At the Tables
How you should look when listening
back to back
bottom to bottom
feet to the floor
hands to self
eyes on the speaker
The voice level you should use when looking for books
Level 1 (whisper)
Where to go to find books in Spanish
Spanish section
Where you will go and what you will do when you are finished finding books
Back to your table to read or color (only if coloring pages/bookmarks have been made available)
The number of books you are allowed to check out in 4th and 5th grade
3
How you should sound when listening
body calm and quiet
The appropriate way to use a shelf marker
Sliding it into the shelf to hold the place of a book while you're looking at it and deciding if you want to check it out
Where to go to find books about real people, places, and things
Nonfiction section and biographies
When you will bring your books to check out up to my desk
When I call your name
The number of books from one series you can check out at a time
1
When you can leave to go to the restroom/get a drink
During checkout/reading/coloring time
*NOT during the lesson or read-aloud
What to do if you change your mind about a book in your hand
Place it in the "I've Changed My Mind" bin
Where to go to find shorter books with made up stories and pictures on every page
Easy/Everybody/Picture book section
What will happen if you don't find 3 books before I say time is up
You will have to sit down with only what you have
Too bad, so sad!
The day of the week you will come to the library
Tuesdays
Where to go to find shorter chapter books or chapter books with plenty of pictures
Easy chapter books/graphic novels
When the books you check out today will be due
In 2 weeks
Where to go to find longer chapter books with made up stories
Fiction section
What you should say and do after I call out, "Mac and cheese!"
You should say, "Everybody freeze!" and freeze your body right where you are.