Sept.-Organize on Outstanding Classroom Library

I loved reading this chapter.  As soon as I was finished with it I went to Pages on Pine and found around 200 children's books that relate to music and only paid $25!  This has boosted my classroom library!  I let early finishers of music activities read and I am already seeing them more focused on reading just by adding a larger variety of books.  I have also added quite a few pillows for students to use and they are loving it!  This chapter also gave me some good ideas to use with my kidwatching group.  Our reading materials for this group are currently coming from our book closet since we are using small book sets.  I was able to ask my group about some of the things they love to read and found that quite a few like comics or anything with pictures.  We have started reading a graphic novel about the city of Atlantis and each of them has been fully engaged and excited.  We are having a lot of fun!  This article has given me some ideas about what to do with them later.  Once we've gone through around 20 books I plan for us to make a 'Top 10' list of books.  Each of my students will pick their favorite and make an advertisement for that book.  We'll put them in the hallway to inspire other students to read those books!