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Book Recommendation Tree

March 10, 2012

Happy Saturday!
I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend!
 I wanted to share our book recommendation tree because my kiddos LOVE it!
It is bright and colorful (just like the rest of my room!) and the kids are constantly using it to write down book recommendations for their peers and to look at what new books have been recommended!

 

My AMAZING friend Amanda is the one who gave me the inspiration for this project. We taught together last year, but then our school closed down and we are now working at different schools. Lame! I miss her so much, but we still get together all the time to catch up and share new ideas!
Here is the book recommendation tree she made for her classroom, with super cute scrapbook paper and animal die cuts!
To make mine I bought a clay pot from Michaels, and painted the bottom of it with chalkboard paint and the top rim with acrylic paint.
Then I used a branch that Amanda gave me and spray painted it with glitter spray paint.
After the pot was dry, I filled it with clear, flat marbles (is there another name for those?).
These are the tags that I used for the tree. I printed them out, glued them back-to-back, and then laminated them. I love, love, LOVE Erin Bradley’s designs! They are adorable and super colorful! She has lots of other tags that you could use as well if you wanted to do something similar.
The kids write on the tags with dry erase markers and then just use a wet wipe to clean it off when they want to write a new book recommendation!
Here are some more pics of our lovely tree:


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  1. Tara says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    I am so loving this idea!!!!!! Might have to be making a tree over spring break:) Thanks for sharing!!!

    4th Grade Frolics

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  2. A Teacher's Treasure says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    So I saw this Pinned on Pinterest {Thanks Tara!} and I was admiring the tree & idea, and then I saw my Dr. Seuss Foldables hanging in the background :) You made my day! I'm your newest follower!

    ❤ Mor Zrihen from…
    A Teacher's Treasure
    Teaching Treasures Shop

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  3. Tara says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Question…..they use dry erase markers right and then you just wipe them off and redo???

    4th Grade Frolics

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  4. Molly says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    Thanks so much Tara! And yes, I have dry erase markers that they use and then whenever they finish a new book that they want to write down then just wipe off their old recommendation and write down a new one!

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  5. Krista Carlson says

    March 10, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Molly- So glad you found me so that I could find you! I am looooovin this lil book recommendation tree! We do book recommendations in my classroom as well, but this is just too precious! Thanks!

    -Krista
    The Second Grade Superkids

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  6. Claire says

    March 10, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Hi Molly, just discovered your blog and wanted to say it is great. I love all the ideas you've posted so far. I'm a fourth grade teacher too so I'll definitely be stalking your blog to see what inspirations you are sharing.
    I hope you are enjoying blogging so far; I haven't taken the plunge into creating my own blog yet but maybe one day.

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  7. Kelly Hall says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:02 am

    Super Cute!!!!

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  8. KRISTA says

    March 11, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Thanks for sharing! I'm so TOTALLY doing this with my class. I LOVE it!

    Krista
    stellar-students

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  9. Traci says

    March 11, 2012 at 1:55 am

    Awesome, beautiful, colorful – love it.
    ❤Traci❤
    Dragonflies in First

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  10. Andrea McEvoy says

    March 11, 2012 at 1:58 am

    Love it! I am going to pin this idea right now!

    Andrea
    One Teacher's Take

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  11. Stacey says

    March 11, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I love this idea!! Too cute! Love how colorful and fun it is! Thanks for sharing! :)

    3rd Grade Times

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  12. Emmy de Greslan says

    March 11, 2012 at 9:52 am

    Same! Pinning!!

    xx
    Daydreams of a Student Teacher

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  13. Lou says

    March 11, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    This is a wonderful idea Molly! I am currently perusing all of your blog posts and I am your newest follower!

    lou

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  14. Jill says

    March 11, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Your tree is super cute! I've been thinking of incorporating a book recommendation system in my class so this definitely helps. :)

    Marvelous Multiagers!

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  15. Classy Confessions says

    March 11, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    Molly! So glad you found my blog so that I could find your blog! I am your newest follower and so looking forward to seeing great new ideas like this!

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  16. Sarah says

    March 12, 2012 at 12:41 am

    Omg! This is too cute! What a neat idea. I can't wait to check out more of your blog. New follower:) come check mine out for math ideas!

    Sarah
    funintitlemath.blogspot.com

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  17. Keri says

    March 12, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    I am SO doing this with my kids! I love your blog and am giving you an award (you most likely already have). Click on the link to read all about it!

    Teach~Play~Smile

    Reply
  18. Classy Confessions says

    March 13, 2012 at 2:09 am

    Go check out my blog for the award I…well awarded you!

    http://www.classyconfessions.blogspot.com

    Reply
  19. Tammy says

    March 13, 2012 at 4:18 am

    I absolutely LOVE this idea!! Thank you for sharing!!

    Tammy
    Confessions of a Fourth Grade Teacher

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  20. brit says

    March 13, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    I LOVE your tree! Very inspirational – and adorable :) I am your newest follower!

    Reply
  21. Miss Foote says

    March 13, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Love this and your blog! Now following!

    Laurie
    Chickadee Jubilee
    The Best Endings

    Reply
  22. Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies says

    March 14, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Good GOlly Miss Molly! LOL! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog and this idea! I just pinned your contest and pinned this idea too!
    It's good to see another 4th Grade Teacher Blog!
    ~Lorraine
    Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies
    rainee2011@gmail.com

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  23. Heather aka HoJo says

    March 20, 2012 at 4:38 am

    Love this idea! This might be a great idea instead of the book sales we did this year. This would be simple, yet effective. Thanks for sharing! If you want to learn more about the book sales we did, you can check it out here – http://hojosteacherstore.blogspot.com/search/label/Book%20Sale

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  24. Beyond Teaching says

    March 27, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    i LOVE this!!!! thanks for the idea :)

    Kaitlin

    beyondteachings.blogspot.com

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  25. KHolmes says

    July 27, 2012 at 9:29 am

    I just found your blog and love this idea! What size did you make your book tags, so that there was enough room for the kids to write on them? Thanks!! :)

    Reply
    • Molly says

      July 30, 2012 at 4:26 am

      Thank you!! The tags are about 3 1/2 inches, which is plenty of space for them to write, especially since they can use the front and back!

      Reply
  26. Unknown says

    August 10, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    I'm trying the Spray Glitter for library sticks and it's not looking anything like yours. Did you paint them first? slupej@mustangps.org

    Reply
  27. Hillary Maly says

    July 20, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    Where did you find the tree? Or do you know where you could buy one?

    Reply

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