And off we go! Another year has started and I am determined to be the Wild Card! Last spring, Megan Halverson (my instructional coach) and I did a book study on this incredible book by Hope and Wade King. And all summer, I've been thinking about how to change things up in the library. And now the time is finally here! And I'm not going to lie ... I'm scared. I'm out of my comfort zone. That joker in the back of my head is saying "Just do things the way you've always done them. It won't be as risky. It won't be hard because you already know the routine."
First up: each 1st and 2nd grade library class is going to establish a team identity, because team members respect each other, listen to each other and help each other (the rules of the library.) Once they have determined their identity, that's going to help with our theme for the year. We're also working on getting better at listening to each other "with care." So, we are practicing our "Call and Response"
Edgar LibraryFrog is our library mascot, so the Call and Response cues are all about him. So, when one of our classmates is talking, the call is "Rachel is on the Lilypad!" and all eyes should be on Rachel. Students respond with "Yes." When the class needs to come back together, the call is "Catch a Fly!" Their response "Got it!"So far, these are working well. Next up: Team identity. All the classes are voting this week. Stay tuned.
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