Remember all those incredible types of informational text we talked about last week? (ICYMI, definitely head back to episode 27!) Today I'm spilling my secrets for bulking up your informational classroom library section on a budget.

Listen in for 6 ways you can support student learning with more (and more authentic!) informational texts for free and almost-free!

You don't want to miss:

• 2:15 - Dani's question about how to set up a classroom library that doesn't have a ton of books (yet!).
• 5:40 - managing borrowed books from the public library so they are ready for you to return without a late fee!
• 8:21 - How to ask for free books from your neighborhood!
• 10:10 - Budget-friendly ways to bulk up your library…not free, but definitely easy on your wallet and often have great sets of series or themed books!
• 13:45 - My ABSOLUTE favorite spot for unique, budget-friendly nonfiction books that are ALWAYS a hit in my classroom, and most have been $7-$9!
• 15:45 - Going beyond the books: quick, FREE ways to add more informational mentor texts to your classroom library, like this dentist pamphlet!
• 19:00 - Even if the CONTENT isn't specifically relevant (they're not going on a road trip through Spain right now!), the skills of understanding real informational text is important in life. Here's how to support that in your young readers.
• 21:50 How your students' families or your own family can help!

Links and resources from this episode:

• Check out the example I mentioned from the San Francisco Airport here, and comment with one random type of informational text you thought of after this episode!
• Get on the waitlist for the FREE virtual training on how to take your upper elementary lessons from rote to "REAL" - leave with 5 "purposeful project" planning templates and the tools you need to increase student engagement, boost motivation, and create lasting learning!

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