This week's classes were exploring Accelerated Reader (AR) books and the accompanying levels on which their search would be limited. The first and second grade classes would be visiting the library this week, and they were to come prepared to search for AR books meeting their specific assigned reading levels. Doesn't sound too complicated, does it? Believe it or not, this has been the most chaotic day so far! While Summer did an excellent job of describing the reading levels and the colored tapes on each book associated with the reading levels, the kids were all over the place. You wouldn't think it would be so hard to find books with a white tape (reading levels 0-1.9) on the binding, but apparently it is. The kids were pulling books off the shelf with red, blue, yellow, green, and brown tapes, asking if those books were in their reading levels! It was a complete zoo. Summer had me step in and help the kids locate a book of interest to them and in the appropriate reading level. Working with one student at a time, every student left with a book at the end of the 45 min. class period. Unfortunately, the variety of books covering this specific reading level is limited, and the students did not have the full range of choices they will experience with the higher reading levels. Still, everyone was satisfied by the end of the class, and that is really all that matters on days like these!
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