During reading time, instead of reading to ourselves we sometimes have partner reading.  To ensure that children read with a variety of peers partners are chosen randomly using pictures of our nature names.    Many children have started calling this time "animal reading".  Each partner chooses several books and pairs of children look at one book at a time, making sure that each partner gets to share one of his or her chosen books.  Children really enjoy this time, when they get to spread around the room and enjoy books with a friend.  I also think they enjoy the anticipation of seeing who their random partner will be on a given day.