The first challenge in the My Little Bookcase Reading Adventure is "Get Creative with your Book Storage."
Here is a cute idea for a book corner that works especially well for the lower grades - or as an addition to a reading area at home. My book corner is a comfy place with colorful shelves and hand decorated chairs. There is a rug, lots of books and places to curl up with a great book.
The highlight of this corner is this unique shelving idea - a small painted stepladder that acts as a featured bookshelf. Mine's bright blue - and the steps of the ladder make great shelving for my favorite books. These are rotated on a weekly or monthly basis, depending upon what we are studying or what strikes my fancy - and the kids'!
Choose a small wooden ladder - one in which all steps can easily be reached by your students. Paint it a bright color - get the kids to help if that is allowed in your school - and then get creative with book displays. It is a lot of fun and a unique way to store and display your book collection.
Just one caution - fill up those steps with books and NO climbing!!
This challenge ended in March, but there are many great book storage ideas that have been shared on the website, so check them out!
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Thanks for taking part and for sharing the project with your readers.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see a pic of your ladder.
We are working on something very similar. My hubby is a carpenter and had an old wooden painter's ladder in his garage.
We've sanded it back, and he's added some strapping to hold the books in place but we can't decide whether to paint ours white or red.
Hi Jackie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your note! There are some wonderful project ideas at My Little Bookcase!
Your ladder project sounds great - and very similar indeed. Great to make use of something that you have around - red sounds super to me! I'll see about a pic!