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We do a Family Reading Night  at least once a year. Have each classroom
choose a book theme and decorate outside wall or door and give a prize
for best representation.  Have an award for the class with the best
attendance, I have bookfair at that time also, great attendance and make
loads of money.  However, if it is a Family READING Night, I wouldn't
show a movie, license or not.  Have the cafeteria open for families to
read together, bring a pillow and blanket, offer snacks, vote on the
doors or whatever, have a storyteller room, activities to do with
reading,take AR or Reading Counts quizzes with family members  (if you
are an AR school--Ren Learn has a great booklet on FRNs's)  make
bookmarks.  And about monthly, I do a Popcorn, pillows and Pages for
families also to read with their children and take AR quizzes, so they
see what the children do with their reading, great pr, etc. etc, but
movies don't fit in, my humble opinion.  Please post a hit on the ideas
you receive, always looking to do something different.  Thanks  cb


"Literature gives us a memory of lives we did not lead. "  Mason Cooley 

 
Catherine Bright
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  1. Gen:  Help needed w/ Family Reading Night
  2. Dr. Seuss
  3. HIT - Kindergarten very large groups
  4. GEN: Books For Katrina-Hit School Libraries
  5. MID: Historical Fiction Book Reports
  6. Target: identify reversible story doll
  7. TAR: 4th grade dictionaries

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Date:    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 06:42:20 -0500
From:    Janice Askew <jma0525@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Gen:  Help needed w/ Family Reading Night

Hi,

My school's PTA would like to sponsor a Family Reading night where
everyone comes to school in PJs and reads.
We have a movie license, so the PTA wanted to incorporate a movie,
popcorn, and reading.
Has anyone tried this concept at your school?  Does anyone have
suggestions on how to make this a successful event?

Do we need to set guidelines on nighttime wear i.e. no shear clothing?
Short pjs should not be Daisy Duke style, only long gowns and pjs
permitted, etc.

Janice Askew
Media Coordinator
T. S. Cooper Elementary School
237 NC 32 South
Sunbury, NC  27979
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Date:    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 07:37:51 -0500
From:    Susan Grigsby <susan.grigsby@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Dr. Seuss

Although I couldn't find a link to the full text article here is the
info you need to find what you're looking for:
Author: Pace, E.
Source: New York Times; 9/26/91; Vol. 141, Issue 48735, pA1
Abstract: Presents an *obituary* of Theodor *Seuss* Geisel, the author
and illustrator whose whimsical fantasies written under the pen name
*Dr*. *
Seuss* entertained and instructed millions of children and adults around
the world. He died in his sleep (exact cause of death was unclear) on
September
24 at his home in La Jolla, Calif., at age 87. His life; Discussions of
some of his nearly 50 books.
ISSN: 0362-4331

On 1/4/07, Carol Lange <cb.lange@verizon.net> wrote:
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>
>
> Hi everyone.does anyone have the copy of the poem that was published 
> in the New York Times when Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) died? If I 
> remember correctly, it was a stylized testament to his 
> accomplishments.
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> Carol Lange, teacher and MLIS student
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> Brookside School
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> Monroe Township, NJ
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Tate Elementary School
Tate, Georgia
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Date:    Thu, 4 Jan 2007 22:24:53 -0500
From:    M S <drjesons@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: HIT - Kindergarten very large groups

I  want to thank all of you for sending suggestions here are my request
the responses to my request.

Hello and Happy New Year

I just started working in two different schools with kindergarten
children.
In one school

I may get two classes together and I may have over 40 children at the
time with one or two assistants.

It is very hard to control the children as they fight and tease each
other.
It gets warm in the classroom as they come at the end of the day with
their coats.

I have tried routines, breaking the lesson into several activities
including movement, finger play, songs, coloring and listening to a
story.

They also have a routine about coming into the library, putting their
coats away,  and leaving.

I have them for 35 minutes. It seems that I waste about 15-20 minutes
settling them.

Any suggestions.?

 I will post them as a Hit if someone asks me to.

Madeleine Zember, Librarian
Early Childhood Center
Hempstead, NY
drjesons@gmail.com

 jo turrentine <joturrentine@yahoo.com>

I was in this situation one year and I never really found a good
solution.
Even with 3 people to supervise they still were not on task. This was
Kindergarten.



We finally split them into 2 groups and I took one group and the
assistant led the other. The prinicpal supported me and we never did
that again.



This is not much help for you I realize.



