Re: GENERAL Funny Story

[T G Caddell <tcaddell@TENET.EDU>]

On Wed, 6 Nov 1996, Elizabeth Letterly wrote:

> We think we'll have a bookmark contest for Children's Book Week.  Don't you
> think that will be a success?!!


I have had a make-a-bookmark contest one day during CBW for the last
three years and the children love it.  Everybody makes a bookmark
illustrating their favorite book.  The teacher decides how a winner and a
runner-up should be chosen then sends those two bookmarks to the library.  I
get a couple of other staff members to judge two winners from each grade
level.  I laminate all of the winners and display the grade level winners
in the front hall display case.  Then (the part the kids love best) I
photocopy the winning bookmarks and have them available for all of the
students to choose as a bookmark during their library time.

It's a lot of work but every year, the students start asking in
September, "When are we going to do the bookmark thing again?"

Have fun!
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Teresa Caddell                         Meadowcreek Elementary (Crowley ISD)
Librarian                              2801 Country Creek Lane
Meadowcreek Elementary                 Fort Worth, TX 76123
tcaddell@tenet.edu                     Phone: 817-370-5690
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