The library is one of the most important parts of an elementary classroom. That’s why it’s essential to purposefully design this space, utilize organization systems, and maintain consistent procedures and routines. Read below to gets some helpful strategies and ideas to maximize the impact this space has on your students’
As classroom teachers, we know how important it is to have a fully-stocked classroom library that includes a variety of genres, topics, plot lines, characters, settings, cultures, reading levels, etc. It is important for students to easily access texts that are interesting to them, show characters, plots, and settings that
I often get asked for advice on creating a classroom library checkout system. Teachers invest a lot of their own personal time and money into accumulating books and setting up a class library. While they want those books in the hands of their students, they have just cause to be
The classroom library plays a very important role in elementary classrooms. There are so many different ways to organize it. It can feel daunting! Read below to get some helpful classroom library organization ideas to help you set up your classroom library in a way that truly works! 7 Classroom
The library is one of the most important parts of an elementary classroom. There are so many different ways to organize and set up this space in your classroom. Your decision on how to organize comes down to your personal preference, grade level, and space. You want to make it
Elementary teachers often look for classroom reading nook ideas or search for pictures of classroom reading corners for inspiration the weeks leading up to back to school. The great thing is that you don’t actually need to go out of your way to design or create a reading nook in
Oh, the classroom library! It is one of those things that I’ve changed and tweaked many times throughout my career. And I am VERY sure I will continue to change and tweak as the years go on. I’ve sorted them by guided reading level, by genre, by author, by topic
