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Reorganizing my Classroom Library (Finally!) // Admitting Fault and Doing Better

3 Peaks Classroom

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In today's video I get super real - I admit some faults and mistakes I made while organizing my classroom library when I first began teaching.

When you know better, you do better, and that's what today's video is all about.

Thank you for respecting my vulnerability - I would love to hear from you in the comments below about your thoughts on today's episode - what resonated with you?

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Link to Molly Maloy episode where she organizes her classroom library: CLASSROOM LIBRARY Organization

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9 Comments

@thurstonforknowledge 2 years ago

I'm coming back to the classroom after a one year leave of absence and this is the biggest change I'm making coming back. It's SO MUCH WORK to reorganize, not to mention a big mental shift after 14 years in education, but I know it's the right thing for kids. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts so candidly - I loved Molly's video but it was also so helpful to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you!

@daniellemitchell3118 2 years ago

Research has shown that children will be motivated to read a higher level if it's a subject they are interested in. Ex. I taught 2nd grade, and I had a little boy who loved airplanes. He would read 4th grade level books because he was interested in them.

@stephaniemclean4557 4 years ago

I have my classroom library sorted based on series/genre. I was going to switch to an alphabetic system but thought that my students would have a hard time finding the author’s last name.
For my system, each bin has a picture with the genre and then each book in that bin has a matching sticker with the picture to match to the front of the bin. Hoping this will alleviate books going in the wrong bins!
Thank you for sharing your method!

@jessicagunn4731 4 years ago

I used this exact same system my first year in grade 3! I think if I’d spent more time focusing on how to use it and monitoring it in the beginning it would have worked better because I LOVE the look and idea of it! Instead I have my chapter books organized this way by author and series but my picture books are simply fiction bins or non-fiction bins! 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think however you do it is great though! Different groups of kids can handle different routines!

@3Bclassroom 4 years ago

Thank you for the video- it gives me a lot of food for thought! I taught kinder for 14 years and last year was my first year in Grade 3. I used labelled bins with AR numbers as that is what others in my school were doing, however I like this A LOT. Thanks again!

@Born2TeachAndGrow 4 years ago

Team no bins. This year I will no longer have bins in my third grade classroom. I have a guide printed to help them find a particular book by author if they need it. This system is no different from when students go to the school and public library. I will teach students how to focus on an author just as much if not more than the title.

@HolisticHomemaker 2 years ago

I have chapter books sorted by author. Non-fiction picture books are chronologically sorted by holidays or by themes with non-fiction by category.

I LOVE these labels but how do you keep the price low? I did one sheet at home for just the Halloween books and nearly drained my new ink cartridge. 😬

@anitadally8991 4 years ago

I am going to be redoing my library as well. I am going in alphabetical order by title for my kinders for now. I think that will be easier for them. Lots of books so a long process.