One of my fondest memories of grade one was leaving the
classroom with a small group to do fun activities. During a conversation with my mom while I was
in university my mom told me that I had had difficulties learning to read. It was at this time that I realized that the
fun activities done in small group was a learning support class. This was a bit of a surprise to me as I am an
avid reader and have been as far back as I can recall. Many of my Saturdays and holidays were filled
with adventures through reading books.
Due to my love of reading the very first area in my classroom I decided
to set up was my reading corner. I will
do whatever I can to instill a love of reading in my students.
When I was shopping I came across some brightly coloured
little lawn chairs that were on sale at Wal-Mart. At first I was simply drawn to the colours
and the sale sign but as I was looking at them I had what I hope will prove to
be a brilliant idea. I could use these
chairs in my reading corner. When the
chairs were not needed or when we needed more space for special activities
these chairs could easily be stacked and put out of the way. Here is a picture of my reading corner so
far. I have included a picture with my
chairs out and one with them hanging on the hook behind my reading chair.
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Reading Corner With Chairs
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Reading Corner Without Chairs
If anyone has any suggestions on ways that I can spruce up my reading corner further and/or encourage my students as readers please let me know.
"The greatest gift is a passion for reading." ~ Elizabeth Hardwick
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