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    Class Books
    By liketeaching1

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    Yes, we do class books! It is a most rewarding experience for the students and their parents. I would get my ideas from a book we had used at shared reading, read alouds, basal reading story, etc. Mine just came out of my head. Each child would do a page and then I would put them in the order of my kids' student numbers (first name ABC order). I would add a few pages at the back with the student's names and an area to write.

    The parents got to write their comments, etc. If the student brought it back the next day they received a sticker. If they didn't bring it back for several days they would lose the privilege of taking them home. I had a place on the dry erase board where I would write the names of the books circulating and add the name of the student who had the book. That helped me keep track of them. I used card stock for the front and back covers and would make the cover on my Stationary Studio software. Our school has the spiral binder so I used that to make them extra special.

    Some of the ideas that I can remember are:
    I Went Walking in the Fall (adapted from the book I Went Walking)
    The Gingerbread Man (how would you catch him)
    How to Make A Friend (adapted from the book How to Lose Your Friends)
    Pet Shop (adapted from any books about Pets--what would you wish to have as a pet)
    Snow Day

    I put them all in a basket in our library center labeled Class Books--they were favorites to select for their independent baskets.

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