Each book that belongs in the basket/ category has a matching colored dot sticker andnumber. On each book basket label there is a colored dot sticker and a number. Here’s how I organize the books on the shelves. You can see the beginnings of my book catalogue (opens in a new window). I will go back and add a tag noting which book basket the book goes in. I have added tags that I own two copies, or this would be a great math book. Boom! Your title and a picture pops up! The best part is you can add “tags”or notes. All you do is type your title in (or author) and it searches or the Library of Congress. It is really cool! It is a free service and is simple to use. You can use this website to catalogue your books.I was curious and decided to check into it. I just discovered the website, Library Thing. It worked, and I’m thinking about using the same system again with all of the new books I have bought over the summer. Then the table decided what category the books went into and sorted the books. I again passed out the books to different tables. The next day, I created book baskets with labels. I listed these on a white board and we decided if we could combine or separate any categories. Then I asked students to suggest book categories. Students created a great big circle around the books. Then I gathered the books together and laid them on the floor. We continued doing this until all students had seen all of the books. Students looked through the books for a few minutes, then we rotated book stacks to another table. I divided the books up so each table has several of the nonfiction books from the library. I selected all the nonfiction books that I was struggling to organize. Frank Serafini highly recommend this method in his book, The Reading Workshop: Creating Space for Readers (a great, easy read). Letting students help decide the categories can be a great way toengage them in the library, give ownership of the library to students, andlet kids know what is available. Have fun and consider your own collection. Chapter Books by Authors Whose Last Names Begin with M-Z.Chapter Books by Authors Whose Last Names Begin with A-L.Here are some of the categories into which I have decided to divide my books: I collected all of these books and put them in a basket devoted to author or series. This also helped me realize when I had several books from one specific author or book series. I only had a few each and they seemed to go well together. For example, I combined all my joke books and my poetry books into one basket. This way I was able to combine categories when I only had a few of one genre. Instead, I sorted like books together and naturally created categories. When I first started my classroom library, I did not have any preconceived categories that I wanted to use. Here is a close-up of my book bins (or book baskets): Bookstores have cashed in on this, and so will I! Book bins also keep the books organized and neat looking, an added bonus! I know when I go to the bookstore, the books that catch my eye most often are the ones whose covers are facing out. Students are not as likely to pull books by looking at the book binding only. Students tend to check out books by looking at book covers. I am also a big fan of keeping books in books bins. All these beliefs led me to sort by genre, topic, and author. I know some people will disagree with me here, but I am not also a big fan of AR so I do not choose to sort by AR levels. Restricting sections of the library by leveling hinders this. When students walk into a book store there will not be a large sign that states, “Guided Reading Level O books here.” Students have to be prepared to make good reading choices and know how to browse. I want the students making the decision if the book is just right. A second reason is that I do not want children picking out by books by levels. Leveling all my books would take forever, and I do not want to spend all of my time on it. In my classroom I have chosen to sort by books by topic and author. Many people sort by genres, topics, themes, AR (Accelerated Reader) levels, guided reading levels, and so on. One of the most difficult things to figure out is how to sort all of your books. Then parents will be able to easily spot the book as one that needs to be returned to the classroom. You might also want to write it on the side of the book across the pages. I use a stamp, but you can also just write your name on the cover of every book. I highly suggest labeling the books as coming from your library.
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