Check It Out!
Your class just left media, and your friend wants to trade library books with you. Can you trade books?
No!
When you check out a book, it's under YOUR name, so it's YOUR responsibility to keep it safe until you return it. You can read your book together, but you should never swap library books without Mrs. Eury's help.
Name one place your library book should NEVER go.
Answers can vary
What bathroom should you use if you have to go during media encore?
1st Grade: Bathrooms between kindergarten & 1st grade hall
2nd - 5th grades: Bathrooms close to gym
You finish your activity early. Show one thing you could do quietly.
Read, color a bookmark, talk quietly...other ideas
You forgot where you put your book at home. What should you do before your next library class?
Talk to your family and look for it! Check your desk, classroom bookshelves, and ask your teacher and classmates if they've seen it! Let Mrs. Eury know if you can't find it.
How many books can you check out at one time?
4th & 5th Grades: 3 Books
Name another place your library book should never go.
Answers can vary
When is the best time to get water?
You’ve found a book you want, and it's time to check it OUT. Show us what to do.
Walk to Mrs. Eury's computer near the TV & stand at the pink dot, have your name tag ready & book flipped over
You feel like you’re going to throw up. What should you do?
Tell Mrs. Eury if you can. If you can't, go to the nearest trashcan & step away from the class if possible
What should you do if something bad happens to your library book?
Tell Mrs. Eury!
What should you use instead of folding pages to save your place in your book?
A bookmark
What are three things you should NOT bring to media encore?
You pull a book from the shelf that you don’t want. Show what you should do next.
Ask a friend, ask Mrs. Eury, put the book on the blue cart
You need a certain color pencil or eraser, but you don’t have one at your table. What should you do?
Ask someone at another table
What happens if you come to class without your library books?
Why should you never eat or drink while reading a library book?
You could spill food or drink on the book
How can you show kindness and respect while a classmate is sharing an answer?
Listen, be quiet, look at the person speaking, stay in your seat
You’re looking for books to check out. Show us what that looks and sounds like.
calm body, walking feet, quiet voice, gentle hands, putting books back where they belong
You need to use the bathroom, but Mrs. Eury is in the middle of teaching. What should you do?
What's the difference between checking IN and checking OUT a library book?
Checking IN: returning a book / bringing it back IN to the media center
Checking OUT: getting a new book / taking it OUT of the media center
If your library book accidentally gets wet, what should you do?
Bring it to Mrs. Eury as soon as possible!
Mrs. Eury asks you to move to a new seat, but you don’t understand why. What should you do?
Move to the seat anyway - ask Mrs. Eury about it privately if you want to know why
The fire alarm goes off. Show us what to do and where to go (but don't leave the library).
Look to Mrs. Eury for directions, line up at purple dot near the check-in stations, stay calm and quiet
Last person out lets the door close behind them
Stay in a quiet, straight line as we walk to the flag pole at the front of the school
You need a tissue because your nose is running, but Mrs. Eury is teaching. What should you do?
Quietly get a tissue! You don't need to ask because you're not leaving the room.
If you ask, it's MORE of an interruption, so that's why you can just get one quietly!