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I was on a mission. A mission to get books in the hands of our 4th and 5th grade intervention students. Books they got to choose!
My colleague, Elisa, and I handed the students book order forms back in November. We set some rules: less than $10, must contain a book. The conversations with our students went something like this:
"Can I pick the origami book if it comes with paper?"
"This book has a necklace. Is that ok?"
"Do we get to keep the book?"
"Should we bring you money?"
We let the students know that we would get an email from the company when the books got shipped. For every school day in December, I fielded questions about "the books."
I thought the kiddos would explode from excitement.
TODAY our 4th and 5th grade intervention students (40 kids!) received their books. There were lots of smiles and "thank you's." Kids shared their books with each other. They understood that they shouldn't brag to their classmates.
It was a good day! Now I have to make a plan to get books to 2nd and 3rd graders!
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This is awesome! What a gift for your students. I love that it worked out - and the joy --- you can feel the joy they felt, just by reading your slice!
ReplyDeleteHow great for these students to have a book they chose to take home over break. I wonder if they would be willing to start a lending library where they share their books with their classmates temporarily.
ReplyDeleteErika