Nancy, another reader, asks about Book Boxes and choosing new books.

Dear Sisters

I am going to try implementing your literacy setup in my classroom this year.  Question?  How often do you have students exchange books in their book boxes and how do you manage the exchange? 

— Nancy

Hi Nancy,

Thanks for the note.  We are so excited that you will be trying out Daily 5! Depending on the age of children you teach, we usually have them change books about once a week.  This is very good for younger learners as we want them to re-read their books so they can work on fluency and comprehension.  For older students, they will change when they finish a chapter book or need a new magazine.  Our favorite way to manage this is how we do it right now:  

Each morning our children come in to class when they arrive at school.  We have an open concept so they don't have to line up outside and come in as a group.  This alleviates problems in line outside and also allows kids to "shop for books" at their leisure before class officially gets started.

If you don't have that option, we usually set aside one day a week for book shopping as a group and then take individual needs as they come.

Warmly,The Sisters

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