We had 35 kids from grades 3-5 today across 3 sessions. Didn’t get through all the books, but laughed my way through THE MUSHROOM OF DOOM. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit
Children’s picture books on a woodgrain table (Supersquads!, Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo, The Mushroom of Doom and Hansel and Gretel)
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Yesterday was National Button Day, so for today’s Makerspace Monday we did some button themed projects—stacked button rings and buttons/pins made with our button maker. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Student’s hand outstretched to show off a ring made from stacked buttons secured with a pipe cleaner. Student’s hand outstretched to show off a ring made from stacked buttons secured with a pipe cleaner. Student created buttons/pins on a woodgrain table.
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Last full week of school in Dino-vember, so this week's This or That question had to be dinosaur themed, right? I'm curious to see how this one will turn out! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Small green bucket sitting on a counter to the right of a set of clear acrylic drawers. Sign on the top of the drawers says This or That. Drawer on the left has a picture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on it and is labeled "T-Rex." Drawer on the right has a picture of a Stegosaurus on it and is labeled "Stegosaurus."
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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In honor of the release of a new Dog Man book, last week's This or That poll in the media center was Dog Man or Captain Underpants. There was a lot of hemming & hawing going on before votes were cast! Eventually Dog Man came out on top. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit
Small green bucket sitting on a counter to the right of a set of clear acrylic drawers. Sign on the top of the drawers says This or That. Drawer on the left has a picture of Dog Man on it. Drawer on the right has a picture of Captain Underpants on it. Blue and red bingo chips are inside the drawers.
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Crochet club started on their coffee cup cozy projects using their new “fancy” yarn yesterday. They were beyond excited by the yarn & loved all the color choices. Some of our more experienced members made lots of progress! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Student crocheting a coffee cup cozy. Student crocheting a coffee cup cozy.
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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My best girl is at the emergency vet now. Not sure what it is but it looks serious. She’s almost 16, but I’m not ready for this.
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Thanks to Scholastic and @cbcbooks.bsky.social for sharing a copy of the newest Dog Man book with our school’s readers. We have a long list of readers waiting to get their hands on it!
Copy of DOG MAN BIG JIM BELIEVES on a woodgrain counter next to a narwhal lamp.
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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2nd graders enjoyed today's @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social virtual author visit with Saadia Faruqi. They had so much playing along with the Yasmin book cover game & they were so excited that they checked out pretty much all of the library's Yasmin books after the visit! #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky
BookBreak virtual author visit with author Saadia Faruqi and host Jazmin Castillo "Guess the title" game during BookBreak virtual author visit with author Saadia Faruqi
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Update on the Dino-vember dino hunt. During Silent Book Club today, 2 3rd graders helped me count the ones we’ve found so far. We’re at 276 of 300 in the jar. Should I take them out and hide them again? #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Container of mini clear dinosaur figurines next to a sign that reads “It’s Dino-vember and the dinos are on the loose in the media center! Please help us find them and return them to this jar” Table with a pile of clear mini dinosaur figurines. Two students are using ten frames to count the dinosaurs and making tally marks on whiteboards to track the amount.
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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A Dino-vember book: LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR) by Linda Bailey w/art by K-Fai Steele features Lena, a chicken who's sure she’s a dinosaur! When a weasel threatens her coop, Lena channels her dino ancestors to save it, making an impact on both the chickens & humans around her. #kidlit
Cover of picture book LENA THE CHICKEN (BUT REALLY A DINOSAUR!) by Linda Bailey with art by K-Fai Steele. Green background with a yellow chicken image.
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Looking forward to tomorrow’s @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social visit with Saadia Faruqi! Her Yasmin & Marya Khan books are loved by our school’s readers. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Sign promoting virtual author visit with Saadia Faruqi next to a display of books from her Yasmin series.
