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Tips to organize a classroom library to entice your students to read and read some more.

New teachers need to put a little bit of thought into organizing their classroom library in order to make the most of this important piece of the classroom.

The classroom library is the foundation of learning throughout the year, it is an endless resource for all subject areas when organized well.

Software provides teachers with the tools to track their personal classroom library.

Primary classroom libraries promote literacy by providing a variety of books, magazines, class-made and content-area materials in an interesting, inviting environment.

A classroom library is an excellent tool for promoting literacy in today's classrooms. All a teacher needs to create one is planning and resourcefulness.

Find out how to purchase books for your classroom library on a small budget.

Effective classroom organization will lay the foundation for an effective classroom management plan.

A well-organized classroom library will make it easier for students to find books to read and enjoy. Students can maintain this simple method of library organization.

Motivating students, especially those labeled "at-risk" in reading can be challenging. Teachers can improve student's reading capabilities by implementing these ideas.

Developing a well rounded language arts program will motivate students to read and to write, thus improving their skills.

Teaching students how to write is important, but teaching them what to do when they complain that they have nothing to write about is just as important.

A literacy-rich elementary classroom will build students' oral and written comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and expression through its focused and supportive climate.

Ideas and suggestions to get boys reading outside the classroom.

Organizing your classroom is the first step to the start of a successful, less frazzled school year. A few consistent practices and proper classroom design are the key.

New teachers can put together a bright and colorful classroom, filled with learning materials, independent activities, and inspiration, without spending a lot of money.

Wordless books are easily accessible to preschoolers and toddlers. The examples listed here are among the best in an often overlooked genre.

Teachers need to provide these essential books in their classroom library to ensure students find appealing books to capture their interest.

The very layout of the classroom helps students learn to read if the teacher utilizes available resources appropriately.

Careful storage of teaching materials at the close of the school year will lead to a smoother start for the upcoming year ahead.

New teachers have a lot on their plate to learn, prepare and understand for the new school year. Here are a couple important tasks to help them along the way.

When teaching about Thanksgiving, using age appropriate books can increase student interest in the lesson.

Independent reading is a time for students to make their own book choices, apply reading strategies, have large blocks of time to read and set independent reading goals.

Independent Reading is quite different than Sustained Silent Reading or D.E.A.R in the components of time, book selection, and the student and teacher's roles.

This activity introduces students to all sorts of literature, teaches teamwork, and provides a relief on long Friday afternoons.

Learning science has never been so much fun! Find out how science affects this favorite sport.

With a little thought and planning there can be many things that a parent volunteer can do to help a busy teacher each day of the week.

Teachers can use Laura Numeroff's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to teach students creative writing by completing a primary story starter based on the book.

Visual-spatial, kinesthetic, and auditory-sequential strategies help students memorize mulitplication facts using different learning modalities.

This year marks the 10th anniversary celebration of Get Caught Reading Month. A look at the history and how individuals and communities can join in the festivities.

Susan J. Berger's latest children's picture book teaches kids everything about earthquakes, from understanding what causes them, to what to do when they happen.

It is important to have activities to include in your classroom's reading center that will improve student comprehension.

Using children's literature in your lessons is a fun way to engage your students and teach old concepts in new ways.

An elementary explanatory paragraph writing lesson plan in which the students create a Thanksgiving How-To Book.

Substitute teachers face unique challenges that come with teaching different classes each day. Finding success in this line of work is not always as hard as it may seem.

Nearly 250,000 schools have amplified classrooms so every student can focus on the lesson and not strain to hear the teacher over the ventilation system and other noises.

Karen Szymusiak, Franki Sibberson, and Lisa Koch's new edition of their popular book for elementary teachers offers multiple strategies to support transitional readers.

February is a perfect time for the class to make Kindness Books which teach vocabulary, writing, cause and effect, creativity while improving emotional IQ.

Capitalize on student interest in technology and social networking using Wikis and Weblogs to expand cooperative learning outside the classroom.

Bloom's Taxonomy of thinking can help to guide your questioning techniques in the classroom.

Fall field trips provide a Montessori child with the opportunity to explore and interact with the natural world beyond the classroom.

Each June, genealogists from all over the world gather at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, for an intense week of genealogical studies.

Homemade items that feature families' talents and abilities will become cherished gifts that teachers will love.

There are six major tasks teachers need to complete to get the classroom set up in time for the first day of class. These are steps four, five, and six of the plan.

Strategies for students to choose a book of interest and is at their reading level.

Guide to Christmas gift ideas that any teacher would love!

Have students take responsibility for their own learning as you teach about each president this February.

Use classroom morning procedures that include bellwork assignments to give students review and practice and get them working the minute they walk into class.

No Child Left Behind has been a controversial act since becoming a law in 2002. Learn the basics.

K-6 teachers can create literacy-rich environments where recreational reading is a priority, books are part of the classroom culture, and students are motivated readers.