Katie
@katiejmcnamara
Helping others shine, Curriculum designer, Teacher Librarian 📚, Media Literacy Coach, FPU Professor & Program Director, Speaker, Advocate, Neurodivergent, Boymom. Inspire. Empower. Create. Repeat. #EDUsky ⚖️ #TLSky 🐈 Celebrate everything 🎉
Did 2 player Compania me against me. Not a fan of 2 player sabatoge rules, so didn't use them. 375 to 410. I won 🤣🤣 Up next- solo mode #BoardGames
Next game to explore... Worker placement Compania by Akase Yog #BoardGames Artwork has steampunk anime vibes.
Brain break = #Wingspan Automa (solo play). Started to worry it would win... Rematch?? Of course!! Who needs food when you have #BoardGames
Enjoing #Wingspan by amazing @elizhargrave.bsky.social Beautiful parallel play game. Learning cool bird facts along the way. I've never been so angry to see a rat 😁 Also true, I've never been so happy to see a rat. Gotta feed the birds to play the birds. #BoardGames #TLSky #EduSky
If your ADHD Sig other is cleaning, I sorry. Current status- dishwasher half emptied. DVDs must be dusted AND organied to put back. Puppy needs to be played with and, and, and... Promise it will SOOOO good, but it will look worse first. Tip- do something somewhere else. Leave. But come back. 😁💜 1/
When grief leads to secrets and chasing truth leads to lies. Just as plants get another chance to flower, so do we. Tangled Roots & Wild Dreams by Angela Velez Latinx representation @harpercollins.bsky.social #BookSky #TLSky #Books #YA #Librarians #BookRecommendation 1/
A Schitt's Creek #YA The OKs are Not OK by Grace K. Shim with Korean heritage and gender stereotypes. The weed analogy!! 🎧📚 Fab narrator Shannon Tyo! Funny. Sweet. Real. #BookSky #TLSky #Books #BookRecommendation @penguinschoollib.bsky.social What truly makes you happy?
First #CalicoGame solo play and first time adding button layer. #BoardGames @flatoutgames.bsky.social Adore solo play options!!
Boy traped in a girl's body AND a time loop that is like the work of good therapy- what do you need to work through to claim your life? #YA #LGBTQBooks Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know by @aritany.bsky.social #BookSky 📚🪐📚♥ #Books #BookRecommendation #TLSky @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social nlibrary.bsky.social
"He's hot and rich and super nice." (In that order) So, of course, travel to foreign lands with a guy you just met. Storm? But he's hot... 🎧📚 fab audio cast wait- not a cast- the abfab @jsvilinsky.bsky.social What We Did to Survive by Megan @sbkslibrary.bsky.social #BookSky #TLSky #Books
Monsters advancing. Time to defend the castle. @firesidegames.bsky.social #BoardGames
Next #BoardGames test play- Castle Panic. When test playing looking for- Type of player for joy Class connections 2 player and team modifications Quick play modifications (15osh mins) Slow and fast thinker needs #TLSky #EduSky Board games over cell phones 😁
We're Doomed and Doomlings had a baby!! Escaping Extinction Don't worry. We saved the world first attempt. Second, play 40 minutes. 1-4 players. Cooperative Dino fun. #BoardGames #TLSky Modification for lunch play- 3 rocketship and 4 vines already acquired.
Plastic, Ahoy! 💡📚 by @patricianewman.bsky.social Scientists ask questions and investigate the impact of plastic on the ocean: Garbage Patch. Connects inquiry & scientific process to action research!! Accessible for all levels. Fab book to introduce science projects. #TLSky #BookSky #EduSky #Books
Sail! 2 player cooperative #TrickCardGame 4 plays and the Kraken didn't get us. #BoardGames It's nice to win. Fab play design Rule book needs some love.
Wanting to change the world through biology and meducine- accepted into an elite biology program as a scholarship kid is a dream. A dream of twisted lies, cover ups, body count, and bioethics. Science is not neutral. @macmillanaudio.bsky.social #YA #BookSky #TLSky
New puppy. Her cuteness makes up for sleepless nights. Her cuddles almost make up for endless attempts of using my arm as a teether.
As Payton's anxieties build, her world falls apart. Her mind creates false causalities: If a wear x color, y bad thing will happen. If I say x, y bad thing... So she creates rules and rituals to protect those she loves. #TLSky #BookSky #GraphicNovel #OCD @lwbean.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social
Some bookmarks- Working on a bio ethics unit Working on bringing the cute in Working on reading what I want to read Working on people feeling good about themselves Which one is your fav? #TLSky #BookSky #ITeachAllTheThings
Latest playtested addition to my #BoardGames programming - Tucano! Each group enjoys. Party game with strategy a little memory and a little math for the win. #TLSky @helvetiq.bsky.social
Nice for something to deem me stable 🤣 @doomlings.bsky.social #BoardGames 8 plays this week 5 people taught 3 + expansions ordered
We know the power of eyebrows: Frida, Brooke Shields, Groucho Marx. Fab PB! The Eyebrows of Doom by Steve Smallman and Miguel Ordonez @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social Perfect for read aloud! See what two eyebrows can do. #SEL #TLSky #Librarians #Books #BookSky