<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Barb,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left">
<span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif">I have made similar bags at both Loudonville and Holmes County.
I use the Demco mesh bags and place realia in the bags that relates to at
least one of the books. I have some with parent tips and others without -
I have NEVER received feedback either way. Except for preschool teachers, I honestly, I think the bags are
checked out to play with and not necessarily for the educational component
(with a parent). BUT, I still think they are useful tools for the child
in gaining literacy skills and enjoying books.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif">At HCDPL and LPL, I had the TS Dept make one
record for the whole bag and placed the same barcode number on each item (which
also helps reunite those items that will inevitably get separated).</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif">As for realia, it is best to include items that are self-contained
with no more than 3 pieces. Circulation does not like counting the items
(ie: 26 magnetic letters, puzzles, flashcards, etc.), and they rarely stay
together for more than a few circs. Also, include a content card with
each bag, parents and circ staff will thank you.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif">As an aside, I wanted the magnetic letters, but compromised by
making alphabet cards using Microsoft Word, laminated them, punched holes in
the corner and threaded a cord through the cards.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif">I wish you well in the grant process; the kiddos will love
"Literacy Book Bundles" ~LLW</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; "></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="color: black; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>Laura Lee Wilson<br><a href="mailto:lwilson@holmeslib.org" target="_blank">lwilson@holmeslib.org</a> <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Barb Scott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:barbarascott1956@yahoo.com">barbarascott1956@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div> Hello!</div>
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<div>We are pulling together information in order to write a grant for some upcoming United Way funding in our community. I have the idea of putting together "Literacy Book Bundles" that will be 5-6 books available for check out in a bag. They will be on the topics of Oral Language Development, Rhyme and Repetition, Phonemics/Phonological Awareness, Alphabet, Concepts of Print, Vocabulary Development, Wordless Stories, and Basic Concepts. I am hoping through the grant to purchase 2 copies of each book and be able to circulate 16 bags. </div>
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<div>If you do something similar, what else do you include in the bags? A sheet for parents explaining the literacy concept that the bag works with? Do you include realia as well? That thought occurred to me today...perhaps a puppet or some other piece of realia should be in each bag.</div>
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<div>Another question that I thought is if you do this type of bundle, do you circulate the bag as one item, or are the books in the bundle individually checked out?</div>
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<div>Would appreciate anybody's wisdom/insight/ideas on this.</div>
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<div>TIA!</div>
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