On Aug 1, 2007, at 11:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As I am setting up my room, I am once more stuck with a dilemma, and > that's > whether or not to let my students have access to all of my picture > books, even > the ones that I know I will use for mini lessons in either reading or > writing. Right now I have a special basket of these books that I keep > behind my > desk.
I have always, always, always had some selected pictures books in a bookshelf near my desk, accessible only to me. I don't feel guilty about this. These are books I might want to read aloud but keep separate from the classroom library for a number of reasons: the text might be well beyond "grade level" or the content needs discussion, or perhaps I just don't think they need to be accessible all the time, or they might be seasonal or specific. These are some of my own personal books and, frankly, I don't want them torn, dirtied, or misused. They are mine. Now, I also have a fairly extensive classroom library which I supplement with public library books to beef up thematic content during thematic units, and in some cases there are copies of the same books "out" in the student baskets and bookshelves. I won't apologize or feel guilty for being realistic. :-) Renee (who is gearing up for Kindergarten this year) "I take my work seriously, but it's not the only thing that exists in the world." ~ Viggo Mortensen _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
