Reading is so important to a preschoolers educational development. Reading can help preschoolers to be better prepared for kindergarten and develop better reasoning skills and emotional understanding.

Storing a collection of preschool books can be a challenge. Simple magazine holders can be used to make it easy to find the perfect book for your preschooler.

Make Books Accessible to Preschoolers

Preschoolers should be encouraged to include reading in their daily lives. Reading will help them to succeed in school as they grow older and help them to gain an understanding of many of their favorite subjects. Making books accessible to preschoolers makes it easy for them to spend a few spare minutes reading a book. Keep books in several areas of your home or preschool classroom so preschoolers have easy access to the books that they want to read. Keep books on a low shelf so that preschoolers can easily reach them.

What You Need

Plastic magazine holders
Colored construction paper
Marker
Optional: Stickers

What To Do

Sort your preschool book collection by similar themes. You can separate them by seasons so that you can easily find books that correspond with different parts of the year. Group your preschool books based on any similarities you see between them such as, alphabet books, zoo animals, farm animals, bugs or any other themes. Holidays are also a great way to group books and they can be kept in storage when they are not needed.

Measure the flat space on the front of the magazine holders that you have purchased and cut pieces of colored construction paper to fit the space. Label each book holder in large letters. Since preschoolers can not read, it is helpful if you draw a simple picture on the label or put corresponding stickers so preschoolers can easily tell what type of book each holder contains.

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