tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post5547538653180506244..comments2024-03-28T10:37:31.659-03:00Comments on Counting Coconuts: Our School LibraryCounting Coconutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165680507471874noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-89199908279425091072012-05-27T23:49:34.197-03:002012-05-27T23:49:34.197-03:00Beautiful! I did exactly the same thing with our h...Beautiful! I did exactly the same thing with our homeschool bookshelf. I don't know if I'm happy to see that someone else had the same idea or disappointed that I'm not so brilliantly creative after all, having merely reinvented the wheel. <br />Love your blog. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!cerealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863578494946940666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-29445012045490499622012-05-02T12:36:58.260-03:002012-05-02T12:36:58.260-03:00THIS!! THIS IS WHAT MY SHELVES HAVE BEEN MISSING!!...THIS!! THIS IS WHAT MY SHELVES HAVE BEEN MISSING!! I have sorted our books ever since I can remember... but the part where my KIDS put books back where I PUT THEM... this is the KEY!! I love you so much right now, I could hug you.Mrs Pretzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013942924710797563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-15600015117611186832012-01-28T17:20:14.948-04:002012-01-28T17:20:14.948-04:00I've not had any trouble with the dots - they&...I've not had any trouble with the dots - they're sticking just fine! I wonder if they'll fall off during the summer though... it's gets pretty humid here! :)<br /><br />@Sarah: I know just what you're talking about. For us, it's easy to keep the classroom off limits - we just shut the door to the room. I explain to the kids that this room is for school time only, and that they're not to play in there. Before we had a designated classroom, however, we had our school materials out in the playroom on shelves. Before friends came over I'd remove anything I didn't want touched. I won't deny that it was a tedious effort - removing and replacing - but it was worth it to me. I'm like you, I'd get irritated if something wasn't handled properly.<br /><br />HTH!Counting Coconutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165680507471874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-64581582257554594532012-01-22T22:08:46.939-04:002012-01-22T22:08:46.939-04:00I have a question for you: First, a little backgr...I have a question for you: First, a little background. I have three children, 5, 3, and 8 mos. I love having educational toys and centers. I make a lot of montessori-type things for my kids and they handle playing with them and putting them away really well. And then we have friends over. How do you protect your classroom during a play date? I feel like such a stingy mom to make certain things "off limits", but I get so irritated when something gets broken or pieces get strewn about and inevitably lost. Do you have any suggestions?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426319427060378743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-86221361793833697982012-01-22T20:02:56.534-04:002012-01-22T20:02:56.534-04:00I have the same question as lovin'mama - when ...I have the same question as lovin'mama - when I tried to do the same thing several years ago, I had a hard time getting my dots to stick. Did you experience that at all?Sharon-shutterbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716109318556356423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-54422815310586743742012-01-11T22:51:52.944-04:002012-01-11T22:51:52.944-04:00What a great blog- I found it via pinterest and (h...What a great blog- I found it via pinterest and (happily) got sucked in:). I can't wait to read more!!!! Thanks for your generous sharing of incredible ideas.Vive...rie...amahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689677555426341628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-31454936993922964312011-12-31T18:09:02.328-04:002011-12-31T18:09:02.328-04:00Love the book organizing, I tried it though (with ...Love the book organizing, I tried it though (with far more categories), and it just got insane because we have hundreds of books. I think I'd need a whole bookshelf for each subject! <br /><br />So instead, I pull out a stack of books that relate to whatever theme is going on at the time. For example last month I had all the holiday books and winter books out, next month I'll pull out anything relating to the human body... and I put all of those in a big basket in our homeschool space. The rest of the books live in the hall on a giant shelf, in the guest room, and fill a whole closet in the garage!Levi's Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210833187451001512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-70819342559906278162011-12-07T10:00:22.447-04:002011-12-07T10:00:22.447-04:00Great system! Are your dots staying? I found tha...Great system! Are your dots staying? I found that my colored dots do not stay on books or paper well and have been wondering if it is all dots or just the ones I bought?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289387041155615380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-35365083667839039752011-12-04T10:53:35.815-04:002011-12-04T10:53:35.815-04:00You are woman after my own heart!!! Most of our bo...You are woman after my own heart!!! Most of our books have similarly coded stickers on them from my days in the classroom, but the new ones I have bought do not have them yet. I also do not have sign up. Yet another thing to add to my list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-72793897678434650902011-11-29T13:53:31.408-04:002011-11-29T13:53:31.408-04:00Thanks for this Lovely Idea!!! You're a star!!...Thanks for this Lovely Idea!!! You're a star!!! I Love it!! Thank you my friend!!! by the way I LOVE THE PIC OF YOUR LITTLE HELPERs!!! Big Hugs!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339648191023748128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-74476993059185773182011-11-26T21:37:06.405-04:002011-11-26T21:37:06.405-04:00I really need to do this! My collection is not sma...I really need to do this! My collection is not small and manageable though, which is even more reason to do this. I am blessed that it keeps growing though! :)My Captivating Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546389739769193734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-20334032576589726082011-11-26T19:54:20.575-04:002011-11-26T19:54:20.575-04:00I teach first grade and have used your blog for so...I teach first grade and have used your blog for some sensory resources for my ese students I work with.