Elementary library reading nook

Haven't tried a book tasting with your students yet? This fun reading activity is an awesome way to introduce genres in your elementary classroom or library!

The start of the new school year means another round of library centers after check out time! To talk about our library centers, we read Dan Santat's book The Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend. After the read aloud, we talked about using our imaginations when we read and how we might use our imaginations in other ways in the library, including during our library centers time. Centers at Dallas Center Elementary include some old favorites--like the computer center and the cash…

This elementary school library lesson plan is a great starting off point for a lesson, as well as for a teacher evaluation template.

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Libraries are just for reading books, right? Wrong! There are plenty of things to do at your local library besides reading and borrowing books. Discover the benefits of going to the library.

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Check out these brilliant classroom library ideas for setting up a reading space your students will actually use day after day.

Check out this post with 5 Chapter Books that every upper elementary classroom library should have - these are great for read-aloud books or even to use in your whole-group and small-group reading instruction #upperelementary #teachingreading #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #novels #guidedreading #readaloud