Are you looking for ways to add new titles to your classroom library without spending a fortune? Allison Behne has a great idea that will involve families and give students in your room a book legacy that will live long after they leave in June.

Kristen Heineman shares how she was able to help her teachers jump in to Daily 5 with both feet. 

Here are ways we can encourage students to use their reading, writing, speaking and listening abilities, research skills, and critical thinking to make author studies come alive.