Re: [LM_NET] ELEM: Using Booktrucks

[Lisa Hunt <lisa3moon@YAHOO.COM>]

I have many books displayed, and my displays are thematic, topical and also 
sometimes for grade level.  I encourage and allow students to browse the shelves.  
I want them to learn how to "shop" the shelves and make good choices.
 
My few rules are:
PreK and K stay in the Easy section.  During the year I will present storytime 
sessions that include non-fiction that I bring to them, but they don't go to other 
areas of the library.
1st grade stays in the Easy section until Jan unless the teachers and I agree they 
are progressing quickly and then we move up our time table.
The 1st few check out sessions for all grades are usually "fiction only today."  My 
new 5th grade Rdg teacher is still insisting on fiction only.
I teach online catalog 3-6th grades.  I usually do introductions with 2nd grade, 
but I have found that rushing things only brings frustrations to my 7-8 year old 
students.  They need good reading skills and spelling skills to use the catalog 
with success.
 

 
Lisa Hunt, NBCT 2005
School Library Media Specialist
Apple Creek Elementary
Moore, OK
lisa3moon@yahoo.com 



----- Original Message ----
From: Amy Marquez <amysebayorders@GMAIL.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:37:03 PM
Subject: ELEM: Using Booktrucks

Hello everyone.  I am a new elementary librarian.  I have a quick question.
The previous librarian at my school used to pull books for each grade level
that visited the library each day.  For example, one booktruck had 1st and
2nd grade level books and another booktruck had 3rd-5th grade level books.
(All the books in my library are color coded by grade level.)  This had
never occurred to me to do.  I am pretty sure the students at this school do
not have much experience using the online catalog.  For our first class
meeting next week, I had planned to discuss the rules and policies and then
to allow small groups to go to the shelves to look for books.  I am curious
what do you do in your library?  Do you pull books and put them on a cart to
allow the students to look through?  Or do they go to the shelves to find
what they want?

Right now there are no shelf markers at my school.  So the second week of
school I plan to start training the students on how to use shelf markers.
In another lesson I will teach them about the dewey system and then I plan
to teach them to use the online catalog.  I feel like it is important for
the students to be allowed to "browse the shelves."  I don't want to limit
their choices.  At the same time, I am very pressed for time.  Students come
to the library for about 30 min. per week on a fixed schedule.

Thanks so much for your help!
Amy Marquez
Librarian
North San Juan Elementary
San Juan, TX
amarquez@psja.k12.tx.us

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