Classroom Library Labels: Freebie!

It's that time of year again and as teachers we are torn between soaking up the last days of summer vacay and prepping our classrooms and resources for another school year!  Let it be a great one!

To help you get your year off on the right foot, here is a freebie for you!

Classroom library labels by reading level and by author & themes!

These leveled classroom library labels will help you organize your collection of books.

60 labels included:

Leveled labels from A (1) to R (40)
Fiction labels for series and Author Studies
(please see preview to view the complete collection)

Sorting your library by reading level promotes reader's confidence and growth. These labels measure 3x3". I have also included author study bins.

 You can find them at the shop:

Leveled Classroom Library Labels

Enjoy!

All Sorted Out!

Today my firsties helped me sort our classroom library bins by fiction and nonfiction.  I was so proud of their determination and how focused they were at correctly identifying the nonfiction text features.  In this photo, you can see how they took one leveled bin and sorted it into their respective baskets.  They now have a sense of ownership as well as a growing interest in nonfiction texts just as we are beginning our Nonfiction Unit of Study!  Kudos to my firsties for a job well done!

If you are interested in sorting your own library by genre you might like the library labels I created:

You can purchase them at my TPT store:
Classroom Library Bin Labels with Fiction and Nonfiction

Library Bin Labels for Fiction and Nonfiction

I am super excited to reorganize my classroom library by Fiction and Nonfiction.  

My book baskets are overflowing and are in need of reorganization.

In our Reader's Workshop we are starting our Nonfiction Unit of Study.  

It's the perfect time to have my firsties help me sort our classroom library by genre.  

I purchased a second set of baskets from the Dollar Store in a second color 

to help the children differentiate the bins by fiction and nonfiction.  

Our classroom librarians will help me maintain the baskets by genre and levels.  

I am so excited to get sorting!

However, if you don't have the classroom space or time to sort your books by Fiction and Nonfiction, I have also created a basic library bin label for your classroom!

 If you would like to purchase the complete set, visit my TPT store:

Classroom Library Bin Labels by Genre

Classroom Leveled Library Bins

A leveled library is so important.  Your students WANT to read, they just need to find the Just Right Book!  Leveling your classroom library is such a daunting task, I know!  Just as I finished leveling my third grade library, the following year I was assigned to kindergarten and had to start all over again. But, in all honesty, once you get started, it is a worthwhile task, and you will see a huge difference in your readers!

These are the library labels I created for my kinders to use to find a Just Right Book. Of course, they will only be reading A-E, if that, but I made sure I had them created so the complete set was created.

If you would like to download these library labels for free, go to my age on Teachers Pay Teachers at: Classroom Library Book Bins by Reading Level

Want even more information on leveling your classroom library?

A great tool for leveling your library is the Scholastic Book Wizard, they have most common titles in their database.  This is a good start.  However, you will find that a great deal of the books in your classroom are from previous textbook series your school purchased.  These books are a valuable resource in your classroom, because they often come in sets.  Don't fret there are ways to find their levels too!  Other sites to try are:
Leveled Books Database at  A to Z

Reading A-Z has a great reading correlation chart that will provide you with the various leveling systems out there: