Right now I’ve just started separating all of my books into categories (animal fiction, Dr. Seuss, Disney, weather, holidays, etc.). I’ve only been through one box so far and have 3 others to get through – I don’t have a large library, yet. I went through this process last year, but didn’t label the books so my kiddos didn’t know where to put them back. Lets just say the class library was in a bit of shambles by May. You live and learn, and I won’t be making that mistake again.
Once I get through the other boxes I’ll figure out which stacks can be combined and what types of books I may need more of. I will also pull books to go into a leveled library section, however I want the majority of my library to just be organized into categories so my kiddos get experience picking “just right” books.
So my question for you is, what summer teaching-related project or plans do you have?
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I have a couple of PowerPoints I want to create this summer!
I hear ya! I definitely have a few math PPTs in particular that could use some work.
Bryce
I have a few PBL lessons to gather info for to take back to our grade level collaborative planning.
Mrs. Spriggs’ Kindergarten Pond
I would LOVE to do some PBL. My new school is a lot more hands on, but not sure if they've ever approached PBL. I do plan on bringing it up once I start meeting with my team and principal!
Bryce
I need to get organised with morning work and make sure that I have things made and prepared in advance so mornings are less chaotic!
Growing Little Learners
Morning work was a struggle for me this year, too! Finally I got fed up with it and started making the packets a month at a time, then the kiddos just kept the packets in their desks to pull out when they got to school in the mornings. It helped tremendously.
Bryce
Oh my goodness! I am right there with you! My library is in serious need of an overhaul. I just get so frustrated every time I try because so many books fit into so many categories and I just can't find a "good" way to sort them. I need to make like Nike and JUST DO IT!
Good luck 🙂
Tasha Emmerson
Confessions of a Tiny Teacher
That's the spirit! 🙂 I'm piecing together a way that will *hopefully* work for me. I plan on writing a blog post about it when I finish, so maybe it will help others! I currently have about 40 stacks of books, so I'll have to start combining some, but I'm just going on a first instinct basis right now for sorting.
P.S. – I NEED one of those water bottles you posted about! AMAZING!
Bryce