Colleen Graves / Maker Teacher Librarian

Colleen Graves / Maker Teacher Librarian

Howdy! I'm the maker librarian at CC Mason Elementary and this page is a way for me to connect with

Instagram Photos 18/06/2018
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Great book for teaching persuasion AND letter writing! Move over, LaRue! https://ift.tt/2JxYpkH

Instagram Photos 11/06/2018

Finally getting some time to catalog book fair donations from the amazing PTO! This book is adorable! https://ift.tt/2LDw6On

Instagram Photos 04/06/2018

When kids start using the wall as a and realize they can use LEGO for title transitions. (Shhhhh don’t tell them the green part of the letter will blend in- let them figure it out) https://ift.tt/2JgDxtS

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They are using the LEGO wall to make a screen video and using these extra pieces to make pieces of the mountain fall.... Look Mrs. Harvey! https://ift.tt/2kGSE5p

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More green screen fun with 5th grade. They are traveling the world through the magic of cinema! Look Mrs. Vetter! https://ift.tt/2knPP9a

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A letter to my kindergarteners! Sending them home with a book to keep this week! Thankful for my PTO that ran the bookfair and made this possible! https://ift.tt/2x0KMVd

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Hooray! One of my favorite middle grade books is in! Come check it out! https://ift.tt/2KrxSl4

Instagram Photos 15/05/2018

Just got a whole team builder pack of Bloxels for teachers to check out! https://ift.tt/2rEFeuz

Instagram Photos 09/05/2018

First prototype of a spinning top designed in Tinkercad by a 5th grader in Vetter’s class! Thanks to for helping me troubleshoot the best way to print it! Can wait to see this kid’s next iteration! https://ift.tt/2G2nf5K

Instagram Photos 05/05/2018

Look Mason 5th graders! These kids are digging your marble mazes ! Photobomb by https://ift.tt/2JRQ9rp

Instagram Photos 30/04/2018

Check out this 5th graders toy design for our design challenge! https://ift.tt/2rba7FU

4th Grade Invention Literacy Projects 11/04/2018

Check out the work our fourth graders did this year for our Invention Literacy project!

https://colleengraves.org/2018/04/11/4th-grade-invention-literacy-projects/

4th Grade Invention Literacy Projects Note: Since I heard the term Invention Literacy from Jay Silver in 2015 I’ve been a tad obsessed with it because it perfectly describes what I am trying to do in my library makerspace. My goa…

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A kindergartner made this beautiful paper butterfly for the wind tunnel! Watch it fly! #makered #storyofmason
Look at these cool alarms the fifth graders made!
Mrs. B’s 5th grade class is in the library this week to make Makey Makey mazes! They had fun learning how to use Makey M...
Some video play of Mrs. Soliz’s Makey Makey marble mazes!
5th grade coding club had wacky fun making everyday stuff into pianos today with Makey Makey!
Check out this cool sprite a 4th grader made in coding club today!
Recess Coding club has begun ! 4th grade is Wed and 5th grade is Thurs. This week students learned to use the Microbit.
2nd grade is working on animation a scene from a fairy tale by making stop motion movies in the library this week!

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