Hi Madeleine,
I would consider using the assistants that come along.  Split the group
into three.  Have three activities - book selection
(assistant-supervised), direct instruction/reading/storytelling (you)
and another activity, perhaps based on a story read last week - e.g.
book response, coloring, more by the author (assistant-supervised).
Rotate the three activities in over 25 mins, which leaves ten minutes
for actual checkout.
When sorting out groups, make sure the kids that drive each other nuts
aren't together.
Cheers,
Trish

Trish Wade
Teacher-Librarian & Website Manager
Eatons Hill State School
Queensland AUSTRALIA
School Site http://www.eatohillss.eq.edu.au Library BookBlog:
http://ehsslibrary.edublogs.org/ dtwade@optusnet.com.au Ph 3264 9222 Fax
3264 9000



Ellen Rubin <bookbabe@njrubin.us>

Hi Madeleine,
Please post a hit.
It sounds like you have to have a lot of audience participation
situations not to mention movement opportunities. Do the children also
check books out?


Ellen Rubin, Librarian
Elisabeth Morrow School
Englewood, NJ



I use colored name tags (3" X 5" index cards with two holes punched on
the top to accommodate a length of string)  with their library barcode
on them.  They wear these around their necks.  These act as position
holders in story time and their library card when they check out.  I use
these same name tags for all classes up to 5th grade when I switch to
pin type nametags.  I place the nametags on the floor, in the story
area, usually
boy- girl- boy--- I put  nervous nellys, visually impaired- hard of
hearing etc at the front or at the back as required. .  I change the
name tag placement every week so everyone gets a chance to sit up front.
We do our rules poster on an easel (pretzel legs, hands in lap (not
touching name tag), eyes on my eyes, mouths closed). I complement them
profusely.
( if you need a good example of pretzel legs look at Jon...   I love the
way Jane is doing everything on our poster.  I use the Tribes posters at
the beginning of the year to demonstrate what I want, introducing a
different poster each week till we have done them all (attentive
listening, mutual respect, appreciations, participation, and no put
downs).   I do a story,  2-3 minute lesson (title, check out, picture
book0 ), a guessing book (Like tanya toban's books about shapes numbers
things, spots, who been here, ABC,  etc. )  every one gets to guess at
one page or thing each week. I relate a question I ask each student each
week,  I relate these to the lesson or story.  If the story has to do
with pets I ask them their favorite pet,  favorite color, Name one
person in your family, etc.  I do 3 finger plays between each activity.
When we are done checking out they line up and sit on the floor and read
till the teacher comes.  Good luck. My school district believes in small
class sizes (18-22 per class).



"Knowledge is free at the library.  Just bring your own container."
--Unknown

BJ Rae
School Library Media Specialist
Northside Elementary School
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Middleton Wisconsin
bonnier@mcpasd.k12.wi.us



Becky Mosbacher <bmosbacher@hellgate.k12.mt.us>





Is there a state standard about how large a class one teacher can
legally accommodate?  My guess is that there is.  You don't mention
whether or not you have an aide or whether another teacher accompanies
the class to the library.  I'd look into the legality of class size and
try to address it that way Hi,

I have my kindergarteners alone for about 15 min.  There are anywhere
from
23-29 of them.  I have 4-6 classes depending upon enrollment for the
year.
I spend about 30 seconds quieting them down and here is what I do.  At
the beginning of the year I teach them a concept called library manners.
Library manners includes the following

eyes on teacher
arms folded
ears listening
mouths quiet.

We practice this a few times (2-3) with a few reinforcements by way of
reminders over the next 3-4 weeks.  The term "Library manners" becomes
their buzz or signal word.  As soon as they arrive all I need do is to
say "Show me library manners" and they are usually with me.  I tell them
to "show me"
as opposed to "tell me what they are" because it saves valuable time.
All kindergarteners love to talk. Once in a while, if everyone is not
with me, I

will point out 2-3 kids with great "library manners" and then everyone
is
with me.   We then have our mini lesson or story and a brief discussion
at
the end which allows the kids to "share" what they learned and satisfy
that itch to talk.  :}

Good luck
Serena Hayes
Library Media Specialist
Heber Valley Elementary
Heber, Utah
shayes@syptec.com

Jill Brown <buflib@yahoo.com>

Hi -

Don't look at the "settling" time as being wasted.
Full body movement, hand clapping routines, short rhymes and chants -
all which could be repeated during the other activities - are important
for the little ones. Use them to set up the story theme  - or not.
And repeat them from week to week. Familiarity breeds contentment!

Get your assistants to sit with the really disruptive ones. Bring the
disruptive ones up front once in a while and have them "lead" the
activity.

I am a former Kdg teachers and preschool public library specialist.



