Place Marking Books

So, when I showed you my classroom library, I had a lot of people ask me about how I keep my books organized.

Well, I don't keep it organized.

My kids do.

Yes, my 2nd graders keep it organized.

They can do it....it takes a little bit of practice, but they get it...

And if they don't??

Well...my library shuts down...

I put the caution tape around it and everything. 

But...I've only had to do that once.

Once in 9 years - I think that's pretty good!

Anyways...

I know some of you use that fancy app on your phone that you can scan and keep inventory.

I'm sorry, but LOOK at all those books - and that's not even HALF of them!!

I don't have time to do that.

Really....I don't.

If I lose one??

Well, I just hope that wherever it is, SOMEONE picked it up (wherever it was) and started reading it - and then it has a new home and is being loved.

lol.

Well, THIS is how they keep track of what books they have..

it's really high-techy, isn't it??

They just put the stick wherever the book is that they want to borrow from me.

hehe...they're just paint sticks (donated from anywhere that sells paint) that I put their numbers on (I've been mentioning on a lot of posts about "numbers" - maybe I should just do one on "numbers" to explain to y'all)

Is it fool-proof??

No....

But with kids, is ANYTHING fool-proof??

And I will catch someone with more than one of my books on their desk....it happens. but I do know where EVERY book goes, so if they don't, they bring the book to me.

Although, I give them "THAT look"

you know the one...

So I don't see them too many more times...lol

Anyway, this year, I needed to replace some sticks.

Over the years, some have broken, gotten lost, but mostly, they've gotten dirty...

So I got a few more paint sticks.

but I got BRILLIANT this year - decided to PAINT them!

(like the colors?? They match my chair! LOVE them!!)

and after about a BAJILLION coats 

(to cover up that PESKY store name that is stamped ALL over one of the sides),

I wrote new numbers on them and voila!

I love them - colors just make me happy!!

And happy people just don't kill their husbands!

(movie quote! best quote ever, I think!)

Wait....would this count as a Monday Made It???

Well, I DID make them...

So I say it does! lol