I just figured it was my tithing! And like you, I had kids come back a year or two later with books. It touched my heart that they had internalized my passion that books be in my classroom for kids. Think of the message that they felt the need to bring them back! They signed out books on cards but I never ever took time to follow up - didn't have time = other things way more important. And you know, I almost never lost books but I did pay a few fines to public libraries (which I also used) for late fees but the kids were oh so great about bringing books back. It's just not worth the time and hassle to work at some fool proof system!!! Was hard to get over my anal tendencies!
As a district, maybe the district could provide a certain percentage of value toward teachers with this attitude - say a 10% replacement bonus considering that the books were at home where kids might want to read them. Oh and I would add that kids knew oh did they know how I treasured and valued books. I had beautiful books there in the classroom for them to use. I regularly shared "treasures" and put them out for the kids. A funny aside, the one book I "lost" every year was Uncle Shelby's ABZ book - for those who don't know its Shel Silverstein's ABC book and it's quite "evil." I've come to the conclusion that the Giving Tree is Shel's joke on the world. Just read his ABZ book. My 5th 6th grade kids adored that book! Read it and you'll know why. Sally On 8/11/08 12:58 PM, "kimberlee hannan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good Luck! LOL > I have about 2000 books in my personal collection. I have tried a sign out > binder, a database on the computer, library cards on a ring; you name it. > They all work to a degree. The trick is to find a system that is easy to > manage and takes very little class time to use. No matter what I do, some > of my best books always walk. I make it a point during my yard-saling > jaunts and ordering, to get multiple copies of the most popular stuff. It's > funny when kids come back from the high school with an armload of books they > found from 6 or 7th grade. It's happened several times. > I quit letting it bother me years ago. It became an obsession. > > Let me know what you come up with. > Kim > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:09 AM, Jennifer Olimpieri > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi I am a Reading Consultant in CT. My partner and I are trying to come up >> with an idea of a "Lending Library" for the students to have access to with >> our own personal books that we have brought in from home. We have a lot of >> them and are trying to come up with a way for the students to borrow them >> and have them returned. We have a large transient population and we are >> trying to make books available for those students that have no books at home >> and even to those that do. Does anyone have any suggestions? I would >> appreciate any ideas. >> Jennifer >> >> Kristin Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I spend A LOT of time modeling what I expect at the beginning of the year >> (during the first 6 weeks we will practice these expectations until we can't >> take it anymore!). This helps tremendously with blurters. But you'll always >> have one...or one student will be so excited that they just can't help it! >> >> Seeing as there is rarely one correct answer during readers workshop, >> blurters don't always ruin it for everyone. I also can be really good at >> ignoring a blurter and calling on someone only to accept the exact same >> answer. I do make sure to make eye contact and smile at the blurter so I >> know they know why I didn't accept their answer...or sometimes I'll just >> make a comment, "Oh, Johnny, thanks for raising your hand, what would you >> like to add?" Or some such comment. >> >> But really, I believe setting the expectations early will help incredibly! >> >> Kristin Mitchell/4th/CO >> "Be the change you want to see in the world" >> -Ghandi >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: kimberlee hannan >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group >> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:10:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Education Student Question >> >> There are several things I do, but ultimately it depends on the kid. I >> have always had bigger kids, and they usually take to my teasing well. .If >> I have a good relationship with the kid, I've been known to say real >> quietly to the blurter, "I KNOW you know. Let's see what the other's >> know..." with a wink. Doesn't work with all kids though. >> >> I teach the concept of "wait time" very early in the year. They can jot >> their answers in their notebooks while the others are thinking. >> >> I often use pair/share. Everyone gets to talk then. I usually ask the pair >> to share their partner's response. Makes everyone pay attention to what's >> being said. >> >> I will also use an around the room idea. Everyone gets a turn to say their >> answer, even if someone else says it first. Kids that don't have an answer >> may borrow one of the other's. This works well with, "So, what do you >> remember from yesterday?" or "What do remember about...?" >> >> I have also have a deck of regular cards for each class. Everyone's name is >> on a card. Usually I take roll with them. I spread them out on a table. >> They put their card in a basket on the end of the table. I gather up the >> leftovers and plug it into the rool sheet. They know not to yell out >> answers >> when they hear the cards shuffle. >> >> >> -- >> Kim >> ------- >> Kimberlee Hannan >> 7th CORE-ELA & WH >> Sequoia Middle School >> Fresno, California 93702 >> >> The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. 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