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Hurricane Harvey washed away half of my classroom library and has depleted my personal funds for my classroom. I was able to salvage some of my bookshelves and purchase a couple more, but sadly, they are not full and inviting. I want to incorporate literature circles in my classroom to allow my students more variety and control over their learning. Restoring some of the more popular books from my library will allow my students more variety to enhance their learning. We do not currently have a library on campus. The English teacher's classroom libraries have become the campus libraries for all students. I have multiple students a week coming into my classroom to "check out" books. Additionally, I would like my students to create interactive notebooks to enhance their learning. Through creativity and organization, my students should be able to excel in the classroom. In my cart, you will find a document camera to display notebooks for following along, markers, coloured paper, and glue to replenish classroom supply and help make our notebooks colourful and fun. Also, you will find 5 copies of various books. These books were selected with the students in mind. I want them to have variety when choosing books to read for their literature circles. Finally, you will find items I have chosen to make my classroom more inviting such as an Echo Dot (Alexa can quiz the kids and give me a timer), borders, and pens for grading.

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Hurricane Harvey washed away half of my classroom library and has depleted my personal funds for my classroom. I was able to salvage some of my bookshelves and purchase a couple more, but sadly, they are not full and inviting. I want to incorporate literature circles in my classroom to allow my students more variety and control over their learning. Restoring some of the more popular books from my library will allow my students more variety to enhance their learning. We do not currently have a library on campus. The English teacher's classroom libraries have become the campus libraries for all students. I have multiple students a week coming into my classroom to "check out" books. Additionally, I would like my students to create interactive notebooks to enhance their learning. Through creativity and organization, my students should be able to excel in the classroom. In my cart, you will find a document camera to display notebooks for following along, markers, coloured paper, and glue to replenish classroom supply and help make our notebooks colourful and fun. Also, you will find 5 copies of various books. These books were selected with the students in mind. I want them to have variety when choosing books to read for their literature circles. Finally, you will find items I have chosen to make my classroom more inviting such as an Echo Dot (Alexa can quiz the kids and give me a timer), borders, and pens for grading.

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