Reading to Self

As part of the Daily 3, my students have plenty of time to read to themselves. They are encouraged to move around the room and find a comfortable spot to set up and delve into their books.  My room is set up with a coffeehouse theme, but I had to draw the line at comfy couches, pillows, and rugs.  The cost of those items aside, I couldn't deal with the lice & bed bugs that would undoubtedly accompany those fluffy, comfy seats.

However, while 'shopping' at Crayons to Computers I found these great yoga mats.  Soft on one side, rubbery on the other.  (And $29.99 at Target...holy cow! Have I mentioned how lucky we are to be able to shop at Crayons!?)

And they were much too large to have 20 kids spreading them out all over my room.

Not to mention, there was a limit of 2 mats per person.  So I asked a few co-workers to grab them & send them my way, and quickly accumulated 10.  I chopped them in half and voila...reading mats for every student!

What does Read to Self (or your version of silent reading) look like in your room?