Classroom Library

I love books and organization, so this year I am really trying to get my classroom library running smoothly for my students and myself. I taught sixth grade for five years, so I don't have as many books as I would like. I have really tried hard to build my library this year to have a lot of choices for my kids as well as have all the books leveled.

I use scholastic bookwizard:  http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ to level my books, as well as Fountas and Pinnell book lists: http://www.fountasandpinnellleveledbooks.com/. My library is leveled based on guided reading levels. In the past I had used AR level, as my old school used AR. So switching things over has taken some time. I swear, I could still spend a week just working on my library and it wouldn't be done!

Here is a picture of what my library looked like in the fall.

I love thrift stores and the goodwill! You can get great books for cheap! A thrift store in my little town sells

books for 25 cents each! I have found great book label levels on TeacherPayTeachers and other teacher blogs! There are so many teachers willing to share their materials, I love it!

Happy Reading!

Tiff