![]() Nonfiction (This covers procedural and informational nonfiction).You’d rather have a sports bin that’s easy to find than to put all the sports books in the realistic fiction box and then have eight-year-olds spending all morning rifling through a bin. So, why not turn these into their own book bins? One of the perks of organizing your library is not only to introduce students to different genres, but also to make it easy for them to find and put back books. If you have kids obsessed with sports and scary stories, you’ll end up with tons of sports and scary stories books. If you’re wondering where to start, here’s the list of genres I use.ĭisclaimer: some of these are more “topic” than “genre”, which you can discuss with students during a reading mini-lesson. Start with fiction & nonfiction and go from there. The one thing you do have to do is decide on a set of genres you want to use to organize your library. It doesn’t have to be perfect, and you don’t have to have everything labeled before the first day of school. This step can take some time, but don’t stress. (Boo!) Library Organization Step #3: Label every book by genre However, just know labels in Word do not play nice with images. Just choose MAILINGS, LABELS, and then OPTIONS. You can format a Word document to fit virtually any type of label in the Mailings portion of the toolbar. I use Avery 8167 for ink jet or Avery 5267 for laser printers. Plus, since you get so many per page, you get more for your money when purchasing a pack of them. These are big enough to print a line or 2 of text on, but small enough to put more than 1 in a book cover. Teacher tip: Use the 0.5″x 1.75″ return address labels that come 80 to page. Put these sticky labels on the inside front cover of every book. Your Name Here” labels to keep track of the books you’ve purchased yourself (see mine below). Use small (80 per page) return address labels to create personalized “From the library of Mrs. Library Organization Step #2: Label EVERY book you’ve purchased with your name ![]() You can find all of these items at the Classroom Library Organization section of my Amazon affiliate recommendation page. How is there an entire bag of Fritos at the bottom of the picture book bin?! Gah! I personally like the thicker plastic bins (for aesthetics) but they need to be cleaned out often. Super Teacher Tip: Crates work well for picture books because they collect only minimal dust and food scrappies at the bottom, but sometimes they give students pinched fingers. Check out the Amazon recommendation page for the ones I use. Plastic crates or thicker plastic bins work well for picture books. What materials do you need to get your classroom library organized?Ĭlear plastic shoe bins work great for paperback chapter books, magazine holders can be a good “book box” option for individual students, and sticky return address labels (80 per page) are perfect for labeling books (just double check to make sure you purchase the correct ink jet or laser printer option). Library Organization Step #1: Get supplies ready Starting from scratch organizing your classroom library is a big task, so make sure you take your time and break the steps into doable pieces. If you fit into the former category, then let’s get started! Here’s a step by step guide for getting your classroom library organized by genre. You already have your classroom library organized and it’s working well for you and your students (Kudos! Tell me all about it in the comments Super Teacher.).You have students choose books from leveled tubs.You want your classroom books organized by reading level only.Organizing your library by genre might not be a great fit for you if: ![]()
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