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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 Library Media Specialist School Technology Coordinator Southwest Elementary School 3426 Wiswell Road Murray, KY 42071 PHONE: 270-762-7345 FAX: 270-762-7350 NEW EMAIL: catherine.bright@calloway.kyschools.us -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of LM_NET automatic digest system Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 8:57 AM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: LM_NET Digest - 4 Jan 2007 to 5 Jan 2007 - Special issue (#2007-21) There are 7 messages totalling 582 lines in this issue. Topics in this special issue: 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 jma0525@earthlink.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 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: > > > > 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. > > > > Carol Lange, teacher and MLIS student > > Brookside School > > Monroe Township, NJ > > cb.lange@verizon.net > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by > adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In > the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ > * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Susan Grigsby, Teacher-Librarian Tate Elementary School Tate, Georgia susan.grigsby@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 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> -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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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 sdarling@saa-sds.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 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? 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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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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