Help me give my students the opportunity to browse from a wide variety of quality books in their "mini classroom library" that will allow them to stay excited and enthusiastic about reading year long!
My second grade students from Iowa are an enthusiastic and diverse group of unique individuals who have grown into a team that I am proud to be a part of. I have been fortunate in my first year teaching to educate students who embraced a great rapport with one another, as well as myself.
Our class prides itself in celebrating everyone's accomplishments; social and academic growth, entirely regardless of varying ability levels.
The foundation of our success this opening year together has been built upon through the necessity of relationships.
The team environment that we have striven for and continue to prioritize will flourish as we step into next year together. We have a unique opportunity to loop as an entire class and one lucky teacher (me) into third grade. As a first year teacher with limited materials thus far, my goal is to provide my students with the materials they deserve to aid their success next year.
My Project
My second graders going on to be third graders next school year will directly benefit from an expansion of our small classroom library that needs to GROW. As a first year teacher I have been able to acquire old books here and there to give them as wide a variety to read as possible.
Our class has a WIDE variety of able readers who NEED a range of new books varying in difficulty, as well as genre to ensure we retain their EXCITEMENT about reading!
Students need these books available at their fingertips so that nothing stands in their way of picking up a good book and diving straight into it.
When students finally pick up a good book at a young age and are excited to read what they WANT to read, it can make the world of a difference in their attitude and enthusiasm about continuing to grow in their development as independent thinkers and readers. As their teacher and biggest advocate I hope to have peace of mind that lack of materials never stands in the way of their excitement about reading.
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