May 27, 2021
The epic stacks of books I added to my classroom library
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The epic stacks of books I added to my classroom library
I swore to myself that I wouldn’t buy any books for my classroom library until I knew that we were actually returning to physical classes- it’s not wise to spend money on physical books if I won’t even actually be able to share those books with my students...
But then, we had 3 ideas of excerpts to teach next year that we wanted to put into the curriculum- all 3 as options to choose from. I thought of them, and I offered to make the pdfs (after we did the research and both agreed our use would qualify as “fair use”, of course). I did one of the 3. But my friend is currently borrowing the second book (Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett), and I thought the third excerpt was from Hunger Games but discovered it’s actually from Catching Fire, which I don’t own.
So, I needed to buy a copy of Catching Fire. And then I was like... why not just buy another copy of Equal Rites and toss it into the classroom library? Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure my classroom also only has Hunger Games and not the rest, so that can go to the classroom too.
From there it was like... well, if I’m buying books to put in the classroom library, I might as well just do it for real.
So I spent $55 on 10 books from thriftbooks- the two already mentioned, 3 other fiction books, and 5 nonfiction books (mostly centered on racism- prisons, “colorblind” myth, roots of Islamic terror in the US, and anti-Asian racism) because I’m trying to round out my types of fiction and my non-fiction offerings are weak as shit because I don’t read it myself and have only been able to add stuff that I find laying abandoned in classrooms.
Cute classroom teacher library stickers .
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JOMP Book Photo Challenge | 19 August 2018: “Paperbacks” Setting up my classroom for a new school year; most of the class sets are paperbacks.
In the middle of the school day yesterday I received a text from a friend that I rarely talk to. She works at a high school in a very conservative state and she has recently discovered that a few of her students identify as trans. She was asking for recommendations for books she should buy for her classroom library to help her students feel represented. I quickly ran over to my LGBT Lending Library and grabbed a few titles.
This is no way represents all of the trans-centric stories on my shelf, but I thought it was be a good start.
While taking the picture I remembered that I had an extra copy of When the Moon Was Ours at my house...I also had a pile of books that I had reserved for filling free little libraries around my town. Sooooo! I made her a teacher care package! With a book for her trans students, five other books that will help all students feel represented, rainbow swag, and some teaching tolerance materials.
I wish there was a way all teachers could receive FREE books and resources for students who feel underrepresented. I am just happy I could help one.
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So I've been avoiding buying books for my classroom library because karmically it seems like doing that before having professional status is a good way to make the universe say LOL YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD PUT DOWN ROOTS WELL GUESS WHO'S OUT OF A JOB
But I have a bunch of kids this year who want to borrow books from me and everything in my classroom library suuuucks because the woman I've temporarily inherited the room from has supremely bad taste (why are there three different books on the history of gambling? Why all the self-help books? Why so many weird vaguely inappropriate 1970's books that have aged super poorly? WHY SO MANY BOOKS WITH THE EXACT SAME 'CHILD DISCOVERS THE MEANING OF FEAR UNDER NEW COMMUNIST REGIME' PLOT???)
So I'm biting the bullet and going to buy some books.
I have a bunch of thoughts already, but quick, what were all your favorite books in eighth grade, and/or stuff you've read recently that was good and age appropriate? I'm definitely looking to make the classroom library a little less white-straight-male centric, so titles with diverse casts (and/or any own voices kind of stuff) is a bonus.
TELL ME WHAT BOOKS TO BUY
Mutiny Kids Magazine
More presents from my wonderful educhum buddy @8thgraderesource!! I can't wait to share these with my students!!