Originally Posted by Pammie:
I use regular blank address labels - wrapped from front to back across the spine of the book, about 1/2" from the bottom. Then I add a little sticker (from the teacher's supply store - the teeny tiny ones designed for behavior charts) on the label on the spine. Then I put a piece of wide clear packing tape across the label to keep the kids from peeling the sticker off:-)
I have Santa for Christmas, Turkey for Thanksgiving, Snowflake for winter, etc.
It's a really inexpensive way to keep my library collection organized. I don't mark all of my books this way, just my "themed" ones:-)
that's a good idea! in kindergarten i used the colored dot stickers (blue, red, green, etc) to separate books by reading level and then i had a basket for each color - a basket for reds, a basket for blues, etc. and the kids were able to put them back where they belonged easily - plus i knew which basket to tell individual children to choose from based on their reading level.
but the themed stickers is a really good idea! and if you have enough for each season - they could be put into baskets that way too so the searching is a little easier and the kids know where the books go if you put a picture of a snowflake on the basket.