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The pillows and bean bags chairs will provide flexible seating that will help students immerse themselves in their books for Independent Reading, which lasts 45 minutes a day. We know that reading daily is the best way to improve reading. Also, I will be able to teach small groups more easily if the Independent Readers are engaged and comfortable. My students are in 5th grade, so they are a little big to be comfortable on just a rug. They need to be cozy so that they can dive into books for a long stretch every day. Because I have 3 classes rotate through, the beanbags and pillows will benefit triple the number of students. The Kindle tablet will be used by me to give students "Dojo Points" when they are doing a good job. On Fridays, they cash the points in at a Dojo store.

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The pillows and bean bags chairs will provide flexible seating that will help students immerse themselves in their books for Independent Reading, which lasts 45 minutes a day. We know that reading daily is the best way to improve reading. Also, I will be able to teach small groups more easily if the Independent Readers are engaged and comfortable. My students are in 5th grade, so they are a little big to be comfortable on just a rug. They need to be cozy so that they can dive into books for a long stretch every day. Because I have 3 classes rotate through, the beanbags and pillows will benefit triple the number of students. The Kindle tablet will be used by me to give students "Dojo Points" when they are doing a good job. On Fridays, they cash the points in at a Dojo store.

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