I don't know about all of you, but I find that I spend a lot of time browsing books at the library and choosing ones that I really think my students will like, only to have them take a look at one or two and never read them. I have found, however, if I display the books, my students are more likely to check them out.
This is one of my favorite ways to organize & display library books.
This is a wire dish rack that I bought at Walmart. Two-three books fit nicely between each rung on the rack. If you have a check out system, you can use the sponge holder to hold the student check out cards or sticks.
Here is a side view of the display:
This display is also nice because it keeps the library books separate from your classroom books. Many times I find an overdue book in one of my classroom library book bins. I love organization, but I'm not an organizer, so this really me helped with that!
I may have to try this. I've tried the wire baskets but they scratch the shelves. With the dish drainer there are plastic feet...WalMart...here I come.
ReplyDeleteQuestion- Do you have a checkout system? Last year I just let the kids take books from my classroom library and I found there was more book damage than I remembered in the past...so this year each student will write the title/their name when taken a book from from library.
Pat
A Time to Share & Create
I really like this idea and the wire rack looks so pretty too. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDelete✿Kristen
Ladybug's Teacher Files
You are so right-my students are much more willing to check out books that are displayed that just shelved in the library. I take some of my books and put them on the white board ledge after doing book commericals and the kids all scramble to get them first!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Walmart, here I come! :-)
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I so love this idea!!! I agree....if I stand the books up around the classroom, they're gone by the end of the day:) I'll be trying this:)
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LOVE!!! I have to have 1 or 2 of these for my classroom library!
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