Today I finished the library and I am ready for open house! I am so excited about some of the new centers I will be using, as well as some of the displays I have for this year. Thanks to my great friend, David, who is a Photo Shop whiz, I have a Libraryopoly board that I will be using as a reward for student that take quizzes on books they read! Students that pass a book quiz with an 80% or higher can roll the dice, choose a card, answer a question, and win a prize! Look closely and you will see the property names are actually famous author names! Also, Water Works, Electric Company, Luxury and Income Tax are now library events that happen throughout the year like Banned Books Week, D.E.A.R. Day, Read Across America, etc. I can't take credit for this idea, though. I found this idea here from a middle school librarian that used it in April during National School Library Month. Her motivation was different than mine, but either way, if it motivates kids to read, I am all about it! I am also assigning seats this year, which is different for me than last year. I have tables with 4 chairs each and would have two boys and two girls sit at tables. Now that I am doing centers, I feel like I need to ensure all students have an opportunity to participate in ALL the centers, so I need to track where they are sitting and which rotation they are doing each week, so assigned seats seems to be the way to go. On to Open House!
Can't wait to meet new students and parents on Sunday at Open House!
Can't wait to meet new students and parents on Sunday at Open House!
This is my Positive Reinforcement Board! My plan is to reward students for exhibiting positive behaviors in the library! The books that are attached to the board are placed using Velcro. When a class comes into the library, there will be no books on the board. Then, as students are positive, using correct procedures, or being a leader in the library, as a class they will earn a book on the "Think Win Win" side. If students are not following procedures, or have negative behaviors, then a book will go on the "Try Again" side. At the end of class, if the "Think Win Win" side has the most, then the students receive a L.E.A.D slip, which is used as a reward system in the classroom. I am trying this out for the first time, so I am hoping for positive results that will deter behavior. My plan is to be proactive, instead of reactive when an unacceptable behavior occurs! Wish me luck in this journey!