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No More Books to shelve

The first step:Teach 2nd and 3rd graders how to

shelve their Easy and Fiction books.

2nd

Demonstrate the correct and incorrect way to place a book

on the shelf.

3rdMark two book trucks with the

Easy and Fiction letters that match the letters on the

shelves.

Red for Fiction

Blue for Easy

Red for Fiction

Blue for Easy

4th Make 3 X 5 cards (two

different color sets, one for each team) to

represent the book spine labels

5th Demonstrate how to match up the

spine label with the correct letter on the shelf.

E for Easy goes on the Blue Letter Shelves

And FIC for Fiction goes over the red letter shelves.

6th

Divide the students into 2 teams. The students will walk a relay race placing

Easy and Fiction (3X5 cards) spine labels over the proper letter on the

cart.

Divide the students into 2 teams. The students will walk a relay race placing

Easy and Fiction spine labels in the proper place

on the cart.

7th

When I call “time” have a volunteer or teacher help you

count the correct and incorrect spine

labels cards.

8th

I then review the incorrect cards with all of

the students. To determine the winning team, award 1 point for

each correct answer. Deduct 2 points for each

incorrect answer.

8th

9th Declare the winner and discuss how the game is like shelving books. Explain that they are expected to shelve their Easy and Fiction books

after their books are checked

in.

10th

As I check in the library books for 2nd and 3rd

grade, I have the students place their NF books on

the book truck.

11th

In order to get these NF books out, I have the 4th-6th grade students pick up

3 extra books and put them away.

Teaching 4th through 6th graders how to put away

(not shelve) their non-fiction books.

2nd

Each student must place their NF books in the corresponding blue numbered basket so that a “student library volunteer”

can shelve them

correctly.

4th

Prepare the students to apply what they have

learned. Use two different colored sets of

card with Non-fiction numbers on them to

represent the NF spine labels.

5th

Students will walk a relay race placing the correct 3X5 card in

the correct non-fiction

basket.

Use 3X5 cards to represent spine labels. Students will play

in teams placing the correct 3X5 card in the correct non-

fiction blue basket

6th

Count the correct answer cards for each team and award

one point each. Deduct two points for each card placed in

the incorrect basket.

7th

Go over the incorrect spine label answers with

the class. Declare

the winning team.

8th

Explain to the students that they are expected to place

their NF books in the proper NF baskets from now on, but

only after the books have been

checked in.

9th And finally, let all

students know that you can tell who places books in the wrong place. The

sooner you start checking for incorrectly placed

books, the sooner they will believe you.

Who placed this book in the wrong place?

Check Easy and Fiction shelves daily for books

that are shelved incorrectly. The student volunteers will bring you the NF books that are in

the incorrect place.

To determine who placed a book in the wrong place, go to Circulation. Press F3 and check the book in. Right click on the

book title.

Click on Item Inquire.

Under last returned

information—notice the date and student ID. If the date was within the last few days, write

down the the student ID number.

Go to the F2 tab in circulation and type in the

student ID number.

If the last patron is a Teacher, Pre-K, Kindergarten, or 1st

grader, disregard it.

Remember 2nd through 6th graders are responsible

for E and FIC books. Only 4th through 6th are

responsible for NF books.

Mark the comment box with the name of the books and

date you found it in the wrong

place.

The comment box might look like this: Big Box 10/1/9; Cat in the Hat

10/2/9.

When you are checking out books to students you can tell

them how many books of theirs that you have found in

the wrong place.

Once a student has 5 books in the wrong place, have the student join you (on a day agreed upon by

the PE department), so that you can give the student the individual help they need to put

their books away.

Remember: Do not mark comments for student that

have not been trained on that level. (NF for PreK-3rd grade

and E/FIC for

PreK-1st)

Recruit Student Library Volunteers who will

shelve the Non-fiction books and check the Easy/Fiction shelves.

I always use the highest grade level in my building for library

student volunteers.

Get your principal on board. Explain how the Student

Library Volunteer program can help your school and

library.

Promote the library volunteer program

throughadvertising the incentives:Going to the front of the

lunch line.Pizza parties at the end of

each semester. Playing educational

games on the computer.

Important things about library volunteers:

They must sign in every day and they must attend at least 3

times each week.

Students write their name on a notebook when they are ready

to have their NF and Easy Fiction shelves

checked.

I check shelf number 1 in both Non Fiction and Easy/Fiction

the first week. During week 2, I check shelf number

2……….

Students must have their library shelves neat and in

order by Friday. (I work with them on holidays,

etc.) Students who do not have their shelves in order are given one

additional chance to get their shelves in order

before they get a strike.

Student library volunteers can receive up to five strikes in a semester before they loose

their job.

Reasons for strikes:Not attending 3 times per

week, goofing off, not having their shelf in

order by Friday, losing

their badge,etc.

Library volunteers are always responsible for

neatness of their shelves. They write their name in a notebook when they are

ready for their NF and Easy/Fiction shelves to be

checked by me.

I limit the number of times I will check a student’s

shelf in a day to two checks.

If the student has their NF and Easy/Fiction shelf in

order they receive my initials on the sign

notebook and they can work on the computers, play educational games, talk quietly with friends, etc. until the next shelf is

due.

Every day after the students have completed their shelves (and received my initials),they must check their NF basket for

books and their shelves for neatness before doing anything else.

Additional duties for the librarian:

Monitoring the library volunteers during their

lunch time and monitoring students

attendance and completion of assigned

shelves.

To assist with keeping the library neat during normal class time, I have the first 4

students who check out books straighten the library by

pushing in the

book ends.

I have the students wear lanyards so that I can keep up with who the

library helpers are. I also give a bookmark to those students, as a reward, for

helping.

Questions?