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Student engagement

by Shawn

Sep 4, 2013

What do you have kids do while they are waiting to get a book? Say grades K-2? Our easy section is right infront of the student tables but I can't get more than 6 kids up looking for books at a time because it gets too crowded and crazy. I usually call on the quiet students first to get books. Should I have something there for the rest of them to do each time while they are waiting? Do you have the rest of the class color or do worksheets at that time? Or do you handle it totally differently?

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A few ideas to try Hi, Shawn! I don't even let the K students up and about at all. I have them for 43 (very long!) minutes and read them a book to start, for about 10-15 minutes. Then I count them off by 1,2,3,4 to go sit at one of the 4 tables where I have older and donated books in tubs as well as Zoobooks magazines for non fiction. They can only get up to check ou...See MoreHi, Shawn! I don't even let the K students up and about at all. I have them for 43 (very long!) minutes and read them a book to start, for about 10-15 minutes. Then I count them off by 1,2,3,4 to go sit at one of the 4 tables where I have older and donated books in tubs as well as Zoobooks magazines for non fiction. They can only get up to check out a new one if they have returned their previous book/Zoobook, which almost nobody does. It's long. Did I say that already :)? I usually have to redirect a couple kids who start arguing or whatever. I wonder what others think about the coloring, blocks or puzzles? I mostly feel like they should be able to sit for 5-10 minutes (it's never longer than that)and talk quietly and look at books as a developmental and social skill. I do think if you put out books to look at for the ones waiting that would help- big ones, high interest (sharks, for example) that more than one can look at at the same time. I'm fortunate (well, it wasn't luck, I battled for them!) to have 28 computers. Grades 1 (and up) play games on my library website and it solves everything, when they have finished getting books. Most kids hurry, because they want to get to the computers, and that's nice, since I don't have an aide, to be able to spend time with the real book lovers and help them choose. I don't know if that is a possibility for you or not? Teaching the 1st graders to log on is a big job, but worth it! Hope this helps! On 9/04/13, Shawn wrote: > What do you have kids do while they are waiting to get a > book? Say grades K-2? Our easy section is right infront > of the student tables but I can't get more than 6 kids up > looking for books at a time because it gets too crowded and > crazy. I usually call on the quiet students first to get > books. Should I have something there for the rest of them > to do each time while they are waiting? Do you have the > rest of the class color or do worksheets at that time? Or > do you handle it totally differently?

Sep 4, 2013

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Amy wiseman On 9/04/13, Shawn wrote: > What do you have kids do while they are waiting to get a > book? Say grades K-2? Our easy section is right infront > of the student tables but I can't get more than 6 kids up > looking for books at a time because it gets too crowded and > crazy. I usually call on the quiet students first to get > books. ...See More

Sep 5, 2013

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