Middle school classroom library ideas

How I have organized my upper elementary and middle school classroom library while teaching fifth grade, sixth grade, and middle school ELA.

Another school year is barreling upon us again! My how the summers fly. But at least I get another chance to do what I love - decorating my classroom! And this year, I was able to stray a bit from my longtime Spanish-class decor to a slightly broader cultural theme - a global boho classroom decor. I was tempted to put up another hat wall which is a nod mostly to the Hispanic culture. Then, I decided it is time for a boho classroom theme that incorporates a variety of cultures - which is how…

One of the things I’ve become known for is my colorful and visually engaging (and non-typical) shelving strategies. I like to call this “Dynamic Shelving” and I love employing the…

You’ve worked hard to build a great classroom library for your students, but it can be a struggle to keep up with and organize all those books! Here are several different options for classroom library management.

Library display of my favorite middle school books.

Whole Number Dewey is common sense cataloging for elementary school libraries and children's sections of public libraries.

Need a new read? Designed by a @stkatemlis student for an #LIS7630 assignment, come find a book suggestion in the Genre Jars! #mystkates

My school is fortunate enough to have a school library, which I’ve taken my classes to whenever independent reading material was needed, but there was always the thought in the back of my head that