[baisl] Re: Library as shared classroom?
- From: Linden Van Wert-Weisberg <linden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:50:01 +0000
Hi Daina-
Do you have empty places indoors or out? Likewise do you know ahead of time
whether you'll be sharing the space or not?
If both are true--and if the weather is good-you could have an on-campus 'field
trip story' in a nearby place outdoors. I let students know that subsequent
field trip read-alouds are a possibility for classes that respect the
privilege. If you are choosing a story that relates to something the students
are doing in class, or if the story relates to any aspect of where you go, all
the better.
It is also useful to make up a fall-back list of places you might read with
allied stories set aside, in case sharing is sprung on you. For example:
By our fishpond: PS Gone Fishing by Long
K Fish is Fish by Lionni
2 A Fish in His Pocket by Cazet
4 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly by Hillerman
Kitchen: 1 Yoko by Wells
1 Thunder Cake by Polacco
2 A Grain of Rice by Demi
4 Kaddo's Wall by Courlander
By the Field 5 Corn Dolly by Terry Jones (or also by the fireplace in the
living room)
And of course, any non-fiction that ties to the site!
Good luck,
Linden
Linden Van Wert
Librarian
The Seven Hills School
975 N. San Carlos Drive
Walnut Creek CA 94598
linden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Brian Thomas
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Date: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 2:11 PM
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Subject: [baisl] Re: Library as shared classroom?
Hi Daina, half of our library is a classroom for 3different periods of the day.
When another class needs to use the library we often have 2 classes at the
same time. On occasion we have even had 3 classes in the library at the same
time. What kinds of tips or work around are you looking for?
On Oct 20, 2014 12:07 PM, "Daina Dickman"
<daina.dickman@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:daina.dickman@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone else faces teaching library classes while there is
another class in the Library space at the same time. This is not two teachers
co-teaching a single class, but rather two separate classes of students being
taught separate subjects in the same room. I would love to brain storm ideas
and work-arounds if anyone else is working with this. When I have activities
or read-alouds planned for my classes it is often too loud and chaotic to feel
like it is any way meaningful to the students and I think everyone comes out
frustrated.
I am at a K-8 school, but the simultaneous classes are in the K-5 range.
Thanks,
Daina
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