At my old school, we had to use book boxes. Each student was assigned one that they had to take care of that year and had their assigned number on it. I HATED THOSE THINGS. I liked that it kept books out of the desk, but I hated how it would become unbalanced and fall over. And of course, when it fell over everything went everywhere and say goodbye to a nice quiet reading time. SO, when I moved to my new school I was determined to come up with a better solution. They didn't have book boxes anyways, so... Thanks to Pinterest I came up with book smocks. I went to Home Depot and purchased 28 smocks for less than a dollar each. Then, to make them cute and pretty, my friend and I painted over them in blues and greens (I was attempting to have a less chaotic color scheme this year.) Each smock has a number on the back that corresponds to the number I have assigned the students, this way I can reuse them year and after year. Pros: My students can keep their books on the outside of their desks. Other students, other teachers, and I can quickly view what the students are reading. I can use it to make random groups (if you have a book that title begins with A, if you are reading Fantasy...)
Cons: Not very durable. I have one student that is rough with it, and it has already begun to tear. Must take on and off to stack chairs ( I have changed my routine to have the students stack the chairs on top of their desks.)
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