I so love that my classroom is large enough to have a small library in the corner. I think a HUGE part of encouraging kids to read is to "sell" it. What sells is better than a comfy couch that is also attractive?
Last year when I arrived in my new classroom I was so happy that some generous person had donated a couch for our reading corner. It looked like this.
Last year I found four 2 dollar fleece blankets at Wal-Mart to cover it for my Zebra Theme.
The kids loved it.
For my nautical theme this year, I wasn't sure what to do with the couch. I didn't want to spend a lot of money, but yet a Zebra Couch in a Nautical Theme classroom was NOT going to work.
Then last week at Target a shower curtain caught my eye. It was even on sale! Perfect! I had some navy fleece at home left over from a project and in just a few minutes--Zebra gone-hello Nautical.
While vacationing in Cincinnati I found a clearance sale pillow at IKEA! Also, while on vacation, I found an end of the season sale on a red Adirondack chair at Kroger. We squeezed it in the van and now it sits perfectly in the classroom library!
So, for less than $30 dollars the library has a fun new nautical look!
Where have you found some classroom library treasures?
Amy
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