This open storage cabinet can be mounted above the built-in shelves (see picture at right) to provide extra room for the choice reading books --and even a few Nooks! - that take up lots of space in my small classroom.
Easy access to books builds lifelong readers and critical thinkers. In addition to the hardcovers and paperbacks that fill our library, I would like to provide some electronic readers, magazines, graphic novels, and attractive blank books (for creative writers and artists!)
Students will choose books for independent reading as parallel texts to the whole class novels we read. They will be able to draw comparisons between classic and contemporary literature, synthesize ideas, and practice writing analytical and argumentative papers about big-picture topics that are common to both texts, analyzing how authors from various cultures, generations, and backgrounds have responded to common concerns.
I have many books in my classroom, and am always on the look-out for more. However, my room is so small that the books are not easy to see or find. Kids can't read what they can't see. Studies show that students with ready access to books perform better in school, college and beyond. By adding the built-in bookshelves above what is now a bulletin board, my room will be less cluttered and create a better learning environment for my students. Students will be at eye-level with books, rather than have to step around desks and look down and behind them to awkwardly search for a book. The shelves will also allow for front-facing books that will entice students to choose independent reading.
With a diverse selection of reading material presented in an appealing design, my students will be ready to take on the world.
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This open storage cabinet can be mounted above the built-in shelves (see picture at right) to provide extra room for the choice reading books --and even a few Nooks! - that take up lots of space in my small classroom.
Easy access to books builds lifelong readers and critical thinkers. In addition to the hardcovers and paperbacks that fill our library, I would like to provide some electronic readers, magazines, graphic novels, and attractive blank books (for creative writers and artists!)
Students will choose books for independent reading as parallel texts to the whole class novels we read. They will be able to draw comparisons between classic and contemporary literature, synthesize ideas, and practice writing analytical and argumentative papers about big-picture topics that are common to both texts, analyzing how authors from various cultures, generations, and backgrounds have responded to common concerns.
I have many books in my classroom, and am always on the look-out for more. However, my room is so small that the books are not easy to see or find. Kids can't read what they can't see. Studies show that students with ready access to books perform better in school, college and beyond. By adding the built-in bookshelves above what is now a bulletin board, my room will be less cluttered and create a better learning environment for my students. Students will be at eye-level with books, rather than have to step around desks and look down and behind them to awkwardly search for a book. The shelves will also allow for front-facing books that will entice students to choose independent reading.
With a diverse selection of reading material presented in an appealing design, my students will be ready to take on the world.
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