Karen M.

Posted on 11/07/09

It may not be that they do not want to be there so much as
they may not understand what it is that they are supposed to
do there.

I would cover up all of your books except for 1 basket of
books that are extremely high interest AND easy to read/fun
to look at.

I would ask the children what THEY think they are supposed to
do there. If they say "Look at books", have 2 children come
up to show everyone else, what that looks like. Write down
all of their responses: read books, look at books, listen to
someone else read a book out loud, look at the pictures in a
book. Write down all of their responses, and have the
children model for everyone what it's supposed to look like.
I would post the behaviors and review them often. As
children begin to exhibit more correct behaviors, then
gradually add more books.

On 11/07/09, Sue wrote:
> One of my weekly centers is our classroom Library, which I
> have tried to make visually appealing, comfortable, and
> baskets of books by subject.
> There are 3-4 students at a time, chairs for all. Problem:
> The majority do not sit and read/look at books. They throw
> pillows (took those out),play around and are generally
> disruptive. Centers are 20-30 minutes.
>
> I assign a parent volunteer when available but this is not
> often. Any advise?? It is my favorite part of our
> classroom so am disappointed they do not seem to want to be
> there!

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