We love to read!

I love fifth grade books. When I was a kid we didn't have many choices. Little House on the Prairie. Beverly Cleary. Charlotte's Web. I guess we call those classics now.

The number of books currently published for kids is phenomenal. Every month when I look through the Scholastic Book Order, there are a dozen new books available. Of course I can't resist buying them and as a result our classroom library shelves are overflowing.

My class this year loves to read. They always groan when I tell them independent reading time is over. I have many students eager to give Book Talks each day. I hope this love of reading stays with them their whole lives.