Bee Books

Bee books are organizational binders for students.  They replace the typical "take home folder" that gets sent home every night and returned the next school day.  These binders include a wealth of resources for families to utilize, and they help keep students, parents, and teachers organized too!  Many teachers opt to name their organizational binders using an acronym of some sort.  Ours are "BEE" for Bring Everything Everyday.  Although mostly I'd say that it's a short, catchy name that is easy to say when referring to it.  For more information about the concept behind our BEE books, download our explanation page below.  We store our Bee Books on a corner shelf.  The corner shelf was from Wal-Mart, and was found in the hardware section.  Its original design was intended to be used for storing rakes, shovels, brooms, and other garage items.  It works great as a binder holder, corner shelf too!  Students bring in their Bee Book every morning and store them there.  Students generally are trained to take out any notes, homework, money, and their leveled reader.  They then put them on the shelf neatly.  Last year (2007 - 2008) I switched from a 3-ring binder Bee Book to a 3-pronged folder Bee Book.  It worked out very well, and I plan on using 3-pronged folders again.  

The Files: 

Pictures of Bee Books to Save, Print, or Pin:

Front Cover Labels

Money and Notes Pouch

Explanation Page

Star Word Cards  

ABCs of 1st Grade   

ABC Chart

Star Words

Star Words

Class List Label

Contacts Label

Schedule

ABC Sticker Label

Number Sticker Label

Homework Book Pouch

Home Reading Record Form (TpT)

Right Back to School Label

Left at Home Label 

Homework Label

Return to School Label

Keep at Home Label

Left at Home w/  Hand Label

Right Back to School w/ Hand Label

Reading Log Label

Money and Noteds Pouch Label

Spanish Back to School

Spanish Keep at Home

Sight Word Cards (all words file)

Sight Word Cards (individual words files):