One thing I've found to be helpful is to do check out in the beginning of
class and then once everyone is checked out and settled I do the lesson. I
have 45 minute periods, grades two through five, which I teach alone.
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Susan Egan <segan@oberlin.k12.oh.us> wrote:
> My grades are 3-5. I have a forty minute class each week. The first 20 is a
> lesson. The last 20 is for the kids to look for and check out books. I've
> run over on my lesson several times and had to cut check out down. I hate
> it. The kids have to rush to grab a book.
> Are your teachers sharing what topics they'd like the kids to be reading?
> My wanderers are told to sit down if they aren't going to look for books.
> Everyone knows what is expected and how their time is supposed to be spent.
> I don't require a "quiet" library but it's should stay calm and a low level
> of noise. Other wise I don't really mind if they just wander, sometimes it
> leads to their friends showing them books of interest. We go over all of
> this a few times in the beginning of the year and it works. I can't imagine
> cutting check out and book selection to less. Even on the days they are
> done early it's reading ! time!&nbs >
> Susan Egan
> Oberlin, OH
>
> Prospect Elementary School
> segan@oberlin.k12.oh.us
>
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