If you have all students’ pockets on a bulletin board or poster board, it’s pretty easy to see which student has which book. In the morning, they bring back the book, put the library card back into its pocket, and their pocket remains empty until they check out another book. When students want to take a book home, they take out the card and place it into their own library pocket that has their name on it. Then, you place an index card with the book title and author’s name inside that pocket. You place a library card pocket in the front cover of each book (find some cute library pockets here). This is one of the most commonly used checkout systems I’ve seen. This photo shows the smaller, take-home baggie that also includes a reading log.īut how do you know which books go home each night? And how can you ensure that they come back? Keep reading for 3 different ways to keep track of take-home books! This photo shows the smaller baggie inside the larger baggie. The smaller baggie goes home, and the larger baggie stays at school. At the end of the day, they move the book(s) they want to take home from the Hefty baggie into the smaller Zip-Loc baggie. When students check out books from our classroom library, they put them in the larger Hefty baggie. The Zip-Loc baggie goes inside the larger Hefty baggie. Each child gets a Hefty 2.5 gallon baggie and a 1 gallon Zip-Loc baggie. Something I’ve done for book storage/transportation is to have students use 2 book bags. But if you spend a little time setting up your procedures, the system should run smoothly on a daily basis. So isn’t it great when kids are able to complete (some of) their reading practice at home?Įstablishing a take-home book checkout system for your classroom requires a bit of preparation. And our students are with us at school for a limited amount of time each day. But this is a small price to pay in exchange for the incredible value that take-home books provide!Īs I’m sure you already know, some of the students in your class do not have books at home. Yes, some of your books may get ripped, or lost, or drooled on by baby brothers.
I’m a big believer in letting kids take books home.
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