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Buddy
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Q:What are Buddy Bags?
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A:
Buddy Bags are designed to be fun and
informative ways for families to share literacy and learning experiences at
home. A Book Buddy is a stuffed animal
or character that goes home in a special backpack with one student along with
books and activities. Look at the pictures below to see the Buddy Bags and
activities that your child may bring home.
We will send a Buddy Bag home with the "leader" each day. The
bags are distributed on a rotating basis so each child will have a turn numerous
times throughout the school year. Families will read the book(s) and write in
the journal. The Book Buddy is to be returned to school the next day.
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Q:
How do you keep
track of the Buddy Bags? |
A:
The Buddy Bags go home with the leader of
the day in each class. Since I have both AM and PM classes there are 2
bags checked out each night. I keep a large poster board list of student
names in our circle area and we place a clothespin next to the name of the
leader. The next day we can see who had the bag the day before, check
the bag in, and move the clothespin down on the list to the next person in
line.
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Q:
Where do you get the clear
backpacks? |
A:
The clear
backpacks are from Lakeshore- visit their website at www.lakeshorelearning.com
I have been using the clear backpacks for a number of years and they hold up
very well; they are "kid size", inexpensive ($5.00 each) , and clean
up easily.
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Q:
What items do you include in the Buddy Bags?
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A:
I have listed the contents of each bag for you beneath the
pictures.
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Q:
How do you explain everything to the parents?
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I have a note that I print on cardstock, laminate, and include in
each bag. To see a copy of the note click
HERE.
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Q:
Where do you get the
stuffed animals or characters for the buddy bags?
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A:
All of the items in the bags are things that I have collected from various
stores over the years. Whenever I see something I think would be good
for a backpack I grab it!
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