Classroom library

I did it!  I spent all day yesterday sorting and resorting my books.  Last week, one of dearest teacher friends and her husband, drove my books 4 hours to Minnesota.  We exchanged books, ate lunch, and said good-bye.  Short and sweet.  Now back to business...

My mission for yesterday was to get my classroom library in order.  I was fortunate to be left lots and lots of books from the previous teacher.  I checked out the 2 Sisters website for guidance on sorting and storing my books.  Then I headed to the Dollar Tree, Target, and Wal-mart for bins and crates.  Now, being a native Minnesotan, Target is always my go to.  However, some things I have to admit, Wal-mart has a better selection.  I bought the small, blue crates at Wal-mart in the Back to School section.  I went to 3 Wal-marts to get 20 blue crates.  My mom is picking up two more blue crates and 8 green crates from another store near her.

One pile of books.

This was mid-way through my all day sort.

This is where I started from yesterday.

Instead of sanding and painting my bookshelves, I bought contact paper from Amazon.

This is how it turned out yesterday. 



My CAFE board. 
Aww.  The letters and captions were part of the loot brought by Tammy and Paul.  I downloaded them from the Ladybug's Teacher Files last school year.  I had them printed on cardstock, mounted them on black, and laminated them. http://www.ladybugsteacherfiles.com/