First dino doodle mural for coloring I have made in a long while, but liked it so I will try again! I dontated this to a summer camp for students with dyslexia. My sons are camp mentors there and I get to stop by and embarrass them. Happy coloring!

Last year was our first attempt at cementing this tradition, and it helped the enthusiasm build for participation to have the previous year’s photos and videos to share in library visits. We start April with poetry lessons in so many forms, including poem read alouds for each library lesson. Each year I try to add new activities, but consistent favorites are blackout poetry, graffiti poems, and shape poetry. A new activity this year was giving poetry books a grade using emojis. We read for 5-10 minutes at a time -students’ choice – then graded the book to see which books in our collection earned top marks. For a slide deck about the Poem in your Pocket Day for campus planning click here.