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I have never sent my Basals home. Well, maybe a time or two with families I could trust to return them, if they were out of town and needed make-up work.

I agree with 1956BD - have some kids partner up. I've done that when we've been short.

Do you have a document camera? You could project the reader with that. Our Basal is available for smartboard projection. I usually project the story and give the students the choice of reading from the SB or from a text. Many of them prefer the SB. A document camera would provide similar projection for you.