I do something very similar. I also have a crate full of Look & Find, I
Spy and Where's Waldo Books. I also have checkers, tic tac toe,
dominoes, Barrel of Monkeys, some thinking puzzles, floor puzzles, chess
and some fish card games that the students can only use after completing
book check out. After go over that they can only do these activities
after book exchange and if there are any problems (fighting, arguing,
too much noise, etc) the games leave I have had no problems. I even got
a compliment during my evaluation that the students knew just what to do
when they were finished their checkout tasks. I had a table with paper,
markers and stamps, but they left a mess once too many times and it has
been put away. It may reappear later. It is very popular and many have
asked where it is. I do limit students who forgot their books, they must
get a book and read at their seats until 1/2 of the other students have
completed checkout otherwise everyone would forget their books so they
could play first.
Mary Ludwick wrote:
> Many years ago an experienced librarian gave me this idea:
> Have activities to do when book check out is completed.
>
> So, I have a tub of laminated puzzles, word search etc. from which
> they can choose. (I get many from tearing up the old Highlights
> magazine.) I use overhead markers that can be wiped off to use in
> working the puzzles. If the child is a very slow learner, I allow
> them to work in pairs.
> I also have "tickets" which enable them to use the listening
> center (tapes from storytellers, Shel Silverstein).
> For smaller children I have "tickets" that say "Read with a
> friend, use flannelboard, read from big book."
> The tickets limit how many are at an activity and work as crowd
> control.
>
>
>
>
> Mary Ludwick, Librarian K-5 Elementary
> Owen Elementary, The Colony, Texas (near Dallas)
> ludwickm@lisd.net (school address)
> ludwick@swbell.net (home address)
>
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