Join veteran teachers Angela and Brandy on The Joyous Classroom as they share playful, practical strategies to get kids excited about reading.

Great tried & true reading engagement & Interest-building ideas are shared on this episodes. Everything from Mystery Bags to build inference skills, running a digital 'Elite Eight' book bracket to inspire school wide reading engagement, and ideas like Read Around the School, Reading Under the Stars, and hands-on book activities.

Book Challenge Article with Timelines: 

https://blog.tcea.org/digital-book-challenge-2025/