Wow Netters! Within moments I had several replies and more continued to come in.
There are some really creative ideas here - enjoy!
The following are ideas for using the pictures from book catalogs:
During Children's Book Week, we cut them apart and made small bookmarks with them.
The students cut out pictures of books they like or think they would like to read
and glue them onto a rectangle of tag board. I laminated them and punched holes at
the top (students could put ribbon in if they wanted to, but I didn't.). They loved
it! I still see them in books and coming to the library!
Wendy Stout
I save the best ones and once a year have my 5th graders create their own "I
Spy" books using the pictures from these catalogs. I also collect old
calendars too for the same I Spy project.
Jolyn Thompson
I cut them out and make them into a wreath at Christmas. Each year it gets bigger!
I've also used them as matching cards with Fiction or Non-Fiction cards if the
picture is big enough...one of those five minute fillers. I suppose they could be
used as "stamps" glued to thank-you note card or envelopes.
Rebecca Martin-Richardson
I used to save construction paper scraps for bookmarks (cut into strips) &
sometimes I'd glue the little book pictures on them. I kept a container
filled with bookmarks for anyone who wanted one. Of course I also purchased
the seasonal, etc. kind. This was in an elementary school.
Jane Palmer
I've used them for picture posters of 100 books (for 100th day celebrations).
Caption: "Have you read any of these books?"
Next year, I think I'll find 100 pictures of tigers (our mascot) for the poster.
Gail Conley
Bookmarks. For the little guys, we cut the pictures out and put them in a box. They
paste them on to precut strips. They can use crayons to decorate with their name or
"READ". (I got this idea from an earlier LM_NET post)
Jill Brown
I made really cute Xmas ornaments one year for the library tree we had before we
moved into a smaller room, which I decorated for every season. I cut round, square,
and rectangular pieces of colored construction paper, glued pix of books on each
one, then laminated them with clear plastic tape and punched holes in the tops. I
hung them on the tree and had several kids ask for titles that I used, when they
saw them on the tree. I've done similar things with them to make bookmarks, too.
Betty Winslow
I created the Bookmark Game. One makes bookmarks using those
neat pictures, then you give students 2-5 bookmarks and let them use the
catalog or their memory of the library layout to find the "matching" books.
I then tuck that bookmark into the pocket in the back of the book. It might
be a specific title or a book on the subject pictured. Gr 4-5 love it and I
think Gr 2-3 could too. I developed it at my previous school, which was gr.4-8 and
really enjoyed it. The only down side is reshelving the books.
If you have helpers, you could even divide the pictures of specific books
according to the author's birth month. I put author pictures on a great big
birthday cake on the bulletin board and then display some of their books.
The catalog pictures would also make really neat stickers is you have access
to a Xyron (Sp.?) machine. My sister uses it for Creative Memory scrapbooks
and it's a device for putting sticker-like glue on small pieces of paper.
Once you start, the ideas flow. Have fun.
Pat Bartoshesky
We glue them onto scrap strips of construction paper for bookmarks. The kids love
to recognize a book or an author that they know.
Donna J. Reidhead
I cut them up and use them as bulletin board borders, have thought of
cutting a 4 inch stream of books, laminating and using as bookmarks--would
be cute--but my time is worth something==more reasonable to just buy ready
made. We do cut up holiday cards as bookmarks. Christmas. birthday and
every day cards--oops how'd I get into bookmarks!
Catherine Bright
I have cut out cover pictures and descriptions of books, put them on
index cards and laminated them to use with students (4th grade and 5th
grade) to check their learning of location skills. I give out the cards
to students. They go to the PAC computer, look up the book by title or
author, get the call number, go to the shelf to find the book and bring
it to me with the card. Then they can either check out the book or
return it to the shelf. It is fun for the kids and you really find out
if they can use the library to locate books or not. If they have a
problem, I go to the shelf with them and we have a "one on one" location
skills lesson. They also find some books they want to read. You can mix
up all genres, or if you need a more basic lesson, you can just do
fiction, nonfiction, folklore, biography, poetry, picture books, etc.
Sue McGown
I give the catalogs to teachers (elementary) to use as writing prompts.
Susan Beall
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These are all the ideas I received in about 24 hours! The list has gotten long, so
I will post this "HIT" and if anyone else has ideas other than these to share,
please let me know and I will post another "HIT" next week.
Joanne Ladewig, Library Media Technician (A.K.A. "Library Lady")
Lawrence Elementary, GGUSD Garden Grove, California
shatz1@earthlink.net
" You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one
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