Idea by Melissa, Kindergarten Teacher, Plant City, FL As I get my classroom library ready for the next year, I make sure all books are back in their home and update my database of books. I have over 1,000 book titles to date. I keep all of my books in labeled plastic magazine file boxes.
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Idea by Sarah, Grades K-6 Teacher, East Brunswick, NJ Since I am a new teacher, I don’t have as many books as veteran teachers. However, I’ve learned that a great way to organize and label your small collection of books is to store them in gallon-size, zip close bags. Label the outside of each bag
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Idea by Heidi, Pre-K Teacher, American Canyon, CA For me, the best way to store my class library is with the help of plastic tote bags. I designate a plastic book tote for each month of the year, and a couple extra for the major holidays. In each tote I place all the books that
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Ah, classroom organization. It can be the most challenging part of teaching some days. We got the scoop on some great organization ideas from our fabulous #TeachChat teachers on Wednesday, August 22nd. Check out their tips and tricks and join us for the next chat on September 5th at 9pm EST. Remember – to read
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Idea by Julie, a 4th Grade Teacher, in Akron, OH. I group books into sets according to author, series, or titles.  This past year, I purchased Really Good Stuff® corrugated dividers. I made computer labels of all my book groupings and adhered them to both sides of the dividers. The dividers worked wonderfully. The students
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Idea by Laura, a 4th Grade Teacher, in the APO Armed Forces. I use inquiry to help students understand book genres while also providing a method for organizing my classroom library.  Here’s how: I provide small groups of students with a short stack of books and a classification chart featuring book genre definitions. I have
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Idea by Jared, a 5th Grade Teacher, in Harker Heights, TX. I set up my classroom library by grouping my books into genre-specific crates.  I then scan each bar code into a free app that stores them like a library. That way, I can always keep track of who has borrowed which book title.  

  by Pam Margolis, Guest Blogger Did you ever hear the Alice in Wonderland quote “You used to be much more…”muchier.” You’ve lost your muchness”..? Well sometimes, classroom libraries can lose their muchness. Classroom libraries can often be a hodgepodge of old and new books: some missing covers, others containing spilled coffee stains, crayon markings,
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Having trouble organizing your classroom library? Get some great tips and tricks from Really Good Teachers who joined us for #TeachChat on Wednesday, June 13th. Don’t forget, to read the transcript – scroll down and read up!

by Becky Elmuccio, Guest Blogger During my years of teaching and private tutoring experience, I have observed that having an organized and full classroom library is a major part of running a successful elementary level classroom. Having plenty of books on each reading level and in each genre, giving clear expectations for how students check
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