If your students use composition notebooks for writing, here is a clever idea that keeps a pen or pencil handy. 

Read to Self is the first of the Daily 5 choices to be launched because it is the foundation for developing independent readers and writers. 

This lesson will help everyone learn to handle books with respect, and know what to do if they find a damaged book. 

Try this easy way to prepare your classroom library for a new school year before summer even begins.