Soft Bright Book Bin Labels!

Happy Friday all!  It's Jayme from Teach Talk Inspire back to share another dollar goody with you!

I am so excited to be able to share something with you today that has added so much to my classroom this year.  For many of you, you're already in the midst of your new school year.  For those of you who started school this week, congratulations!  You made it through your first week and I'm sure it was great!  For me, I don't start with my students until Tuesday but I have spent most of the past month in my classroom redoing the ENTIRE room.  One of my major focuses this summer has been revamping my classroom library. I have always had my students able to use the library to fall in love with books but I wanted to make sure that my students were able to pick just right books from the start of first grade.

When I was looking for labels to help me sort my books in a way that would best help my students, I realized that I didn't just want to label them with just one level (Fountas & Pinnell, Guided Reading, Lexile, DRA etc).  My school uses the DRA to assess our students and I wanted those levels to be displayed as well as the corresponding Fountas & Pinnell level that I use to communicate with parents to share student growth and success.  I couldn't quite find something that met my needs so I decided to make my own!

I created these soft brights leveled library labels in two versions.  Both have colorful bright text on circle frames that shows the Fountas & Pinnell and DRA level but the labels come in both white and black in order to meet all of your classroom needs.

My classroom theme this year is black with pops of bright color so I decided to use the black labels for my own library.  The colorful text really pops against the black circle frames and I love how big and easy to use they will be for my students.

If you're interested in checking out these labels more, you can snag them for only $1 in my TpT store here for the next 3 days!

I hope you have a wonderful FriYAY and can sit back, relax, and enjoy this holiday weekend!  Enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by!

Show A Little Book Love-Spruce Up Your Classroom Library!

Hello my friends!  It's Jennifer from  Stories and Songs in Second Grade  here!

Long time no see!  I've been away from this page most of the summer, so thanks for your patience! July was a whirlwind tour for me with trips to Vegas, Chicago, and the Mazza Museum--a magical place in Findlay, Ohio where original artwork from honored children's book illustrators hangs in cozy, welcoming galleries.  It was my time at Mazza this summer that inspired a makeover of my classroom library poster sets.  Hopefully, they will help me showcase some of the new books I acquired at the conference, as well as spotlight some familiar favorites.

My classroom library is not leveled...or color-coded...or carded...or numbered.  My bins are not all the same size or color.  My collection of beloved picture and chapter books is sorted and displayed by topic, author, genre, units of study, and theme.  The books are read, loved, discussed, loved some more, and read again.  I know that it is not everyone's "cup of tea," but it works for me and my students.

My two featured resources this week were created for use as either poster in and around your classroom "book nook" in full-page letter size, or can be printed two per page and used as book bin labels.

My  newest pack of posters/labels has a bright color scheme and is on sale for $1.00 through

this Thursday, Aug. 13th!

You can see it {HERE} in my TpT store!

I am in the process of  attaching my set of labels to bins with velcro strips/dots
so that I can change them out monthly.  I plan to use binder rings on the
my bigger book baskets.  I am also going to use plastic photo frames in either
8 x 10 or 5 x 7 size for countertop book collections.

If a black-and white vintage color scheme would match your room decor, you might like this set

that is on sale for $1.00 through Thursday, August 13th also!  

It includes some fun, old-fashioned "Newsies"-style clip art and "Read All About It!"
posters that are  just too cute!

See it {HERE} in my TpT store!

Last but not least, as a token of my gratitude for helping me grow my blog, social media reach, and

TpT store this summer, I invite you to grab this
FREE Focus Wall set over

on my blog!

Click 

{HERE} 

There is also a black-and-white Focus Wall pack that only features READING and MATH headers

in my store!  It is also a FREEBIE!

You can find it in my TpT store

{HERE}!

Thank you in advance for leaving thoughtful feedback!

May your students always "look to the books" and let these guidepost signs

lead them to magical places!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

May your school year be full of good music, good times, good stories, and good rhymes!

Warm Regards,

~Jennifer