K-1 Library Centers During COVID-19? Because so many of my K-1 library center materials and robots have to stay packed away this fall, I've invested some of my media budget into what I'm calling "kinder and firstie bags" to use during the upcoming COVID-19 school days. It's really important to me to keep my students safe from germs AND continue my library centers. Each quart-sized, Ziploc freezer bag contains: a 50-cent box of Crayola 24-count crayons a Ticonderoga pencil a big pink eraser an Elmer's glue stick and a small canister of Play-Doh a "warm fuzzy" Everything except the Play-Doh came from Walmart. The Doh came from Amazon because I wanted the same color for everyone. The Cost of Continuing K-1 Library Centers Yeah... it was a lot of money. My cost was around $309 for 225 bags, but I got my principal's okay. (Besides, I justified it to myself with a plan to collaborate. Read on!) If your funds are tighter than mine, you could ... Keep Reading...