Joy, I do some similar sorting when I pack them up for the summer and when I unpack them. I figure if I can eliminate one two-shelf bookcase, I'll be ahead of the game. I too must be a member of OBBD. It's time for me to face the facts. :0) Diane On Jul 7, 2008, at 11:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Welcome to OBBD anonymous! The first step to becoming an official > member > of Obsessive Book Buyers Disorder Anonymous is recognizing you have a > problem. I'm a charter member, and can identify with you completely! > > Seriously thought, I've had to do the same thing when I moved from > second grade to fourth grade, and when we reduced our grade by one > classroom. Here's what I did: > > First I got rid of all books beyond repair, and those grocery store > give-away type books (you know the kind that have cartoon > characters as > the theme, or Disney or Sesame Street characters.) These may interest > kids, but the plot (lack of plot), language, sentence structure, etc. > indicate that these are not good quality literature. I gave all > these to > our local womens shelter after allowing the kids first licks at them. > (I've never regretted giving a book of any kind to a child.) > > Next I separated books by making 6 piles: > + Books that I see kids reading all the time, you know, those that get > passed around and reread, the ones kids fight to be first to read. > + Books mentioned in professional education books that are used as > part > of lessons. (even though I have my own copies, I have some extra > copies > in my classroom library for kids to read. > + Seasonal or thematic books > + Series or author groups (all the Beverly Cleary together) > + Books that need to go to another grade level (ie all extra copies of > Junnie B. Jones go to second grade. I keep single copies of this > for my > students who struggle.) > + Books rarely read. > > I keep the books connected to professional books in a separate place > until we get to those lessons. That way I know where they are when the > kids ask me if they can read it and I don't have to risk messing up or > losing my teaching copy. I also keep the thematic books out until > we do > the theme. Series and author groups go in their own baskets, and books > that belong in a different grade go there. > > Whenever possible I give books I'm purging to the children. I never > throw any books away unless they are damaged beyond repair. > > At the beginning of the year we do a lesson on genres of literature > and > the kids help me sort the books. We do this on the second day of > school, > it takes almost the whole day. I have them labeled with color dots > from > previous years, but I don't tell them about the code. They sort the > books, deciding which group each book goes in. When we are done > sorting > I tell them the code and they negotiate whether to change a book's > location, or not. We change the dots on any books necessary, and put > them in labeled baskets acocording to genre. > > While this seems like a drawn out process, it really lets the kids > know > what's in the library,and gives them a sense of responsibility for > keeping it maintained. I have a form that goes in their reading folder > where they can fill in the titles of books they want to read. Most > students in my class start out with a really good list based on their > working on the library. > > Hope this helps. > Joy/NC/4 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
