Fabulous Luther 4th!: Library Is Open!

Our Library is Open for Business!

Wow! The past week has been a whirlwind in the world of fourth grade. We have been so busy that I have not had a moment to come to our blog and update you on all that has been taking place.

Most of our time has been spent focusing on our classroom library. We worked so hard to organize our books and determine the genre of those texts. It was a lengthy process that took a lot of effort from the students. They had to dive into those books and some days it literally felt like they were "diving" into them! Books were all over the classroom, in piles or bins, just waiting to be looked at and sorted into a genre that fit. In the end, each book has found its place.

Our newly organized library!

All of our non-fiction books have been organized into blue bins. The non-fiction genres we created were biographies, Wisconsin texts, U.S. government, U.S. geography, U.S. history, People of the United States, Earth's surface, Physical Science, Math topics, Weird Wacky Facts, and Animals.

Non-Fiction bins with labels!

Our fiction books have been organized into grey bins. The fiction genres we created were realistic fiction, historical fiction, famous fiction authors, sports fiction, animal fiction, mystery fiction, ghost fiction, fantasy fiction, comedy/humor, poetry, fiction picture books, and beginner chapter books.

Fiction bins with labels!

On Friday we celebrated our hard work with a library party!!! This was so much fun!! This party was meant to kick off the opening of our classroom library. Students could look at the bins they created, developed their checkout stick, and finally, enjoy cake and juice! Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. Geiger joined in our festivities.