Welcome Teachers! 
Let me introduce myself. I'm Gail Nemetz, Children's Librarian here at Osterville Library. I hold the M.A. degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Denver and have 27 years experience working in libraries and with children. Most recently I spent 10 years at Hyannis West Elementary School in a library with a K-4 population. I have two boys, one of whom is a senior at BHS and another who has already graduated. I am familiar with the Massachusetts Frameworks and would be happy to provide you with materials to supplement the curriculum in your classroom. If you have a unit coming up on a particular subject (i.e. folktales, weather, explorers), if you are studying a particular author, or if you just want to have something new in your classroom library on a regular basis, let me know. With a week's notice I can gather the materials, check them out on your CLAMS teacher card, and you may pick everything up at the library. We're open 7 days a week for your convenience! I have access to a wealth of databases as well, so if you or your students have a reference question feel free to call or stop by.
If you have any questions or would like more information please call me at 508-428-5757 or email gnemetz@clamsnet.org. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Gail Nemetz
Helpful Teacher Links
reacheverychild.com A Horace Mann site. Includes lesson plans to make reaching students and using technology easier.
sitesfor teachers.com Hundreds of educational websites. Lesson Plans,
worksheets, activities. clip art and more!
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teachers.net Teacher discussion boards and chatrooms. Lesson plans, project ideas and teaching tools.
lessonplanspage.com Over 3,500 free lesson plans!
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
Encouraging Your Children to Read
The links below will take you to sites that provide great suggestions for helping your child develop and maintain an interest in reading. Check back often - we'll keep adding and modifying the list of suggested links.
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading
Children Who Can Read, But Don't
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading
Children Who Can Read, But Don't
Helping with Homework
Virtual Middle School Library
Lots of links on this page, to sites that will help you with general education information, or with specific subject areas, like Math, Language Arts, Science, etc.
Family Education
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.
| Book Suggestions for Reluctant Readers | |
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Bunicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, by Deborah Howe
 (from the Amazon.com review): This immensely popular children's story is told from the point of view of a dog named Harold. It all starts when Harold's human family, the Monroes, goes to see the movie Dracula, and young Toby accidentally sits on a baby rabbit wrapped in a bundle on his seat. How could the family help but take the rabbit home and name it Bunnicula? Ages 9 to 12) |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1, by Jeff Kinney  Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twi ...more Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship |
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DeCamillo  The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. |
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), by Rick Riordan
 When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever. |