Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Book Buddies

Book buddies is one of my new favorite things this year!  I saw this post on Pinterest and loved the bucket of book buddies.  I'm not a big stuffed animal person but my new library came with a crazy number of puppets.  I'm also not a puppet person so  I kept the puppets that were in good condition and threw them in a bucket.  I left the bucket out thinking they could be book buddies for kids to read with.  I didn't expect them to be a huge hit but they are!  In every grade, K-4, the kids absolutely love them and it's so sweet to see them reading out loud to a buddy.
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5 comments:

  1. Ms. DrewOctober 24, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    Hi Mrs. Lodge! I used to be the Library Teacher at your last school and just started using centers this year. Your blog has been a great resource, thank you for all of your amazing ideas! Good luck in your new district.

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    1. Mrs. LodgeOctober 25, 2012 at 5:39 PM

      Thanks Ms. Drew! I was wondering if that was you Cari wrote about the other day! Love the campfire idea :)

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  2. AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    I love the bucket! I'm going to have to get one of those! I started using "book buddies" this year and they sort of take over a corner and look messy so I can't wait to corral them into a cute bucket like yours! (BTW - where did you get yours?)
    Deana

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    1. Mrs. LodgeOctober 25, 2012 at 5:42 PM

      Thanks! I got them at the Christmas Tree Shop a few years ago but I did see them there this year. It's an easy way to manage them. When it's time to get ready to leave, the kids just toss them back in the bucket.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 29, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    Are you familiar with Karma Dogs (http://karmadogs.org/)? They are a big draw at our elementary school's annual Literature Night. The kids love reading to them... ~Cindy H

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