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Organizing my Classroom Library

July 24, 2012 By fancyfreein4th

One of my goals this year was to be more organized. So, with that as my inspiration, I decided to tackle the beast that is my Classroom Library. I still have much to do, but unfortunately I will have to wait until I can go into my new classroom to do it on August 10th (eek!). This is my 2 step plan:
1- Find all the AR quiz numbers, point values and reading levels and record them on these cute owl stickers I made (you can download these free at my TpT store). 

2- Go through all my books and sort them according to reading level/genre and place them in bins.
…..2 steps should be easy…. right? Ha Ha!

I went shopping for book bins, and decided on these clear shoe containers from Target. I got them yesterday on sale. They were $4.95 for a set of 5! I think that is a steal. I decided to get clear bins because they will look nice and clean and and they will match ANY theme I decide to do.

Last night I spent a long time making library bin labels.  I was looking to buy some on TpT but most of the ones that I came across were directed towards primary class libraries.   I decided to make my own and ended up making a huge project…. 90 book bin labels later, I went to bed.
I have put off organizing my classroom because it can be daunting, but with 90 labels to choose from, now I have options. I laminated them and used Velcro to secure them to the bins, that way they will be easy to change if I need to.

Tada!

The topics I included created in my 90 Classroom Labels for your Upper Elementary Book Bins are:

– Levels (A-Z) and (1.0-8.9 for AR)
-Popular Authors (Roald Dahl,  Lois Lowry, Beverly Cleary…)
– Popular Book Series (Magic Tree House, Dork Diaries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Goosebumps….)
– By Genre (Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction)
-By topic (Art, Holidays…)…

Now my students will be able to select a book that is at their level and/or interest without having to shuffle through a mess.

By popular series

By genre

Leveled A-Z 

By AR level

I posted these on my TpT store. You can find them here: 90 Classroom Labels for your Upper Elementary Book Bins!

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Filed Under: AR, classroom library, classroom organization, labels, owls, Uncategorized 11 Comments

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  1. Suzanne says

    July 24, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    I like the idea of putting the labels on with Velcro! I think I'll borrow it!

    Krazy Town

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  2. Courtney Baker says

    July 24, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Love it. My library would look pretty nice with those cute labels 🙂 May have to invest. Thanks for the post. Also, I use classroom booksource as a way for kids to check books in/out. It helps me a lot. It's free and there's an app so you can scan ISBNs from your phone. Just something I thought may be helpful

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  3. MsGinGrade3 says

    July 24, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    These are so stinkin' cute! Those buckets are great! I need some for math manipulatives..looks like I'm trekking 🙂 to Target!!

    Reply
  4. Ashley says

    July 25, 2012 at 1:10 am

    I love the labels. Might have to get these, they will go perfect for my owl theme! 🙂

    Ashley
    Adventures of 5th Grade

    Reply
  5. Michelle says

    July 25, 2012 at 2:41 am

    Great organizational tool for your classroom library! Thanks for stopping by my blog this week! 🙂
    Michelle
    nomonkeybusinessmichelle.blogspot.com

    Reply
  6. Kelly Miller says

    July 25, 2012 at 4:16 am

    Love the labels!
    Kelly
    Kelly Teach

    Reply
  7. Sarah says

    July 25, 2012 at 5:20 am

    These are just PRECIOUS! I love them! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I am your newest follower.

    Yeehaw! Teaching in Texas

    Reply
  8. applesandabcs says

    July 25, 2012 at 8:22 am

    This makes me want to teach 4th so I can buy these! Love them!
    Michelle
    Apples and ABC's

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  9. amy says

    July 25, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    Your classroom library labels are super cute. I like that you are using velcro labels too! I may have to borrow that idea!
    Amy
    Where Seconds Count

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  10. Molly says

    July 26, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Layla,

    I love the labels! They are super cute! And that is nice that you can use the clear baskets with any classroom design you decide! Nice for if you switch it up through the years!! I tried velcro for my library labels, but for some reason velcro does not work in my classroom! They started off super sticky and strong and I was kinda nervous that I wouldn't be able to take them off at a later time if I wanted to for some reason, however halfway through the year they just started falling off! I was so bummed! I'm gonna have to bunch holes and get those metal rings I guess, which doesn't look nearly as nice! And I'm in San Diego, so it's not like we have crazy weather here that would affect the stickiness! So weird!

    Molly
    Lessons with Laughter

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  11. Michaela May says

    July 28, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    This helps me out so much! I was just talking to my mom *who teaches Senior GT English* that I was getting so worried about how I was going to organize my classroom library and I think I am going to take a chapter from your book and make my own labels with my Fish theme and use some of the themes that you did!!! Thanks again for posting on my blog about your post!! Very Helpful!!!

    ~Michaela~

    Reply

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