I decided to start posting the library centers that I actually have set up each week in our library, so that you can see our rotation of work stations.
This week, beginning Monday, April 9, here are our learning centers:
- I have a Monarch butterfly chrysalis in a net container, with butterfly and caterpillar books displayed on the same table and magnifying glasses for observing the butterfly
- I have a leopard frog that a kindergarten teacher didn't want to keep feeding, and his tank is on a table with (of course) frog books and more magnifying glasses
- Listening center with the CD of Jack Prelutsky's The New Kid on the Block, because we are celebrating poetry in April
- Whisper Read to Self Center (discussed in more detail on this blog post)
Whenever I display books at a center, I encourage students to check them out. I want the exciting object on the table to help the student connect to a book that he or she might not have found otherwise!
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ReplyDeleteLibrarian4, I am humbled and encouraged by your comment. Thanks so much!
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ReplyDeleteHow do you make sure that you still have books for that center by the end of the week if students are checking the books from the centers out? I totally agree with you about wanting them to get something that they are interested but I will run out of books by the end of the week.
I put out LOTS of books...fiction, non-fiction, poetry. I haven't run out yet, but if I did, I would put somewhat-related books on the table. For example, if I had a frog at the center, and all the frog books were checked out, I would display books about lizards, toads, and other similar animals.
DeleteThanks for asking, Anonymous! I'm going to write a blog post tomorrow about my tadpole center, and I'll explain this in my post, since others may have that same question.