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All students can be taught to love learning and reading. Through my 11 years of teaching, I have acquired many books in my library for children to explore. Now that they have many choices I find that they spend to much time deciding which books are the right fit for them! Through a literacy framework called the Daily 5, each student gets to pick books for their "good fit" book bin. These bins include a variety of books for students to read that span many genres. The Daily 5 helps students build stamina, independence, and accountability that will give them a love of learning and reading that will have a lasting impact on their lives. When picking books I have found that students benefit from a structured library. Currently, I have 14 bins in my room. In each of those bins, I have a variety of topics and students could spend an entire 15-minute rotation searching for books. I would like to expand to have over 50 choice bins with picture labels showing my KAP students what exactly is in the book bin. Some examples would be: Farm Animals, Rainforest, Tractors, Pets, Fairy Tales, TV Shows, Transformers, Pokemon, Sea Life, Pete the Cat, Eric Carle, etc. Once they have selected their bins, these choices will last several days. The next task is for students to find a relaxing and comfortable place to read. I have a variety of textured rugs and chairs available. I would like to add 2 flex chairs to offer more engagement and excitement.

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All students can be taught to love learning and reading. Through my 11 years of teaching, I have acquired many books in my library for children to explore. Now that they have many choices I find that they spend to much time deciding which books are the right fit for them! Through a literacy framework called the Daily 5, each student gets to pick books for their "good fit" book bin. These bins include a variety of books for students to read that span many genres. The Daily 5 helps students build stamina, independence, and accountability that will give them a love of learning and reading that will have a lasting impact on their lives. When picking books I have found that students benefit from a structured library. Currently, I have 14 bins in my room. In each of those bins, I have a variety of topics and students could spend an entire 15-minute rotation searching for books. I would like to expand to have over 50 choice bins with picture labels showing my KAP students what exactly is in the book bin. Some examples would be: Farm Animals, Rainforest, Tractors, Pets, Fairy Tales, TV Shows, Transformers, Pokemon, Sea Life, Pete the Cat, Eric Carle, etc. Once they have selected their bins, these choices will last several days. The next task is for students to find a relaxing and comfortable place to read. I have a variety of textured rugs and chairs available. I would like to add 2 flex chairs to offer more engagement and excitement.

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