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How to Organize Your Classroom Library Complete Library Organization Kit!

If youre in the mood to do some spring cleaning, why not clean up your library by reorganizing it?  I absolutely love the way I organize my classroom books!  Like most teachers, I use labels on my book bins that have pictures, but, I went even further than that!  I put matching labels on each book so that the children put them back in the right bin!  The system is so simple, that even a preschooler can use it!

The labels for the bins are 5" x 3.75," which is the perfect size for many book bins, including Lakeshore bins (LC91 & YB10).

The labels for the books are easy to print... they line up perfectly on Avery 5160 labels, so all you have to do is peel and stick!  I put the labels on the back cover of my books for two reasons:
1. Its not covering any of the front cover!
2. Its the perfect way to introduce the vocabulary "back of the book," which is on many Kindergarten reading assessments!

I am selling this complete library organization system for your classroom for only $8.  And I havent even told you the best part!  If you want me to add any labels, Ill make them asap and revise the file on TPT.  This is all youll ever need to organize your books forever!

At the moment, the labels that are included are:

Authors and Series:

1. Amelia Bedelia
2. Arthur
3. Berenstain Bears
4. Cam Jansen
5. Clifford
6. Dr. Seuss
7. Eric Carle
8. Ezra Jack Keats
9. I Spy
10. Junie B. Jones
11. Little Critters
12. Lois Ehlert
13. Magic School Bus
14. Richard Scarry
15. Wheres Waldo
16. Winnie the Pooh 

ELA Topics:

1. Alphabet
2. Fairy Tales
3. Nursery Rhymes
4. Poetry

General Topics:

1. Art
2. Language Arts
3. Music
4. Social Studies

Holidays and Celebrations:

1. 100th Day
2. Birthday
3. Christmas
4. Easter
5. Fathers Day
6. Graduation
7. Halloween
8. Hanukkah
9. Kwanza
10. Martin Luther King Jr.
11. Mothers Day
12. New Years Day
13. Passover
14. St. Patricks Day
15. Thanksgiving
16. Valentines Day

Math:

1. Addition and Subtraction
2. Counting Backwards
3. Counting
4. Graphs
5. Math
6. Measurement
7. Money
8. Multiplication and Division
9. Patterns
10. Shapes
11. Sorting
12. Time

Science:

1. Animals (Fiction)
2. Animals (Non-Fiction)
3. Animals in Winder
4. Apples and Pumpkins
5. Dinosaurs
6. Environment
7. Five Senses
8. Human Body
9. Insects
10. Keeping Healthy
11. Magnets
12. Ocean
13. Outer Space
14. Plants
15. Season - Autumn
16. Season - Spring
17. Season - Summer
18. Season - Winter
19. Seasons
20. Weather

Social Studies:

1. Community Helpers
2. Family
3. Friends
4. I Am Special
5. Manners
6. Neighborhood

Misc.

1. Favorite Stories (For those classic stories like The Velveteen Rabbit or Corduroy!)
2. Our Books (For student authors!)
3. Starting School
4. Transportation

That means you get labels for 82 different categories... for only $8!  And again, the best part is that if you want me to add any additional labels, all you have to do is ask!  Ill make them asap and revise the file on TPT.  This means that $8 is all youll ever need to spend to organize your books forever!

Click any of the pictures below to head on over to TPT to download the free preview and check it out for yourself. (Note: The free preview is a PDF, but the actual download is a ZIP with DOC and PDF files.)