I'm a big fan of audio books in the classroom for several reasons. Today I will focus on one. They are practical way to fill time that might otherwise be wasted. In other words, they help make the most efficient use of time in the classroom.
I preferred audiobooks instead of reading aloud to my class as I felt they made more efficient use of my time. My read aloud time was scheduled for right after lunch. At the building I taught in we were not lucky enough to have bathrooms connected directly to our classroom. We had bathrooms in the hallway on our floor. So as a general rule students from our floor used the restroom directly after leaving lunch recess. I gave my students 5 mins to use the restroom and then they had to be back in the classroom. I found, knowing they were coming back in the room to an audiobook, usually hurried students along in the restroom as most of them did not want to miss the audiobook. Also, it gave me time to take attendance and deal with any fires I might need to put out after recess. In other words, the audiobooks allowed me to find in my read aloud time while taking care of attendance and handling recess issues. Think about your day and evaluate if there is a time that audiobooks could help fill and make more productive.
In this series, I will focus on the audiobooks kids love and present best practices ideas for introducing and using audiobooks.
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