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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For a Dino-vember themed Makerspace Monday activity, we made faux amber pieces. Some researched before drawing images, while others dove right in. Super simple project--cardstock circles colored w/colored pencils, shaded around, then glued to flatback glass marbles. #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky
Sign with information about amber and directions for making a faux amber craft on a table next to a clear pencil box filled with colored pencils. Girl sitting at a table looking through a nonfiction book about different types of tree leaves. Student made faux amber craft made from clear flatbacked round glass stoness with hand drawn images glued to the marbles
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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In TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING by Christine Whang w/art by Sienna Youngsun Kim, a young girl & her family prepare for a Thanksgiving that also incorporates elements of her family's Korean culture. An affirming story celebrating the magic in blending cultures & traditions. #kidlit 📚👍🏻
Cover of TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING by Christine Whan with art by Sienna Youngsun Kim. A young girl with dark brown hair holds a grocery list in each hand. On the left side of the girl, there are images of Korean foods and ingredients. On the right side of the girl, there are images of traditional American Thanksgiving foods and ingredients.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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In @theislandwriter.bsky.social's THE OCEAN PROTECTORS, 2 girls notice a change in the coral reef where they like to explore & take action. Accessible story about climate change w/clear & tangible examples of activism that will inform & inspire young readers. Art by Svitlana Holovchenko #kidlit 📚👍🏻
Cover of THE OCEAN PROTECTORS: COLORS OF THE CORAL REEF by Blair Northen Williamson with art by Svitlana Holovchenko. Underwater scene with two blond haired girls wearing goggles floating above coral, surrounded by colorful fish.
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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5th graders are studying poetry, so we read poems from HAIKU, EW! by Lynn Brunelle w/art by @julspatton.bsky.social, then they read articles about "gross" animals & wrote haikus to share what they learned. #TLSky #SchoolLibrary #kidlit #EduSky
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Cover of HAIKU, EW! by Lynn Brunelle with art by Julia Patton. Blue background with an image of a red lobster peeing out of its eyes. Student haiku about the frogmouth Student haiku about the kinkajou Student haiku about the upside down jellyfish
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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We’re celebrating #ChildrensBookWeek in our #SchoolLibrary with Dog Man & friends! With the newest Dog Man book coming out next week, this comics station is the perfect way to celebrate the joy of books & reading along with our readers' love of Dog Man. #TLSky #EduSky #kidlit
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Woodgrain table with blue paper tray filled with copies of a comics template. A sign next to the tray reads "It's Children's Book Week. Can you create a comic that showcase a superpower that you would like to have?" A clear plastic pencil box with colored pencils and a white metal caddy with markers are also on the table.
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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The #SchoolLibrary dinosaur hunt was a huge hit with everyone today from our kindergarten kids to our too cool for school 5th graders. Many were located today (photo 1 was after AM book exchange, photo 2 at end of day) & kids want to know if I’ll do it again next month. #TLSky #EduSky
Wood stool with a clear plastic container and a sign with colorful dinosaur images that says “It’s Dino-vember and the dinos are on the loose in the media center! Please help us find them and return them to this jar.” Jar is about 1/4 filled with clear dinosaur toys. Wood stool with a clear plastic container and a sign with colorful dinosaur images that says “It’s Dino-vember and the dinos are on the loose in the media center! Please help us find them and return them to this jar.” Jar is about 1/2 filled with clear dinosaur toys.
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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I hid 300 mini dinosaurs in the media center today for Dino-vember. Let the chaos begin! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Wood stool with a clear plastic container and a sign with colorful dinosaur images that says “It’s Dino-vember and the dinos are on the loose in the media center! Please help us find them and return them to this jar.” Three tiny plastic dinosaurs sit on a lid next to the container.
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Today’s Silent Book Club book! Yes, October is over and we’re moving into Dino-vember, but scary book season is never over at my school. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky #MGLit
Cover of HAUNTED U.S.A. by Heather Alexander on a woodgrain counter. A container of colored ping pong balls and a narwhal lamp are on the counter behind the book.
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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It’s Dino-vember! The fun is just beginning in the #SchoolLibrary. #TLSky #EduSky
Bulletin board with blue background. Text reads “it’s Dino-vember! Dig into a good book!” A dinosaur skeleton made from kraft paper and a shovel made with paper are on the board to the right of the words.
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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THE OLD SLEIGH by Jarrett Pumphrey w/art by Jerome Pumphrey is a simple, beautiful story about tradition & community. When a sleigh is no longer able to deliver wood to the community, a young boy repurposes it, allowing it to continue to bring joy & warmth to others. #kidlit 📚👍🏻
Cover of THE OLD SLEIGH by Jarrett Pumphrey with art by Jerome Pumphrey. A boy in a blue jacket sits on a wooden sleigh filled with firewood. The sleigh is pulled by a brown horse. A man in a green jacket is standing next to the horse. It is nighttime and snowflakes are seen against the gray sky with the silhouette of a small town in the distance.
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM