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Re: organizing classroom library
Posted by: dolmansaxlil #127570

I teach 8th, but I've done a lot of reading about how to set up classroom libraries (my library is a bit of an obsession). One of the things that I read really hit home with me. Bookstores such as B&N and Borders pay marketing and research types to figure out how to get people to buy books. I worked at a similar store here and Canada, and it's amazing how much psychology went into it. The book I read talked about going into those large bookstores and seeing how they are laid out, and then using those ideas in your classroom. Since I worked in one (and did merchandising for them for a time) I came up with my own list of things bookstores do that successfully get people's cash out of their pockets:

Have displays with front facing books
Group books by subject
Organize th...
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Classroom Library
Posted by: teachingannie #161393

How many books are in your library?
I have well over 2500 books in my library, not exactly sure of the total...could be much more than that.

Where do you get your books?
Scholastic Book Orders and Warehouse Sales, Half Price Books, Yard Sales, and Library Sales

What categories or sections do you have?
My main categories that I have are Fiction and Non-Fiction- within that they are divided into many a sub group including but not limited to favorite series, authors, fantasy and realistic fiction for fiction selections and math books, science, history, reference and others for non-fiction.

How do you label these sections?
I have the library spread out along one whole wall of my classroom (23') and they are arranged logically and every basket is labe...
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Classroom Organization
Posted by: sj #52932

NOTEBOOKS--I have one 1" notebook I labeled my "Handy Book". Everything in it is in a plastic sleeve. I keep transparencies I use often, such as handwriting lines and a clockface. I keep copies of poems and jingles that I use often. This book is where I keep the "old standbys" that I wouldn't want to stash in a file cabinet because I use them every year and throughout the year. I have another 1" notebook I labeled "Lesson Plans". I also use plastic sleeves in it to store the pages that I must refer to over a period of time, such as duty schedules, library schedule, class roster, scope & sequence chart. I also have a copy of the grade-level objectives (TEKS, in Texas), this week's lesson plans in a plastic sleeve, and as I put in each new week of plans I remove the old ones from the...
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Classroom Library
Posted by: Erin #79638

Every year, I have the students sort the books. They sort them in any way that they deem purposeful. With my first graders, we had categories like true animal books, animal stories, fact books, community helpers, ABC books, 123 books, fairy tales, Clifford, Amelia Bedelia, etc. We had about 15 to 20 categories. I labeled the categories just what they decided. Then we put a sticker on each books to show the category. (ie purple smiley face for true animal books, green for community helpers). This helped the students put the books back in the right place. During the school year when I got new books we would add the books to the categories we already had. The students as they learned more about genre and books changed the names of some of the categories, for example the true books abo...
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classroom library
Posted by: Lisa #26205

I have my bookshelves color coded by season. I cover the bottom of the shelf with colored construction paper that is covered with contact paper. I label the books with a color circle sticker on the binder and tape over it so that it will stay.

My green shelf is for books I use at the very beginning of the year. Orange is Fall stuff. Red has winter books, green has spring/summer stuff.

The stickers allow my students to return the book to the correct spot where I can hopefully find it when I need it.

I have a large tag board by reading station with library card envelopes glued to it. One for each student labeled with their names. Each classroom library book has a library pocket on the back inside cover with an index card with the name of the book, author and color code written on...
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AR in the classroom
Posted by: teacherteacher #78983

As a whole, I love the AR Reading Program. It is a great motivator to get students to have a love of books and reading. But it is in all how the teacher approaches AR for it to be effective in the classroom.

At the beginning of the school year, I STAR test all of my students, and I find that it is a great indicator of where there AR level is. The results of the STAR test are just for me, because I know it isn't always accurate (for example, a student might be in a bad mood or having family
problems).

At my school library, students are allowed to check out 2 library books every week. With this in mind, I tell students they have to check at an AR book on grade level and then one of their choice. And yes, I do have to modify this. Last year for example, I had 5 very low readers (on View Item (626 words)

classroom library
Posted by: mgf91280 #161425

How many books are in your library? Oh, I'm not even sure, but probably over 1,000.

Where do you get your books? Goodwill, Scholastic Book Clubs, Barnes and Noble, garage sales

What categories (or sections) do you have? I use Beth Newingham's genre labels to organize them (traditional literature, science fiction, informational, fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry, biography, historical fiction)

How do you label these sections? I have tubs that house each genre. I printed off Beth N's labels, laminated them, and attached them to the tubs.

Is it leveled? Each book is labeled with a white sticker that says its AR color and level/point value. In the corner of each book there's a color-coded genre sticker (for example, Biography is green with a "B" on ...
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My library
Posted by: NIUTeach #173973

* What works best for you? Book bins or shelves?

Book baskets on shelves!

* How do you categorize your books (Dewey or other system)?

By theme: Picture books are yellow baskets and then have categories within that: animals, kids, school, family, animal characters, etc.

I also have different colors for chapter books, non-fiction, picture book series (magic school bus, etc.) and then leveled readers.

* How do you determine reading levels?

I also used Scholastic.

* Do you post library rules, or guidelines?

No, but we spend the first month going over procedures, picking out just-right books, picking spots to read (this is not the time to be close to a friend because it is too tempting to talk)... we do have a library check out lis...
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Classroom Funding
Posted by: Aurora #177030

It sounds as thought you can keep your materials with you as long as you continue to use them for their intended purpose. No? If you're interested in other sites, here's a blurb I wrote up for our union website:

Classroom Funding: Ways to Get What You Really Need!

It seems that every year, gathering classroom supplies becomes more tedious (and difficult). What do you need? Where do you go? And most importantly, how will you pay? Don�t worry, _____ has you covered! Listed below are four websites whose sole purpose is to help you provide for your students in a way that, perhaps on your own, would never be possible.

DonorsChoose: DonorsChoose is, by far, the most crucial element for funding your classroom. It is an online charity that allows individual dono...
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Classroom Funding
Posted by: Aurora #172536

I just posted this on another thread:

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If you're interested in other sites, here's a blurb I wrote up for our union website:

Classroom Funding: Ways to Get What You Really Need!

It seems that every year, gathering classroom supplies becomes more tedious (and difficult). What do you need? Where do you go? And most importantly, how will you pay? Don’t worry, _____ has you covered! Listed below are four websites whose sole purpose is to help you provide for your students in a way that, perhaps on your own, would never be possible.

DonorsChoose: DonorsChoose is, by far, the most crucial element for funding your classroom. It is an online charity that allows individual donors, corporations, and organizations to fully or partially...
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