<br /><br />I have my huge classroom library divided by subject just like you did. I also use Scholastic Book Wizard to put a sticker on the back of each book which lists the reading level. This way I can tell what the instructional level for each child is. I rotate the books out regularly but this system makes it so easy. <br /><br />I also have an IntelliScanner that I use to scan all of my books and then I have a catalog. It's really easy, you just scan the barcode and it catalogs for you.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157632679463797230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-6723888039440003412011-11-24T23:50:24.463-04:002011-11-24T23:50:24.463-04:00I am awarding you a Sunshine Award. I found your ...I am awarding you a Sunshine Award. I found your blog last year at a time when I needed help for my special needs student. Your use of sensory play helped me tremendously. As a result, you truly were a "ray of light" in my teaching life. Stop by my blog to pick up your award.<br /><br />www.learningwithmrsparker.blogspot.comLearning with Mrs. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531829108247730123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-50666802037444132122011-11-22T22:08:40.771-04:002011-11-22T22:08:40.771-04:00I LOVE THIS!!!!! So many books, so orgnaized! I wo...I LOVE THIS!!!!! So many books, so orgnaized! I would have loved this when I was a kid!!! Heck, I'd love it now ;)<br /><br />The only thing I would do differently is take the books from James' room and add them to the collection. I would then provide James with a basket so he can "shop" for books from the school room. Of course this is only what I would do!<br /><br />Happy reading Master James!tracey (aka rainbowmummy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00606735165180129068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-33259773952862272682011-11-22T20:02:26.431-04:002011-11-22T20:02:26.431-04:00This is the best system I've seen so far. I h...This is the best system I've seen so far. I have been trying to organize our books all year, but with such a large group I kept getting discouraged. This looks promising! TFS!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939421757542301759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-33864495332919253602011-11-21T12:40:07.913-04:002011-11-21T12:40:07.913-04:00This is a great idea and totally easy to continue ...This is a great idea and totally easy to continue with new books.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604569827496504218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-44796659579539357942011-11-21T09:27:51.513-04:002011-11-21T09:27:51.513-04:00Great job! Keeping the books organized in our home...Great job! Keeping the books organized in our home library was always an issue when the children were younger. Sometimes they'd take 'forever' to find a particular book ... your system would have been most helpful back then. Shared your post on Twitter so others can use your system too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-50315173156644344272011-11-21T04:27:10.838-04:002011-11-21T04:27:10.838-04:00This I genius I tell you!! Unfortunately my daught...This I genius I tell you!! Unfortunately my daughter is graduating high school this year but...I have my 4 yr old that will soon need this and I AM SO EXCITED TO TRY IT!!!! I just love new ideas but this is ingenious!!!<br />Thank younger sharing this!!<br />Hugs<br />Jen @beachmonkeys.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821385965244240005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-89291213789980145832011-11-21T03:49:59.135-04:002011-11-21T03:49:59.135-04:00ooh! looks great and manageable. You inspire me:...ooh! looks great and manageable. You inspire me:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812213687657839629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-62610539332673169882011-11-20T17:32:29.205-04:002011-11-20T17:32:29.205-04:00Ugg! I should do that too. However, there are so...Ugg! I should do that too. However, there are so many books on our house. It would be a huge chore. It turned out great.<br />Blessings,<br />DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659813887643842006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-56461732060369182702011-11-20T16:46:02.523-04:002011-11-20T16:46:02.523-04:00Oh I love this!! What a great idea. I love books...Oh I love this!! What a great idea. I love books & am hoarding kids reference/school type books already....for my 2 year old! But she already enjoys looking at the pictures & we talk about it. Can't wait for her to read her first story to me. Chills!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225262008313227887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-7801904532317960782011-11-20T15:31:21.259-04:002011-11-20T15:31:21.259-04:00Love the organization.. I need to do ours better.....Love the organization.. I need to do ours better.. but first I need to work with Sammy on how to properly return a book to a bookshelf! Great to see a post from you! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-34872747586246218472011-11-20T15:26:58.900-04:002011-11-20T15:26:58.900-04:00I love the colored dots to organize books by subje...I love the colored dots to organize books by subject. Right now we're using homemade magazine file boxes for each subject but I'm sure we'll outgrow that system as our (school) book selection grows. Here's what our system looks like now: http://a-heart4home.blogspot.com/2011/09/tri-moms-lesson-planning-organizing.html<br /><br />I'm pinning your idea for down the road, thanks!Tim, Allyson, and kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783456001791140306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-6175673502392917312011-11-20T14:25:12.660-04:002011-11-20T14:25:12.660-04:00Very cute idea!Very cute idea!Carter Clanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018371378829409459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681682116832899311.post-19931833088384930692011-11-20T13:06:35.863-04:002011-11-20T13:06:35.863-04:00I love the color coding! I did the same thing with...I love the color coding! I did the same thing with my teaching books at home! Some of the books have more than one color though because they fit more than one category. That was the hardest part - deciding which category to place each book!!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.com