Monday, July 26, 2021

Education: Help! Books needed!

 Please consider donating books (and other supplies) to my classroom.

I teach 4th grade in  a small city (population about 3k) in a rural county.  While we do have a library, there are no book stores in our county.

I believe in the "book flood" model of engaging students in reading.  Having a classroom library filled with engaging reading materials, and having class sets of books that my students can read along with me has allowed my past students to show excellent reading growth.  Please help me to continue that trend.

"If students have increased access to a diverse and abundant selection of books, they’ll be more likely to discover something they like and read more. And yet, many of our nation’s children lack access to books at home and have lackluster classroom libraries. Providing a bounty of books for students is called a Book Flood, and some experts say it’s the key to building literacy amongst students and instilling a lifelong joy of reading."   https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/book-flood-reading-literacy-strategies/

Why so much stuff?    My students arrive in my classroom with a wide range of reading levels, so I have to have things for studnets who are at grade level, above grade level, and also for those who struggle with grade level reaidng (or struggle with reading in English, or struggle with ANY reading).  I am also a huge believer in choice.   I want my students to have choices about what they read, and donors to have choices about what they donate.

Whole class "Read Aloud/Read Along" novels:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3NRJ2I8R7JRVE?ref_=wl_share


Other books and items:


https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WNUJQCJ8LP08?ref_=wl_share


Nevada History and Tribal People's unit:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/H5FXBXMU37A4?ref_=wl_share


Illness and Diseases unit:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/287KGFH8D2O8C?ref_=wl_share


Volcano unit:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2LN7SETFTGBO?ref_=wl_share



Polar Exploration unit:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3GQMOKX1JY076?ref_=wl_share


Space Exploration unit:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1XUKAHKRK68G3?ref_=wl_share



Still more cool stuff I'd love for my students to have available:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33DVC4CQIBWD6?ref_=wl_share

1 comment:

  1. The (anonymous but functional) address for Mr. B shows up in the Amazon checkout process, which is a nice touch. Easy to order!

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