Hi,
Sounds like a problem! If there are assistants to help with the
children, and you have the space, maybe you could break them into two
groups; one group is supervised by the assistant and is doing an art
project related to the day's story, or they are choosing books, while
the other group is with you doing a story, songs, or activity?

Mary Walter
retired from Arlington County VA
http://kidslearningstuff.blogspot.com

P.S. Hello to Hempstead! One of my daughters graduated from Hofstra and
loved it there.





One of the biggest suggestions I can give is to get a sit down routine,
whether its at tables or on a rug.

I used to have problems with Kinders changing their spot to sit.  I
bought a rug with colored shapes on it.  When the students came in they
either pulled a shape out of a bag (they couldn't look) and sat on that
colored shaped.
On other days I would simple tell them a color.  They were not allowed
to change places once they sat down.

I've also assigned seats at tables, spending one whole class period
practicing sitting down.  You could do something similar with chairs by
placing a shape on the back of the chair.

Paula Laurita
Library Sciences Editor
http://librarysciences.bellaonline.com

Nancy Cave <nccave@comcast.net>



I seem to spend a lot of time on behavior training. I have decided my
goal for the kinders is library behavior.



Youse <cyouse@gmail.com>

I have the same problem.  I would love to see a hit.  I have that many
kids with no or one assistant for fifty minutes at a time.  I have been
resorting to United Streaming---they now know all the words to Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom and we watch a lot of Read-alee-Dee.

Cheryl Youse, MLS
Media Specialist
J. L. Lomax Elementary School
1450 Howell Road
Valdosta, GA  31601
229/333-8523
cyouse@gmail.com


Sincerely, <cyouse@gmail.com>

Madeleine Zember, Librarian
Early Childhood Center
Hempstead, NY
 <cyouse@gmail.com>drjesons@gmail.com



<cyouse@gmail.com>

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Date:    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:07:25 -0500
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Subject: GEN: Books For Katrina-Hit School Libraries

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Date:    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 08:39:15 -0600
From:    Sara Darling <sdarling@SAA-SDS.ORG>
Subject: MID: Historical Fiction Book Reports

Hi everyone!

One of my 5th grade teachers is interested in some new ideas for book
reports. This term her students are reading historical fiction. If you
have any fun book report ideas or any examples of what teachers in your
school are doing, would you please email me? I will post a hit if I get
replies.

Thanks!
Sara

Sara Darling
Lower School Librarian
St. Agnes Academy - St. Dominic School
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Date:    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:43:14 +0000
From:    Deborah Alterman <altermandbl@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Target: identify reversible story doll

Our library has a reversible story doll that I can't identify, and maybe
someone recognizes it. Although there are no labels, it is beautifully
constructed and looks very professional.  On one side there is a a royal
man, with black yarn hair, a black felt mustache, and provocatively
slanted eyebrows. He has a gold crown on his head, no shirt, black felt
books, and pants made of fancy golden fabric. This royal man is back to
back with a maiden. She has  reddish-brown yarn hair and a sweet smile
and face. Her simple red dress has a wide skirt,  and she has  a small
flower/berry patterned cloth cap and matching apron that is like a
pouch, although whatever is supposed to fit in that pouch is missing (or
maybe missplaced with other story dolls in our collection). On the
reverse, which is accomplished by flipping the maiden's red skirt, there
is only one figure: the same royal man, with the same face, hair, crown,
eyebrows and moustache. But he is wearing a golden fabric dress w!
 itha wi
de skirt. His shoulders have puff sleeves, there is lace at his wrists
and over the gold dress, he wears a fancy brocade tunic, and a necklace
of white pearls with a red jewel around his neck.
I don't know which story or fairy tale it is supposed to illustrate.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Deborah Alterman
Lower School Librarian, 
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown, NJ 08057
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Date:    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:53:07 -0500
From:    Joanna Knott <knottj@CONEWAGO.K12.PA.US>
Subject: TAR: 4th grade dictionaries

O great beacons of knowledge and wisdom,

I have just been asked to select a dictionary to buy for every fourth
grade classroom.  That means we're going to be buying approximately 300
dictionaries based on my recommendation.  No pressure!  I'm torn because
I know different teachers want different features, and I'm obviously not
going to make everyone happy with my selection.  Of course, to make
things even more difficult they would like me to pick out a used
textbook from Budgettext.  

So, does anyone have any suggestions for a really great fourth grade
dictionary that would make most teachers happy most of the time?  I've
always been a fan of Scholastic and World Book, but would love to hear
some specific titles or other publishers that you have been really
pleased with.

Thanks in advance!
Joanna Knott

Media Specialist
Conewago Valley Intermediate School
New Oxford, PA 

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