Organize your classroom library with this checkout system that is free and great for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms.

Rethinking Your Classroom Library: A Checkout System Worth Checking Out

Wanting to organize your classroom library?  Check out the tips below for using a free check out system that will make it easier for you to keep track of all your books. Written by Guest Blogger Kipp Martin As a child I used to enjoy playing library with my sister.  We had our own “classroom” library checkout system.  We would …

Nonfiction books / informational text that 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will love

The Best Nonfiction Book Series for Upper Elementary

Most 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers I know could easily tell you their favorite fiction books to read aloud to students, but choosing a nonfiction book is harder.  We just don’t read nonfiction or informative texts as much as we read fiction texts because it is harder to find engaging books and series. We lean on fiction books with …